this beautiful country. However one would argue the communist force’s motives. The French wish to protect the people and therefore a succession of these slaughters may force the French into submission and surrender – much like Hiroshima did for the Americans and Japanese. Has humanity not learned from their mistakes? Again with Hiroshima‚ the atomic bomb was a huge development in human warfare‚ although it caused huge casualties‚ somewhere from 90‚000 to 160‚000 were killed. Was it a means to a greater
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2002 Insight to Quiet American For those who haven’t read the book‚ its both an odd love story and a metaphor for American involvement in Vietnam. The hero‚ Fowler is a washed up‚ middle aged‚ English war correspondent‚ content with his opium pipe and his Vietnamese mistress‚ Phuong. His world is gradually disrupted by the arrival of an American covert operative named Pyle who is both a zealous ideologue and naïve optimists. Things get complicated when Pyle steals Phuong away from Fowler‚
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NAME : DO THI PHUONG GRADE: 4A13 LACK OF NATURAL BODY LANGUAGE USE IN PRESENTATION SKILL ENCOUNTERED BY SECOND - YEAR ENGLISH MAJORS AT HA NOI UNIVERSITY LITERATURE REVIEW 1. The definition of body language Body language use in presentation skill has not been an elusive and nebulous concept for English majors at university. Richard (2012) claimed that‚ “Body language is a type of nonverbal communication that relies on body movements (such as gestures‚ posture‚ and facial expressions)
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sometimes there may be speculation that he is lying to himself. Fowlers relationship with Vietnamese woman Phuong often fuels the conflict in the story‚ especially between Fowler and Pyle. Fowler is also used as a metaphor to describe the character. The word foul is relatively similar to his last name and connections can be made about the character’s actions in the book. Alden Pyle is the "quiet American" of the title. Pyle is thoughtful‚ soft-spoken‚ intellectual‚ serious‚ and idealistic. He comes from
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States. ( Domino theory ) Communism was contradictory to American morals such as (... ). They believed that Vietnam would benefit through the Third Force and it would ultimately prevent the downfall of other countries also known as the Domino Theory.
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communism in the First Indochina War. Fowler‚ a non-intervening British reporter living in Vietnam‚ meets Pyle of the Economic Attache‚ representing the United States to aid French in the First Indochina War to preserve Western values in the novel The Quiet American by Graham Greene. However Pyle’s arrogance in intervening Vietnam makes Fowler think negatively of his ideal. Fowler’s interpretation of conflicts in Vietnam as
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THE QUIET AMERICAN ‘Alden Pyle is dangerous‚ but he does not deserve his ultimate fate.’ Do you agree? In ‘The Quiet American’‚ the Alden Pyle character is exceedingly patriotic to America and somewhat unrealistic in all that he does throughout the film. Pyle seems to be naive in thinking that he will be able to save an entire country‚ Vietnam‚ which at the time was embroiled in an intense battle between the French and communists. He believed that by establishing a third force in the country
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Mor T Faye Hist 304: The US and The Vietnam War Prof. Nolan Spring 2013 The Quiet American: A political warning by Graham Greene The Quiet American by Graham Greene is a novel that depicts a love triangle between a British journalist‚ an American secret agent and a Vietnamese girl in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. It came out in the mid fifties when the American government was not directly involved in the War. The novel generated critics from both sides of the spectrum such as Walter
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place in our own minds and so it is almost impossible to validate our viewpoint with others. These disagreements present us with generally inexperienced sensations which may‚ in fact‚ support our preconceptions. Captain Trouin in the novel ’The Quiet American’‚ unlike Fowler‚ is certain of his drive in Vietnam. His experience of "bombing defenceless villages" has tormented him to the horrors of the world as he seeks refuge within his purpose. By fighting for his "friends" he maintains a point of concrete
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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐH - CĐ MÔN TIẾNG ANH THỜI GIAN LÀM BÀI: 90 PHÚT MÃ ĐỀ THI: TL / 123 Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions. 1. A. confidence B. obedient C. mischievous D. reference 2. A. discuss B. equal C. response D. equality 3. A. element B. especially C. bacteria D. suspicious 4. A. fortunately B. immediately C. efficiently D. inaccurately 5. A. valuable B. analysis C. resolute D. character Choose the word or phrase (A
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