Talk Around Town (23-10-2005) A troubling mix of English and Vietnamese |[pic] | | | by Vu Thu Ha I accidentally heard the following conversation between two young girls in a coffee shop one day: "Sorry‚ toi qua tao busy qua‚ khong help may duoc" (Sorry‚ I was too busy to help you last night?) "The bay gio thi the nao?" (How about now?) "Ui gioi‚ easy work!" (Well‚ no problem) At the time I thought that an English-speaking
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Vietnamese New Year Traditions New Year in Vietnam is not only a holiday but also the biggest event of the year. It is tradition of thousand years of history. In Vietnamese‚ New Year means Nam Moi or Tet Nguyen Dan‚ which also means “the very first morning”. Nevertheless‚ people commonly call it Tet as its short form. As traditionally‚ the holiday lasts three days‚ starting from January first on lunar calendar. However‚ the spirit of Tet starts on December twenty third‚ seven days before Tet’s
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exception. But after what I had been experienced I thought that Vietnamese educational system is still weak. It’s weak because of so many problems that exist on such as bad teaching quality; lecture does not go together with practice and high tuition’s fee. Furthermore‚ the training is not linked with students’ majors. And those problems will ruin the Vietnamese educational system if they don’t change. Nowadays‚ so many Vietnamese students complain that what they had learned are just lessons. Most
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the Copernicus theory. He is the son of Galileo Galilei’s housekeeper‚ examines a model of the solar system as it is understood to exist‚ with the Earth at its centre. Galileo is prepared to challenge that belief: “I have made discoveries we can no longer withhold from the world.” He demonstrates Copernicus’ findings that the earth moves
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condition us to be unseeing to some obvious situations in this world. Visibly picture in your head what it means to be homeless at that same time think why are those people homeless? During this recent article‚ Michael Sullivan wrote‚ I was homeless; ‘the look’ judged me worthless‚ to share with all readers in different communities. Sullivan has an overwhelming sense of personal experiences shared which gives a great insight to draw his readers to an emotional side as well as a connection of trust with him
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Going for the Look In today’s younger‚ trendy‚ fashion stores‚ people are being hired for their looks and less because of their brains. Marshal Cohen‚ a senior industry analyst‚ argues about why hiring better looking people helps a store’s environment. Making a certain brand more desirable to buy‚ meaning the company shall make more money. Stores such as Abercrombie and Fitch have already set their image using this technique and have become quite successful. Hiring attractive people is not
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Going for the Look Times continue to change and today people tend to judge a person on how they look. Companies are becoming more competitive and are looking for ways to attract customers. More retailers and companies are using the approach to hire based on appearance rather than work capability. Hiring should be based on work ethic‚ rather than appearance which can be discriminating. Companies all over the United States are denying people employment based on their physical appearance. In the
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Looks Are Deceiving Marmara was one of those people that everyone despises. Everyone knows how challenging the first part of the school year can be for new students. I mean‚ you have to make new friends and just get used to an unaccustomed environment. Well‚ it was not like that for Marmara! She had already become popular on the first day and was elected as class representative for she was intelligent and talented. She wrote two books that are published‚ had good looks‚ a beautiful voice‚ eye capturing
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technology has advanced society with respect to technology and efficiency‚ it has also created problems not previously seen because of the use of technology. Edward Tenner‚ a writer and technology consultant‚ wrote an article titled “Another Look Back‚ and a Look Ahead” published in 1996. In his article Tenner argues‚ through the use of the rhetorical appeal ethos‚ compare and contrast‚ and cause and effect‚ that society is advancing at an alarming rate and suggests a “retreating from intensity” (Tenner
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Hour 5 October 21‚ 2013 In Cohen’s statement‚ he gives off an intellectual but also an arrogant tone. This reflects his knowledge for being a successful retailer‚ but also has a sexist and snobbish way of viewing marketing. Retailers look for walking billboards to upscale their product to the public. Cohen states that you need attractive people working behind the counter to bring in today’s young crowd to the stores. On one hand‚ retailers should be able to hire who they want so they
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