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SLAM Newsletter Issue 5 - Official
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SLAM Newsletter Issue 5 - Official
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SLAM Newsletter issue 5 will take one step closer to students concerns and
interests. We aim to reinvent the newsletter into something that further
inspires and connects with students in this brand new issue. Its focus is not
simply on sharing study tips but also empowering students and addressing
their concerns.
Edito rs
Letter
Specifically, this newsletter will feature a role model student who excels
at both academic studies and community engagement activities. Shes
going to share her motto for success as well as what she loves most about
RMIT University Vietnam, which I hope all readers
can learn a great deal from. Similarly, Certificate
for the Pursuit of my Dream seeks to inspire
students with a story of a mentor who eventually
finds meaning of her life by pursuing her childhood
dream as a teacher, as someone to help and guide
other people.
RMIT students.
Well I think Id better let you experience the Newsletter on your own
even though I would love to write more to describe the special things
about each article.
Above all, its worth mentioning that weve received more contributing
articles than previous issues, which clearly demonstrates that students
increasingly put their trust in the program and the Newsletter. There were
so many great writing pieces that my co-editor and I found it hard to select
the ones to be published. From the bottom of my heart, Im truly grateful
for the contributors enthusiasm and care for SLAMs.
CONTENTS
On behalf of the contributors,
I would like to give me sincere
thanks to my dedicated coeditor, contributors, designers,
photographers as well as LSU
staff, mentors and SC President,
who have put tremendous
efforts into making this issue
worthwhile to read. I thank the
LSU staff for giving me a chance
to contribute to the university,
to the SLAMs program and work
together with SLAMs in Hanoi
and SGS on this prestigious
publication.
Finally, I hope that everyone
can find inspiration on every
page of SLAMs Newsletter
Issue 5 and find it an absolute
pleasure to read. To all students,
I wish you all the best with your
studies and please remember
that SLAMs are always there to
assist you wholeheartedly and
passionately.
Regards,
Truong My Duyen
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How
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I was quite disappointed but I quickly consoled myself that I needed to try
harder and harder. Finally, my endeavor paid off. I got an HD in Commercial
Law and my dream finally came true.
One semester of being a SLAM has passed and I had many unforgettable
memories with friendly LSU staff as well as mentees.
Thanks to SLAMs, I was able to communicate and widen my networks with
many talented students, which has made my student life truly meaningful.
SLAMs made me realize that mentoring can be a great way to gain knowledge
and improve myself. Sharing is love and at SLAMs, I can feel many warm and
enthusiastic hearts beating for the sake of future generations.
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"Follow
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English
novel
Blab
Written by Ha Ta
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Wow! The title is so long! Lets just refer to this as Chinese Cinderella shall we?
Cause thats what Ive been calling it since I first heard of the book.
This was the very first English novel that I got to read. It had this WOW
factor that pushed me till the very end. For me, I felt culturally and (some bits)
personally linked to it. Because it was somewhat of a biography, I finally saw
whats been written in fairy tales coming into real life: the relationship between
stepmothers and stepchildren. For someone who constantly gave her best and
beyond to be deemed as bad luck, as unwanted, and to be abused through out
her childhood, I was struck with sympathy.
I read Yen Mahs extended version of the-more-like-autobiography Falling Leaves
some time later. It was longer and more complicated as the author also exploited the
challenges she had in her adult life. I was rather satisfied as the main character arrived
at her destination at the end. Unlike in Chinese Cinderella, where she was able to
enter a less suffocating route, her faith was yet to be certain.
by James Moloney
To me, compared to others, the novel was not as complicated but I have to
include it because the way Moloney wrote it was so connected and so thriving
that even when I had to go to school at 7 in the morning I still spent 4 or 5
hours to complete it. (Since then I have this ability of sleeping sometimes only
3 hours before waking up and being normal the next morning. This surely helps
with university Im telling you :D).
The main character was an average Joe, even obese according to developed
countrys measurement. At the start of the novel, he stood nowhere in
his life with his problematic situation involving a runaway mother and a
troublesome brother that he seemed apathetic over. Then he started to
open up and care more for people. He even fought although not as strongly or
wildly as many fictions depicted a man to be or should be. But I still saw him as a
man the silent type that watches you and has your back. He told me that you dont
have to be picture perfect or outrageously talented or smart to be the main character
of your life. You just have to be comfortable in your own skin and push yourself when
the opportunity is up and achieve what might seem little to others but so important
to you. And treasure your family. Really really treasure them, because yours are, most
probably, a lot less dysfunctional than his!
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by Khaled Hosseini
Probably the first or the second adult fiction Ive ever read. A gripping story
of friendship, betrayal and redemption gapped in between the conflict in
Afghanistan and the immigration in the United States. I personally dont
have any interest on best-sellers or international best-sellers. However, it
got me with beautiful descriptions in a very refined writing style. The parts I
loved most were with the two friends flying kites or reading together in the
open, whitely bright sky of a peaceful part in Afghanistan, and that fragile
China-doll face of Hassans.
