English Current Affairs Mock Session 1

This will be my first blog post on my LA Blog(www.ccadao.blogspot.com). I will be writing about my classmates' and my views on the question/main point. The central issue was:
What it means to be a Singaporean.


Socratic Circle:

Bryan was the leader of the discussion.
Kenny, who was the first to speak, stated that Kiasuism and Singlish are what makes us Singaporean.
Mervyn disagreed, he said that all that matters is commiting himsef/herself to the country.
Kenny objected and said that Singaporeans will stay in Singapore. He stated that young men and women would want to go to foreign university.
Benjamin added to the point that they may go to prestigious foreign universities to help Singapore.
Bryan asked if one does not speak Singlish mean that he/she cannot be a Singaporean?
Edwin said that taxes and complains makes us a Singaporean.
Kenny said that people do not know where the tax would go to and hence stopped paying tax.
Benjamin gave an example of one of Edwin's point, he said that if one complains to the government, people will think that he/she is brave and will start complaining.
Bryan said that the environment and nature makes us Singaporean, but Edwin said that it was the was of growing up.
Kenny made a point that all countries display Kiasuism, it is just that Singapore displays it more due to the competitive environment.
Andrew Lau said that the environment made us kiasu.


The floor:

Marcus said that Singapore is a mix of different country men while Nicholas said that it was not the distinctive appearance of us, Singaporeans. He added that Hong Kong people looks a lot like us, so it was the language that made us Singaporean.
Kai Lun also agreed that language defines us all.


*This is not the full discussion.



My opinion:

I feel that there is no correct and definite conclusion because different people have different views. However, I disagree with the point that Singlish defines us all. I think the ability to interact with other races, commiting himself/herself to the country and the passion is what makes us a true Singaporean.



Okays....bye for now :)
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