has been completed at The University of Danang Supervisor: NGŨ THI N HÙNG‚ Ph.D H VI N M LINH Examiner 1: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Luu Quy Khuong Examiner 2: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Van Phuoc A STUDY OF METAPHOR IN NEWSPAPERS (ENGLISH VERSUS VIETNAMESE) This thesis will be orally defended to the Examining Committee at the Field Study: The English Language Code: 60.22.15 University of Danang Time: November 3rd‚ 2011 Venue: University of Danang MASTER THESIS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (RESEARCH
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Trenton Wieberg. HIS-350-O. Before 1960‚ what struggles did the Vietnamese have in gaining independence? Why did the United States begin to have interests in Vietnam from 1945 to 1963? “President Franklin D. Roosevelt seems instinctively to have recognized that colonialism was doomed and that the United States should identify with the forces of nationalism in Asia” (Herring‚ 9). These words seem so ironic would compared the course of actions that United States politicians would take concerning
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Bend‚ by Sherry Garland‚ the narrator blames all Vietnamese for her brother’s death. Through a chance encounter with a South Vietnamese soldier‚ the narrator learns not to judge by appearance alone or without correct facts. This is also known as “don’t judge a book by its cover”. In the beginning of the story‚ the narrator blames all Vietnamese for her brother’s death. The evidence for that is there is four times in which she refers to all Vietnamese as bad people. In the prelude it states‚ “Soldiers
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One of the great importance to the growth of Little Saigon‚ was the strong sense of community that was established by the Vietnamese Americans. It was likely that the socioeconomic diversity of the Vietnamese population played an instrumental role in creating such an interconnected occupational structure and enabling them to build a community. They were lumped together as downtrodden “refugees‚” which masks their internal differences‚ such as how they escape‚ arrived‚ and the variations in their
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COMPARE ENGLISH VOWELS AND VIETNAMESE VOWELS Introduction: As a developing country‚ Vietnam currenty has an urgent need for the international language English to attract foreign investment as well as promote the economy‚ especially after becoming a member of the World Trade Organization. English‚ previously included in the curriculum from the first year of middle school‚ is now officially taught for children from six years old. Foreign language centers are dramatically increasing
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How that U.S.-Vietnamese diplomatic ties have been restored‚ many American businesses are hoping to be in on the development opportunities offered by what some analysts consider to be Asia’s newest economic "tiger." Structural problems do abound in Vietnam. Its underdeveloped economic infrastructure‚ a ponderous and pervasive government bureaucracy‚ and an embryonic legal system are but a few of them. But the country’s dynamism lies in its principle asset--its people. The population of Vietnam is
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There are several factors that cause debate for why America withdrew from the war. These are the guerrilla tactics used by the Vietcong‚ the American tactics‚ failure by the Americans to win the hearts and minds of the Vietnamese peasants and public opinion of the war by American citizens. In this essay I aim to show why I believe the American tactics were the most important reason for why the US withdrew from Vietnam and I aim to demonstrate this by comparing these factors
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1968). Despite enemy security measures‚ communications intelligence was able to provide clear warning that attacks‚ probably on a larger scale than ever‚ were an immediate threat. There were U.S. and allied government officials felt that the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong lack the resources and means to pull of such an elaborate attack. Washington and Saigon expected attacks on some cities but they didn’t expect the offensive to affect the cities‚ the civilian command‚ control centers‚ radio stations
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little group of Vietnamese here. But after coming‚ it is not like that. I can see Vietnamese everywhere in Portland. At school‚ there are probably over 20 Vietnamese students. Every Sunday‚ I go to Church with my family‚ the number of Vietnamese there may add up to thousands of people. Three months ago‚ I took the Oregon Instruction Permit Test at DMV. Once more‚ I was very surprised when they told me that I could take the test in Vietnamese. I realized there is a large Vietnamese community in Portland
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benefitted America in deciding if they were required to utilize measures that were proven to be irrationally harsh. Evaluation of the Vietcong’s knowledge of effective warfare would have been impactful in aiding American and Southern Vietnamese forces alike. The North Vietnamese were miles ahead of the United States in terms of readiness and knowledge of the terrain. When fighting in the jungles of Vietnam‚ the heavy leafage and overhead coverage made it difficult for American
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