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My name is Tuyen Phung. I am Vietnamese, and I have been in America for about 8 months. I am not good at writing, so I participate in this to increase my writing skill. I have fun in here.

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Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Should smoking be allowed in public places?: 56 of 363
It is evident that many people nowadays are killed because of smoking; that's why the taxes for cigarettes are very high. However, the amount of deaths due to smoking hasn't been reduced yet; the reason is that in some public places life caf, people are still allowed to smoke. It is sad but the fact is true, as I did see by m... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Buddhism An introduction to Buddhist funeral rites: 2 of 9
Unlike other religions' funerals, Buddhism's funeral is so complicated and somehow scary to people who first see it, including me. I was very afraid when I attended my grandmother's funeral which was actually a true Buddhism funeral when I was small. However, until today, I find it beautiful and distinguished from other relig... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization Is knowledge truly power?: 49 of 101
Why is it required in America that everybody has to go to school till eighteen? Not only that, more and more people these days are dreaming of colleges; most of them spend time studying very hard in high school in order to attend the most prestigious universities. Why? It is because knowledge is not only useful for one's futu... More..
Education > Teachers & Administrators How to ask a teacher for extra help: 19 of 39
It can't be denied that no one is expert at every subject. In other words, in 7 classes you take a year, there are one or two classes you flunk or be bad at, maybe Algebra, Chemistry or Physics. However, you may get straight A's in every course if you know when and how to ask a teacher for extra help. Follow along if you are ... More..
Sciences > Chemistry An overview of the periodic table of the elements: 4 of 8
The periodic table is well-known for the most useful reference in every contest or competition and for whoever learns chemistry. However, it is not easy to come up with a smart table like that. In actuality, its invention is credited to Dmitri Medeleev- a Russian chemist. And there are at least ten things you should know abou... More..
Sciences > Chemistry Understanding percent yield: 1 of 2
In learning chemistry, we are used to calculate the exact yield from the equation which is called the theoretical yield; however, experimentally, when two or more reactants react with each other, we don't expect the value of product to be exact with the value we obtain from the calculation due to side reactions, energy loss a... More..
Education > Special Education How to deal with learning disabilities in basic math skills: 4 of 7
It is a fact that math skill has a tremendous impact on our lives. Actually, math is involved in everything: if you want to major other subjects, first, you have to know some basic math skills. For example, when you learn chemistry, there is stoichiometry requiring a lot of calculations. It is the same thing in physics, biolo... More..
Other Why humans need pain: 68 of 112
Have you ever heard of anyone who lives happily for all of his life without pain? I'm sure there is not such kind of person. In other words, every single person on this globe endures pain, regardless of being severe or simple. Why is that? Does that mean we are punished by God? Absolutely not! In my opinion, human needs pain ... More..
Education > Primary School Issues What to do when your child is scared of school: 24 of 39
"Mom, dad, I don't think I can go back to school tomorrow. There is a guy and some of his friends going after me. I'm scared."That's exactly what I heard on radio this morning which encourages me to write this article. Obviously, not a few students are scared of school, I mean, there are a lot, each with a different cause. Ho... More..
Sciences > Chemistry An overview of elements found in the human body: 5 of 8
The funny thing when learning Chemistry is that in addition to reactions between elements in our life, in nature to produce something useful such as the reaction between silicon and chlorine gas to produce silicon tetrachloride which is used by the military for generating smoke screens from dense clouds of white vapor, there ... More..