Viet Cam Girl, Napalm Girl and Senpai
In Vietnam, women still face disadvantages in terms of equal opportunities, including education, employment, and political leadership. Only 22% are female members of the commune People’s Committees.
The character of Vu Nuong in folk narratives, vernacular beliefs and Vietnamese lived religion shows the complicated reconciliation between women’s low status in Confucian cosmology and their high position in indigenous belief systems.
1. Kim Phuc Phan Thi
Phan Thi Kim Phuc, a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and peace activist, is perhaps best known as the girl in the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph, “The Terror of War,” or more informally, “Napalm Girl.” The image of a screaming, naked child running down a road with her clothes burned off by napalm left a lasting impression on people around the globe.
The story behind this photo is as harrowing and tragic as its subject. But it also contains a message of forgiveness and hope. Despite her own pain and trauma, Kim Phuc has dedicated her life to fighting for the rights of children around the world.
Her journey began in a small village on the outskirts of Trang Bang, Vietnam, where she lived with her stepmother and sister Cam. Her stepmother sent her and her sister out to fish one day, promising to reward the girl with the most catch. Tam worked hard all afternoon while her cunning sister walked along the riverbank, switching their baskets so that Cam would get the most fish and be rewarded.
The girls’ fate would be sealed when a U.S. plane dropped a napalm bomb in the village. A photographer from the Associated Press named Huy Cong “Nick Ut” captured the moment in film, showing Kim’s naked and in agony body with her arms out in terror while the hellish fires seared her skin.
2. Melody
This song from a famous movie has an interesting melody. The song is short but full of emotion. The melodic lines are very close together and use stepwise motion. It is a great example of how a melody can create tension and fear. This is also an example of how a melodic line can have a different rhythm than the accompaniment.
The film Melody was the feature debut of child actress Tracy Hyde at the age of 11. It was a British drama film produced by David Puttnam and filmed on location in London. It is considered to be one of the finest examples of British cinema from the early 1960s and was a commercial and critical success. It was nominated to win an Academy Award, and won the BAFTA Award as Best British Film.
The musical examples in this page were compiled programmatically from various online sources, to illustrate the current usage of’melody’. The opinions expressed on this page are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of Merriam Webster or its editors. Melody can be a single melody or a grouping of melodic lines. It can also contain chords and simple pitches. The term is most commonly used to describe a musical tune, but it can also refer to any succession of pitches in rhythm.
3. Dao Duy Bao Dinh
Uy viet bo Chinh tri, Bi thu Trung uong Dang, Co Loa, Thanh phu, Ha Noi.
Nam is preparing himself to leave Vietnam. He will take a dangerous route, which involves a shady agent, a shipping box and a river crossing wrapped in plastic. He is leaving behind a wife who both aches for him to stay and fears for his safety, even though she’s resigned to the fact that they will never be together again.
Dao Duy Tung, a man of noble qualities and wisdom, was born in a patriotic Confucian village in Dong Anh in Hanoi City. He is a man of noble qualities and wisdom. His family tradition and the revolutionary ideals of his province shaped his character, talent, and wisdom.
In this story, the director uses the “Wife Legend” penned in 14th century as the main frame to rewrite the tragic and humane story of women in modern Vietnamese society. The film also reflects upon the dialectical and conflicting relationships between politics, folklore and cosmology. There are opposing conceptions of women’s low position in Confucian beliefs and their high status in traditional indigenous beliefs. The film aims to raise awareness of this phenomenon and contribute to a more equitable gender discourse.
4. Noble Senpai
Known as Senpai to his fans, this haughty schoolboy leads a double life. He’s a J-Pop idol at night who draws in crowds and drives girls crazy with his shining vocals. During the day, he’s a regular schoolboy with some of the best grades in his class at Sakura Academy.
Though he’s an arrogant simp who loves flirting with girls, Noble is also very kind and thoughtful. He is aware that he has been programmed to flirt and can become obsessed with it. He’s very aware of the fact that he is a video game character and tries to live a normal life, but he doesn’t want to stop playing the games that made him famous.
In his videos, Noble has a tendency to over-act and giggle excessively. This can cause some viewers to assume that he is drunk or high on drugs, but he’s always quick to clarify that it’s not true. He does this to make the audience laugh and as a form rp.
Noble has a cat called Panterbell that he mentions in his videos. The cat has appeared on camera a few times and Noble makes jokes about it when he talks about his favorite anime characters. He also mentioned the cat in his “Noble Goes To Japan III (Fan Game)” video.