In this letter, please clearly state the reason why you are willing to apply to the Scholarship

Program (300 500 words)

I am Khanh Chan. The next 20th October is my 24th birthday. Up to now, I have been studying
English for 2 years.In fact,Two years is not enough time for a person who wants to master a
language. As I am so ambitious, I want to get this scholarship for not only taking a further
English course but also reaching my goal in life.
English becomes more and more important in the globalized world. Achieving English is the
dream of everyone in general and of me in particular.That dream has rooted in me since I was in
High School. At that time I studied harder than any other students to be the best in class. During
three years in High School I always got my target because I put forth a lot of effort into
everything (that )I did. With my excellent (performing) performance in school, I was confident
(to) in taking an entrance exam to the University of Pedagogy and being admitted there. Four
years later (2012), I took an exam again to the college of Socio-Sciences and Humanity and I
passed.
(I do my best in any and everything) whatever I do, I try my best. When I set goals for myself, I
do everything in my power to achieve them and if I happen to fall short of my goal then I pride
myself in knowing that I did my best. My goals in life are often extremely high. I base my goals
on the quote Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you will land among the stars. I think that
the drive I have to succeed is one of many reasons why I deserve this scholarship.
A second reason why I believe I am worthy of this scholarship is that the career path I have
chosen takes a lot of time and money. I want to become a successful interpreter, and it will be
tough for me to obtain this goal without the assistance of scholarships. Attending in a College
costs an arm and a leg (itself is expensive), plus the extra time that it will take to become an
interpreter will add up to a great amount. However, I am determined to achieve this goal no
matter how long it might take. I have dreamed of becoming an interpreter too long to fall short of
this goal in life.
Another reason why I feel I deserve this scholarship is that I participated in many extracurricular
activities in High School. I was a member of the schools singing team for two years. During this
time, I helped raise money for the poor students by participating in the singing show. And I was
the secretary of the Union club. I believe that my participation in these activities show my
strength in being well organized and active.
In conclusion, getting any scholarship is a great achievement in students life. Taking a qualified
course in English is my great dream but I know (it is only a dream if there is) my dream never
comes true without (help) assistance of scholarship.

Dan Brown - thin ti vn chng hay bc thy la

o?
Th ba, 17/08/2010 00:39

(2Sao) - Bn ngh g v cha ca 'Mt m Da Vinci' - mt trong nhng tiu thuyt gia gy
nhiu tranh ci nht trn th gii?

C th chc chn mt iu rng d l mt fan trung thnh hay mt c gi th vi cc tiu

thuyt trinh thm, ci tn Dan Brown t hn cng vn t nhiu li n tng trong mi ngi
c. S hu cun sch bn chy nht nh lng vn hc hin i vi hn 80 triu bn in - hin
tng ca dng tiu thuyt trinh thm - lch s Mt m Da Vinci, cng nhng ta sch gy st
trn ton th gii nh Thin thn v c qu hay mi y nht l Biu tng tht truyn, nh
vn ngi M nhanh chng tr nn ni ting v c hng triu c gi yu thch cng nh
hm m.

Nhng cng ng qun, chnh Dan Brown cng l ci tn b khng t ngi ght b v ch bai nht l t pha nhng nh ph bnh tn tui v danh ting. Khng b nh ng vo nhm cc
nh vn th trng, nhng Dan Brown cng cha tng c ngi ta cng nhn l mt cy bt
xut sc. ng cng gy ra nhiu sng gi trn vn n bi ni dung trong cc cun tiu thuyt
ca mnh qu "nhy cm" v ng chm. Cc c gi yu thch th ngi khen nhng cng khng
t nhng li dm pha, chm chch, vy Dan Brown tht s l mt thin ti vn chng hay ch l
tn la o thuc loi bc thy?

Dan

Brown

ng

vua

ca

nhng

mt

nht...

