Who would you want to be friends with in the novel? Explain.
I would definitely choose Boo Radley. Boo Radley is someone who is different from the people in society, and is separated by society norms. He is a victim of prejudices in society. Despite this, Boo Radley was a caring person. This could be seen from Boo being caring a lot for the Jem and Scout Finch, and he placed what he wanted to give them, the chewing gums and coins, in a hole in the oak tree. He also placed a blanket over Scout during Maudie Atkinson's fire, when Scout was feeling very cold. Boo is also a very kind person, despite being ostracised by the society, he still does kind deeds, like saving Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell, at the end of the novel. All this showed that Boo Radley would be there when you need him. He is a mockingbird, who would only do good and no harm to others. This shows how good a friend he can be.
Adrain Fong blogged at 7:40 PM
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Do a research on the natural habitat of mockingbird. In your research, include the kind of flora and fauna you think exist in Maycomb and explain why the mockingbirds live in Maycomb.
Mockingbirds require open grassy areas for their feeding, thick, thorny shrubs for hiding the nest and high perches where the male can sing and defend his territory. They like to live near houses and forests. The gardens would be its favourite dwelling place especially if there are winter berries available. It has to live in a place where there are insects, berries and seeds.
Mockingbirds require open grassy areas for their feeding, thick, thorny shrubs for hiding the nest and high perches where the male can sing and defend his territory. They like to live near houses, forests, thickets and farmland. The gardens would be its favourite dwelling place especially if there are winter berries available. It has to live in a place where there are insects, berries and seeds, because mockingbirds mainly feed on this kind of food.
In Maycomb, where it is a quite backward society and not so urban, there will be farmlands and forests. The people who live in Mayomb will most probably have their gardens in your yard, for example, Miss Maudie Atkinson, who likes to grow her garden. There are also more natural growth in Maycomb because it is a less developed place. Mockingbirds can be found in cultivated and sub-urban land.
Adrain Fong blogged at 5:43 PM
Sunday, February 7, 2010
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Some Fail Stuff...
The videos that I will be posting is just to make things more interesting, hope you enjoy...
Well, that guy in the first video was careless and did not strap on the wii controller...
Well, i pity the guy who got hit in the face...
Well, i pity the guy who made a fool out of himself when celebrating his goal...
Adrain Fong blogged at 8:26 AM
Thursday, February 4, 2010
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Racism
What is racism? Racism is the belief that race is a primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produces an inherent superiority of a particular race. Or, on the opposite side, racism can be seen as the belief that a certain race portrays a certain, undesirable characteristics. In the case of institutional racism, certain racial groups may be denied rights or benefits, or get preferential treatment. Racial discrimination typically points out taxonomic differences between different groups of people, although anyone may be discriminated against on an ethnic or cultural basis, independently of their somatic differences. (This stuff is from wikipedia.)
Well, I read the Straits Times, and there was a report about 3 Chinese youths, aged 17 to 18, participating actively in a Facebook group which is named after a derogatory term to describe Indians. They posted racist remarks on the Facebook group and are now arrested and on bail.
I find them kind of... stupid. I do not understand why some of the youths nowadays are so racist. The multi-racial society that Singapore has preserved since quite a long time ago, was achieved through much bloodshed, our ancestors endured racial riots in 1964, 36 people were killed during the racial riots and 556 people wounded. The Malays and Chinese would brutally kill each other.
This served as a lesson for the people during those dark times, and they learned how important racial harmony was. So, I strongly disapprove of the Chinese boys actions. They should feel ashamed of themselves for commtting such atrocities. Well, I feel that the court should punish the boys more severely because this is a serious matter. Well, what are your thoughts? Do you think the court should punish the boys more severely or let them of and give lighter punishment? Please comment.
Adrain Fong blogged at 1:11 AM
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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The Arms Sale
The United States are selling US 6.4 billion dollars worth of military weapons to Taiwan. And then this resulted in China being very angry with the Washington. Beijing suspended military exchanges with Washington and threatened to impose sanctions on the US firms involved in the transaction. This arms sale caused the relationship between the US and China to deteriorate.
