Friday, June 26, 2009

Discovery Channel on Singapore's History

Here's a 2005 Discovery Channel documentary on the History of Singapore:



Somewhere in the videos, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew says:

"Unless you know where you came from, unless you know what your ancestors had been through, you have no reference point. What makes us different from the Thais, Filipinos, or the Sri Lankans? The difference is how we came here, how we developed, and that requires a sense of History."

1. What does Lee Kuan Yew mean?
2. Do you agree with what Lee Kuan Yew says? Why?

Also,
3. What was Raffles' role in the founding of Singapore?
4. Whose role do you think was more important, Raffles or Farquhar?


Part 2 of the video:

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