With manufacturing slowly recovering amid improving economic conditions, cotton demand has increased prompting more orders among mills. However, with a deficient supply of cotton in the market, prices extend gains sin...With manufacturing slowly recovering amid improving economic conditions, cotton demand has increased prompting more orders among mills. However, with a deficient supply of cotton in the market, prices extend gains since Oct. 2009.展开更多
YANG Guanglin used to be a farmer in southwest China＇s Sichuan Province. Seven years ago his family said goodbye to their rural village life and made the move to the provincial capital Chengdu. Yang picked up work on...YANG Guanglin used to be a farmer in southwest China＇s Sichuan Province. Seven years ago his family said goodbye to their rural village life and made the move to the provincial capital Chengdu. Yang picked up work on construction proiects while his wife waited tables in a small city restaurant, The migrant couple and their only son have been battling against the odds to put down roots in the city, but because of a piece of paper. they battled on in vain,展开更多
Money flowing into commodities-one analyst called it a "commodity pandemonium" - powered cotton futures to new rally highs last week in holiday-shortened trading.
Multimodal communication is at the heart of political campaigns.The 2011 electioneering campaigns in Nigeria witnessed an interesting use of multimodal resources for the expression of meaning.While Ademilokun and Olat...Multimodal communication is at the heart of political campaigns.The 2011 electioneering campaigns in Nigeria witnessed an interesting use of multimodal resources for the expression of meaning.While Ademilokun and Olateju(2016)examined and interpreted some of such multimodal elements from a descriptive perspective,the present study extends engagement with the subject as it seeks to tease out critical meanings embedded in the multimodal ensembles.Data for the study were purposively obtained from the collection of multimodal resources deployed in the Southwestern part of Nigeria during the 2011 electioneering campaigns in Nigeria.The study is hinged on the theoretical provisions of Machin and Mayr(2012).The study demonstrates that the multimodal resources in the 2011 electioneering campaigns in Southwestern Nigeria are purveyors of gender,carnivalesque and communal ideologies which are used largely for negotiating and perpetuating political and class hegemony.The study further shows that cultural and political identities are strategically used for political marketing and legitimation through the political campaign visuals.Power is also enacted in the renegotiation of gender ideology and the hegemonic configuration of the rallies.The study concludes that visuality in political rally communication in Nigeria is a useful index for ideologies and identities drawn upon for political survival by politicians and political parties in the nation.展开更多
U.S. immigrants boycott, but economy unscathed A nation of immigrants, the United States braced for a nationwide boycott May 1 by, ironically, the latest newcomers to its shores. The Statue of Liberty still proclaims ...U.S. immigrants boycott, but economy unscathed A nation of immigrants, the United States braced for a nationwide boycott May 1 by, ironically, the latest newcomers to its shores. The Statue of Liberty still proclaims at its base, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to展开更多
President Xi Jinping,also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China(CPC)Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission,delivers a speech at the Tian’anmen rostrum in Beijing,Oct 1,2019.
With manufacturing slowly recovering amid improving economic conditions, cotton demand has increased prompting more orders among mills. However, with a deficient supply of cotton in the market, prices
今年五月十四日,是母亲节。这一天,美国沸腾了！尤其是首都华盛顿,百万妈妈走出家庭,外出集会游行。Million Mom March(注意头韵)罕见且壮观的场面被本文活龙活现地刻画出来。母亲节,本应是子女给母亲赠贺卡、送鲜花、并好好“款待”母...今年五月十四日,是母亲节。这一天,美国沸腾了！尤其是首都华盛顿,百万妈妈走出家庭,外出集会游行。Million Mom March(注意头韵)罕见且壮观的场面被本文活龙活现地刻画出来。母亲节,本应是子女给母亲赠贺卡、送鲜花、并好好“款待”母亲的日子。可是,今年的母亲节,美国成千上万的母亲再也无法在家中坐享那份悠闲。她们从全国各地来到了首都华盛顿,举行活动、参加游行,向政府请愿: Children are Not Bullet Proof！ Guns Don’t Die,People Do！ 百万妈妈的游行队伍浩浩荡荡,巍为壮观。然而,此刻也会冒出与之不协调 的声音: Gun control increases violent crime by shifting the balance of power from thelaw-abiding(守法的)to the criminal. 此句的大意是:控制枪支只会使暴力犯罪增加,因为平衡将被打破,犯罪分子将拿到更多比例的枪支,而守法者却拿到更少。 有的言辞更加激烈: You will never disarm the American people.This is not Nazi Germany. 本文还透露了一个美国官方发布的信息,令人震惊: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,more than 32,000 people die from gun-related accidents,suicides and murders each year in theUnited States.Of those,more than 4,展开更多
Separatists won the elections in Quebec on the night of September 12. The Parti Quebecois is returning to power for the first time in nine years, planning once again to hold a referendum to ask Quebeckers if they want...Separatists won the elections in Quebec on the night of September 12. The Parti Quebecois is returning to power for the first time in nine years, planning once again to hold a referendum to ask Quebeckers if they want to break away from Canada. Quebec Premier-elect Jacques Parizeau, a die-hard separatist, told Quebeckers at a victory rally that they were on the way to forming their own country.展开更多
Sri Lankan President Premodasa was killed by a suicide bomber in a massive blast at a May Day rally. On May 7, Prime Minister Dingiri Banda Wijetunge was elected Sri Lanka’s new executive president by the Parliament.
