Nguyen Du, in full Nguyen-du Thanh-hien, pseudonym To Nhu, (born 1765, Tien Dien, Vietnam—died Aug. 10, 1820, Hue), best-loved poet of the Vietnamese and creator of the epic poem Kim van Kieu, written in chu-nom (southern characters). He is considered by some to be the father of Vietnamese literature. Nguyen Du passed the mandarin examinations at the age of 19 and succeeded to a modest military post under the Le dynasty. He served the Le rulers, as his family had done for generations, until their dynasty fell in 1787. Nguyen Du was for a period associated with efforts to restore the Le to power, but, unable to achieve this goal, he withdrew to the mountains of Hong Linh near his native village. When in 1802 the new Nguyen ruler Gia Long succeeded in uniting the country and called Nguyen Du to court, he reluctantly obeyed and subsequently held many official posts.  While serving in Quang Binh in northern Vietnam in 1813, he attained the rank of Column of the Empire and was subsequently appointed head of a delegation to Peking. During this mission he translated a Chinese novel, dating from the Ming period, into Vietnamese poetry as Kim van Kieu (English translation by Huynh Sanh Thong, The Tale of Kieu: The Classic Vietnamese Verse Novel; 1973). As an exploration of the Buddhist doctrine of karmic retribution for individual sins, his poem expresses his personal suffering and deep humanism. He also wrote “Words of a Young Hat Seller,” a shorter poem in a lighter vein; Chieu hon (“Address to the Dead”); and many other poems in Chinese rather than Vietnamese. Nguyen Du was assigned to two other ambassadorial missions to Peking; before he was able to depart on the last one, however, he died of a long illness for which he stoically refused treatment. The Tale of Kiều is an epic poem in Vietnamese, considered the most famous poem and a classic in Vietnamese literature.The original title in Vietnamese is Đoạn Trường Tân Thanh (斷腸新聲, "A New Cry From a Broken Heart"), but it is better known as Truyện Kiều In 3,254 verses, written in lục bát ("six–eight") meter, the poem recounts the life, trials and tribulations of Thúy Kiều, a beautiful and talented young woman, who has to sacrifice herself to save her family. To save her father and younger sister from prison, she sells herself into marriage with a middle-aged man, not knowing that he is a pimp, and is forced into prostitution. While modern interpretations vary, some post-colonial writers have interpreted it as a critical, allegorical reflection on the rise of the Nguyễn dynasty.

Analytical thinking and Synthetical thinking are two different thinking activities. “Analysis” means breaking down a problem into many details, which helps us to identify the main causes of a problem, and Synthesis, on the other hand, brings together the small pieces of detail, helping solving the problem. We can grasp the big picture, see the whole without getting too caught up in the details. It can be said that analytical thinking is the first step to capture all the relevant details and synthetic thinking is the last step to seeing what is happening, it is similar to the operations of Sherlock Holmes' work in Arthur Conan Doyle's work. He always starts with capturing even the tiniest points and then deducing what story they tell of what's going on, stringing them together to see a general picture. The left hemisphere of the brain is analytic and the right one is synthetic. Assuming that everyone's intelligence is equal from birth, these two abilities do not develop equally. You must practice every day to develop these two skills. While working, these are the two necessary skills to organize work and management smartly. It is necessary to equip the following skills to improve analytical and synthesis thinking: Comparing and contrasting ideals with actual practice Examining or evaluating assumptions Making plausible inferences, predictions, or interpretation Exploring implications and consequences Please watch full video clip of this talk via: Facebook: https://fb.watch/cmh2FjftQv/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/lA7l3XGxHUM  

PERSONALITY STRUCTURE UNDER PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY - DƯƠNG NGỌC DŨNG. Psychoanalysis is a research theory on personality organization and personality development motivation, exploring humans’ inside world, in order to figure out reasons for the manifestations through human behavior to the external objective world then find solutions to adjust human behavior, especially activities that affect moral and social values. Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, argued that human personality is complex, composed of three different elements: the id, the ego, and the superego. The id is the aspect of personality that is driven by basic needs, which is the only component of personality that is present from birth. This is usually an instinct, such as hunger, thirst or sexual desire, etc. It is entirely unconscious, acting on the pleasure principle, striving for the immediate gratification of any desire or need. If these needs are not satisfied immediately, the result is a state anxiety or tension. The ego is governed by the principle of reality, develops from the id, and its job is to ensure that instinctual urges are demonstrated in an acceptable way in the real world. The reality principle that governs the ego will weigh the pros and cons of the behavior before the subject decides to perform or ignore the it. The ego operates simultaneously in the conscious, pre-conscious, and unconscious states. The final emergent component of personality is the super-ego. The super-ego is controlled by moral principles. It is our perception of the rights and wrongs in life, helping to educate and perfect our behaviors. It suppresses all the hard-to-accept urges of the id and struggles to make the ego act upon idealistic standards rather that upon realistic principles. When talking about the id, the ego, and the superego, it is important to remember that these are not three totally separate entities with clearly defined boundaries. These aspects of personality are dynamic and always interacting within a person to influence an individual’s overall personality and behavior. According to Freud, the key to a healthy personality is a balance between this trio. Please watch full video clip of this talk via: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/exlibrishermes/videos/341552621245027/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/WUcVkpGgpzQ