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by: Viviane Weinstabl **Denotation:** In the middle left you see a huge (extremely fat/overweight/fed) pig wearing Unlce Sam's usual clothes. He is bathing in a liquid which comes out of cans which read 'CONSUMPTION'. The liquid is overflowing out of the pig's mouth and into a bag which is also over flowing. The liquid is black. The bag is labeled 'WASTE' and connects to two bodies of what seems like a toxic plant. A toxic symbol, the skulls, is on these towers and out of the tip of them there are bodies of toxic, pollutant air. In between the clouds of toxic gas it says 'FOREIGN EXPORTS'. The title reads 'The Biggest Consumer //and Waste Emitter//' **Connotation:** A pig, especially when it is fat, represents greed. The Uncle Sam clothes represent the U.S., which is therefore the pig; consuming. It is also widely known that the U.S. is the biggest consuming country for a lot of things and produces more waste than any other country. The stages are labeled CONSUMPTION, WASTE and then FOREIGN EXPORTS. The waste and the gases are therefore being esported to foreign countries - they are dumped onto another country. Thereby it is a cycle in which the consumption of the pig (the U.S.) leads to pollution in foreign countries. **Meaning:** The meaning of this political cartoon is that the U.S. is a country which consumes a lot and gets rid of its waste - affecting all parts of the world. The greedy pig represents the U.S. as a consuming country which bathes in its wealth and materialistic society. It then emits its waste by polluting the seas, land and the air. As the label on the pollution coming out of the towers says, the pollution and waste of the United States is being thereby exported to other countries so that the U.S. does not have to deal with it. The message is consume and then pollute, instead of giving back something or recycling, redusing or reusing.

Brian Marx Denotation: On the right of the picture you can see a man in black ragged clothes who seems to be admiring the money and cannot wait to get his hands on it. He is thinking about the money from the bubble above his head. He says “We will all Vote for you!” and there are other arrows pointing at the bubble indicating that there are others which agree with him. In the center of the drawing there is a man, Hugo Chavez. He is the current president of Venezuela and is telling the Venezuelan people to vote for him. He seems to be bribing the poor man behind him. Above him there is a banner saying “Venezuelan Elections”. On the left of the drawing there are two Venezuelan citizens not agreeing with voting for Chavez. Connotation: The poor man on the right represents a large portion of the Venezuelan population. Most of Venezuela unfortunately lives in poverty and he is only representing it. He is easily being persuaded by Higo Chavez to for him because of the money he is offering. But what is a man to do when faced in conditions such as mediocre shelter and starvation. Chavez is handing money over to him and many others to persuade them to vote for him. The Venezuelan citizens are going against Chavez and do not want him to lead Venezuela because of the way he governs and manipulates the poor. Meaning: The meaning of the cartoon indicates that Hugo Chavez (the current Venezuelan President) is gaining all the votes by manipulating the poor to vote for him. It is unfair and unjust from him and that is why the Venezuelan society are rebelling against his rule. In every election Chavez does the same thing and gives the poor money or shelter. Although it helps them in the short-term, it does not help them in the long-term. He has ruled since 1999 and is not helping Venezuela develop into a better country. Cartoon by:Sophia Ankel __**Denotation:**__
 * Small Row Boat with holes that are leaking
 * Row Boat is being pulled down by heavy and big money bags, attached to chains
 * The Row Boat has a Greek flag on it and in the boat is Papandreu, the former prime minister of Greece, looking stressed and exhausted
 * There is a storm on the side of the boat and the sky is very dark
 * On the other side however, there are Merkel and Sarkozy waiting on the shores of the EU and Merkel is saying "Just keep rowing

__**Connotation:**__
 * The boat obviously represents the country Greece in turmoil over the economic crisis which has affected it over the last years.
 * In the boat is Papandreu the Prime Minister who was in charge at the time
 * Papandreu is trying to save/get back to the the EU but, the amount of debt they are in, is sinking them as a country and not letting them permit this
 * Over Greece are dark clouds which represents bad times for its people and economy
 * The money bags of Euros are large and heavy and are bringing Greece into the stormy seas
 * In the view point of a Greek person, like my father, this could also represent that the Euro is holding Greece down and that they should be released of the Euros so they can try to get back on their feet again
 * Angela Merkel and Sarkozy look happy, compared to the Greek prime minister and are telling Greece to continue trying to pay of their debt, even though the chance is very unlikely

__**Meaning:**__

Greece has been in a economic crisis for more than 2 years now and it has started up a whole issue in the EU and a economic crisis all over Europe and this cartoon depicts Greece's conflict with their economy and the reaction of the other European Nations. []
 * For more information on the economic and financial collapse of Greece go to:**

__Efekan Altinbas__

 * Denotation:** On the right side you can see a very fat guy with uncle Sam's hat. All this guy does is to open his mouth and swallow all the nice money bags. On the other side you can see a skinnier guy trying to do effective work, he has to work hard to earn something in his life.


