I made it. This is my sixth month in Vancouver. Throughout my time living and studying here, I realize that there are many differences between the two cities in my heart. The first thing about Vancouver that is so much different from my own city is the aesthetic. Each city is beautiful in its own …
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A Reflection on Dr. Seuss ” How the Grinch Stole Christmas”
Christmas is not about the materialistic value of gifts and presents, but it’s about the bond between family members and friends, this is clearly demonstrated in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) by Dr. Seuss. In the movie, the Grinch is a green creature, live far away from the Whos in Whoville. He has a …
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Consumerism – A Reflection
When I turn on the television, and tune to the news, I always see the news anchors and various experts, politician saying the general idea: Consumerism is good, because it helps the economy expanding. And in the spirit of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, I went shopping for some… stuff. However, I saw an article …
3 Idiots – When Tradition Became Big Screen Fun
Last week, I had a chance to see the movie 3 Idiots in my Composition 11 class. It was quite an experience, for it was my first time seeing a movie from India, and for the satire that made my class dies of laughter. The 3 Idiots is a 2009 movie starting Armir Khan as …
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Vietnam’s Traditional Dish
Either you have pho, or you dont. There is not, absolutely no substitute for pho. For its uniqueness, pho has became the signature dish of Vietnam, that you can say: “you haven’t came to Vietnam if you didn’t eat a bow of pho there.” When you come to pho, you will be suprise to find …
Racism and Its Negative Effect on First Nation People in The Story “We’ll Take The White One” by Dawn Dumont
The story “We’ll Take the White One” by Dawn Dumont seemlessly portrays its negative effect on the First Nation people. According to the website of Anti-Defamation League ( https://www.adl.org/racism ), racism “Racism is the belief that a particular race is superior or inferior to another, that a person’s social and moral traits are predetermined by …
War and Peace
War Chaos, Violent Killing, Fighting, Dying Soldiers, Immorality, Future, Life Loving, Nurturing, Living Tranquil, Serene Peace James Vo
My Cup Is Haft Empty, but I Am Not Negative
As a survey from Mrs. Tara happened in the class, I found myself as a part of the Negative Side (or the Dark Side, if you like Star Wars, and the original trilogy is the best, not for debating) of the class. Turn out the way I call my haft-empty cup of that hot delicious …
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I Love
I love my family. I my sister. I love my father. I love my mother, and my relatives. I love my pet, and all the sound they make. I love Vancouver, and the rainy days to come. I love Canada, for poutine and the overly politeness. I love Vietnam, because that’s the country I came …
Climate Action Strike – Greta Thunberg
Whether you like it or not, changes will come, and it will make present the past. The climate is one of the thing is changing, and its changing in a bad way because of human’s action. However, the youths of the world are changing in a good way. In the recent years, the frequency of …
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