differences in workplace culture between Canada and Vietnam I have noticed when I have studied and worked at Vancouver Island University as a Marketing intern. The first difference is how people communicate. Vietnamese people would prefer to speak indirectly while Canadians would like to get straight to the point. Secondly‚ appearances are very important to Vietnamese. Vietnamese people can judge through someone’s appearance at the first impression. In Vietnam society‚ if people do not trust you‚ they
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How did the U.S. adversaries – the National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) and North Vietnam – seek to counter the U.S. strategy? United States adversaries needed a plan to defeat the United States and they had numerous ways in accomplishing their goals. First‚ the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese studied their enemy as closely as possible and develop tactics to disrupt U.S. missions in the area. When the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese had numbers in their favor‚ they would conduct raids‚ ambushes and
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HOI AN OLD TOWN – AN ANCIENT BEAUTY OF VIETNAM 1.Brief Introduction to Hoi An Hoi An is a city on the coast of the South Sea in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is located in Quang Nam province and is home to approximately 120‚000 inhabitants. Located at the estuary of the Thu Bon river‚ Hoi An was a busy international commercial port in the 16th and 17th centuries. . It is recognized for World Heritage Site in December 1999 by UNESCO. Hoi An is possibly one of the best examples preserved
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Of the biggest struggle of all was financial and economy. Although Kao Kalia Yang and her sister have excellent academic background‚ they were in debt during their adulthood (Yang‚ “40 Years after the War‚ and the Fight Continues‚” (Re) Collecting Vietnam‚ 44 -
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Protest songs from the Vietnam War and Civil Rights Movement Simple Song of Freedom Bobby Darin Come and sing a simple song of freedom Sing it like you’ve never sung before Let it fill the air Tell the people everywhere We‚ the people here‚ don’t want a war. Hey‚ there‚ mister black man‚ can you hear me? I don’t want your diamonds or your game I just want to be someone known to you as me And I will bet my life you want the same.
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1968 in Europe: A Revolutionary Moment? Dr. Rebecca Clifford Modern Europe: A History of Revolution 1789 1848 1871 1917 1945 ...and 1968? [and‚ of course‚ 1989?] Historians on 1968 as revolution Historiography before the 1990s 1968 was a failed political revolution 1998: Historian Arthur Marwick argues in The Sixties that the 1960s was a revolutionary moment‚ but it was a moment of cultural revolution‚ not political revolution Marwick: ‘Slightly hesitantly‚ I am calling this...a
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The New Year Festival in Vietnam and in America Introduction Although different countries in the world have different festivals and holidays‚ there is a momentous event that annually they all eagerly long for. It is the New Year festival which marks the pivotal point of a new period of time with the pure and pristine beginning for individuals. However‚ each nation has its own traditions‚ customs and values partly reflected in the celebration of the New Year festival. The ways of holding the
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Prisoners received everything from torture to execution. However‚ in recent times efforts have been made to reduce these treatments and to get humane treatment for POWs. These attempts include the Geneva Convention of 1949. Unfortunately‚ during the Vietnam Conflict‚ these "rules" of war were not always obeyed‚ as they are now. The Geneva Convention (III) Relative to the Treatment of Prisoner of War‚ signed August 12‚ 1949‚ provided restrictions and obligations that a country with captured enemy POWs
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decline of support for the Vietnam War mainly started in 1968. Although antiwar movements in the United States had been occurring before‚ the Tet Offensive opened the eyes of countless people. General Westmoreland had assured the public that the war was going to come to a swift end soon‚ that there was "light at the end of the tunnel". But on January 30th 1968‚ the National Liberation Front and the People ’s Army of Vietnam attacked various major cities in South Vietnam including Saigon and the US
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Tet Offensive : In 1968‚ the National Liberation Front and Vietcong launched a surprise attack against American and South Vietnamese forces on the eve of the lunar New Year’s Day. This surprise attack is known as the Tet Offensive and many people viewed this as a turning point in the Vietnam War. Militarily‚ the Tet Offensive showed the significance of Vietcong/Vietminh’s military power and nowhere in South Vietnam was safe. On 31st of January 1968‚ the simultaneous attack the towns and cities in
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