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This six page undergraduate paper examines Ho Chi Minh, who was one of the most charismatic leaders of the twentieth-century. The writer points out that his innate intelligence, long life and foreign travels provided him with a great depth of knowledge of politics, human nature, and the psychology of leadership. The writer discusses that he applied all that he learned as he led his people towards independence, first against the French and then against the Americans.

From the Paper
"Ho Chi Minh was one of the most charismatic leaders of the twentieth-century. His innate intelligence, long life and foreign travels provided him with a great depth of knowledge of politics, human nature, and the psychology of leadership. He applied all that'd he'd learned as he led his people towards independence, first against the French and then against the Americans. He was beloved by his people, who reverently called him "Uncle Ho" and it was this intense loyalty that enabled the small Asian country of North Vietnam to defeat the superpower military might of the United States in the Vietnam War."

Tags:ho, chi, minh

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This paper examines how, in 1946, the French entered a war against the Viet Minh who desired Viet Nam's independence and were led by communist Ho Chi Minh. It looks at how American long-term fear of Communism and the unity of Vietnam under Ho Chi Minh encouraged the U.S. to maintain its involvement with this Asian country and how it was not until 1973 and a multitude of losses that America finally pulled out. It analyzes whether Ho Chi Minh was a major threat to Western democracy, basing its facts on the book, "Ho Chi Minh", by world-renowned authority on Vietnam, William Duiker, who concludes that Ho Chi Minh was a Vietnamese patriot and a leader with whom the U.S. could and should have been able to work.

From the Paper
"In fact, Ho Chi Minh was not always treated well by his fellow Communist leaders (ibid). When Ho visited Moscow in 1950, Stalin's attitude to his guest was, according to Nikita Khrushchev, "offensive" and "infuriating." The situation with Mao Tse-Tung in China was not much better. Having convinced himself that war with America was a necessary evil and might break out anywhere on the Chinese borders, Mao looked on Vietnam as a useful buffer state, or another Korea. Ho regarded the Chinese with great uneasiness; one of the constant themes of Vietnam's history has been resistance to Chinese domination."

Tags:communism, china, nguyen

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This paper examines Ho Chi Minh's early life in order to understand how he impacted not only Vietnam but the world, up until his death on September 3, 1969. This paper looks at Vietnam's history and explains how Ho Chi Minh's leadership affected the country. By understanding the personality of this cunning, ruthless and murderous leader, it shows how he so easily manipulated his people, the media and others to express his goals.

From the Paper
"During the period of 1919-1923, Ho became quite an activist for the Communist Movement then afoot throughout Europe and other places such as his native Asia, specifically Vietnam. He was in fact one of the founders of the French Communist Party. He studied, wrote, lectured, and organized on several fronts. He, in 1919 when President Wilson was in Paris for the Versailles Peace Conference, tried to meet with the President. He was totally rebuffed and Isolationist United States did not even consider his proposals for Vietnam's independence. A mistake which costs us dearly in the not too distant future as we all are aware of in so many ways."

Tags:vietnam, leader

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The paper argues that the rules of Stalin, Mao and Ho Chi Minh existed as the result of both the charisma of the leader and the favorable political environments. The paper further argues that these dictators held on to their power through a complex mechanism of propaganda and emotional and psychological influences on the masses.

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"There has been a wide debate concerning the elements which brought to power dictators such as Josef Stalin, Mao Zedong, or Ho Chi Minh. Some have argued that in fact they were the example of democracy or the choice of their peoples. Other haves considered that in fact their rule represented the result of the violent takeovers of power. Regardless of the means through which they reached powers, such dictators held on to their power through different techniques and strategies which manipulated the masses and allowed them to gain control, not in a physical manner only, but also through the common perceptions of the people."

Tags:propaganda, personality, leaders, Russia, China, Vietnam

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This seven-page undergraduate paper examines the revolutionary leaders Emilio Aguinaldo in the Philippines and Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam. The author discusses similarities and differences in geopolitical conditions, key events, methods, goals, and strategies.

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This paper compares two films, one from Japan, Hayao Miyazaki's "My Neighbor Totoro" and China, Yuen Woo-Ping's "The Tai Chi Master." It analyzes the aspects involving the relationship nature has with the beliefs and values of the Shinto and Taoism religion that are prevalent in the films. The author states that the films' similarities reveal the common ideals that both religions are founded on: respect and gratitude towards nature and its power.