Ni ln t cun tiu thuyt th hai ca mnh mang tn Mt m Da Vinci nh khin d lun

trn ton th gii c mt phen xn xao trc nhng tnh tit bt ng v y nhy cm, Dan
Brown chinh phc c c nhng c gi kh tnh nht. Bng mt tr tng tng siu phm
kt hp vi vn kin thc su rng v lch s - a l - tn gio, ng xu chui hng chc
truyn thuyt - s kin - biu tng trong lch s nhn loi to nn mt hnh trnh i tm Chn
Thnh tht s sc lm b c thng minh nht cng phi nghing mnh n phc. Bn cnh s
ch trch ca nh th Cng gio, khng th ph nhn rng Dan Brown nhn c hng trm
li ngi khen t nhng hc gi, nh ph bnh uy tn nht.

Ngay khi ng ni ting, ngc v qu kh c tc phm u tin ca Dan Brown mang

tn Thin thn v c qu, ngi ta mi nhn ra tiu thuyt gia 46 tui ny ti nng n th no.
Khng ch dng li vic to ra nhng mt m c bit v ha gii n mt cch ti tnh, Dan
Brown cn tht s dn dt ngi c vo mt cun tiu thuyt trinh thm ng ngha - hi hp,
kch tnh v y b n. Sch ca ng c nhiu ngi c khng nh l "trn khng ln" vi
nhng kin thc khoa hc - lch s rt c trng v th v, cch l gii logic cht ch v nhng
nhn vt - t chnh din n phn din lun c xy dng k cng v c c im chung l b
him.
Khng kh nhn ra iu , nht l khi c nhng v n sc mi ton hc nh Pho i
s hay vt l hc nh im di la ca ng. Thnh cng ca bn cun sch u tin dng nh
khng h lm tng thm p lc cho Dan Brown khi c cuc ti xut ngon mc vi Biu tng

tht truyn. Cun sch ra hi ma thu nm ngoi thm mt ln na khng nh sc nng ca ci

tn Dan Brown vi cc c gi khi ch trong vn vn 3 thng cui nm vn ln chim danh
hiu Tiu thuyt n khch nht nm 2009. Dan Brown khng ch cn l ng vua mt m m
cn tr thnh ng vua t khch nht lng vn!

Hay

Dan

Brown

thnh

cng

nh...

ba

PR?

D rt thnh cng vi c 5 ta sch ca mnh tng ra mt tnh n nay, nhng cha ca Mt

m Da Vinci cng gy ra khng t iu ting v tranh ci. Khng t nh ph bnh thng thng
tuyn b: Dan Brown thnh cng chng qua l nh nhng chiu bi PR "qu chuyn nghip" v
kh nng... xuyn tc lch s him thy. V nhn li s nghip vit lch ca tiu thuyt gia ny
cng nh nhng cun sch thnh cng nht ca ng, cc lp lun trn cng khng hn l hon
ton v l. Chng vy m, d bn chy nhng sch ca Dan Brown cng khng trnh khi vic
b ght n mc c xp nhng th hng cao nht trong danh sch nhng tc phm khng
mong mun nht ca c gi trang Th vin trc tuyn Library Thing, mt trong nhng th vin
online ln nht.

Lun m u cun sch ca mnh bng mt dng ch thch khng nh chc nch nhng iu
mnh vit l hon ton c tht v da vo cn c cc t liu lch s uy tn, nhng ch ring vi b
ba nh m Mt m Da Vinci - Thin thn v c qu - Biu tng tht truyn, ngi ta cng
c th c vanh vch cc li sai ca Dan Brown. V chnh nhng sng to c phn qu mc
ny khin nhiu c gi c ci nhn thiu thin cm v cc tc phm ca Dan Brown, cng
nh vic ng b cc con chin Thin cha gio phn i gay gt. c sch ca Dan Brown, bng
li vit y thuyt phc ca mnh, ng c th khin khng t c gi ca mnh... mc la.
Cng khng th ph nhn, chnh nhng chiu PR ca cc nh xut bn cng gp mt phn
khng nh vo thnh cng cho cc cun tiu thuyt mi ca Dan Brown, bi tht s sau Mt m
Da Vinci, cha mt cun tiu thuyt no ca nh vn M ny tht s c ni dung ni bt v n
tng nh bo ch vn thng "qung co". Nhng d c c yu thch, cng nhn hay khng,
Dan Brown cng tht s l mt nh vn ln khi mi tc phm hay hot ng ca ng u lt
vo tm ngm v c "soi" k lng.