 * Connotation:** The fat guy with Uncle Sam's hat represents the U.S.A. He is just eating everything away what others are producing. The skinnier guy represents the rest of the world. He's indicating how hard people have to work to earn a standard life.


 * Meaning:** The meaning of this cartoon is that the U.S.A is the one country who is abusing all the other countries in order to have a nice life. The guy on the left who is bending down to pick something up shows that nobody has the courage to do something against it.



Engin Emre


 * Denotation**: In the picture the most eye-cathching place is where a guy with a suit is above the clouds and is controlling a man like a puppit. There are some other men in suits, there are cars outside waiting for them. And the building they are in is like a mansion. Behind the stage there are two other men and another car. There is a stage where the guy is speaking from.


 * Connotation:** The black cars with drivers waiting by them show that the people that are inside listening to the speech are important people, they could be city officials or important businessmen. The building and how it looks like a mansion suggests that it is an important meeting and a official government building where important men gather.The stage shows that this is a kind of speech, and the food and drinks could suggest that they are celebrating something. The symbol on the mans shirt above the clouds represent the higher power.


 * Meaning:** The stage could represent how those important people are seperated from the ones that they are controlles from, and the guy above the clouds with a suit represents and suggests that every important person in society is controlled by a highed power, and he has a question mark on his face because this higher power is not yet known or figured out by the people. and the man shocked standing behind the stage is one of the people who figured this higher power out, and as soon as he understands, a city official or someone else arrives to the scene with his car and is ready to eliminate this person immidiately. This picture shows that there is always a higher power, even if it is the president.

__Denotation:__ In the cartoon, we see a white building with a blue round roof and the building has a Greek flag on the top as well as a cross. We can also see a big wave coming towards the building and a little ship sailing on the wave. The ship as a Greek flag as its sail. Behind the big wave is a very big European flag and the heading of the cartoon says: “Will Greece make it?” __Connotation:__ The building with the blue roof and the Greek flag looks like it is supposed to symbolize Greece and the huge wave shows that Greece is struggling to overcome its crises and wants to sail back to Europe, which is symbolized by the European flag. The heading “will Greece make it” says that no one can be sure whether Greece can make it over the big wave, or the wave destroys Greece.

__The meaning:__ The cartoon shows, that Greece has a big problem (depth) and is trying to overcome it, however it is very hard since they do not want to be kicked out of the European Union. Greece is trying to overcome its depth to then finally go back to the old days, where they did not have big crises and no one was thinking about kicking them out of the European Union.

-__Denotation:__ There is a woman towards the left in a headscarf, who is crying and leaving the "room", positioned by two columns. On the right, there is a hand pointing left, and there is a rosary bracelet around the wrist. In between the woman and the hand, there is a sign that reads "EXIT", with an arrow pointing to the left. The title of the cartoon is "Le College de Jacques Chirac" and the caption says "Loi n 2004-228, 12 mars 2004". -__Connotation__:The woman in the headscarf is upset and she is most likely of Muslim religion, due to her clothes (headscarf). The caption and title are both in French, suggesting this takes place in France. "Le College de Jacques Chirac" means: **The college of Jacques Chirac**. Jacques Chirac was the former president of France, from 1995 to 2007. The hand is pointing in the same direction as the arrow on the sign that says "EXIT". This suggests the woman is being ordered to leave. The rosary belongs to the Catholic religion and is used to count the series of prayers. Lastly, "Loi n 2004-228, 15 mars 2004" means: **Law #2004-228 of 15 March 2004**. -__Meaning:__ President Jacques Chirac (a Roman Catholic), signed into law the bill concerning the use of religious garments in school on March 15th, 2004. This caused much controversy throughout France concerning freedom of religious belief. The cartoon portrays Jacques Chirac ordering the woman who is wearing a religious head garment to leave the college. She is upset because this is her religion, she wishes to be respected, and accepted with her differences. Although the law does not specify a certain religious symbol, and does indeed prohibit both Christian and Muslim veils and signs, many people believe this law has had a greater impact on Muslims, who are obliged to wear headscarves as part of their religion. The point of view of this cartoon is definitely suggesting Muslims are targeted and this law is unjust.
 * //Le College de Jacques Chirac,//** by Lara Picanco



