identity? Introduction Singapore’s possession of a National Identity has long sparked nationwide discussion and is still one of the most widely debated about topics in Singapore. National identity is the sense of belonging and cohesive whole in a nation. While the importance of a national identity can be restricted since Singapore comprises a large percentage of immigrants‚ a national identity gives Singaporeans a sense of rootedness‚ preserves unique national culture and maintains social cohesion
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the equal worth off all members of that community” (Nassbaum‚ 1). In short‚ what she is trying to say is that hold other countries’ problems as they were of your own. This holds in contrast to patriots who hold their own highest allegiance to their nation‚ and the better improvement of their own country. The example given in this particular reading is that of Martin Luther King Jr who was supported when he spoke about civil rights‚ but vilified once he spoke about the violence of the Vietnam War‚ and
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the world had known. It was said “the sun never sets on the British Empire‚” as it was so large it covered all time zones. Britain had a small population and army so governing was done by inflicting a devastating military defeat on the conquered nation. The defeat was so great that would be no future resistance. It had the desired effect of scaring the locals into doing anything they could to maintain Britain’s favor. This kept the peace. Part of this would be selecting key locals to help the
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closer to the values and ideals that it was originally founded on. Benedict Anderson argues‚ "A nation is an imagined political community and imagined as both inherently limited and sovereign."(Anderson‚ 6). Through these advances‚ America has come closer to achieving Anderson ’s belief of an imagined political community. Anderson believes it to be imagined because "the members of even the smallest nation will never know most of their fellow-members‚ meet them‚ or even hear of them‚ yet in the minds
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Smith is the idea that nations are natural phenomenon which are that have been around since the beginning of creation. The constructivist approach which Anderson describes is the idea that nations are made up by the members in them. Anderson defines nationalism as “an imagined political monnunity and imaged as both inherenly limited and sovereign” (Anderson‚ 5-7). However both ideas believe that there regardless of approaches both share the idea that people within nations share a strong bond and
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nationalism is defined as the combination of ethnicity and race due to historical circumstances. The self-perception of Koreans‚ a form of orientalism‚ derives from a form of ethnic nationalism and takes shape in the form of competitiveness amongst other nations. Although many critics argue that the stigma of ethnic nationalism may bring about a generalization of a nation’s people‚ the certain dynamism of Koreans cannot be masked by ethnic nationalism. Both forms of identity bring about different effects
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portrays the contending religious and civic loyalties in a nation. The author of the source claims that the principal of national unity should be raised above all other divisions and criticizes the idea of communalism‚ which regards religious nationalism as the main source of belonging. For an example‚ the conflicts between individuals with different religious beliefs should be perceived as conflicts between those individuals in the nation instead of perceiving it as conflicts between two different
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definitions (1-2 sentences)‚ short answer questions (3-4 sentences)‚ and longer answer questions (1-2 paragraphs) Exam length: 2 hours Nation-states and identities The nation and identity: how are national identities created and what ensures their success or failure? -The construction of an “other” -The other can live outside or inside the borders of the nation-state -Immigration is another way in which others are produced -Immigrant others are often constructed in terms of racial/ethnic identities
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for the companies and for the customers there is a better access to products from different countries. The influx of information between two countries increases‚ especially those nations who don’t have anything in common between them. Cultural intermingling increases and every nation tries to know more about the other nations cultural preferences. Globalization helps to increase the demand of products. This in turn increases rate of production. Manufacturers thus‚ find this profitable and it helps to
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destroyed most of the nation. These events not only tore down Japan‚ but this natural disaster is going to greatly affect the rest of the world and the global economy. Before these events‚ the global economy was stable and now after these events the global economy is going to see a change for the worse. Some nations feel that they can self produce and are not going to be affected‚ but there are some nations that are dependent on the production of some products from other nations. Japan is a highly civilized
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