For example, yellow is associated with fun, joy, and playfulness in the United States; in Japan, it symbolizes courage. So, while dressing a character in yellow might tell Japanese readers that the character is brave, this symbol could go right over American readers’ heads—or just make the...
Domestic violence (DV) -- also called dating violence, intimate partner abuse, spousal abuse, intimate partner violence (IPV), and domestic abuse -- takes many forms. Maltreatment that takes place in the context of any romantic relationship is abuse as described by the above specific terms. It...
The use of celebrities to endorse products is nothing new. But now, instead of the celebrity making an appearance in an advertisement, with sponcon the product makes a subtle (or, sometimes, not-so-subtle) appearance in the endorser’s day-to-day narrative. ...
Stonks: This is an ironic misspelling of the word “stocks.” It predates WallStreetBets and often depicts a crudely designed bald man in a suit staring blankly at an arrow pointing upward in price. Tendies: 🔥🍗 Tendies is short for chicken tenders. It refers to profits made in meme ...
2006Enron's last business, Prisma Energy, is sold. 2007Enron changes its name to Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation. 2008Enron settles with financial institutions involved in the scandal, receiving settlement money to be distributed to creditors. ...
Well, it isn't. Women read them and in some places women work in them. In Japan for example, we have themanga– these are Japanese comic books for adults and children. And, guess what – there is a strong tradition of female...
Ampeater Music is a website devoted to bridging the gap between unsigned (or just plain underexposed) artists and music lovers everywhere. Every day we feature a different artist on what we call The Ampeater Review. Each fea
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Most vocal in their critiques were scholars of Japanese including Ide (1989) and Matsumoto (1988) who claimed that the focus on individual rationality in the Brown and Levinson framework was incompatible with languages that feature grammaticalised politeness systems, the usage of which was controlled...
Leave as a guarantee in return for money; Pawn your grandfather's gold watch Sink A natural or artificial means of absorbing or removing a substance or a form of energy from a system. Soak Beat severely; slang Sink A place regarded as wicked and corrupt That city is a sink of corruption...