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Political communication is extremely fascinating. The ultimate goal of politics is to persuade the voters, hence effective communication is of paramount importance for politicians. Matteo Renzi is a very skilled speaker. He entered the Italian political scene in a moment when the country was facing a lot of problems and citizens had lost their confidence in politics. Since the beginning of his career, Matteo Renzi has tried to regain the trust of Italian voters by using his communicative skills he is able to adapt to the context in which he speaks. Moreover, he is a good storyteller. Throughout his political career, he tells the story of a hero –himself – who fights against different enemies and works for and together with his citizens. His speeches are persuasive, engaging and emotional. The aim of this study is to show how he develops his rhetoric, by providing a thorough analysis of his political communication. This work is structured as follows. After a brief description of what political communication is and how it has developed in Italy (chapters 1 and 2), Matteo Renzi's rhetoric is carefully analysed in chapter 3. Then this analysis is used to examine the speech he gave at the UN General Assembly (29th September 2015). Finally, chapter 5 contains an analysis of the simultaneous interpretation of that speech, with the aim of identifying which characteristics of Matteo Renzi's rhetoric caused problems for the interpreter. Since only one speech and its interpretation are analysed, this final chapter is of no statistical importance. However, it could represent a starting point for further and more detailed analysis carried out with a larger corpus containing more of Matteo Renzi's speeches and their interpretations into English.

"Cover" -- "Half Title" -- "Book Title" -- "Copyright" -- "Table of Contents" -- "List of figures" -- "Notes about the contributors" -- "Acknowledgements" -- "Sensory urbanities: excursions in the city" -- "Introduction" -- "Sensory antecedents" -- "Structure of the book" -- "References" -- "Part I" -- "Sensory inequalities" -- "1 Climatic environmental bubbles and social inequalities" -- "Introduction" -- "Heat as a sensory experience" -- "Literature review" -- "The climatic environmental bubble" -- "Climate modification in Bangkok metropolis" -- "Climatic bubbles and social class in Bangkok" -- "Discussion: climatic bubbles and macro-socialcategories" -- "Conclusion: from structure to practices in micro-climatic modification" -- "Acknowledgement" -- "References" -- "2 The politics of sensible milieu: sense, deception and charisma in urban India" -- "Perception and deception" -- "Scenes of deception" -- "Deceptive encounters" -- "Charismatic figures" -- "Charismatic figures as aesthetic subjects" -- "Conclusion" -- "References" -- "Perception and deception" -- "3 Senses of distinction: social differentiation, metro-mobilities and daily life in Ho Chi Minh City" -- "The feel of Ho Chi Minh City" -- "Mobilities, dispositions and transport sensescapes" -- "New transport sensescapes of automobility in HCMC" -- "Differentiation and commingling in transport sensescapes" -- "New metro-mobilitiesand multiplying of sensory experiences" -- "Dulling, distinction and demarcation of sensory experiences in metro-mobilities" -- "Conclusion" -- "References" -- "Part II" -- "Sensing urban space through movement" -- "4 Walking to the beat: (re)producing locality through Walking Days" -- "Walking days" -- "Embodied commemorations" -- "Walking to the beat" -- "(Re)creating community" -- "Conclusion" -- "References

Rare earth elements (REE) and lithium are non-toxic metals that are considered critical materials due to their use in electronics, magnets, batteries, and a wide variety of industrial processes important for the economy and military preparedness. Demand for REE and lithium is increasing and these critical materials are imported, so identifying and exploiting domestic sources of REE and lithium is a national priority. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) has been in the forefront of sponsoring research investigating the potential recovery of REE, lithium, and other critical minerals from geothermal brines. It has been proposed that the future of geothermal energy should include "hybrid systems" that combine electricity generation with other revenue-generating activities, such as recovery of valuable and critical minerals, including REE and lithium. Two recent GTO funding opportunities have focused on the recovery of REE and other valuable minerals from geothermal brines. The research supported by the GTO's mineral recovery program is focused on three areas: resource characterization, technology for the extraction of REE, and technology for the extraction of lithium (Tables 1 and 2). This report is a retrospective study examining the outcome of GTO's two recent mineral recovery programs (DE-FOA-0001016 in FY 2014 and DE-FOA-0001376 in FY 2016). In this report, the knowledge, technology, and techniques that were developed by researchers funded by GTO are summarized and discussed. Four projects were funded to assess the concentrations and amounts of REE found in geothermal brines and oil field produced waters. The GTO-funded studies compiled publically available data on REE concentrations from brines and produced water from all over the USA. In addition, new samples were collected and characterized from major geothermal and hydrocarbon basins in the Western USA. The studies examined the relationship between lithology and REE concentrations and developed models examining the ...

Abstract: Based on two case studies of immigrants from North Macedonia to Vienna, this article sheds light on the dynamics of kinship in the migration process with regard to immigration, settlement and post-migration. The authors argue that the embeddedness in close trans-local social networks facilitates the access to accommodation and jobs; it also enables a certain degree of psychosocial well-being through mutual support and appears to be advantageous when setting up businesses and homeland associations. By placing kinship at the center of attention, it is essential to acknowledge its cultural diversity in order to avoid western-centric concepts of kinship that differ from concepts predominant in parts of southeastern Europe.

Frederick Douglass was born a slave and lived to become a best-selling author and a leading figure of the abolitionist movement. A powerful orator and writer, Douglass provided a unique voice advocating human rights and freedom across the nineteenth century, and remains an important figure in the fight against racial injustice. This Companion, designed for students of American history and literature, includes essays from prominent scholars working in a range of disciplines. Key topics in Douglass studies - his abolitionist work, oratory, and autobiographical writings – are covered in depth, and new perspectives on religion, jurisprudence, the Civil War, romanticism, sentimentality, the Black press, and transatlanticism are offered. Accessible in style, and representing new approaches in literary and African-American studies, this book is both a lucid introduction and a contribution to existing scholarship.