Vy cn vi bn, Dan Brown l ai - thin ti vn chng hay bc thy la o?

Thy Thy

Arthur Conan Doyle

Bch khoa ton th m Wikipedia

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sinh

22 thng 5 nm 1859
Edinburgh, Scotland

Mt

7 thng 7, 1930 (71 tui)

Hampshire, Anh

Cng vic

Nh vn vit tiu thuyt, truyn ngn, nh th

Th loi

Truyn trinh thm, tiu thuyt lch s,chuyn tht

Chu nh hng ca[hin]

nh hng ti[hin]

Ch k

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (22 thng 5 nm 1859 7 thng 7 nm 1930) l mt nh vn ngi Scotland ni
ting vi tiu thuyt trinh thm Sherlock Holmes, tc phm c cho l mt sng kin ln trong lnh vc tiu
thuyt trinh thm. Cc tc phm ca ng bao gm nhiu truyn khoa hc gi tng, tiu thuyt lch s, kch
lch s, tiu thuyt, th v bt k.
Conan xut pht l tn m nhng ng s dng nh mt phn ca h trong cc nm sau ny ca mnh.

Mc lc
[n]

1 Cuc i
1.1 Ci cht

2 Cc tc phm chn lc

2.1 Cc truyn v Sherlock Holmes

2.2 Cc truyn v Gio s Challenger

2.3 Cc tiu thuyt lch s

2.4 Cc tc phm khc

3 Ghi ch v tham kho
4 Xem thm
5 Lin kt ngoi

[sa]Cuc

Arthur Conan Doyle sinh ngy 22 thng 5 nm 1859 ti Edinburgh, trong mt gia nh Ireland, b l Charles
Altamont Doyle v m l Mary Doyle. ng c gi ti trng d b Dng Tn C c gio St Marys
Hall, Stonyhurst khi ln chn. Sau ng vo Trng Stonyhurst, nhng khi ng ri trng nm 1875, ng
chi b Thin cha gio tr thnh mt ngi theo thuyt bt kh tri.
T 1876 ti 1881 ng hc ngnh y ti i hc Edinburgh, gm c mt giai on lm vic ti th trn Aston (nay
l mt qun ca Birmingham). Sau khi hc ti trng, ng tr thnh bc s trn mt con tu ti b bin Ty
Phi, v sau vo nm 1882 ng lp mt phng khm ti Plymouth. ng hon thnh lun n tin s v Tabes
Dorsalis nm 1885[1].
Phng khm ca ng khng thnh cng lm: trong khi ch bnh nhn, ng bt u vit truyn. Tiu thuyt u
tin ca ng c ng trn tChambers's Edinburgh Journal khi ng cha ti 20 tui.
Ch sau khi di phng khm v Portsmouth Doyle mi bt u theo ui vn hc mt cch ng ngha hn.
Tc phm ng ch u tin ca ng l A Study in Scarlet (Mt cuc nghin cu v Mu hay "Chic nhn
tnh c"), xut hin trong cun Beeton's Christmas Annual nm 1887 v l ln xut hin u tin ca nhn vt
Sherlock Holmes, ngi c ly hnh mu mt phn theo cu gio s i hc ca Conan Doyle l Joseph
Bell. Ngc nhin, Rudyard Kipling chc mng thnh cng ca Conan Doyle, v hi "ng c th tr thnh
bn ti khng, Bc s Joe?". Tuy nhin, Sherlock Holmes c phng theo nhn vt C. Auguste
Dupin ca Edgar Allan Poe nhiu hn. Khi sng ti Southsea ng gip thnh lp Portsmouth AFC, cu lc
b bng u tin ca thnh ph. Mt chuyn hoang ng thng thy cho rng Conan Doyle chi
ti Portsmouth F.C. vi t cch th mn s 1; tuy nhin, Conan Doyle chi cho mt cu lc b nghip d
gii tn nm 1894 v khng c lin h vi Portsmouth F.C. ngy nay vn ch c thnh lp vo nm 1898
(th mn u tin ca i bng chuyn nghip l Matt Reilly).
Nm 1885 ng ci Louisa (hay Louise) Hawkins, c gi l "Touie", ngi b bnh lao v cui cng mt
nm 1906[2]. ng ci Jean Leckie nm 1907, ngi ng gp ln u v yu trong cng nm 1897 nhng vn
duy tr quan h thun khit vi b v chung thu vi ngi v u tin. Conan Doyle c nm con, hai ngi vi
v u (Mary v Kingsley), v ba ngi vi v sau (Jean, Denis v Adrian).

