2/ 2 ways to get book 
1. Download PDF (recommended)
2. Borrow it from the library

3/ There are 4 assignments:
- Each assignment will have a effect of 20% on final result score --> 4 assignment = 80% final result scores.
- Final exam - 20% final result scores
- The assignments are in homework form and most can be done individually or in pair.
- As1: Write a response essay
- As2: Write an outline for argumentative essay with a counter. Give a title to your outline.
- As3: Write an essay based on outline in Assignment 2. Give a title for your essay.
- As4: Write a summary
- Final exam: Write a response essay in an argumentative format, choosing one side in the prompt and arguments in the reading

I have read a quote about life. That quote is from a person called Reback: “ Life is a story. Make yours the best seller”. From my point of view, Reback believes that every person has their own life, and they should make their life become a good one. Is this true? And if it is true, what should we do to write our life story to be a best-seller book?

In my view, everyone has the same thing in their life they must go through happiness, anger, love, and hatred throughout their whole life. The factor which creates the difference between their life story is the way they choose to live. We have the right to design our own world and make it uniquely follow our hobbies. There are some people who are afraid of criticism from other people so they tend to give up their ideals of life; instead of that, they tie themselves to the concept which takes form by society. I would argue that this action is very cruel to us since we do not give ourselves chance to live according to our ideals. As the author said: “make yours the best seller”; the best seller books are usually meaningful, meaning we have to make our lives meaningful. So what is a meaningful life? That we have to be brave to fight with social standards to be ourselves, to do anything that we desire to do. 

In conclusion, I believe this quote is like a motivation for the people who are not confident about themselves as well as me to push themselves, and me to be more confident about their lives in a social environment, which people always comment on once they see something stranger. In addition, I hope everyone could have objective thoughts when we see something new. 

For audiences of this novel, the most frustrated and distressing plot might be chapter 15 that Nancy stole Oliver from Brownlow family returned to pickpocket group again. When Oliver could live in happiness, Nancy lied to people on the street that this boy is her brother, and kidnapped him because of benefits. Unsurprisingly, there will be greatly angry on her, even though she seemed like not really willing to do that at first. Moreover, it is a big regret of Nancy on the next chapter because she cries that hope Oliver is dead rather than living in worse circumstances. In front of her regret, I feel sympathy for her because what she is suffering from, and Nancy understands that is too much for little boy when death is a better choice.

Furthermore, Nancy confesses to Brownlow about everything that she did and cruel plan of the gang. After promising to help orphan boy, Nancy may beloved by many audiences. This lady might strongly surprise the readers by her sweet heart, when Nancy refused Brownlow family's offer in the Lon Don Bridge at midnight to help her leave criminal life because of her lover. I am definitely taken back about Nancy's loyalty to her lover, and although Sikes treats her badly, she still takes care of him without any complaints. Finally, the saddest plot is that instead of living new life, she goes back to Sikes while knowing this will be her last day because she in love, and unfortunately Nancy was murdered by her lover.

 To sum up, Nancy is a street born girl, and her life is full of crime and violence. In spite of misfortune, she always wants to change her life to be better. Knowing help Oliver could lose her life, but she saved his life without hesitancy. I have a lot of love for this character, and I am in agreement with many readers that Nancy deserves forgiveness.

Casually, players have no ideas what the next game is, and they are divided into pairs in the 5^th game. Naturally, they chosen who is more familiar with them. My face skin is frozen with the big round shape of my eyes and mouth because they have to fight the person in their pair unfortunately. “What is the world” I was taken back and confirmed with myself that do they have to kill their wife, siblings, friends, or lovers. What an evil game!

My feeling is more upset and chaotic even though I know everyone both has reason to continuously live their life. However, I am not only frustrated because when I watch Sang-Woo that lied in order to survive on this game but also sympathy with him because that is what he can do for himself, and to kill Ali who used to be his brother is not literally easy decision. Besides that, when Ali had his last teardrops, I suddenly cried without awareness. I also suffered from betrayal because of my soulmate that was extremely distressing and hard to take a breath. Perhaps, I can understand how Ali feel, but it is just a little part. I realize death is not a matter anymore, but scared of man’s heart.

To sum up, I can not count how many times my heart gets hurt when recalling the scene that was covered by Ali’ painful tear.

We'll talk about the battle scene first. The US Marines had to occupy the coast where the German army was entrenched. Although the US Marines won in the end, they lost a lot of lives. Bodies piled up, and they died for many reasons such as bullets, explosive mines, and drowning because of too heavy military uniforms. I still clearly remember the sound of bullets, bombs, and the screams of soldiers. I can't imagine what it would be like if I was there. The battle is too fierce and cruel, and human life is not worth it at all. I realized that war is meaningless because so many people have sacrificed for it. I suddenly felt pity for them and their families because the soldiers were always on the verge of death, not knowing when they could return to reunite with their families.

But what impresses me more deeply is the image and interior of the characters in the battle. The image that haunts me the most is the image of the soldier picking up his severed arm to reattach it and the doctor trying to save the survivors but could not because of the continuous bullets. What I can feel in them is despair and helplessness when trying but not knowing where the results will go. However, I see in them a strong desire to live. If it were in that situation, I would have collapsed at the thought of losing or getting injured. But the soldiers kept trying, still advancing at any cost, even with a faint glimmer of hope. They have an optimistic spirit even in dangerous situations, which is precious and it is also a lesson for me.

Through the first 27 minutes of the film, I think the director did a good job of conveying the fierceness of the war. The images and details are realistic and make a strong impression on me. The movie helped me understand more about war crimes and I feel very fortunate to live in a peaceful country.

Why employability skills help you reach your full potential in work?