文摘With manufacturing slowly recovering amid improving economic conditions, cotton demand has increased prompting more orders among mills. However, with a deficient supply of cotton in the market, prices extend gains since Oct. 2009.
文摘YANG Guanglin used to be a farmer in southwest China＇s Sichuan Province. Seven years ago his family said goodbye to their rural village life and made the move to the provincial capital Chengdu. Yang picked up work on construction proiects while his wife waited tables in a small city restaurant, The migrant couple and their only son have been battling against the odds to put down roots in the city, but because of a piece of paper. they battled on in vain,
文摘Money flowing into commodities-one analyst called it a "commodity pandemonium" - powered cotton futures to new rally highs last week in holiday-shortened trading.
文摘Multimodal communication is at the heart of political campaigns.The 2011 electioneering campaigns in Nigeria witnessed an interesting use of multimodal resources for the expression of meaning.While Ademilokun and Olateju(2016)examined and interpreted some of such multimodal elements from a descriptive perspective,the present study extends engagement with the subject as it seeks to tease out critical meanings embedded in the multimodal ensembles.Data for the study were purposively obtained from the collection of multimodal resources deployed in the Southwestern part of Nigeria during the 2011 electioneering campaigns in Nigeria.The study is hinged on the theoretical provisions of Machin and Mayr(2012).The study demonstrates that the multimodal resources in the 2011 electioneering campaigns in Southwestern Nigeria are purveyors of gender,carnivalesque and communal ideologies which are used largely for negotiating and perpetuating political and class hegemony.The study further shows that cultural and political identities are strategically used for political marketing and legitimation through the political campaign visuals.Power is also enacted in the renegotiation of gender ideology and the hegemonic configuration of the rallies.The study concludes that visuality in political rally communication in Nigeria is a useful index for ideologies and identities drawn upon for political survival by politicians and political parties in the nation.
文摘U.S. immigrants boycott, but economy unscathed A nation of immigrants, the United States braced for a nationwide boycott May 1 by, ironically, the latest newcomers to its shores. The Statue of Liberty still proclaims at its base, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to
文摘President Xi Jinping,also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China(CPC)Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission,delivers a speech at the Tian’anmen rostrum in Beijing,Oct 1,2019.
文摘With manufacturing slowly recovering amid improving economic conditions, cotton demand has increased prompting more orders among mills. However, with a deficient supply of cotton in the market, prices
文摘今年五月十四日,是母亲节。这一天,美国沸腾了！尤其是首都华盛顿,百万妈妈走出家庭,外出集会游行。Million Mom March(注意头韵)罕见且壮观的场面被本文活龙活现地刻画出来。母亲节,本应是子女给母亲赠贺卡、送鲜花、并好好“款待”母亲的日子。可是,今年的母亲节,美国成千上万的母亲再也无法在家中坐享那份悠闲。她们从全国各地来到了首都华盛顿,举行活动、参加游行,向政府请愿: Children are Not Bullet Proof！ Guns Don’t Die,People Do！ 百万妈妈的游行队伍浩浩荡荡,巍为壮观。然而,此刻也会冒出与之不协调 的声音: Gun control increases violent crime by shifting the balance of power from thelaw-abiding(守法的)to the criminal. 此句的大意是:控制枪支只会使暴力犯罪增加,因为平衡将被打破,犯罪分子将拿到更多比例的枪支,而守法者却拿到更少。 有的言辞更加激烈: You will never disarm the American people.This is not Nazi Germany. 本文还透露了一个美国官方发布的信息,令人震惊: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,more than 32,000 people die from gun-related accidents,suicides and murders each year in theUnited States.Of those,more than 4,
文摘Separatists won the elections in Quebec on the night of September 12. The Parti Quebecois is returning to power for the first time in nine years, planning once again to hold a referendum to ask Quebeckers if they want to break away from Canada. Quebec Premier-elect Jacques Parizeau, a die-hard separatist, told Quebeckers at a victory rally that they were on the way to forming their own country.
文摘Sri Lankan President Premodasa was killed by a suicide bomber in a massive blast at a May Day rally. On May 7, Prime Minister Dingiri Banda Wijetunge was elected Sri Lanka’s new executive president by the Parliament.