Tng Arthur Conan Doyle Crowborough

Nm 1890 Conan Doyle hc v mt ti Vin; ng ti London nm 1891 lp mt phng khm nhn khoa.
ng vit trong tiu s ca mnh rng khng mt bnh nhn no ti phng khm ca ng. iu ny gip ng
c nhiu thi gian hn trong vit lch v vo thng 11 nm 1891 ng vit cho m: "Con ngh ti vic git

Holmes... v gii quyt hn ta vnh vin. Hn khin u c con khng th suy ngh c." M ng tr li
"Con c th lm iu con cho l ng, nhng c gi s khng d dng ng u." Thng 12 nm 1893, ng
lm vic c th dnh nhiu thi gian cho nhng cng vic "quan trng" hn (tc l nhng tiu thuyt
lch s).
Holmes v Moriarty dng nh cng nhau ri xung mt thc nc v cht trong chuyn "Vn Cui
cng" (The Final Problem). Nhng li ku gi ca cng chng khin ng phi a nhn vt tr li; Conan
Doyle quay li vi chuyn The Adventure of the Empty House (Cuc Phiu lu ca Cn nh Hoang), vi li
gii thch rng ch Moriarty ri xung thc, nhng, bi v Holmes cn c nhiu k th nguy him khc, anh ta
phi thu xp mt ci "cht" gi. Holmes cui cng xut hin trong tng cng 56 truyn ngn v bn tiu thuyt
ca Conan Doyle (t anh ta cng xut hin trong nhiu tiu thuyt v truyn ngn ca cc tc gi khc).
Sau Chin tranh Boer ti Nam Phi u th k 20 v s ln n ca th gii vi cch hnh x ca Vng quc
Anh, Conan Doyle vit mt cun sch mng vi ta Cuc chin ti Nam Phi: Nguyn nhn v Din
bin bo cha cho vai tr ca Anh Quc trong chin tranh Boer, v c dch ra nhiu th ting.
Conan Doyle tin rng chnh cun sch ny gip ng c phong tc hip s v c ch nh lm Thiu
u Surrey nm 1902. ng cng vit mt cun sch di hn The Great Boer War (Cuc chin tranh Boer v i)
nm 1900. Trong nhng nm u th k 20 Sir Arthur hai ln ra tranh c ngh vin vi t cch thnh
vin ng Cng on T do, mt ln ti Edinburgh v mt ln ti Hawick Burghs, nhng d nhn c s
phiu bu kh ln ng vn khng trng c.

