https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433 Target, Humor, Purpose en-us 2017-12-08 15:07:52 UTC 2017-12-08 15:37:11 UTC hello@padlet.com mackenzie_mahler https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517649 Isolationism?]]> 2017-12-08 15:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517649 mackenzie_mahler https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517654 Each group has a political cartoon and an informative excerpt meant to contextualize that cartoon.

Use the guiding questions to help you analyze that cartoon. Write your responses as separate posts on your padlet.]]> 2017-12-08 15:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517654 mackenzie_mahler https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517657 In the late 1890's, the United States felt like they needed to expand its political and economic influence. This led to the Spanish-American War because the U.S. wanted to go the war to expand its international power. At the end of the war, the U.S. occupied Puerto Rico, Cuba, Guam, and the Philippines but the Philippines resisted American control which led to a two year conflict before they surrendered to American control. The greediness of the American government wanting to expand without European influence as a result of both the Monroe Doctrine and Roosevelt Corollary led to frustration as they were taking advantage of countries.]]> 2017-12-08 15:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517657 mackenzie_mahler https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517658 The central figure in the political cartoon is Uncle Sam. He is characterized as a powerful and greedy figure. In the image, he is shown with a lasso rounding up Cuba and the Philippine Islands. These landmarks are important to the image because they represent what the U.S. occupied after the Spanish American War. ]]> 2017-12-08 15:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517658 mackenzie_mahler https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517659 Isolationism is a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially political affairs of other countries. The United States built its empire without becoming entangled in European affairs as their involvement in the Philippine American War. The main point of the Roosevelt Corollary was that the  United States' controlling behavior  was policing the hemisphere.]]> 2017-12-08 15:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517659 mackenzie_mahler https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517660 The author seem to be ridiculing the fact that America is greedy for more land to occupy. Uncle Sam is holding fishong pods and is pulling more lands to America. Also he is scharacterized as a leader of U.S.A and a powerfull figure. The author wants America to stop manipulating other countries in order to gain more land.]]> 2017-12-08 15:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517660 mackenzie_mahler https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517662 2017-12-08 15:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517662 mackenzie_mahler https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517663 - Philippine Islands 
- Cuba 
- Lasso 
- Uncle Sam ]]> 2017-12-08 15:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517663 mackenzie_mahler https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517665 2017-12-08 15:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517665 mackenzie_mahler https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517666 Furthermore, the author also uses exaggeration to create humor. For instance, when Uncle Sam is pulling Philippine Islands and Cuba with the fishing pods, the author is overstating the fact that America wants more land in order to make the point that there is an imprialism in our country.]]> 2017-12-08 15:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517666 mackenzie_mahler https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517668 This is an example of situational irony because even though the audience expected Uncle Sam to be a leader and role model to look up to, what ends up actually happening is the audience seeing Uncle Sam take advantage of other countries.]]> 2017-12-08 15:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517668 mackenzie_mahler https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517669 2017-12-08 15:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517669 mackenzie_mahler https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517670 In the satirical piece, Isolationism, the author ridicules and criticizes the fact that America is greedy for more land to occupy. ]]> 2017-12-08 15:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517670 mackenzie_mahler https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517672 Ultimately, the author writes this satire because he/she seeks to change imperialism in society. He/she would like for America to not have total control on every country.]]> 2017-12-08 15:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517672 mackenzie_mahler https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517673 Accusing
Manipulative
Belligerent]]> 2017-12-08 15:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_mahler/legdmfjtf433/wish/214517673