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~Glenn Sullivan This cartoon was drawn by Dan Wasserman on September 7th 2005. Dan is the head cartoonist for the Boston Globe newspaper and has been working with the Globe since 1985. The cartoon shows a family at a gas station after they just filled the gas tank. The father is in the driver’s seat [...]
~Glenn Sullivan If Dr.King were alive today he would be outraged. The anniversary of King’s dream is coming up and still today there is “racism, poverty, militarism, and materialism” which has created a “sick society.” King fought for these ideals but clearly they haven’t been met. Racial profiling still goes on today, the police go [...]
By Alli Green This political cartoon was originally published in The South Florida Sun-Sentinel. This cartoon then was published in Time Magazine when it won cartoon of the week October 29th – November 4th. The cartoonist that produced this is Chan Lowe an editorial cartoonist for the Sun- Sentinel, South Florida. Chan Lowe has [...]
By: Katelyn Wood Gary Varvel of The Indianapolis Star created this cartoon on August 19th, 2011 after finding out that the well-known Burger King chain had retired their infamous mascot, “The King.” The cartoon was originally posted to an opinion blog on indystar.com, but I found it on time.com under the “Best Cartoons of the [...]
By: Katelyn Wood The book “Angela’s Ashes” is the story of the author’s, Frank McCourt’s, childhood and all of the struggles that his family went through financially and emotionally. McCourt tells the reader about his parents’ struggles with jobs, and even his own personal struggles with finances. He talks about how his family moved from [...]
By: Alli Green In a recent New York Times article, Michael Ellsberg states that the college dropouts will be the fuel for American society, and will save our decimated economy. This belief is largely debatable. Growing up with parents that value higher education, their hope for my brothers and I have always been that we [...]
By: Katelyn Wood An object that has great significance to me, that can represent me fairly well, is definitely the black belt that I earned in karate. In 2001, my mom and I enrolled in karate at the Nel-Son-Ryu karate dojo. I used to be a very quiet little girl. I didn’t like to partake [...]
By: Becca Mervine There are a lot of people who believe that the institution of marriage has declined over the years. Many people think that in the past people used to have closer family ties and less of the issues we see today in family life. But I don’t necessarily think that’s true. Yes, divorce [...]
By: Katelyn Wood It all started many years ago, in the 1500′s and earlier, when the country of Ireland consisted strictly of Protestant citizens. The whole country was considered part of the United Kingdom, and completely cooperated with Britain, which was also a Protestant country. However, in the mid 1600′s, a multitude of northern Irish [...]
This segment of the newspaper will consist of reflections on a New York Times article by Cornell West. The article details four potential downfalls Dr. King had identified as eventual threats to American society and the freedoms and privileges it harbors constitutionally. Below, please find a copy of the article itself, along with reactions [...]
