Political Cartoon Analysis
This political cartoon addresses the issue of him wanting to build a wall on the border of Mexico to prevent them from crossing the border into America. It literally shows him making an announcement and several caricatures are used to exaggerate how loud his message his, for example, his mouth is really big which symbolizes him being a ‘big mouth’ which is a person who talks a lot without putting much thought into what they are saying. The font used is bold which emphasizes how he is yelling his message across for the full world to hear, and the author made his head quite little which suggests that Trump puts little thought into what he is actually saying. The author uses the object of the wall to symbolize Donald Trump’s attempt to contain a threat, and the author is tackling the controversy of whether to build a wall on the border of Mexico or not. The purpose of this comic is to show that the real problem of America is the president himself, and his call to action is to contain Trump. The author has an iconic style of artwork that makes Trump iconic and easily recognizable with his slightly orange skin color and thin golden hair. The physical object of the microphone further shows how his message is spread across the world, and the author’s choice to design Trump barely fitting into his tuxedo suggests that he believes Trump is not fit to be a good president. Personally, I am on the author’s side of the controversy, and most other people are as well. The political context of the war between Mexico and America helps to understand the purpose of this political cartoon. The second half of the image shows that it is a separate time and the labeling of the ?!? brings the idea that Trump did not expect he himself to be the threat of his nation, which shows how he does not realize how many people disagree with him or maybe that he does not pay attention to other people’s opinions.
Living In Quarantine
During these recent weeks, many others including myself are experiencing something we have never have before. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Singaporean government has strongly encouraged everybody to only go outside for essential purposes, meaning that most children have been inside their houses for a while.
Personally, I found myself having a lot more free time, especially due to the fact that my exams got canceled and I was presented with no school work during the Easter break. Because of this, I took this as an opportunity to try to learn some new hobbies.
At first, it didn’t seem like there was much I could do, I watched TV, made some drawings, and surfed the internet. I was listening to some music when I decided to try to write a song. It was quite an interesting and unique activity, and it served as something to get my brain thinking about other things during a stressful time. I found it to be challenging and quite time-consuming, yet I also had a lot of fun doing it.
Something else I found was that I started to finally do things I’ve wanted to in the past but never found the time to. For example, I took my dog for many walks each day. This gave me the chance to appreciate nature which increased my overall wellbeing and it also allowed me to spend more time with my loving dog.
To conclude, although what’s going on in the world right now is quite tragic, there are some upsides that have been brought because of this situation, for example, I may have found a new hobby which I would like to practice in the future. Anyways, I know that this full event is probably something that I won’t be going through again for a very long time, so I feel it is best to remember everything about it.