Starbucks & Hodges: Study & Relax

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Trick-and- No treats

This particular political cartoon illustrates the growing attention towards the increasing worries concerning healthiness and the neurotic fears of nutritional value in certain foods. This political cartoon from Fitz is designed to mock and shed light upon the quote, "health freaks" of America.


The picture shows that it is Halloween, a holiday based on the tradition of handing out candy to all the trick-or-treaters, by the children wearing costumes and the Jack-O-Lantern placed upon a stool filled to the brim with candy. The mother in this cartoon represents not only the "health freak" mentality that a growing number of Americans are adopting, but also the rational and normal thought process on the dangers of trick-or-treating.
The mother’s statement is, “Have fun but be careful. There are some sick evil people out there who might be handing out treats laced with trans-fats and sugars.” The validity of the mother’s statement holds true and has a touch of irony alongside the basic natural precaution lectures most parents give their children before they go off trick-or-treating. The mother’s usage of the word sick in her statement also alludes to the unhealthiness of the candy that might be handed out to trick-or-treaters.

But, does the health freak mentality have such a strong hold upon Americans as the cartoon portrays? Does this cartoon accurately represent it?

The Video on Friday the 20th in English 101

The Video my English 101 class watched Friday August 20th was a delight. It was informative and captured my attention immediately. I'm a visual learner and how the video clips tied in to the topic and my past experiences watching the Disney movies made the message the video was portraying stick in my memory.