Animation
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Animation (Commonly known as cartoons) By Andres Molina At dictionary.com, it is stated that animation is "the art or process of preparing animated cartoons, an animated cartoon". According to Collins dictionary, animation is a "technique of making cartoon films". Cartoons are not only a way of entertaining us; they are a form of expression. They can express emotions, points of view and criticism. As some one once said: "it doesn't matter what you say, but how you say it". Cartoons date back to the days of Benjamin Franklin, where they were mainly used to express political points of view. Their use as a daily commentary did not begin until the end of the nineteenth century, when advances in technology made it possible to reproduce drawings without the complicated process of creating woodblock engravings. Until the 1880s political cartoons were limited to weekly and monthly magazines. All this was changed on October 30, 1884,...