It was the first time I got a glimpse of sex, particularly sexual harassment (or
child molestation to be exact) in any kind of novels Ive ever read. That scene was so
intense that I almost burst into tears. Then I know how powerful Hosseinis words
were as the image continued to haunted me even when Ive completed high school
(as I read this in my final year of my secondary education).
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Holes
by Louis Sachar
This novel is all about creativity, connection and AMAZING imagination the three
key points that affirm a life-long remembrance and awe in my head.
Among the hooks, I think these would probably get you (they did get me by the
way) fancied:
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A modern day curse that is related to thumb-shaped mountain, where
there is a lot of huge onions (or some similar green species).
2. The awesomest grandfather description and depiction of all time:
It was all because of his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-greatgrandfather!
(Louis Sachar, Holes)
Im just saying this in its humour, not in a disrespectful manner to all our grampas.
3. Stanley Yelnats
See it there? The name of the main character. Look closely Closer Closer Okay,
Yelnats is Stanley spelling backward! Ha ha, I love Stanleys ancestors.
4. Disney made a movie that is 85% faithful to the novel, which is incredible. So if
youre still lazy to get the reading on, try the movie first. Its full of threads that a good
movie should have. Moreover, you have Shia Labeouf in his young day (now thats the
reason why I knew him way before the Transformers *cough*trash*cough* were out
in the cinemas), horror genre most distinguished hero Mrs. Sigourney Weaver, and
Angelina Jolies dad, Mr. Voight (in case you have no idea who he is). I watched it 5
years before I actually got a hold of the novel in 2011 :D
5. Its just really really connected and creative and imaginative! REALLY REALLY!
Get you going? Dig in! Its a young adult novel that adults love to read as well!
I will stop my list of blabs here because I think Ive probably ran out of pages (even
though Van said I can write as much as I can). Im doing this in pure leisure and interest
as I read not because I want to improve my SAT or my IELTS or anything (and even if I
do, I dont). Once you do it WITHOUT THE DICTIONARY BY ANY MEANS, your effort will
pay off. Who needs to understand every single word in the novel? As long as you get the
idea and are hooked, you will be coming back. In case you do, try The Catastrophist (the
Ronan Bennett one), The Catcher in the Rye (just thrillingly and rebelliously good and
sexy ha ha), Animal Farm and Of Mice and Men (classics!).
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Lets me break it down. This work has won numerous prestigious awards out there
since its first publication, including Whitbread Book of the Year, Commonwealth
Writers Prize for Best First Book and the Boeke Prize. So NO! Its NOT difficult to
read like Pulitzer! Rather it was put in such a simple language that I myself was
surprised too (and you probably will be too).
Once you complete reading this novel, your view on autism will change forever
(look it up if you dont know what autism is). No, they are NOT retarded.
No, they are NOT dumb. Yes, they UNDERSTAND what you say. And yes, they ARE
extraordinary people in this world who are only a little less advantaged than the
normal people living in this world.
They achieve their feats, some of which would amaze you because they are very well
focused and determined while we normal people are tangled up with multi-tasking
our lives. Go search for Temple Grandin (or just watch the HBO movie like I did) for
instance. Wait, let me think of the more commercial examples
I choose you, [say your Pokmon name here]!
Yes, Mr. Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokmon, has autism. So does Adam Young a.k.a.
Owl City. Didnt know that, did you? And dont criticize me right away! There are
different symptoms and levels of Autism that might differ slightly or significantly from
each other. Here is just generally speaking.
The thing is that I can relate this work of fiction to a work of myself in real life when I
came into contact with the Autistic, Agent Orange kids at the Peace Village for almost
two weeks on a daily basis back in 2010. Then I realized how positively and greatly this
novel has influenced me, really, besides The Town of Evening Calm, The Country of
Cherry Blossoms which is a manga by the way.
This is not a novel but I found it great to aid you with your communication and
vocabulary: Konjinki no Gash! Ha ha, I know its a manga. But reading it, I have no
complaints on the translation of Null (the online, benefit-free translator). Its just
perfect in terms of slangs, curses and grammar (both formal and informal) that fitted
for all situations.
Just do it! Novels are absolutely and terrifically fun (except when you read one by
Carroll, Twain or Lawrence. Ergh! They gave me goose bumps). JUST DO IT!
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Im running out of
time and theres just
too much to learn.
I dont want to fail
Law. My parents will
make me pay the tuition fees whenever
I retake a course. Is
there any way I can
narrow down the
topics for the final?
Believing in Sam, Van spent almost all of her time revising the second
half of the course. Unfortunately, a quarter of the final test was on
Negligence, and Vans overall result was only 48%. Van is now very
upset as she has to somehow make more than 20 million dong to
study Commercial Law again. She is seeking legal advice from you.
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All events described below are fictitious. Any resemblance to real situations is purely
coincidental. The same statement regarding the names of the characters, nonetheless,
cannot be made.
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Answer:
Rule of law
The legal issue here is
whether Sam owed Van
a Duty of Care (DOC)
regarding Negligent Misstatement.
