Part A Book worm magazine (BWM) interview with Feng Shan Ho 4th June‚ 1990 BWM: This week’s interview is with Feng Shan Ho on his new book “My Forty Years as a Diplomat”‚ that was released earlier this year. Hi Feng‚ first of all‚ tell me a bit about your early life. Feng: I was born in Yiyang‚ Hunan Province‚ in China‚ in 1901. I struggled to get an education as a child‚ but I was helped by the Norweigan Lutheran mission. To this day I feel a strong gratitude towards them. In 1926 I entered Munich
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Ho Chi Minh City Background Ho Chi Minh city‚ formerly known as Saigon‚ has a population of 7.163 million. It is the most populous city in Vietnam‚ and located on Saigon River‚ north of Mekong River Delta. It was once under the French Colonial Rule‚ and was transformed into a major port city and metropolitan centre. Large scale rural-urban migration took place during the Vietnam war‚ with the percentage of population residing in Ho Chi Minh city increasing from 4 percent in 1950 to nearly 6 percent
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Ho Chi Minh was a revolutionary leader that played a huge role in the Vietnam war. His strong will and organizational genius were tools that helped him and his people fend off from foreign forces that were considered enemies. He obtained victories in many battles throughout his time. During the first Indochina war‚ he was victorious against the French forces after he claimed independence from them for his country. He was relentless and never gave the French a break. With the superior firepower the
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and conveniences of big cities . Especially in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)‚ thousands of people rush into this city each year. These people want to have better lives. However‚ too many people migrate to HCMC also gives many problems to the Government. Why do they leave their hometown for HCMC? What problems will they bring to HCMC. In this essay‚ I’ll mention about the causes and the effects of too many immigrants in this city. Ho Chi Minh city is a large and important town‚ it
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Question: In the context of the Vietnamese society as the course has presented it through the online textbook so far‚ what evaluation can be made about the leadership styles and personal examples of Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dinh Diem that would enable both of them to tap into the hearts and minds of the Vietnamese people and mobilize support for their initiatives? Why‚ in Vietnam‚ was personal leadership so very important? Refer to specific examples Introduction The Geneva Accords
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Cultural Anthropology Studying Cultures: A Blueprint Ethnography: Liquidated an Ethnography of Wall Street 1-31-12 1) Name of the society: Wall Street society 2) Source: Liquidated An Ethnography of Wall Street 3) author or anthropologist: Karen Ho 4) specific location: Wall Street‚ New York City‚ New York‚ USA 5) description of the living arrangements: N/A 6) government: it is governed economically by The Dow Jones Industrial Average which is an index showing how 30 large‚ publicly owned companies
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Ho Chi Minh (HCM) 1890-1965 Family background and education ← Born in Nguyen Sinh Cung in Kimlien in Annam province ← His father>teacher employed by the French‚ resigned in protest of French dominance over Vietnam>Ho learnt to resist French & fight for independence from his father ← Run msg’s for the anti French underground when he was a child ← Brought up n strong Confucian teachings and went to French school‚ where he learnt to speak French ← 1911 left Vietnam on a
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The NAEA states that students should have one hundred minutes of art instruction per week‚ with a teacher to student ratio of one art teacher per three hundred to four hundred students. As for the construction of the art room there should be a sink that is easily accessible with cupboards for paint supplies. Other shelves need to be placed in the room for the less messy items; such as‚ crayons and paper. Plenty of materials such as‚ water containers‚ painting surfaces‚ aprons‚ smocks‚ or old shirts
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Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969): Major Events in the Life of a Revolutionary Leader 1890 On May 19‚ HO Chi Minh was born the second son to a family of farmers living in Kim Lien‚ a small village in Annam (Central Vietnam). He was born NGUYEN Sinh Cung but later adopted the name Ho Chi Minh (“He who enlightens”). When Ho Chi Minh was born in 1890‚ Vietnam was under French control. The French had split what is known today as Vietnam into three separate states — Cochin
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The Unique Aesthetics of Allan Poe’s Horror Tales Abstract: My study is aiming at an approach to Poe’s horror tales dealing with his unique aesthetics. The paper is devoted to give a detailed analysis of some of Poe’s most famous horror tales in three aspects: Gothic Writing Style‚ Vivid Psychological Description‚ and Death of Beauty. Keyword: Aesthetics‚ Gothicism‚ Psychology‚ Death of Beauty Chapter One Introduction of Poe’s Aesthetics Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) has been held among the greatest
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