Theodore Roosevelt Rhetorical Analysis

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A. Sovereignty: The right of a sovereign state to control its domestic policy without outside interference.
Imperialism: The practice of powerful country dominating a weaker one in order to gain recourses, control the weaker country`s internal politics, or achieve a foreign policy objective.

B. The rationale that Theodore Roosevelt used when talking about supporting the Panamanian Revolution was that Columbian was incapable of managing its own affairs. This failure, not only hurt Columbian and its people, but the Americas as a whole. If Columbia had in the words of Theodore Roosevelt “responsibly made good use of its independence” then intervention would have been unnecessary. However, Theodore Roosevelt feels that Columbia has failed in this …show more content…
First, the message that Columbia was robbing the United States is clear evident due to the slogan on the bottom of the cartoon which says “held up the wrong man”, and the man representing Columbia is carrying two revolvers. Second, the cartoon implies that Theodore Roosevelt is tired of the United States being robbed by Columbia, and wants Columbia to hold up its end of the 1846 treaty. This message is evident because Theodore Roosevelt is carrying a padlocked bag of money that says, “millions for a canal” also, he has his hand around the neck of the man representing Columbia who is supposed to be robbing him. Lastly, in the background we have an old, withered looking Uncle Sam with a shovel who appears to be congratulating Theodore Roosevelt on his success. This old Uncle Sam represents how long the United States has been waiting for Columbia to uphold it`s end of the deal so the canal project can begin. These are the messages that are implicit in the cartoon TR and Columbia. Subsequently, after viewing this cartoon, and reading “Roosevelt`s Case for Supporting the Panamanian Revolution, 1903” and “The Roosevelt Corollary,
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