Ho Chi Minh City

volunteering in the less developed parts of the country. In 2007, I participated in this campaign as a volunteer. Eleven other college students and I were assigned, as a team, to go and live in a small province called “Tan Thanh Dong” of Cu Chi, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. During that one-month period, my teammates and I participated in various programs and events including cleaning roads, fixing houses, teaching children basic computer skills, and creating small social events and games for the…

to unify the entire country under a single communist regime modeled after those of the Soviet Union and China (Vietnam War History, 2009). This led to a prolonged conflict which culminated On 30 April 1975. North Vietnamese Army troops entered the city of Saigon and quickly overcame all resistance. A tank from the 324th Division crashed through the gates of the Independence Palace. At 11:30 am the Viet Cong flag was raised above the palace. Once again the country was re-united as a whole,…

Tom cruise earned his first Academy Award nomination for, “Born on the 4th of July”. His spectacular performance of Ron Kovic, a young Vietnam veteran returning home sums up the Vietnam era. The moves flashes to Vietnam where Kovic experience the atrocities of war before he is wounded and shipped to a VA hospital to recover. The condition of the VA hospital are despicable, rats, broken equipment, and drug use. Most of the people who work there are apathetic, overworked, understaffed, and black…

2.2 Relevant to other similar concepts 2.2.1 Learning style and Cognitive style In the field of research relating to language teaching and learning, the two terms “learning style” and “cognitive style” are often used interchangeably. Several researchers have tried to define the differences between the two types such as : Allport (1937) clarifies the differences by stating cognitive style is individual’s typical ways of processing such as problem solving, thinking, perceiving and remembering. In…

Tanks were changed from going 5 miles per hour in WW1, and only crushing barbed wire, to going 30 miles per hour and being able to shoot the enemy in WW2. The bombs went from being hand grenades in WW1, to being nuclear bombs capable of destroying cities in the end of WW2. During all three wars, however, the US continued to sent money to aid one or both sides of the war. During both of the world wars and some of the Cold War, the US supplied troops to fight against their allies…

industry workers. Customer-oriented care is put on the priority, all staves always give smile and welcome message ''Welcome to Lotteria'' when any customer open the door. By this way, Lotteria can have first impression and gain customers' loyalty. Mr. Kyuk-ho Shin, the CEO of this organisation, deemed that salespeople are the representatives when they service and communicate directly with customers. Emloyees should be prepared specific skills to understand and solve fastidious customers or…

There is a huge potential growth for the retail industry in Ho Chi Minh City due to a relatively low retail density index. In fact, this is an opportunity as well as a challenge for all retailers to differentiate themselves and maintain their relationship with customers. Due to the emerging and development of newcomers…

Vietnam and the mining of Haiphong Harbor. Nixon then took a step designed both to interfere with Communist supplies and to signal a willingness to act irrationally to achieve his goals—he secretly ordered the bombing of Communist supply lines on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia. Also in keeping with his intention to convey a sense of presidential irrationality—Nixon as "madman"—he launched a worldwide nuclear alert. None of it worked. The North Vietnamese did not yield; Nixon did not carry out…

To defend the US, JFK tripled the US’s nuclear capability, increased the number of troops, ships, and artillery, and established the Green Berets, a special force squad. JFK also turned toward aiding third world countries where communism would be fought in the future. A plan similar to the Marshall Plan called the Alliance for Progress was created as a series of projects for peaceful development in Latin America, and the Peace Corps was established to send young volunteers to third world…

exposed to toluene which is known to cause damage to the liver, kidneys and central nervous system. In an inspection report that was prepared in January for the company's internal use only, Ernst & Young wrote that workers at the factory near Ho Chi Minh City were exposed to carcinogens that exceeded local legal standards by 177 times in parts of the plant and that 77 percent of the employees suffered from respiratory problems. In our opinion, Nike should immediately implement all of the…