Vietnamese language Essays

“The Sacred Willow” portrays four generations of a Vietnamese family that stretches from the traditional mandarin culture of northern Vietnam, the French occupation, the Vietnamese war, to life in the US. A main portion of this book is centered around the narrator Mai’s father Duong Thieu Chi and his struggle of working in the government while raising a family during the time of French Occupation. Throughout Mai’s accounts, her father’s internal conflict between good and bad as well as modern and

In Trinh T. Minh-ha’s film, Surname Viet Given Name Nam, Vietnamese women are interviewed about the constant repression they faced during the time of the Vietnam War, yet what is repeated throughout the film, and as the title suggests, is that being Vietnamese, despite what they struggled through, will always remain a part of their identities. The series of interviews given in the film recount hardships experienced by women and show what they had to endure in Vietnam on a daily basis in regards to

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In Bloods, the accounts of these veterans’ experiences really bring out the inhumane aspects of this war and what they really thought of being there. The individual soldiers each had their own experiences during the war that shaped their opinions and changed their lives forever. Many of the soldiers had come from similar backgrounds back on the home front and were dealing with the same problems trying to gain social equality and partaking in the Civil Rights Movement. Once in the service, the African

Leadership is the most important term in the organizations management. It is the ability of the leader to make sound decisions and inspires organization’s employees to well performance. Effective leaders are able to direct their people to achieve organization’s goals. He/she has ability to take fast and good decisions even in very critical situation to out from organization competition. There are some traits, skills and styles for good leaders. Some of them naturally they have them and some of

thoughtpolice had always been on watch to catch anyone being against, and even the people were enemies to one another reporting each other. The government watches the people constantly, limits their sources of information, and has even invented a new language Newspeak in order to eliminate any use of words that can give people ideas. If people don’t know a word to express what they feel, like injustice. they will eventually ignore that feelings. Likewise, in Fahrenheit 451 the government has

In the novel, “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair, Jurgis Rudkus plays an important role. Jurgis goes on a journey with his wife to a new country looking for a job and ends up losing more than he ever thought he could lose. The character, Jurgis Rudkus, is a strong willed man who faces many difficult situations on his journey to find a job and to reunite with his in laws. Jurgis gains a new perspective of everything around him and everything that has happened. The main character Jurgis Rudkus is an

Introduction Technology and war are closely related as it shapes the strategies adopted by nations and also influence the outcome of the war . Technological advancements are also driven by war due to the perceived needs to stay ahead and stay relevant in the new era so as to provide a technological edge against potential adversaries2. Although technology employed during war does provide an advantage against potential adversaries, however, it does not always result in a decisive advantage or victory

Vietnamese are rather fond of eating at street-side stalls or small shops specializing in a single dish, instead of the modern restaurant along the city streets. Their tradition of eating out is very strong, even if most of the meals are cooked and eaten at

the world. Idioms are often particular to certain languages or peoples. The Chinese have some very distinct idioms and many of them revolve around dragons. The most famous idiom that is recognizable today is “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (卧虎藏龙) which means talented individuals in hiding. Director Ang Lee made a movie by the same name in 2000 which is a popular film known all over the world and has launched a specific aspect of the Chinese language into the living rooms of millions of people. Dragon

America from Vietnam. Lam often explored and questioned how the value of tradition and culture for the Vietnamese Americans are identified. The themes most talked about in this story are the quest for identity/coming of age, conformity/rebellion, love and the American dream/nightmare. The family has moved to America and although the mother continues to participate in the tradition of the Vietnamese people by Lighting incense and speaking with dead ancestors. She would ask for protection of her children

I’m vietnamese which means I have some vietnamese background, I can speak Vietnamese but I can’t write in Vietnamese, and I can also speak and write a little spanish . Being vietnamese is pretty cool. You experience a whole different lifestyle compared to others and the different types of culture and food. I would love to travel across the world

Pho is a Vietnamese dish that is culturally significant to Wichita. It is a dish that is appreciated by families and friends, some that I know personally, and many that I do not know at all. Our reading of Notes From a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi helped me see a similar relationship between pho and the Asian community in Wichita and Kwame's own Black community and soul food. The reading showed me the importance of food in the black community and so I felt inspired to learn more about the

Abstract Language is a communication tool and system to a civilization and different from country to country. Every nation has their own historical, civilized, cultural, climatic characteristics, so every nation has their own language. However, different nations have similarities and differences in expressing their ideas. One common way of showing emotion and attitude is to use idioms. Idioms are used worldwide in order to express meaning more specifically. They can be seen as a mirror of human’s

Language is a universal instinct for communication. Using language to communicate is a natural process, and many may not realize the extent of its cultural influence. A culture may be defined by language, in the same way language is formative of culture and the individual. In “Mother Tongue,” Amy Tan recounts her childhood experience speaking “different Englishes” at home and in public, and how these contrasting dialects came to affect her thoughts and opportunities. The language a person grows up

how she struggled about speaking in English and her Chicano immigration life as a Hispanic living in the United States. Firstly, she discussed how the gender and cultural impacted of the language. Next, she also discussed how the Spanish language changed and evolved. At the end, Gloria also told us how the language in terms of learning that is comes together in one. Lastly, the main argument in this chapter was about social issues such as racism, sexism, low self-esteem, and cultural imperialism. It

Language is first learned as an infant by absorbing and mimicking one's environment, surroundings, and daily life. For some, like myself, more than one language is spoken, and learning how to balance multiple languages can be a challenge. Trying to integrate language with culture and environment at times can be interesting and other times demanding and tiresome. Maxine Hong Kingston describes her struggles in coping with the differences in her languages, coming to terms with herself, and accepting

have found out that speaking several languages can have great benefits on learning, cognition, memory, task conducting and many many other . The brains of bilingual and multilingual people work in a different way than monolingual speakers and thanks to these differences for quite many mental benefits. The most interesting thing is that only people who are bilingual or multilingual can have these positive factors. not Unless you have spoken a foreign language, your brain might not reap these bilingual

DIFFERENT VIETNAMESE SONGS. FUNCTION AND MOTIVATION  INTRODUCTION With the power of a dominant language, English has quickly shown its great influence in other languages on both forms of speech. In Vietnam, no one can deny that using English in speech is a common phenomenon in the youth generation and is on the way accepted by the Vietnamese community alike. On the other hand, in the form of writing, one of the most illustrious examples of this influence is the use of English in the Vietnamese song

being sent to bilingual or only English-language school to learn English since they just start using their mother tongue. Since English is an international language, most parents reckon that learning how to use efficiently it is important for children to have more opportunities in the future. Learning English at a young age does no harm to Vietnamese cultural identity; on the contrary, it brings numerous benefits for children’s future, introduces Vietnamese culture to the world and simultaneously