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As a citizen of Vietnam, I know that some past events shaped our country. Vietnam has a long history with China and France. It is found that there are four countries play very important parts in our history. There are China, France, Japan and the United States respectively. In this essay, the impact on the past events, which shaped the today Vietnam and interactions between Vietnam and the countries mentioned above will be discussed. The relationship between my country, Vietnam and China changed

Korea and Japan have been known for their food, their culture, and as well as the products that have been selling throughout the world. They have been able to build their economy up as well as be able to develop drastically to a point where they are considered to be one of the most developed countries in the world. Though both nations have developed as well as maintained peace with other nations; Japan and Korea have one thing that they do not seem to be able to get along or even resolve. Both countries

A Landlocked nation in southern Asia, with a terrain variation from 6,000 meters altitude down to sea level, has a unique economic structure. The long narrow country is separated into seventy five districts, each being controlled by a chief officer. Agriculture varies because of the difference in terrains and industry being limited. Most of the trade occurs with bordering country, India. Lifestyle in many cities in Nepal is not as modernized as surrounding countries in Asia. It does have features

meaning through the production and combination of signs. (Neves, 2011) Multilingualism can, therefore, be described as a person’s capability to maintain and practice two or more languages in an environment. This concept is quite commonly seen throughout South Africa as there is a total of eleven official languages. These languages are critical in today’s youth as they are exposed to a culturally diverse society which enables them to broaden their thinking in every-day life. Language within societies can

Since the end of the Korean War, the United States has enacted policies to isolate and undermine the Kim Dynasty in North Korea. A key development took place in the past several decades where North Korea broke away from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to develop their own nuclear weapons and while lacking launch capabilities, they have been successful in their development. During this process, the United States took active policies to deter the North Koreans in pursuit of their goals. It is easy

Contemporary Korean Proverbs: A Brief History of Foreign Influences Aristotle once said that “proverbs were portions of man’s early philosophy which had survived because of brevity and cleverness”. Contemporary definitions of proverbs try and recapitulate this notion of pithy erudition, defining proverbs as “a short, popular, common saying or witty remark used figuratively with an edifying intent.” The proverb’s ability to convey morality and life lessons has maintained its importance throughout

prison and battling tuberculosis, he never stopped striving to make a large impact on not only South Africa, but the world as well (Schoemaker). Nelson Mandela is a major worldwide influence due to his key role in the transformation of South Africa from apartheid to democracy, the numerous charities he established and supported, and his lifelong dedication to ending racial segregation permanently in South Africa. Nelson Mandela was

it big or small. Nelson Mandela said to his people “do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again”, and many times did he fall and get back up (Brainyquote). Nelson Mandela has always had a vision of South Africa where he and his people could live in a community without apartheid. As this vision became clear to him, and he began to act upon his thoughts, the white supremacists began their process on preventing him from achieving his goals. Nelson Mandela

were needed in order to avenge the “deaths” of the American people by the Vietnamese. In the beginning, thousands of men signed up to be drafted because the war was supported. According to Howard Zinn, “over 200,000 American soldiers were sent to South Vietnam, and in 1966, 200,000 more.” The New York Times discovered that the American soldiers used an excuse of Vietcong to bomb many places in which the residents were mostly the innocent women and children. About five hundred deaths took place, and

concerning France’s success. By the time Kennedy took office the French had withdrawn and Eisenhower had poured millions of dollars of aid into South Vietnam. The U.S. policy had a chance to shift at this point, but once again, Kennedy picked up the mantle of taking a stand against communism in Vietnam. Though the commitment at this point to forces in South Vietnam was not one of full “soldiers on the ground”, Kennedy still inherited a dangerous situation. Kennedy made a decision that caused yet another