Discuss Whether Or Not Tun Abdul Razak's Son, Our Current Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Is Continuing His Father's Legacy Primarily In Affirmative Action

 

  Based from the documentary " A leader's legacy, Tun Abdul Razak" and some of my superior and close analysis discovery on the topic I realize that our current prime minister, Datuk Seri Najib is continuing his father's legacy in affirmative action in giving special privileges towards the Malays and the Bumiputera's. There are several reasons and justification that might support my point of view.

  First of all, Najib in a conference meeting in Putrajaya stated in Berita Nasional News, stating that the government are giving out RM13 billion Ringgit to bumiputera citizen who owns their own business through 'Unit Peneraju Agenda Bumiputera' (Teraju). Thus giving the opportunity to bumiputera's to improve their and the country's economic status. Such opportunities are not given to other races such as the Indian and the Chinese in particular.

  Secondly, Najib allowed president of the Malaysian Malay Chamber Of Commerce (DPMM), Syed Ali Alattas to provide 30% of the government contract only for the Bumiputeras. This gives jobs opportunity and political advantages to the Bumiputeras to develop Malaysia and also an aid given through the New Economic Policy.

  Thirdly,  Najib's New Bumi Foundation Education targeted to raise funds as much as RM500 million to funds 12 000 Bumiputeras within 5 years in order to pursue their education in order to raise their skills, knowledge and work experience. "The focus will be on training and developing professionals in high-pay and great potential sectors." said Najib which stated by the reporters in BERNAMA National News Agencies.

  Last but not least, even until up to this very day, Majlis Amanah Rakyat or MARA still provide cheap education and financial aid towards Bumiputeras who wanted to start to do business. If Najib didn't continue his father's legacy surely he would have abolished MARA and the bumiputeras will have a hard time in gaining a higher education and business easily. The existence of Mara Professional College and Mara College for Bumiputera high level education and multiples of entrepreneurship programs in business conducted by Mara supports such justifications. Thus helping to improve the Bumiputera society itself.

  In conclusion, despite of recent changes in Malaysia over the past few years, our current Prime Minister, Najib Razak still continues his father's legacy who is Tun Abdul Razak in affirmative action.

 

Do You Think Ghandi Is Responsible For The Tragic End Of His Eldest Son, Harilal ?

 

  Based from the movie and factual historical evidence about Ghandi's responsibility towards his eldest son tragic death , Harilal. In my opinion, Ghandi is not responsible towards his eldest son's death. There are few evidence that might support the reason why Ghandi is not responsible towards such incident.

  One of the reasons is that Ghandi as a father tries his best to educate his children. He knows what Harilal's weaknesses and therefore tries to overcome it. He knows that Harilal is not good in formal education.In the movie in 00:40:08 Gandhi told his wife that Harilal can't even make the school matriculation grades. Ghandi also knew that his eldest son is good and skilled in public speeches such in 00:24:46 and thus wanted him to join his cause to liberate India.

  In addition, Harilal is too stubborn and being a right brained person. He always thinks about his own feelings instead of others. He never put himself in his father's shoes and always thinks that he is right. One of the example that I can take from the movie is when 00:51:34 where he said to his wife that " Each time I failed Gulab, my father wins." It clearly stated that he knew that his father was right from the beginning that Hariral is not good in formal study but he refused to accept his weaknesses. He tried to take a few more times for his education but he always failed, not only he failed but he also jobless and owes people a sum of money. Besides that, he also refuses to listen his father's advices when he lost his beloved wife, Gulab. His father advised him to return to the Ashram and start a new life where he could improve himself and his whole family but in the end Harilal refused to go to the Ashram and in the end he just became a normal simple citizen while his father is well known and well respected compared to him just like in the part of the movie in 01:22:46.

