Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies Volume: 2 – Issue: 3 – July - 2012 The Role of Humor in the Construction of Satire in Nigerian Political Cartoons Sani‚ I.‚ Abdullah‚ M.H.‚ Ali‚ A.M. and Abdullah‚ F.S Department of English‚ Faculty of Modern Languages and Communications‚ University Putra Malaysia‚ Serdang‚ Malaysia Abstract The communicative functions of humor and its visual power have made political cartoons an interesting research field
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1. Oil is a commodity good which has no product differentiation. Thus the price is quite the same around the world. The supply of oil is abundant but many major oil-rich countries set up the group‚ OPEC‚ and act as monopoly. OPEC can set output and then play a vital role in world oil price. World demand of oil is increasing especially in non-oecd countries although there are alternative resources. Thus‚ as long as there is demand‚ the price will continue to go up. 2. The bases of competitive advantages
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Oil and Gas Industry in India Base your report on the “Diamond Model” framework of Porter‚ and the analysis of international business risks as presented in the textbook. * Factor conditions are human resources‚ physical resources‚ knowledge resources‚ capital resources and infrastructure.[2]Specialized resources are often specific for an industry and important for its competitiveness.[2] Specific resources can be created to compensate for factor disadvantages. * Demand conditions in
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safety-net programs. Through Republican ideas‚ the rich will get richer‚ and the poor will only get poorer. Today‚ Republicans argue that the government is playing too big of a role in the economy. There has been much debate over the government’s role in the economy during economic downturns‚ but the economy will only prosper if the government plays a significant role trying to recover from a recession‚ or even a depression. Safety-net programs and social welfare helps families fight poverty during economic
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Royal Dutch Shell: Human Rights in Nigeria Case Analysis International Business April 22‚ 2013 The History Royal Dutch Shell is a global company. It has about 93‚000 employees and is located in more than 90 countries. It is an energy and petrochemicals business. In the US it was founded in 1912 by the American Gasoline Company to sell gasoline along the Pacific Coast‚ and Roxanna Petroleum to buy oil product properties in Oklahoma (according to Shell.US website). However‚ it was founded in
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OLUWADUNSIN P MATRIC NO: 100901091 DEPARTMENT: ECONOMICS COURSE: HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT COURSE CODE: ECN 224 ASSIGNMENT: Write down 10 ways the Physiocrats ideology can help Nigeria to diversify their economy. INTRODUCTION For a proper analysis and knowledge of this problem‚ It would be imperative to explain the following terms * Physiocrats * Diversification PHYSIOCRATS Physiocracy is a school of thought founded by François Quesnay (1694-1774)‚ a court physician to King Louis
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increasing influence doesn’t lead African countries only to prosperity and better life but started to cause problems. Nowadays‚ there are many questions whether Chinese expansion to Africa has positive or negative impact‚ especially in terms of respecting human and worker’s rights‚ environmental issues‚ protection of local labor markets and constantly blooming corruption and non transparency of political systems in most of the African countries. Hypothesis: Chinese investments and business
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Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract 1. Exchange: Dubai Mercantile Exchange 2. Trading Unit: 1‚000 U.S. barrels (42‚000 gallons) 3. Contract Value: The contract value shall be the Final Settlement Price multiplied by one thousand (1‚000) multiplied by the number of Contracts to be delivered 4. Price Quotation: U.S. dollars and cents per barrel 5. Trading Symbol: OQD 6. Trading Hours : Electronic trading is open from 16:00 CST/CDT Sundays and from 17:00 CST/CDT Monday to Thursday and closes at 16:15
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The British arrived in Africa in 1539. The British had a great influence on the diverse group of Africans living in Nigeria. British began ruling the territory now known as Nigeria as a colony in the 1880s‚ they divided the more than 200 ethnic groups into three regions: the Northern Region‚ the Western Region‚ and the Eastern Region. For hundreds of years‚ British missionaries‚ merchants‚ and soldiers interacted with Nigerians along the Atlantic coast‚ bringing Christianity (the British tried
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From time to time‚ we envision ourselves free of worry and conflict. We attempt to rid ourselves of all outside bad influence. In the instances of how this effects our government‚ we tend to find ourselves out of the loop however‚ for good reason? Our government contains multiple organizations which‚ deal and sanction countries that may not follow certain sets of rules. According to G. John Ikenberry‚ he argues that the global system has always achieved order. Through multiple channels this
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