Context
Most of these sources reference the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to describe the human rights that exist in Vietnam. This document was one that was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in order to provide an outline of human rights granted to all people. For this topic, Vietnam and Human Rights, it appears that the controversies or items in which the disagreements are based upon are more evident than any other. Most of the issues and subcategories that relate, that have been presented in the main source book are presented in the form of a question. Therefore the reader is lead to believe that what is normally presented as being factual is not the case at all. These questions almost feel to be rhetorical because the author turns around and answers it with what he may feel to be the more correct answer than what is normally presented. Ironically though, the main source is not the only one to bring attention to these controversies. Most of the sources I referenced addressed the legal aspect of human rights in Vietnam. One of the main questions or controversies that stick out is that of the topic that is discussed in the second chapter of the main book; “Equality or Discrimination?” This is also a heavy topic that is addressed in many of the other sources that speak to the subject of human rights in Vietnam. Throughout this course and the sources used, it has become very clear that family is a very important part of the Vietnamese cultural but in many of the outside sources I used to reference, they actually bring to light that inequalities do exist in many areas of the Vietnamese society. Overall, after reviewing my sources, it appears that there are two main disagreements that come into play regarding the issue of human rights. The first is the argument of the difference between what is said to be done with Vietnamese human rights and what is actually done. The second would be the lack of the cultural evidence that is provided when speaking of Vietnamese human rights. On the whole, the main debate would be the question of where Vietnamese human rights come from. After reviewing my sources, I think it is easy to say most people feel that Vietnamese human rights come from a legal influence with smaller influences such as religion and the overall culture playing a role as well.
From the sources used, it appears that most people agree that the author, Ta Van Tai, heavily compares the basis of Vietnamese human rights to the United Nations and the western culture. It is also agreed upon that Tai attempts to adopt the idea of the Vietnamese traditions being based on that of the United Nations in order to remain politically or culturally unbiased.
Most of these sources reference the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to describe the human rights that exist in Vietnam. This document was one that was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in order to provide an outline of human rights granted to all people. For this topic, Vietnam and Human Rights, it appears that the controversies or items in which the disagreements are based upon are more evident than any other. Most of the issues and subcategories that relate, that have been presented in the main source book are presented in the form of a question. Therefore the reader is lead to believe that what is normally presented as being factual is not the case at all. These questions almost feel to be rhetorical because the author turns around and answers it with what he may feel to be the more correct answer than what is normally presented. Ironically though, the main source is not the only one to bring attention to these controversies. Most of the sources I referenced addressed the legal aspect of human rights in Vietnam. One of the main questions or controversies that stick out is that of the topic that is discussed in the second chapter of the main book; “Equality or Discrimination?” This is also a heavy topic that is addressed in many of the other sources that speak to the subject of human rights in Vietnam. Throughout this course and the sources used, it has become very clear that family is a very important part of the Vietnamese cultural but in many of the outside sources I used to reference, they actually bring to light that inequalities do exist in many areas of the Vietnamese society. Overall, after reviewing my sources, it appears that there are two main disagreements that come into play regarding the issue of human rights. The first is the argument of the difference between what is said to be done with Vietnamese human rights and what is actually done. The second would be the lack of the cultural evidence that is provided when speaking of Vietnamese human rights. On the whole, the main debate would be the question of where Vietnamese human rights come from. After reviewing my sources, I think it is easy to say most people feel that Vietnamese human rights come from a legal influence with smaller influences such as religion and the overall culture playing a role as well.
From the sources used, it appears that most people agree that the author, Ta Van Tai, heavily compares the basis of Vietnamese human rights to the United Nations and the western culture. It is also agreed upon that Tai attempts to adopt the idea of the Vietnamese traditions being based on that of the United Nations in order to remain politically or culturally unbiased.
2 comments:
For the context I would try to avoid directly using information from your source book in order to provide a broader feel for the topic. Try to outline a more precise idea of the topic of human rights because at times the context tends to rely a lot on the source material. You have a good amount of specific examples providing a better feel for certain situations, but be sure to clearly outline where they come from and how they relate to your overall topic. For example you references to the in class lectures and discussions could be made more clear and precise because not everyone who reads this will have taken the class. Overall this context provides good specific examples and will provide a solid lead in to the rest of your project if you can tie them all together with a little more background.
Although this is well written, you made the same mistake I made, which db presented in her comment; the context is simply to discuss the topic and set the stage for your book. I'd say it would be best avoid the author or book title as much as you can, if not completely. One direction would be to summarize the history of human rights in Vietnam and dicuss how they have been molded in to what they are today. Again I agree with db that your specific examples should be kept, but discuss them as general controversies, thus allowing an opening for your text. The good news here is all this can be added to your "Text" (as long as you exclude the repetition, which I had plenty of). I haven't yet looked at your subtext, but if all your sources point to the book, as did mine, it will become a lot easier to find material relating to all sorts of Vietnamese human rights throughout the nations history as opposed to that which is directly discussed in your text. All this said, by the way this is written, it doesn't seem like you'll have a problem making the adjustments to make it a very well done Context.
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