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Analyzing Editorial Cartoons

1. What historical figures are depicted in this cartoon? Why do you think the cartoonist selected them?

2. What is an HMO? What is the cartoonist's point of view on HMOs?

3. Does the description of HMOs in "Training for a New World of Medicine "on page 74 support or contradict the message of this cartoon? Explain.

What does the figure on the beach symbolize? What is the significance of the sand castle?

2. What point is the cartoonist making about the impact that foreign economies may have on the United States?

3. Now study the world map that accompanies "Stickier Money" on page 47. What different kinds of controls have foreign countries imposed on their currencies? What impact are these controls likely to have on the U.S., according to the article?