Anybody want a Sample?

I was looking at all the projects under the content section at learn@UW and it looked like all the projects took such a long time and they were all (dare I say) creative! I thought the project was somewhat difficult (the coming up with the idea of what I wanted to state in my cartoon, and how exactly to go about doing it). At first, I thought the assignment was to create a visual argument (in general) and the same one using our own stuff - but it had to be about copyright/creativity/ownership, etc. So, I scrapped my first idea of telling parents not to let their kids play with matches (lest they wanted to start another San Diego Fire). However, then I was really forced to think.

HOW ON EARTH was I going to make an argument about copyright and creativity with art? First off, I'm not very art-sy to begin with, and secondly, what?! So, i brainstormed and thought about this for about three good days (admittedly it was intermittedly), and then it was weird - on saturday i was about to take a nap - and then the idea STRUCK me - Good ole' Uncle Sam vs. Creativity and Innovation (Uncle Sam, with a larger sphere of influence definately kicked BUTT). Unfortunately for us all, Uncle Sam is a bit too protective of a paternal figure, so I made the argument that Uncle Sam is too powerful, kick's innovation's/creativity's butt and PERHAPS, he should cool down.

yeah - I know, not as IMPRESSIVE as the others, but i thought it was a good idea! :)

How Original.

First of all, I would like to say that save technological advances, I really don't believe that we've got any more originality. Sure - yes, we do have people writing "new material"- new books, and whatnot, but its all "piggy-backing" off of someone else's idea or they were inspired by an idea that someone else had. For instance, to think that Disney's Mickey Mouse is completely NOT original - it may make some fans extremely upset. However, if we examine most of Disney's Material it is pretty much ALL not original (especially when it comes to the story lines).

With that said, I'm having a spot of trouble coming up with something, you know, original for my sampling project, due Monday - Any suggestions? ;)