Choice and Reasons for Topic My choice is the influence of aviation on Singaporean Students, namely those in Secondary Schools, Polytechnics and Junior Colleges, and the impact on them. My project would look at the positive and negative social impacts on students who are flying and those who plan on doing so . Supporting the relevance of my choice of topic is (Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, 2011) who says that we must “…ignite new passion for aviation among our youth and develop them.” Furthermore
are not sufficient preconditions for successful entrepreneurship. (Chan & Chiang, 35) Bibliography Chan Kwok Bun & Claire Chiang. Stepping Out: The Making of Chinese Entrepreneurs. Singapore: Prentice Hall, 1994. Chew, Ernest and Edwin Lee. “Chapter 6: The Syonan Years, 1942-1945.” A History of Singapore. Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1996.
To examine how the socio-economic status of the Malays corresponds to their political marginalisation, we must first establish that they are indeed politically marginalised. Political marginalisation can be taken to mean low political interest and low political trust, “indicating a feeling of distance to the political sphere of society” (Oskarson, 2010, p.7), and it is intrinsically linked to the theoretical concept of political efficacy, that is, an individual’s feelings of their own potential influence
In the late 1980s, the ideology were once again transformed in order to adjust with a more modern nation, therefore, the PAP adopted “Communitarianism” or “Shared Values” (Shan-Loong, 1999). The use of ideological hegemony by PAP government and Lee Kuan Yew was clearly accepted by population, due to the ideology that well-suited with their condition. Thus, enable the PAP government to adopt several unpleasant policies without damaging their political legitimacy (Chua, 1995). The acceptance and commitment
case. In the first line of the article, the author mentions Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s founding leader, “ Singapore’s
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economy is to create a first-rate education system,” shares former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew (1999) in his National Day Rally speech. As a small country in Asia with limited natural resources, Singapore government’s plan to turn their economy from labor-based economy into a knowledge-based economy has been a success. The government focused on improving the education system and aimed to become Asia’s education hub (Lee, 1999). Today, Singapore is one of the wealthiest countries in the world and its
Fundamentally, this element of interpretation enters into every fact of history. Lee Kuan Yew himself mentioned the subjectivity of his recollections in the Story . The PAP Old Guard is the primary narrator of Singapore’s official history, and they recounted their experiences as the party’s account of history . With just one principal narrator
GES1010 NATION-BUILDING IN SINGAPORE, CA1 ESSAY ASSIGNMENT Singapore fell into the hands of Japan and was renamed “Syonan-to” from 1942-1945.[1] During the Japanese Occupation, Singaporeans had to breathe Japan and those who were anti-Japanese were either badly tortured or even killed. However, the Japanese Occupation did not last when Japanese surrendered in February 1945, marking the start of Singapore nation. The making of a Singapore nation was when local leaders emerged to govern and lead the
According to Mark Evans (2006), elitists believe that society is dictated by “the nature of its elite”. Robert Michels, Vilfredo Pareto and Gaetano Mosca agree that power was concentrated “in a small set of controlling elites”, particularly in the decision-making process. Because a government directly controlled by the masses was considered impossible, the people elect representatives which they believe would best represent their interests to the government. However, the representatives also take
In The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, local artist Sonny Liew explores the history of Singapore through the eyes of protagonist Charlie Chan Hock Chye, a comic artist who lives from the Colonial era to post-independence Singapore. Using his under-rated artistic genius, Chan depicts Singapore’s transforming landscape through various comic strips that allegorizes cornerstones of the Republic’s history. With Singapore’s colonial history and evolution into an independent nation-state, Singapore’s nationalism
...o have plans and visions for transforming the world should tried as much as possible to be good leaders through having self-awareness, being multiculturalist, understand Jack Welch Everyday leadership and be determine and courageous as Lee Kuan Yew rather than following laid down procedures. Soo,J. (2012). Multicultural Leadership Starts from Within. Retrieve April 21, 2014, from http://blogs.hbr.org/2012/01/multicultural-leadership-starts-fr/ Management Paradise. Leadership is doing
After reading the supporting article, Revisiting Military Conscription (aka National Service) in Singapore by Bernard F W Loo), I understand that our National Service (NS) is an essential military force that helps us to maintain a well-balance relationship with Malaysia. In order to ensure that Singapore receive sufficient supply of water from Malaysia, Singapore have to put up a threat by showing a strong military force which of course have to begin with enforcing a compulsory NS. In the year 2011
The dictatorship of Singapore is nothing short of a strong government. Under Lee Kuan Yew’s regime the economy, HDI, Prosperity Index, and Cleanliness Index increases. The majority of the citizens is happy with their leader, and their leader does right by them. Lee Kuan Yew is a dictator favored amongst many Western nations for his efficiency while rebuilding Singapore from the early British Colonial Period. Singapore is only
The Micro and Macro Environment Analysis Macro Environment Analysis On the enterprise marketing management, macro environment can be analyzed from two aspects, beneficial is business opportunities and adverse impact is being threated. Facing different opportunities and threats, industry need environmental analysis to assess the market and put forward corresponding countermeasures. By using PEST analysis, I will analyze political, economic, social and technological factor between SIA and Singapore
Asia. (Chan, 2013) After independence in 1965, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, one of Singapore’s greatest founding fathers, eradicated the racial divisions inherited from the British to foster a cohesive multi-racial nation. (Barr, as cited in Fenn, 2014) “My definition of a Singaporean, which will make us different from any others, is that we accept that whoever joins us is a part of us. We need talent. We accept them. That must be our defining attribute.” (Lee KY, 2011 as cited in Tulshyan, 2015) Everyone will
democratic part of the system. The undemocratic features include bicameralism, federalism, monarchy, and some others. The Philippines government has been described as a corrupt democracy. Candidates are routinely heckled and jeered. Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew once said the Philippines needs more discipline and less
celebratory comments after the passing of Singapore’s founding father, Lee Kuan Yew. His actions angered many Singaporeans. A man even went to publicly slap Amos Yee in the face. Amos Yee was arrested and charged in court for his sensitive comments about Christianity. In Singapore, to maintain a multicultural society, the government has strictly prohibited offensive remarks towards other race and religion. According to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, he states that Singapore will not hesitate to act firmly
.. ...e his blessing for open economic markets (Zakaria, 83). That leads us to the present time. With examples like Singapore, China hopes to maintain its current situation. Zakaria writes, “Their role model is former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore. Lee achieved the dream of every strongmen: to modernize the economy, even the society, of his country, but not the politics” (85). Ironically, Zakaria feels Chinese officials should return to the teachings of Karl Marx for help. He writes