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HUE UNIVERSITY
INFORMATICS AND OPEN INSTITUTE
Họ tên: Nguyễn Thị Uyên
Mã sinh viên: 7052900505
Ngày sinh: 25/02/1987

AMERICAN LITERATURE 1&2
Part 1. Write a short professional bio data about your profession,
responsibilities, education, interests, and current work (no more than 150
words).
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My

name is Nguyen Thi Uyen and I have been

working as a Beginner Web Developer at Vinh University
since 2009. I am an accomplished coder and I enjoy
using
my
skills
to
contribute
to
the
exciting
technological advances that happen every day at Vinh
University. I graduated with a doctorate from the
University of Science and Technology in 2023 with a Ph.
D in software development. While in school, I won the
2020 Odon Vallet French Researcher Award for my

academic excellence and leadership skills. I am a
strong person at work and use my positive attitude and
tireless energy to encourage others to work hard and
succeed. My current project and research paper are
related to AI technology for the visually impaired.
This is a project that I am very interested in for the
community in the future.
Part 2. Choose one of these questions which are given in the task and answer it
in a 300-words essay.
9. How is love shown in the story The Gift of the Magi? Do you think that love
is selfless? Today many marriages are based on materialistic factors, do you


think couples will have happy lives forever?
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In the “Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry, there are
many ideas about love and selflessness. These concepts
are communicated throughout the story through Della and
Jim’s hardships. The couple is unprivileged, but they
seem to sacrifice what they have, to bring happiness to
the other, like the Magi.
In the end, both find
enjoyment
in
their
gifts
since
they
sacrificed

something they love, but it shows how much they love
one another.
I am of the same opinion as the author
that love is shown through selfless acts for others’
happiness.

I think that money can’t buy happiness. It means
that true happiness comes from within, not from
possessions that can be bought. Beyond the ability to
pay bills, happiness is a state of mind that is shortlived when a person bases it on physical objects.

People
narcissistic
tend to be
relationship
qualities in

who

are

materialistic

tend

to

be

and concerned with impressing people. They

anxious, depressed, have relatively poor
skills, and have low self-esteem. These
turn can cause marital problems.

Of course, we still need to pay our bills and save
for the future. Money buys peace of mind when we can
live within our budget and save for the future. At
present, couples will sleep better knowing they have
some money in reserve in the event of an emergency.

In a survey of 1,700 married couples, researchers
found that couples in which one or both partners placed
a high priority on getting or spending money were much
less likely to have satisfying and stable marriages
(ABCNews, 2011). The research has turned up compelling
evidence that materialism isn't great for anybody.
Multiple studies have found that people who are
materialistic are also more anxious, depressed, and
insecure than non-materialistic types. A stronger love


of money has also been linked to trouble at home, as
these individuals tend not to balance family evenly
with work.