From the Paper
"Hayao Miyazaki's "My Neighbor Totoro" and Yuen Woo-Ping's "The Tai Chi Master," one from Japan and another from China, will be analyzed in order to see how the beliefs and values of Shinto associate nature with human beings while Taoism interprets nature as the ultimate source of power. My Neighbor Totoro reveals Shinto beliefs throughout the films by presenting the audiences how Shinto belief "that nature has a great deal of influence on human beings and actions one takes originate from nature" has become a critical factor of Japanese people's life on a daily basis. The Tai Chi Master emphasizes the notion that one can strengthen himself from understanding the order of nature. Yuen leads the audiences through the main character's ordeal and how he manages to recover from the emotional and physical injury by questioning himself about the force and order of nature which eventually enables him to discover the path leads to his goal."

Tags:beliefs, china, culture, hayao, japan, master, miyazaki, ping, politics, religion, shinto, taoist, woo, yuen

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This paper discusses the philosophy, practice, history and main principles of Taoism. The paper also explains its social importance and the benefits of bringing the body and spirit into harmony through practiced movement.

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"Taoism, or as it is often called Daoism, basically equates to English as the path or way. Taoism is more than an ancient Chinese spiritual philosophy or discipline. Robinson maintains that the concept of Taoism is fairly indefinable and must be experienced for Taoism refers to a power which envelops, surrounds and flows through all things living and non-living. The Tao is seen regulating the natural processes and nourishing the balance in the individual and the universe."

Tags:the Way, energy, Yin-Yang, wu wei, China, religion

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The paper shows that national identity is crucial to the Vietnamese because they have an extensive history of colonial rule, beginning in 2nd Century B.C. and ending in 1945 when the Vietnamese drove the French out of their land. The paper traces the rise in Vietnamese nationalism until Ho Chi Minh rose as a communist and nationalist leader in the 1940s to unite his fellow countrymen.

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"Vietnamese nationalism and anti- colonialism are indistinguishable because many of the nationalist organizations revolted against French colonial rule. National pride and unique national identity were possible only when oppressive colonial rulers were defeated. From the mid 18th century to 1945, France influenced Vietnam through physical presence like building hydraulic dams, and indirect presence by France manipulating Vietnamese officials as if they were puppets . Between 1904 and 1960, Vietnamese leaders formed numerous revolutionary organizations . Modern Vietnamese nationalism, for the sake of this brief paper, begins at the turn of the century."

Tags:imperialism, Bui, Quang, Chieu, Cao, Dai, Viet, Minh, Nguyen

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"The concepts of Yin and Yang in Chinese philosophy are complex and difficult to grasp, and they are said to be indefinable in the strictest sense because they are such all-embracing conceptions. The terms are used to refer to the two complementary creative forces in nature. Yin is female and is thought to be passive, negative, dark, cold, soft, and wet; yang is male and is thought to be active, positive, light, hot, hard, and dry. The terms "positive" and "negative" in this instance do not have the meaning of good or bad or desirable and undesirable; instead, they are used in the same general sense that physicists use the terms to refer to the positive or negative electrical charges of particles. Yin and yang together symbolize the eternal and profound duality in nature. They are opposites, but they counterbalance and complement each other (Wu 157)."

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The paper explores the impact of Ho Chi Minh on North Vietnamese politics and economic development and how the political reality of the time molded official economic policy. The paper goes on to show how the Five Year Plan under Ho Chi Minh's DRV development plan was not only ineffective, it greatly reduced Vietnam's general ability to compete on the international market. The paper points out, however, that Vietnam has recognized these errors and has now begun the slow process of rebuilding and transitioning to a market economy.

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"For much of the 19th and 20th centuries, Vietnam was largely dominated through the imperialist dynasty of France. Not until the early 1950s the Vietnam finally fights back against their European overlords to reclaim their own country. The anti French struggle within Vietnam brought the first instance of real patriotic and nationalistic pride. In the wake of its split from French control, Vietnam has become a model of economic and political crisis. The political uprising against the French was led by a combination of Northern and Southern political leaders. In the north a pro-communist regime was implemented under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh, while the South pandered to the Americans. While both sides were able to reconcile their differences during the French rebellion, they soon found that it was infeasible to stay politically united."

Tags:Five, Year, Plan, Ho, Chi, Minh, DRV, production, free, market, exports