Political Cartoon

I picked this political cartoon because it did not have anything to do with a candidate's particular stance on an issue. The cartoon did not outright target one of the candidate's beliefs or shortcomings. Instead the cartoon depicted what not to do when making a political cartoon. The cartoon almost justifies making fun of a political candidate as long as it is done correctly. There should be no racism or sexism in the cartoon. However, there is one exception, majorities do not count. There should be no direct degradation of a minority. For example, Obama and Clinton should not be targeted about their race or gender. Although, McClain is a white male and can be depicted any kind of way. Even though I do not agree with the cartoon, I do find it funny. If everyone is truly equal then everyone should be respected the same. That statement should also hold true for majorities. Does anyone else feel the same?

This cartoon is credited to Daryl Cagle, MSNBC.com

Photo Essay

In search of a photo essay to review, I tried to find a topic I would be somewhat interested in. I already knew I did not want to look at scenery or people I couldn't not connect in anyway to. I think a photo essay can be as boring or as interesting as you make it. So in search of a photo essay, I stumbled upon one of tattoos. A young woman had the idea to take photos of anyone she knew with a tattoo for a photography class. Some tattoos had meaning behind them, some were unique, and some were just out of place. I think I found the photo essay of tattoos interesting because I am contemplating on a tattoo. I thought I might get some inspiration http://www.ideazoo.com/gallery/tattoo.html. However, I really didn't. I thought a lot their tattoos were weird or in weird places.

Did anyone find any inspiration in their photo essays?

Grammar Confusion

Throughout elementary school and middle school I was always taught that a sentence could not start with and, or, or because. Now the rule is just embedded in my brain. I feel as if I am wrong if I want to use these words as sentence starters. However, in different text I see this so called or so previously taught rule being broken. I want to know the truth about this rule. For example is it possible to say, And I told him I did not care to go to the movies. I found through this link http:///www.towson.edu an answer to part of my question. The link gives an example of because being used as a sentence starter. The link is an informative page of common grammar and sentence structure. I think it may be very helpful to me in the near future because I will be writing numerous papers.

However, I still wonder, if a sentence can start with and, or, or because why was I taught differently in my early years of schooling and was anyone else taught the same?