The official country name of Vietnam is the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The capital is Hanoi and the population of this country is 81‚624‚716 (July 2003). Ethnic groups include the Vietnamese (80-95%)‚ Chinese‚ Hmong‚ Thai‚ Cham‚ and other mountainous groups. Languages used are Vietnamese (Official)‚ English (second most favored)‚ French‚ Chinese and Khmer. Some of the many religions practiced are Buddhist‚ Hoa Hao‚ Cao Dai‚ Christian (Roman Catholic‚ protestant) and Muslim. The life expectancy
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years after the official end of the Vietnam War‚ Mayor Edward Koch of New York City appointed a task force of twenty-seven leading citizens of the city to develop a framework for a fitting memorial to Vietnam War veterans. The memorial was to be a glass-block structure etched with excerpts of letters sent to and from servicemen during the Vietnam War. Due to the overwhelming response to the commission’s request for letters‚ Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam came to be. Consisting of 208 letters
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writings of others and forced me to acknowledge the rigorous work of future courses in college. The thesis was and still is at times a task for me. I have always had the right perspective when it came to my thesis yet it was always very broad. I learned‚ though my thesis was pointed in the right direction I had to eliminate the unnecessary wording and make my statement clear and to the point. For example before the revision my thesis was “It is human nature to attain freedom at any cost than to live
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EXPERIENCE FROM PART-TIME JOB Every young person eventually needs to consider a career path‚ and working part-time jobs are a common way to gain experience in determining which career field is right for the individual. Part-time jobs are good way to gain experience not only in a particular position‚ but are also instrumental in teaching a newcomer to the working world a number of important skills that are necessary to succeed in the long-term. From the real situation – one day to be a serving
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especially for African Americans. Though the UK of 2008 did not experience an abundance of bread lines‚ shanty towns or mass migration similarities are still clear‚ both crises shared the catalysts of a crash in the banking sectors and an uneven spread of wealth. Also‚ in both situations a time of prosperity was followed by an immediate and unexpected decline. It is true that the scale of the problem was not shared‚ but the similarities mean that there are crucial lessons which could have been learnt
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occupation of Germany. American nuclear bombs destroy Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 1947: The Truman Doctrine: The US offers assistance to countries threatened by communism -- especially Greece and Turkey. US Secretary of State George C. Marshall announces a massive aid program for the reconstruction of World War II-torn Europe that will become known as the Marshall Plan. 1948: The Communists take power in Czechoslovakia. 1948: The Soviet blockade of West Berlin begins on June 24. Cut off from the outside world
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Prior to World War II‚ the French had achieved control over the country of Vietnam this unwanted occupation of the French‚ brought about the formation of a freedom fighter group made up of citizens of Vietnam. They called themselves the Vietminh there leader was a man named Ho Chi Minh. He created this band of guerilla fighters to fight off the French and gain back his country’s freedom. However during World War II‚ Vietnam was taken over again this time by the Japanese. The United States was having
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DESTINATION IMAGE OF VIETNAM Bui‚ Thi Lan Huong‚ CFVG. Journal of International Business Research‚ suppl. Special Issue10. 2 (2011): 1-13. Turn on hit highlighting for speaking browsers Hide highlighting Abstract (summary) Translate Abstract Since the last decade‚ the tourism industry has given great opportunities to emerging markets like Vietnam to grow remarkably. Vietnam has been still an attractive tourism destination for Chinese‚ Japanese‚ Korean‚ European and American visitors‚ even during
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Vietnam Vietnam’s personality has been outline by long-running differences‚ both internally and externally with foreign foes. The first nation of Vietnam being recorded is the Van Lang Nation‚ founded by the ancient Viet race in the North. The most famous king is Hung King. In 3 B.C‚ another nation was found by Au Duong Vuong and named Au Lac Nation. The historical remain of Co Loa Citadel is the evidence. In Central Vietnam‚ another kingdom of Champa emerged from Sa Hyun culture around 2 B.C
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the Reading Selection Quiz‚ I could not connect with this article at all. I found “Me Talk Pretty One Day” by David Sedaris uninteresting. Some Lessons From the Assembly Line” by Andrew Braaksma was intriguing and hit really close to home‚ so I decided it would be best for my critical analysis project. The author’s purpose for writing "Some Lessons From the Assembly Line" is to explain the importance of higher education. Careers that don’t require an individual to have any form of higher education
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