Political cartoon. (News Skills).1. What do the donkey donkey: see ass. donkey or burro Descendant of the African wild ass that has been used as a beast of burden since 4000 BC. The average donkey stands about 40 in. (100 cm) high at the shoulder, but breeds range from 24 to 66 in. and the elephant elephant, largest living land mammal, found in tropical regions of Africa and Asia. Elephants have massive bodies and heads, thick, pillarlike legs, and broad, short padded feet, with toes bearing heavy, hooflike nails. represent? _____ 2. What does the seesaw (language) SEESAW - An early system on the IBM 701. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. stand for? _____ 3. What does the falling leaf represent? _____ 4. Why are the donkey and the elephant sweating? _____ 5. Using these symbols, what does the cartoonist imply (suggest) about the November November: see month. elections and the balance of power in Congress? ANSWERS 1. The Democratic and the Republican parties 2. The U.S. Congress, or the balance of power in Congress 3. A vote in the November 2002 elections 4. They are worried that they will not get enough votes in the election. 5. The cartoonist implies that the elections will be very close, and that Democrats and Republicans are both worried that the elections will affect the balance of power in Congress. |
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