Ba cun Th gii mt, n bn u tin 1912

Conan Doyle tham gia vo hai chin dch ku gi ci cch Bang T do Congo, do nh bo E. D. Morel v
nh ngoi giao Roger Casement lnh o. ng vit The Crime of the Congo (Ti c ca Congo) nm 1909,
mt cun sch kh di trong ng t co nhng s khng khip ti Congo. ng tr nn thn thuc vi
Morel v Casement, ly cm hng t h to ra hai nhn vt chnh cho tiu thuyt The Lost World (Th gii
mt, 1912).
ng ct t quan h vi c hai ngi khi Morel (ngi thin t) tr thnh mt trong nhng lnh o ca
phong tro ho bnh trong Th chin th nht, v khi Casement tha nhn phn quc chng nc Anh trong
cuc Ni dy Phc sinh. Conan Doyle th sc, khng thnh cng cu Casement khi ti t hnh, cho
rng ng ta tr nn in v khng th chu trch nhim v hnh vi ca mnh.
Conan Doyle cng l ngi nhit tnh ng h cng l, v ch thn iu tra hai v vic c phn quyt,
dn ti vic phng thch hai ngi b b t. V u tin, nm 1906, lin quan ti mt lut s nht nht lai
Anh-n tn l George Edalji, ngi c cho l vit nhng bc th e da v xo cc b phn ng vt.
Cnh st tin chc vo ti li ca Edalji, thm ch khi nhiu v ct xo khc vn tip tc xy ra khi ngi b tnh
nghi ngi khm.
Mt phn nh kt qu v ny m Ta phc thm Hnh s c thnh lp nm 1907, v th Conan Doyle
khng ch gip George Edalji, cng vic ca ng gip thnh lp mt cch thc sa cha nhng sai lm
khc ca cng l. Cu chuyn ca Conan Doyle v Edalji c k li di hnh thc vn hc trong tiu
thuyt ca Arthur & George nm 2005.
V th hai, lin quan ti Oscar Slater, mt ngi c gc Do Thi v l ngi iu hnh sng bc b cho l
dng di cui nh mt ph n 82 tui ti Glasgow nm 1908, v ny li cun s t m ca Conan Doyle v
nhng mu thun trong qu trnh khi t v cm gic chung ca mi ngi cho rng Slater b ci by.
Sau ci cht ca v l Louisa nm 1906, v ci cht ca con trai Kingsley, anh/em trai, hai ngi anh/em h,
v hai ngi chu gi trong Th chin th nht, Conan Doyle ri vo tnh trng suy nhc. ng tm s an i
trong thuyt duy linh v ci gi l bng chng khoa hc v s tn ti ca th gii bn kia.
Conan Doyle tr nn quan tm ti Thuyt duy linh ti mc ng vit mt tiu thuyt vi nhn vt Gio s
Challenger v ch ny, tiu thuyt Vng t b n. Mt trong nhng iu k quc giai on ny trong cuc
i ng l cun sch The Coming of the Fairies (1921). R rng ng hon ton tin vo s c tht ca
nhng bc nh tin Cottingley, v ng in li chng trong cun sch ca mnh, cng vi cc gi thuyt v t

nhin v s tn ti ca nhng nng tin cng nh nhng linh hn. Trong cun sch Lch s Thuyt duy
linh (1926) Conan Doyle cao nhng hin tng tm linh v s hin thc ha linh hn do Eusapia
Palladino v Mina "Margery" Crandon to ra, da trn nhng cuc nghin cu cc nh khoa hc la bp v
nhng thy ph thy mong mun gp nhng hin tng tm linh v t chi lng nghe nhng nh khoa hc v
thy ph thy c quan im thn trng hn.[3]
S ch tm ca ng trn ch ny l mt trong nhng nguyn nhn khin mt truyn ngn trong tp
truyn, Nhng cuc phiu lu ca Sherlock Holmes ca ng b cm ti Lin bang X vit nm 1929 v b
cho rng tuyn truyn thuyt thn b. Lnh cm ny sau c d b. Din vin Nga Vasily Livanov sau
ny nhn c mt ngh t ch Anh ng vaiSherlock Holmes.
Conan Doyle tng l bn trong mt thi gian vi o thut gia M Harry Houdini, mt gng mt quan trng
ca phong tro duy linh. D Houdini nhn mnh rng nhng ngi theo thuyt duy linh s dng tr bp (v lin
tc tm cch lt mt h), Conan Doyle tr nn tin tng rng chnh Houdini s hu nhng nng lc siu nhin,
mt quan im c th hin trong cun The Edge of the Unknown ca ng. Houdini r rng khng th
thuyt phc Conan Doyle rng nhng tr biu din ca ng ch n gin l nhng mu mo o thut, dn thi
mt s hiu lm cay ng gia hai ngi. Doyle hon ton chong vng khi Houdini li ngn ci ca mnh ra
v thay th n[3].
Richard Milner, mt nh lch s khoa hc M, trnh by mt trng hp m Conan Doyle c th l th
phm gy ra tr bp Piltdown man nm 1912, to ra ha thch ngi gi mo khin gii khoa hc th gii si
sc trong hn 40 nm. Milner ni rng Conan Doyle c ng c hnh ng, c cho l tr th vic nhng
nh khoa hc vch trn nhng iu tm linh m ng tin tng, v rng cun Th gii mt cha nhiu bng
chng kiu mt m v s lin quan ca ng ti tr bp . [4].
Cun sch Naked is the Best Disguise nm 1974 ca Samuel Rosenberg c mc ch gii thch ti sao, xuyn
sut cc tc phm ca mnh, Conan Doyle li cc du vt m lin quan ti nhng kha cnh n giu v b
km nn ca tnh trng tinh thn ca ng.