Let's see why the US wanted to sell arms to Taiwan. The US claimed that they wanted to preserve the military balance between Taiwan and fast-growing China. China thinks that Taiwan is rightfully theirs and so probably wanted to invade Taiwan sooner or later. The US brought about the arms sale to strengthen Taiwan's military defences, so that China would not invade Taiwan. I think that the reason behind the reason that the US gave, was because they wanted the world to be peaceful, no invasion, no wars.
If the US did not sell arms to Taiwan, war would occur and it would be chaotic. If there is an invasion of Taiwan by China, the US would probably have to step in and most likely, side with Taiwan (because China, with bigger military strength, would invade first). If there is a war between China and USA, the 2 countries would start asking for allies, and this would most probably lead to a next World War, countries like Singapore which are very good allies of both countries will be forced to make hard decisions and choose sides.
This is like a series of chain events that eventually would lead to war. War is definitely not an ideal option so, I guess this is why the US chose to sell arms to Taiwan. The US had to pay a price to maintain peace, which is its friendship with China. In my opinion, I think that the US had made the right decision by considering the future and selling arms to Taiwan.
I think that China had acted too rashly by threatening to impose sanctions. Although China thinks that Taiwan is its own territory, China must still understand the situation the US is in. The US is portrayed as a bigger brother, by most countries. The US has an important role to play in the peace of the world. So China should control its anger, [ By the way, anger is one of the seven deadly sins =) ] and understand the US. China should not vent its anger on the US firms that took part in this arms sale, instead, as I mentioned in my previous post, they should strive for a win-win situation.
Well, to sum up my thoughts about this arms sale issue, I think that the US have made the right the right choice by bringing about this arms sale to maintain peace throughout the world and China should have more control over its anger, and had made the wrong decisions. The friendship between China and US that have been so hard to achieve would be ended by just a single dispute. Well, these are my thoughts, what about yours? Do you think the US or China have made the wrong decision? Post your comments in the tagboard!
Adrain Fong blogged at 1:34 AM
Sunday, January 31, 2010
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The Allah Affair
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The Allah Affair
Lets start with the first significant post, and lets talk about the allah affair. A 31 December court verdict allowed non-muslims to use the term "Allah" to refer to their "God" in the Malay language. Well, I guess the muslims were not very happy about this. The court verdict raised a lot of religious tensions in Malaysia. The muslims started setting fire to Catholic churches, 11 churches were set on fire. Although attacks on churches have abated since the past 2 weeks, severed heads of wild boars were found dumped at 2 mosques! As you know, pigs are considered unclean by the muslims and again the religious tensions will start rising again.
Lets start by analysing the different points of views. The judge who was overseeing this court verdict was probably thinking that it was right to give non-muslims the right to use "Allah" as a term to refer to their "God". However, the judge probably did not think of the destruction that it would cause. Or the judge probably thought that the muslims would not react so extremely. This shows that a simple court verdict can upset the entire religious balance in Malaysia.
Well, I did a little research and found out that, Allah is the standard Arabic word for God. While the term is best known in the west for its use by muslims as a reference to God, it is used by all Arabic speakers of all Abrahamic faiths, includong Christians and Jews, in reference to "God". So, the judge is not entirely wrong to side with the Catholics. However, it would be better if he had come to a compromise between the Catholics and the muslims.
Well, the muslims were very unhappy about this. However, I feel that they should not have acted so rashly by burning down the churches. After the burning of the churches, came the severed pig heads at mosques. It was not mentioned whether the culprit was a catholic or a prankster, trying to stir up trouble. I feel that the Catholics should not have done that, they are just making the situation much worse. Muslims are very sensitive to pigs and all that stuff. (Trust me, I've earned myself a black eye by teasing a muslim friend)
I really think that the people have made the wrong decisions. This is definitely not the correct decisions to make if you are aiming for a win-win situation. Malaysia religious balance is getting upset.
Well, this is what I feel about the Allah affair. I had a long day with tuition, homework and other stuff. I m going to sleep. Zzzzzzzzzzz...
Adrain Fong blogged at 5:40 AM
Saturday, January 30, 2010
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First Post
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Well, i started pretty late. Its only a week before we have to hand up our stuff! Its a Sunday and i guess i took this time to start up my blog and stuff. Hope the wallpapers look nice!
