Phan Đình Phùng towards the monarchy. According to Marr, "Phan Dinh Phung's reply was a classic in savage understatement, utilizing standard formalism in the interest of propaganda, with deft denigration of his opponent". Phan appealed to Vietnamese nationalist sentiment, recalling his country's stubborn resistance to Chinese aggression. He cited defensive wars against the Han, Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, asking why a country "a thousand times more powerful" could not annex Vietnam. Phan concluded that it was "because the destiny of our country has been willed by Heaven itself". Phan placed the responsibility for the suffering of the people at the feet
Sophia Pang Sophia Pang Sophia Pang (born 1972) is a Singaporean adventurer. She is the first woman from Singapore to reach the South Pole. Pang graduated from Nanyang Business School in 1994. Before Pang left on her Antarctic expedition, she used to teach classes as a freelance fitness instructor. In August 2008, she found an online application for women to represent their country in Antarctica and she decided to apply. She eventually beat out 70 other applicants to take the spot to travel to the South Pole. She joined a team, that was later funded by Kaspersky Lab, called the Kaspersky Commonwealth