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=SAMI MOYER AND BETH FARRIS ARE DA BOMBBBBBBB!!!! = =i beg to differ!  = =YOUR JUST JEALOUS :) = =whatever you sAAYY. = = __**Andrew Carnegie**__ = = This picture describes Andrew Carnegie. It is ironic because he is putting down the rich when he is actually richer than all of the men in front of the podium. (In 2007 he was worth 298.3 billion dollars.) He is also larger than the rest, showing that he is richer than them. = = = =  __**President Obama**__ = = This cartoon is about the present day issue of Obama taking rich people's money. It first describes how Obama "raised" millions of dollars from hard working Americans. Then it shows how some of it is taken from him, who worked hard for it. This just goes to show one of the loop holes to Obama's plan. =  __**Social Darwinism**__

This cartoon is about the issue of Social Darwinism and it shows how people reject this idea, right up until it helps them better themselves in society. It first explains how anti-Darwinists are against the idea of evolution and that the process of natural selection is complete rubbish, but when it comes to their wealth and the betterment of themselves they hold close to the idea of "the survival of the fittest". It shows that the population will do or say anything to get a social gain.

__**John Rockefeller**__

This cartoon, about John D. Rockefeller, shows how his oil business took over all of society. Rockefeller had the first big oil company, and it slowly took over all components of a civilian's life and slowly started to control all aspects and other businesses. The cartoon depicts that oil, or any other major resource, infects and influences other businesses and other ways of life.

__**J.P. Morgan**__

This cartoon is about J. P. Morgan and his steel monopoly. It shows a fat guy-J.P. guzzling "monopoly". The monopoly is his steel business, in which he had many other companies merge into one. This is ironic because the quote at the bottom states he likes a little competition, but he doesn't have any competition after he merged all of his competition into one large company.

__**Former President Bush**__

This cartoon illustrates George Bush, Dick Cheney, and Donald Rumsfeld floating in a raft after their "U.S.S. Iraq Policy" hits "reality". While this is all happening, Fox News, internet blogs, and other things are covering the crash and adding their opinions. The political figures are out floating in the middle of nowhere because their plan for defending the United States has sunk to rock bottom, and they are lost and don't know what other steps to take, ergo, they are "dead enders".

**__Suffering Economy__**

This cartoon depicts the more modern issue of our economy sinking into a recession. When our economy first started to suffer the newscasters and others just thought it was a phase and that we would pull out of it, but now the newscaster is claiming that it is a recession. In the "soon" box the newscaster is denying that our degrading economy will slip into a depression...repeating what he said about our economy slipping into a recession, which was wrong. It's showing the cycle of our economy and our opinions about it. __**Thomas Nast**__

This cartoon is of Thomas Nast. First of all, he is standing on a stack of Harpers Weekly's, which he drew comics for. And it also says things about Boss Tweed on the side which is showing that Thomas hates him. It also shows that Thomas thinks he is very high and mighty because he can get away with all of the cruel and ridiculing things he draws about others.

**__William Boss Tweed__** This cartoon is about Boss Tweed and it depicts New York and New Jersey, but New York is crushed under Tweed's thumb. The quote in the caption reads, "The Boss, 'Well, what are you going to do about it?'" Tweed had lots of money, but was greedy with it, this cartoon illustrates his greediness and how he refuses to help society with their problems and mocks them about his power.