Ever since the 1750s, when the writer, satirist, statesman and inventor Benjamin Franklin put political cartooning on the map by publishing the first cartoon of the genre in America, artists have combined their talent, wit and political beliefs to create cartoons that enrage, enlighten or simply engage the viewer.
A picture may paint a thousand words, but a cartoon provokes, protests and entertains all at once. It is this that makes cartoonists so valuable and influential in times of crisis. Today, that crisis is climate change, and clever imagery can give new impetus to our struggle to combat global warming. The organizers of Earthworks 2008, a global cartoon competition, believe that art and humor are simple ways to get the environmental message across.
"We set up the competition to give cartoonists around the world a platform on which to express themselves," says John Renard, one of the Earthworks organizers. "We hoped the competition would stimu
A. invented satirical cartoons
B. started cartooning on the map
C. initiated publishing cartoons
D. originated political cartoons
Passage Three
Nursing at Beth Israel Hospital the best patient care possible. If we are to solve the nursing shortage, hospital administration and doctors everywhere would do well to follow Beth Israel’s example.
At Beth Israel each patient is assigned to a primary nurse who visits at length with the patient and constructs a full-scale health account that covers everything from his medical history to his emotional state. Then she writes a care plan centered on the patient’s illness but which also includes everything else that is necessary.
The primary nurse stays with the patient through his hospitalization, keeping track with his progress and seeking further advice from his doctor. If a patient at Beth larael is not responding to treatment, it is not uncommon for his nurse to propose another approach to his doctor. What the doctor at Beth Israel has in the primary nurse is a true colleague.
Nursing at Beth Israel also involves a decent
A. The doctor gets more active professional support from the primary nurse.
B. Each patient is taken care of by a primary nurse day and night.
C. The primary nurse writes care plans for every patient.
D. The primary nurse keeps records of the patient’s health conditions every day.
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money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern life, has brought
great changes to the lives of most Frenchmen. More people are working than ever
before in France. In the cities the traditional leisurely midday meal is
disappearing. Offices, shops and factories are discovering the greater
efficiency of a short lunch hour in company lunchrooms. In almost all lines of
work emphasis now falls on ever-increasing output. Thus the “typical” Frenchman
produces more, earns more, and buys more consumer goods than his counterpart of
only a generation ago. He gains in creature comforts and ease of life. What he
loses to some extent is his sense of personal uniqueness, or
individuality. Some say that France has been Americanized. This is because the United States is a world symbol of the te A. Shorter lunch hour. B. Greater output. C. Creature comfort. D. Leisurely cafe talk. 我来回答: 提交
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