[sa]Ci

cht

Conan Doyle c tm thy ang m cht ngc trong vn nh ngy 7 thng 7 nm 1930. ng mt mt thi
gian ngn sau v nhi mu c tim tui 71, v c chn trong Vn Nh th ti Minstead New
Forest, Hampshire, Anh. Nhng li cui cng ng dnh cho v: "Em tht tuyt vi."

[cn dn ngun]

Undershaw, ngi nh Conan Doyle xy gn Hindhead, pha ty London, v sng ti t nht mt thp k
tr thnh mt khch sn v nh hng t nm 1924 ti tn nm 2004. Sau n c mt nh nhip nh
mua li, v trng t bi nhng ngi hm m Conan Doyle mun bo tn n. [2]
Mt bc tng c dng ln vinh danh Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ti Crowborough Cross
Crowborough, East Sussex, Anh, ni Sir Arthur sng 23 nm. Cng c mt bc tng Sherlock Holmes
ti Picardy Place, Edinburgh, Scotland-gn ngi nh ni Conan Doyle ra i.

[sa]Cc

tc phm chn lc

[sa]Cc

truyn v Sherlock Holmes

Chic nhn tnh c (1887)

Du b t (1890)

Nhng cuc phiu lu ca Sherlock Holmes (1892)

Nhng hi c v Sherlock Holmes (1894)

Con ch sn ca dng h Baskervilles (1902)

Sherlock Holmes tr v (1904)

Thung lng khng khip (1914)

Cung n sau cui (1917)

Tng th ca Sherlock Holmes (1927)

[sa]Cc

truyn v Gio s Challenger

The Lost World (1912)

The Poison Belt (1913)

The Land of Mists (1926)

The Disintegration Machine (1927)

When the World Screamed (1928)

[sa]Cc

tiu thuyt lch s

The White Company (1891)

Micah Clarke (1888)

The Great Shadow (1892)

The Refugees (publ. 1893, written 1892)

Rodney Stone (1896)

Uncle Bernac (1897)

Sir Nigel (1906)

[sa]Cc

tc phm khc

"J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1883), mt cu chuyn v s phn con tu Mary Celeste

Mystery of Cloomber (1889)

The Captain of the Polestar, and other tales (1890)

The Doings Of Raffles Haw (1891)

Beyond the City (1892)

Round The Red Lamp (1894)

The Parasite (1894)

The Stark Munro Letters (1895)

Songs of Action (1898)

The Tragedy of The Korosko (1898)

A Duet (1899)

The Great Boer War (1900)

The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard (1903)

Through the Magic Door (1907)

The Crime of the Congo (1909)

The New Revelation (1918)

The Vital Message (1919)

Tales of Terror & Mystery (1923)

The History of Spiritualism (1926)

The Maracot Deep (1929)