Denotation: There is someone that is part of a government of a country promoting ideas about having more cameras, less thieves, more security and more armed guards, and social security. There are two men with sun glasses behind a curtain that are pointing a gun at the man that is giving the speech. There is a crowd which is divided into two, one part of the crowd is happy and a very small part of the crowd seems unhappy and concerned. There is a triangle on the podium, the same triangle is on the foreheads of the two people behind the curtain. Connotation: The man that is giving the speech is smiling but at the same time he seems to be sweating and he seems to be very nervous and concerned. The people behind the curtain have a mean straight face and look, they are wearing sunglasses which makes them look very sneaky. The large part of the crowd seems to be happy for being able to have a more secure environment in the future. The small part of the crowd seems to be questioning what the government official has to say and one of them thinks that there will be less freedom. Meaning: The government official makes it sound like having more cameras in the streets and around the city, and having more armed guards is in the best interests for the people, but in fact it is not, it is actually bad for the people because the more armed guards there are and the more cameras there are around the city or country, the less freedom will the citizens have. Because they can be easily monitored by the government and the government can have more control over the people by placing armed guards in the cities. While most of the crowd is manipulated into thinking that this is great way for the government to protect their citizens and the children of the citizens, some of them have stopped listening to him and started to question, why is he promoting the thought of increasing security around the country? The government official is actually not willing to promote this cause or idea but he is being forced by a secret group of people which are unseen to the people behind the curtain. The true meaning behind this cartoon is that you should always question the things that happen around you and the things that you are being told, you should think of all the different possible ways of what can be and you should make up your own mind, because not everything may always be as it seems. By: Phil Soley Denotation: There is a banner on the Parthenon, which is a building in Greece that reads : Elections. At the bottom of the hill there are four people in togas (cantidates). There is a mob in front of them that is making silly faces. Around this "elections" there are people climbing the Parthenon, hanging on the banner, doing headstands and standing with torches. There is also a man who appears to be skydiving with a parachute that reads BORROWED. There is also a plane that reads BORROWED flying in the sky. All the people are wearing togas. Connotation: There are elections going on in Greece, while all the people are just fooling around and protesting. It is absolute chaos. The people are also doing unecessary things with borrow money (skydiving). Meaning: The meaning behind this cartoon is as follows: Greece recently announced that they will be holding new presidental elections in the near future, but the country is still in chaos and could not handle an election. The people are just fooling around while the government is trying to hold elections. The fact that a man is skydiving with a parachute that says BORROWED also shows that they are using borrowed money for unecessary things.
 * Edis Aydin**
 * Kate Wood is a brilliant artist and speaks french. FACT.**


 * Daniel Zoumaya - Greece Political Cartoon**



Denotation: In the cartoon, two men are seen lounging and speaking to each other. One man, with a Greek flag on his shirt, says, "We are running out of money." The other man while smoking replies, "It's ok, let's just burn another bank." Behind the men to the right is an burnt down, destroyed building with a Euro symbol on it. Smoke rises up from the burnt building into clouds. In these clouds, are two upset looking men, and they are both thinking, "What has Greece come to?"

Connotation: The man with the Greek flag on his shirt represents Greece and how people are just sitting around and complaining waiting for the problem to be fixed. The man sitting with him saying to burn down another bank is a young Greek rebel. The burning building in the back is a bank which has been burned down by rebels. The two upset men in the clouds are the Greek god, Zeus and the Greek philosopher, Aristotle.

The meaning of this cartoon is that Greece's economy is collapsing and loosing money. However, many Greek people instead of trying to help the economy have resorted to chaos and are burning government buildings and banks down. In addition, the two men are seen lounging which shows how many Greeks are also sitting back and ignoring the issue, just letting the crisis grow. The burning bank represents the chaos rebels are causing, and how so many banks and government buildings are being attacked and burned down. Also, the upset Zeus and Aristotle up above wondering what happened to their great nation, shows how the country is going backwards. It used to be the home of the smartest, most democratic people in the world, and now it is chaos.

SoHyeon Park Denotation – There is a school in the picture, and the clock indicates 10 o’clock. Because of the moon and darkness, it seems like night. There is a Korean Flag above the school. Even though, it is night, the all lights turn on. Connotation- Korean Flag represents that the picture is about a Korean school. The reason that the all lights turn on is the students are studying. The moon and darkness represent that it is night. Clock represent how late the night is. Meaning- Korea’s education system has lots of problems. This picture represents that the high school students have to study until 10 pm for their duty. Teachers do not allow going to home.