in Southeast Asia saw an influx of European colonist, who brought along with them their culture, language, law, religion and political ideologies. As a collection of disjointed and often hostile kingdoms and states, the Europeans were granted access into the region fairly easily, given that most of the then current kings were unaware of the slow but certain threat of invasion posed by these Europeans . Singapore is often referred to a sort of oddity in this situation, due to its relative lack of opposition
where human structures such as houses, commercial buildings, roads, bridges, and railways are heavily develop and that most inhabitants have non-agricultural jobs. Thus, according to this definition, Singapore falls under the category of an urban state. In a city where it is densely populated like Singapore, which has currently 5.46 million people living in its land area of a mere 718 square kilometres, issues like sustainability will arise. United Nation (n.d.) defines sustainability as the ability
In this essay, I will be reflecting on the findings from my group’s research project, firstly, focusing on the understanding of race and ethnicities in terms of the CMIO model, and how this racial classification through the CMIO model reflects a certain type of view of who Eurasians are and how the Eurasians have become marginalised. Summary of findings Based on my group’s findings, I was able to sieve out some interesting finding that almost one-third of the respondents were not aware able to
Introduction Singapore has prided itself on being an ever modern and continuously developing nation. Though this is undeniably true, it is unfortunate that this modernisation has come at a price. Singapore’s fixation with continuous economic growth through modernisation has unfortunately also allowed for the favouring of landscape change in the name of achieving efficient and competitive progress (Jones & Shaw, 2006). As a result, Singaporeans are no strange recipients to the news that yet another
that damage the others. To avoid conflict, it is important that the different ethnic groups living together in the same nation-state can accept and respect their cultural differences. In this essay, I will be exploring if conflict can be prevented with the implementation of policies by the government,
business, instead of recovering typical items that can be reused, finds the non-recyclable wastes which are then converted into other materials and products. Within this essay, several areas will be covered and thoroughly examined. First, this paper will detail the areas of social and cultural issues regarding Tarracycle. The essay will then transition into international marketing
This essay will be focusing on the statement made by John E. Vollmer, “Cultural authentication in dress is a process of assimilation through which a garment or an accessory external to a culture is adopted and changed. With this change, over time, the artifact becomes a vital, valued part of the adopting culture’s dress”. In this argument, will look at this process with three examples. There will be three different example: ear and facial piercings in the current world for aesthetic purposes, a fashion
general, globalization refers to a more interconnected world that caused by the advancement in technology and communication field that has several impacts in the world economy, politics and also culture. Yet, in this essay, we would be focusing on the globalization in economics. Therefore, through this essay hopefully more people would understand what globalization in economic really means. As I stated before, globalization affects many aspecs in our life such as education,
In the ever changing nature of International politics Ideology is not a relative term; it has a fixed meaning so as to reflect the needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class or culture. But the context which it comprises of tends to evolve in the international arena. With this in mind it let us look at the first half of the question. Cold War, to be explained in the words of Samuel Huntington was “one group of relatively wealthy and mostly Democratic societies, led by the United States
anti-capitalist ethic which characterized the community, and a newly acquired material prosperity. The locus of these contradiction is the figure of the wife. Mappila paattu, or the song culture of the Mappila Muslims, remains outside any of the classical/national fold. In vogue for centuries, this song culture has withstood the need for notation by its