Normally, in determining
whether a DOC for
economic loss exists, the
Perre v. Apand factors are
to be applied. However,
as the loss resulted from
a negligent mis-statement
(bad advice) from the
plaintiff, the four MLC
v. Evatt elements are
analyzed instead:
Conclusion
As only 3 out of 4 elements
can be proved, Sam is
deemed innocent and not
owing any DOC to Van. I
rest my case!
Besides any possible
legal implications, you
may want to draw some
moral lessons from this
case as well: Dont give
advice about things you
dont know, as you may
place unnecessary stress
on other peoples lives.
And more importantly,
dont trust anyone 100%
but your own self and
capabilities!
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Meet me at SLAMs! is a new column of SLAMs Newsletter which is created in order to let students know more about mentors - they are not simply students who get HD or DI! Lets find out
these SLAMs mentoring styles and personalities.
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Meet me at SLAMs !
Nguyen Ngoc Bao
SGS - Macroeconomics 2
I am a student of Economics and Finance. This is the second semester
Ive become a SLAM as I was Macroeconomics 1 mentor last semester.
My goal of joining SLAMs program is to sharpen my presenting and
problem-solving skills, review my academic knowledge, make new
friends and most importantly, gain the satisfaction of helping out
RMIT fellow students and spread out passion of economics and
finance studies among RMIT student body. My mentoring style is to
quickly target the specific needs of the students and aggressively go
over the materials that the students have problems with. I will instruct
and guide the students on how to think as an economist or a financial
analyst, so that they can absorb the core principles and work out their
up-coming troubles on their own. I enjoy going out with my friends, tasting marvelous cuisine, having some drinks
and especially, exotic clubbing and shark diving. The last two are quite obscure I guess ha-ha.
Truong My Duyen
SGS - Professional Communication
As a Professional Communication SLAM, I have been mentoring various
courses including Introduction to Public Relations, Introduction
to Advertising, Reading Media Texts, which most first and second
semester students find challenging or unfamiliar with. The most
prominent problem of Prof Com students is that they do not link
different subjects theyve learned together very well. To do well in
Prof Com, I highly encourage you to read a lot, reflect on everything
you learn in class and try to apply knowledge into real life. Id guide
you to brainstorm to answer the questions from your assignments
and help you apply the knowledge that you have learned from your
courses to critically analyze the real life case. My goal as a SLAM is to
inspire mentees with some interesting aspects of Professional Communication program. Besides studying, I have
interests in community activities: I used to join SIFE and organized Social Awareness Party- a charity party to
raise funds for a microfinance project to benefit the poor.
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Meet me at SLAMs !
Ho Thi Thu Thao
SGS - Business Computing
Im Thao, majoring in Economics and Finance. Its my pleasure to be
a SLAMs mentor for Business Computing this semester. As a Business
Computing mentor, I would like to help new students to understand the
key theories in the materials. In addition, I am willing to check students
assignments and give feedback based on my previous experiences
and understanding of the assessment tasks. I believe the mentoring
experiences gives me a chance to review all lessons that Ive learned and
to meet new friends which may help me to build my social network for
my future career development.
Im interested in singing, participating in outdoor activities and cooking.
I also volunteered to be a teachers aide at the ILA English Language Center. In addition, I often spend most of my
free time on discovering new recipes and preparing some special dishes, such as Quang noodles (mi Quang), and Hue
noodles (bun Hue). Please dont hesitate to contact me for some strange recipes ^^!
The
honour
of being a
SLAMs
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Nguyen Thu An
Academic Overachiever
In general, I feel myself
doing very well with the
lectures but less well when
using textbooks. Instead
of simply focusing on
theory, I often challenge
my knowledge by watching
the news. This is a good
approach to putting your understanding into practice and
staying on top of the most recent economic situations.
Another thing is to get enough practice for your exam.
Normally, I would go through all the materials on
Blackboard and those given out by lecturers as well. It is
important that the mistakes from the first try should be
carefully noted down.
Macroeconomics SLAM
Doan Tuan Vu
Dang Vu Ha
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Macroeconomics SLAM
Having finished Macroeconomics, I
find the part that students struggle
the most with is module 2, which
introduces different markets such
as those for product, money and
exchange rate. Therefore, I would
advise you to put your extra effort
into this module. I believe the key
thing here is that you are able
to understand and explain the
interaction among those markets.
Writing down the explanations
is also recommended, as it can
help you with the short-answer
questions in the exams.
Economic Stuff
Do you love infographic? Check
this following link to see some
strange indications of economic
growth: http://visual.ly/strange-signseconomy-improving.
Feeling confused between Classic
al and Keynesian Economics? Check
this rap song out. Both interactive
transcript and captions are available:
www.goo.gl/kFPSL (thanks An Nguyen
for sharing this.)
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List of contributors
Truong My Duyen
Editor and Writer
Dang Vu Ha
Editor and Writer
Doan Tuan Vu
Writer
Nguyen Thanh Ha
Writer
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Vu Thuy An
Writer
Ha Ta
Writer
Ly My Nguyen
Writer
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slams.hn@rmit.edu.vn
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slams.sgs@rmit.edu.vn
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