Blue Tiger Leader September 2015 Issue

Blue Tiger Leader is published twice during each semester by the Lincoln University (MO) Army ROTC Blue Tiger Battalion.

Multimodal analysis of a sample of political posters in Ireland during and after the Celtic Tiger

The aim of this research paper is to analyse the key political posters made for the campaigns of Irish political party Fianna Fáil framed in the Celtic Tiger (1997-2008) and post-Celtic Tiger years (2009-2012). I will then focus on the four posters of the candidate in the elections that took place in 1997, 2002, 2007 and 2011 with the intention of observing first how the leader is represented, and later on pinpointing the similarities and possible differences between each. This is important in order to observe the main linguistic and visual strategies used to persuade the audience to vote that party and to highlight the power of the politician. Critical discourse analysis tools will be helpful to identify the main discursive strategies employed to persuade the Irish population to vote in a certain direction. Van Leeuwen’s (2008) social actor theory will facilitate the understanding of how participants are represented in the corpus under analysis. Finally, the main tools of Kress and van Leeuwen’s visual grammar (2006) will be applied for the analysis of the images. The study reveals that politicians are represented in a consistently positive way, with status and formal appearance so that people are persuaded to vote for the party they represent because they trust them as political leaders. The study, thus, points out that the poster is a powerful tool used in election campaigns to highlight the power of political parties.

Notes on growth and reproduction of the slimy salamander Plethodon glutinosus [by] Clifford H. Pope and Sarah H. Pope.

v.31:no.29(1949)

Paper Tiger or Game-Changer? Challenges of and Opportunities for EU Engagement with the Eurasian Economic Union. Bruges Regional Integration & Global Governance Papers (BRIGG) 1/2015.

The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) started work on 1 January 2015. Considered as Russia’s response to the EU’s Eastern Partnership (EaP), it has been almost ignored in Brussels. However, with the Ukraine crisis and the deteriorating relations with Moscow, some European leaders have begun to reconsider Putin’s proposal for a region-to-region engagement. This paper tries to analyse under which conditions this could represent a long-term solution for a new European order. First, it is argued that the EEU is still far from being a credible international interlocutor. Second, Russia’s commitment to international trade rules and liberalization is questioned, whereas its geopolitical objectives seem predominant. EU engagement with the EEU in Ukraine would mean, in the short term, legitimizing Russia’s vision of a ‘bipolar Europe’ divided in spheres of influence. In the long run, prospects for inter-regional cooperation remain open, but the way to go is long and full of obstacles.

Will the Single Resolution Fund be a ‘baby tiger’ during the transition? CEPS Commentary, 17 December 2015

The short answer to this question is no! According to the authors’ calculations, even during its early years, the Single Resolution Fund (SRF) should be sufficient to deal with almost any crisis scenario imaginable. They caution, however, that its funding will be built up only gradually over the coming decade and there is thus a legitimate concern that the SRF will not be sufficient to deal with a major crisis.

The tiger-hunter; or, A hero in spite of himself,

First published 1865.

Unearthed artifact. Ge blade with tiger design and inscription of Ba Shu Tu Yu

Sichuan. Pixian. Dubaishu; 9 59/64 in.x 5 23/64 in.; bronze

In the tiger jungle and other stories of missionary work among the Telugus of India.

Mode of access: Internet.

In the tiger jungle : and other stories of missionary work among the Telugus of India /

Mode of access: Internet.

Unearthed artifact, Ge blade with tiger design

Sichuan. Chengdu. Baihuatan; L: 9 31/64 in.; bronze

Mlle. Fouchette; or, The monkey & the tiger,

Mode of access: Internet.

The magic of Oz; a faithful record of the remarkable adventures of Dorothy and Trot and the Wizard of Oz, together with the Cowardly Lion, the Hungry Tiger and Cap'n Bill, in their successful search for a magical and beautiful birthday present for Princess Ozma of Oz,

A young citizen of Oz who learns an important magic word falls prey to the wickedness of the Nomes' ex-king who wants to destroy Dorothy, the Wizard, and Princess Ozma.

The brides of the Tiger.

Mode of access: Internet.

Billy Graham with G. Mennen Williams, James Pike, Nancy Williams, and Richard Emrich at Tiger Stadium

[L-R: Billy Grahm, G. Mennen Williams, Bishop Jame Pike, Bishop, Nancy Williams, Bishop Richard Emrich]