Lee Kuan Yew - Singapore Prime Minister

Singapore was also a gateway to other countries in South-East Asia such as New Guinea, Indonesia, Dutch-East Indies (Indonesia) and Philippines as seen in Figure 1. After this, it was the first time in Australia’s history is was the first time they were under threat from any country “Yellow

While the initial sparks of Singaporean nationalism may have stemmed from being under the British colonial rule or arose due to the brutality that the people were put through during the Japanese Occupation between 1942 to 1945, it is difficult to ascertain exactly when the start of Singapore’s nation building efforts began. Characterized by the process where a large body of people associated with a territory commits to its own government, I would define the start of Singapore’s nation building process from the time its people started to strive for their independence. In this essay, I would argue about how the Japanese Occupation was indeed, a significant turning point that led to cultivation of Singapore as a nation.

(Mcarthur, 2011) The Fall Of Singapore

Singapore is the nation of islands which is situated on the South of Malay Peninsula. Its area is only 704,0 square kilometers, and it is the smallest country in Southeast Asia. Its anthem is Majulah Singapura

Singapore soon became a major stopping point for traffic going to or from China” (world history book). Other kingdoms continued to evolve in Southeast Asia such as the kingdom of Burma, Thailand, and the Philippines. The Philippines has more than seven thousand islands that contain a wide diversity of landscape. Singapore was a developed city-state. “Malaysia was a prosperous nation on the southern part of the Malay Peninsula on the mainland of Southeast Asia” (Marshall Cavendish 1156).

The eldest of nine children, Lee- Chin was born in rural Port Antonio, Jamaica in 1951. He came from a biracial parentage; his mom was a Chinese

The history of Singapore is rich with surprising twists, bendy turns and wondrous triumphs. A very long, long time ago during the 14th century, a small but strategically located island that had once been named “island at the end of a peninsula” then changed to Temasek (“Sea Town”) then to Singapura and eventually to what it is now known as Singapore. It got the name Singapura from a prince from Palembang who was on a hunting trip when he caught sight of an animal he had never seen before. Taking this as a good sign he founded the city where the animal had been spotted giving it the name “ The Lion City” or Singapura or so the legend says. The city was ruled by 5 kings and was located at the very tip of the Malay Peninsula, which is the

Singapore and Malaysia were both similarly colonized by the British. However, their development after independence differed in many ways. In this paper, I will examine, with help from resources provided in the course and minimal research, how their colonial experiences affected their political and social development after independence. After which, investigating the depth of influence their colonizers had, and why, differing racial ideologies had the greatest impact on their development.

Lee was tidewater Virginia, and in his background were family, culture, and tradition . . . the age of chivalry transplanted to a New World which was making its own legends and its own myths. He embodied a way of life that had come down through the age of knighthood and the English country squire. America was a land that was beginning all over again, dedicated to nothing much more

Well, we can clearly see the great qualities he formed. One quality that Lee gained during his life was perseverance. One way that he built this quality was in his childhood. For example, he must of got into many fights while he was in gangs. To win those fights, he would have had to have excellent perseverance. Additionally, when Lee was sent to America by his parents, it must have been very tough for him. Despite this, he built amazing perseverance by moving on with his life, despite being in a completely new place. Finally, Lee built perseverance during his adult career. At one point, he hit a block in jobs (after The Green Hornet ended). Despite this, he was able to persevere until he eventually began to get great acting jobs. Along with perseverance, Bruce Lee also became a very hard-working person as he went about his life. One point of his life that built this mindset was when he was working through school. Obviously it is always hard to do well in school, but since Lee went to college that shows that he was willing to work hard. Additionally, all of Lee’s success in the movie industry shows that he had a hard-working mind set. He would not have been able to achieve the success that he did if he had not worked extremely hard. In today’s world, we can still learn from Lee’s qualities. His qualities show us that if we work hard and persevere through tough times, then we can become extremely influential people, who will positively change the world

My research will be based on Political, Economic, and Social Organization of Singapore—an industrialist city-state.  Even though Singapore 's history dates from the 11th century, the island was little known to the West until the 19th century. Singapore is one of the World 's largest ports, because the city of Singapore has become a major port, with trade exceeding that of Malaya 's, Malacca and Penang combined. The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 and the advent of steamships launched an era of prosperity for Singapore as transit trade expanded throughout Southeast Asia (Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 2010). Singapore is a very

Along with Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea, Singapore is one of the Four Asian Tigers countries. The economy depends heavily on exports and refining

Today they remain a great power with leading economic, cultural, military, scientific and political influence. International trade is not as big as Singapore’s as a proportion of GDP, but like Singapore, they are highly exposed to global forces, especially with the importance of the capital as a global financial centre. Like Singapore, the UK has a parliamentary system but it is a full democracy where there is more competition to govern meaning pressure groups can influence policy change more than in Singapore.

However, the development of Singapore’s society cannot be predicated on pure economics alone. Even though globalization has enabled Singapore to fare well in economic development, however, termed the perils of success, globalization has brought about undesirable

The Republic of Singapore celebrated its 42 years of independence in year 2007. Situated at the southern tip of Malaysia, Singapore currently holds a population of 4.68 million as of June 2007. At 704.0km2, it is ranked 4th in the world for its population density. During the past four decades, the economy as measured by real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), multiplied by over 20 times (Ghesquiere, 2007, p.11). As a small and extremely open economy, Singapore long term survival is very much dependent on the ability to maintain its viable position and remain afloat in the sea of global competition (Mun Heng et al, 1998, p.14).