Singapore through the eyes of protagonist Charlie Chan Hock Chye‚ a comic artist who lives from the Colonial era to post-independence Singapore. Using his under-rated artistic genius‚ Chan depicts Singapore’s transforming landscape through multiple comic strips that allegorize cornerstones of the Republic’s history. With Singapore’s colonial history and evolution into an independent nation-state‚ Singapore’s nationalism parallels Thai scholar Thongchai Winichakul’s belief that Asian nationalism evolved distinctively
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independence on May 14‚ 1948. For decades after the civil-war‚ Arab nations refused to recognize Israel’s legitimacy as a nation‚ and in 1964 formed the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). In the Six-Day War of 1967‚ Israel captured the Gaza strip and Jerusalem from Egypt‚ and West Bank from Jordan. In response‚ several Arab nations banded together and launched the Yom Kippur War against Israel. No definitive gains were made by either side‚ however it did lead to the Camp David Accords of
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It does not only make readers critical of social issues going around them such as feminism‚ sexism‚ racism and others which have been the theme of many comic strips that made great noise in the industry. Sometimes‚ the most daring themes often succeed because of the popularity it can cause from the criticisms it gains from the public eye. Nevertheless‚ there are laws that often hold back artists in seriously
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Using Comics with ESL/EFL Students Justine Derrick derrick_justine (at) yahoo.com Salisbury‚ Maryland‚ USA Introduction Comic strips‚ comic books‚ and graphic novels can be used in ESL and EFL classrooms to encourage students to read. They can also form the basis of several classroom activities that will engage students and generate discussion. Second Language Acquisition‚ Reading‚ and Comics In all theories of second language acquisition‚ input plays a role (though the role varies
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ConLaw CJ 310-01 Assignment 5 (Ch.7) 1. What three requirements are necessary to trigger protection of the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination? 5pts *Suspects have the right to remain silent during custodial interrogations. *Criminal defendants have a right to remain silent at their criminal trial. *In all other legal contexts‚ citizens have a right not to answer specific questions that might tend to incriminate them. 2. What is necessary for a statement to
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Comic books utilize a singular sense‚ which is vision. Vision is the only sense required to gain access to various artistic universes. When reading comic strips‚ the relationship between the panels can be understood as an animation. This is the instance where readers fabricate the concept of space and time. The relationship between panels on a comic book page also reveals the division between temporal length and range. The measure‚ and notion of time and space‚ is expressed by the subject matter
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all the competing contestants and there are 8 of them who joined. They were all seated at the stage and the quiz bee has begun. The first component of the quiz bee was the Comic Strip part; they were given 2 comic strips and they were given 2 minutes to think of what can be the possible irony of it. The first comic strip was from Garfield and it goes like this; “dieting is easy when you set your mind to it. I no longer crave food. It’s the calories I crave.” Garfield said. After 2 minutes‚ all their
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Calvin is always trying to be shaped and molded into what society wants him to be especially and school and home. In the comic strip of Calvin at school‚ Calvin asks Miss Wormwood‚ “What assurance do I have that this education is adequately preparing me for the 21st century?” (Watterson 25) Miss Wormwood’s response of working harder immediately quiets him down. In these strips we see the first panel drawn in a closed square‚ as Calvin continues to expresses his opinion the panel is completely open.
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book art form and often including brief descriptive prose. The first comic book appeared in the United States of America in 1934‚ reprinting the earlier newspaper comic strips‚ which established many of the story-telling devices used in comics. The term "comic book" arose because the first comic books reprinted humor comic strips‚ but despite their name‚ comic books do not necessarily operate in humorous mode; most modern comic books tell stories in a variety of genres. The Japanese and European
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between these two sides is the West Bank and Gaza Strip occupation. Israel has taken this territory as theirs since the 6-day war. From that time on Israel has build and grow its population about 220‚000 (In a Nutshell: Israeli Palestinian Conflict P. 2). This has been mostly in the West Bank. As a result Palestinians insist withdrawal from the territory. In the Camp David Accord Israel agreed on giving full Palestinian control over the Gaza Strip and most of the West Bank. These would certain conditions
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