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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Nigerian‚ or "419"‚ scams are one of the most common types of fraudulent email currently hitting inboxes. Nigerian scam messages can also arrive via fax or letter. The messages claim that your help is needed to access a large sum of money‚ usually many millions of dollars. The money that the message claims does not exist. Those who initiate a dialogue with the scammers by replying to a Nigerian scam message will eventually be asked for advance fees supposedly required to allow the deal to proceed
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Mergers & Aquisitions Money Market Mortgage Mutual Funds REITs Nigerian Economy Oil Sector One Minute News Opinions and Analysis Pensions People Politics Power Products & Services Professionals Property Public Offers Private Placements Regulators Taxation Telcos Travel & Tours World of Business inShare NB accounts for 60% market share in brewery industry Category: Investors NewsBeat Read (2509) Peter Egwuatu Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc seems to dominate the brewery market as it
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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 to convert all the people of Nigeria to Christianity)‚ British education‚ and the English language to Nigeria. On January 1‚ 1901 Nigeria became a British protectorate‚ part of the
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While culture is not an easy thing to change‚ immigrant culture should not be totally abandoned but should be molded or shaped into a better fit to America’s culture and society. To avoid culture clashes‚ to continue american culture‚ and to continue the spread of ideas and religious views. Culture clash doesn’t only happen within a country. Culture clashes can affect individual people. This is often why people don’t agree or accept immigrants. The new culture of immigrants is (often times) a problem
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A dominant culture is one that is able through economic or political power‚ to impose its values‚ language and ways of behaving on a subordinate culture or cultures. This may be achieved by monopolizing the media and means of communication.¹ I would say the dominant culture in America is the pop culture. Pop culture influences the way we dress and even the way we talk. A lot of young people talk with slang words that their grandparents wouldn’t even understand. Pop culture affects everything
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Nigerian Breweries | Nigerian Breweries Plc‚ the pioneer and largest brewing company in Nigeria‚ was incorporated in 1946 and recorded a landmark when the first bottle of STAR Lager beer rolled off the bottling lines in its Lagos Brewery in June 1949. This was followed by Aba Brewery which was commissioned in 1957‚ Kaduna Brewery in 1963 and Ibadan Brewery in 1982. In September 1993‚ the company acquired its fifth brewery in Enugu while in October 2003‚ a sixth brewery‚ sited at Ama in Enugu
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pervasive in our society that it is not surprise America has developed a rape culture. Rape culture can be defined as a complex set of beliefs that ultimately encourages sexual violence and normalizes rape. Rape culture uses jokes‚ television‚ music‚ legal jargon‚ laws‚ and imagery that normalize violence and sexual coercion. In the 21st century we have
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prospect of the American dream‚ diversity has been one of the most dominant characteristics of American society. During the nineteenth century‚ America was deemed a melting pot: a place where people of different ethnicities could co-exist. The idea of people being able to embrace commonalities without letting go of their culture has been the basis of the America that we live in today. This sense of collaboration‚ which comes with diversity‚ has created outlets for our citizens and opportunities for those
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There are many different cultures in America‚ every one of them unique and plays an important role in our society. The very definition of culture: an individual’s world view‚ experiences‚ symbolism‚ behaviors‚ values‚ morals and all other learner attributes are what collectively make up any one culture. Within our American society‚ there exists many different co-cultures or subcultures as they may be referred too. Among these co-cultures are two dominants; the Hispanic and Chinese communities.
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