Workplace: The contrast between Winner & Loser

-          Read the text

-          Summarize the 3 main skills

-          Annotate, analyze each skill (main idea, example, definition…)

-          Choose keywords (Skills, better, comparison, working environment) → Material to make topic

-          Consider all possible topics

What is your response to that quote? Write about 150-200 word paragraph to show your response. 

2. “The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”

3. “Stop outsourcing your happiness. Happiness doesn’t come from a hot partner, a fancy car, or a nice home. It comes from within. Everything you could ever want is already inside you. Your internal state dictates your external experience.”

4. Young generation nowadays is in favor of some self-healing treatments in which they believe improving appearance and materials can heal the pain they suffer in their life.

Botox injections are becoming more popular because of the effects it brings to users, especially among young people. However, it is unnecessary for teenagers and can be harmful to health.

Teenagers today are obsessed with good looks and turn to Botox to get the perfect look. ASAPS (American Society of Plastic Surgeons) did a study and they found that nearly 12,000 of these injections were given to teenagers between the ages of 13 and 19. This result shows that young people increasingly abuse Botox and it has become a trend. However, the injection of Botox in young people is not necessary because it does not have a noticeable effect. Botox injections only help remove wrinkles, not prevent them from appearing. The truth is that teenagers do not yet have wrinkles and there is no scientific evidence that Botox can prevent wrinkles from appearing in the future. That means that Botox has almost no use in helping young people beautify themselves. => check Thư's comment since your direction is quite similar to hers

1 addition to its use for beauty, Botox also has many other benefits in the field of health such as helping to relieve pain, and treating some diseases of the eyes and some other parts. 2 Overall, this is a safe product for medical use. 3 However, people forget that Botox is a potent neurotoxin and causes paralysis of the muscles in which it is injected. 4 Overdosing it can cause serious complications and even death. 5 Botox helps to relax muscles and erase wrinkles, but its effects wear off and Botox injections must be repeated. 6 The longer the use, the more resistant the body becomes to Botox and that requires the user to increase the dose of Botox to achieve the same results.7  People often do not think or know it and unwittingly put themselves in danger. => the coherence of this par is confusing. You have to ask yourself the function of each sentence in relation to the previous and the latter sentences, otherwise they are messy and hinder readers understanding, reduce the persuasion:

3 omit "however" and check its meaning, this sounds Vietnamese thinking => people forget what Botox is then what happens? is it a big deal if they forget, the point is they KNOW what it is but the motive behind their action is the acttractiveness of being beautiful, the admires of the society and more opportunities in love, work and study. This sentence should be a definition only and put it before sentence 1.

The first half of sentence 5 belongs to good side, it confuses readers' flow since before and after that half are bad sides => you need to state why one dose is not enough (Internet source), how many doses  noticeably prove the effectiveness (Internet) => your comment/analysis: many doses cause what consequences => examples of real symptoms  (Internet) => analyze the effects of those symptoms on whole life

Body 2 has no sources => unacceptable

Check APA for in-text citation and references list => they are wrong now

In summary, Botox injections are widespread among young people, and it is increasingly abused. They use it as a beauty trend without thinking about its effectiveness and the risks behind it. Botox injections should be carefully considered in young people and administered by their guardians. A healthy lifestyle and daily skin care tips will be a much safer and better solution to a beautiful look than Botox injections.

Reference : 

Jennifer Bunn(2014). Teenagers And Anti-Aging Products: Teen Botox To Prevent Wrinkles Later On?

https://www.steadyhealth.com/articles/teenagers-and-anti-aging-products-teen-botox-to-prevent-wrinkles-later-on 

Kitto Plastic Surgery(2021). The benefits of Botox® Treatment

https://kittoplasticsurgery.com/blog/benefits-of-botox-treatment 

  In this 21st century era, self-beautification is a heated topic and not too far to most people living in modern life. Thus, with the growth of various aesthetic types, Botox is one of the most favourable non-invasive beauty treatments which people chose for a better look and it is getting more and more accessible to users of all ages. However, many argue that Botox is not actually as essential as its benefits, especially for youngsters; and in some ways, it can directly influence people’s mental health distressingly.

  To begin with, it is approved that teenagers who are 13-18 years old have been obsessed with beauty through injections. According to ASAPS (American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery)=> which year? showed that almost 12,000 of these injections were given to teens between the ages of 13 and 19, a number that has been increasing rapidly. To be honest, I truly considered and believe that Botox is not obviously necessary for them. This is due to the fact that teens are still in the developing stage of whole body structure so they literally do not have wrinkles at all=> are you sure? are teens all the same around the world? => show evidence from medical statistics. Imagine simply that adults have wrinkles that affect their face appearance and they have to be treated, while teens only have the promise of someday developing wrinkles. And if there is any area of the face that really needs to have facial muscles to protect the face from unfortunate physical impacts, then young people should think about it and not get injections to prevent that muscle area from developing but let it exist naturally first.=> why?

  In addition to serving in the cosmetic field, Botox is supposed to be injections that have only beneficial results in beauty after once or twice people get access to it and completely expected to be maintained for a long time. Anyway, according to a provided information from London Independent Surgery’s official website, the effect of Botox is predicted to last for at least three months, repeating treatments are usually performed every 3-6 months. Therefore, this treatment does not make sure for users about persistent as well as long-lasting features. In fact, with continuing use, the body becomes more independent of Botox, then it requires the user to increase the dose of Botox to achieve the same results as before. => so what? show the contrast with the opposing view

 

 To sum up, Botox still has its own inconveniences and those disadvantages absolutely outweigh the beneficial points in terms of considering the big picture for far future.

Reference : => 2 sources?
Non-surgical of procedures : Botox
http://lips1.co.uk/botox/

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