 

  Moreover, Harilal's stubbornness also leads to his feebleness in his effort towards his objectives. He easily gives up when he failed to achieve something. It can be seen in the part of the movie when he failed his formal studies for a few times, he gave up his study and continue to do business. And when he failed in his business in his so called 'clothing investments' he ended up being drunk because he cannot accept his faith and he whined up in debt just like in the movie part 01:11:33.  

  Last but not least, it is Harilal never appreciate and often misuse on the opportunity that had been given to him. One of the example is when he was converted to a Muslim in 01:40:51. He was given a house, a good living and hospitality by the Muslims but he never appreciate it. Instead he acts like a filthy drunk in 01:43:48 and misuse the hospitality given by the Muslims. 

  In conclusion, it was not Ghandi's fault for the death for his eldest son, Harilal.Ghandi even ordered some men to find Harilal but with little luck they were unable to find Harilal. Besides that Ghandi died first before Harilal, thus Harilal's death has nothing to do with Ghandi. Also it was Harilal who decide his own faith, he decides himself to live on the streets like a disgusting filthy beggar and in the end he died without honour and dignity.

In Your Opinion, Do You Think Gandhi Has Failed In His Life Work Which Is To Promote Non-Violence And Reuniting The People Of India?

 

  Based from the movie Ghandi, I would conclude that Mahatma Ghandi, the national hero for India's dependency had failed  to promote non violence and reuniting the people of India. There are several reasons why he failed to achieve his goal in the end.

  First of all, Ghandi failed to promote his non violence act towards the British. He may have succeeded towards the Indian at the early stage but throughout his non violence campaign, he failed to promote such act to the British. We can see in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar, India where the British under the command of General Reginald Dyer sent his troops to shoot those who involved in unauthorized meetings and caused many innocent civilian including women and children to lose their lives. Thus showing Ghandi's failure to promote his non violence act.

  Secondly, he failed to promote his non violence act on the people of India after India's independence because of the tension between the Indian Muslim and the Indian Hindus. This is due to the fact that not all people in India has Ghandi's point of view and it is because of religion divides its people apart. Ghandi tried to persuade Muhammad Ali Jinnah by letting him to be the first Prime Minister of India and allow Muslims to take higher command of the seats of managing India. Even so, the Indian Hindus will disagree and this will cause civil war among the Indian people. In the end, the Indian Muslims migrate to the Muslim majority and form their own country that is Pakistan.

  Thirdly, Ghandi also failed to stop the migration and the fights between Muslim and Hindus during the formation of Pakistan. Ghandi's so called non violent act can do nothing to stop this matter. People are desperate and religion issues cannot be overcome by non violence act and thus the only solution for this is by dividing the nation itself.  Many Indians died during the migration due to disease, fighting and hunger. Many were left homeless and Ghandi's non violent act cannot even help to overcome such situations for the people of India. And in the end it spilt the Indians into continents that is Pakistan and India. Thus showing Ghandi's unsuccessful attempt to reunite the people of India.

  Fourthly or lastly, Ghandi's vision that is to unite the people of India fails up to this very day. In the last day he lives he stated that he wanted to pay a visit on Pakistan just as stated in the movie in 03:00:04, thus this act creates anger among dissidents on both sides which will soon leads to his assassination and his death.  Nowadays Pakistan and India continued to improve their military power on each others borders. Tension among those two countries rises up when Pakistan has developed nuclear power plant. Thus upsetting the balance between India and Pakistan up to now.

 

 Consequently, Ghandi did managed to liberate India from British Imperial rule. However he failed his mission to promote non violence act and reuniting the people of India due to inescapable circumstances that even he himself cannot overcome.

Do You Think Sherlock Holmes Is An Emphatic Person ? If So Why ?

 

 Based from the movie Sherlock Holmes - A Study In Pink, from my point of view Sherlock Holmes himself is an emphatic person. There are several reasons why I sees him as an emphatic person.

  First of all, he puts himself in that particular persons shoe. He acted as if he is that particular person. He imagined himself that he is someone else in terms of that person's clothing, the person's way of communication and the person's way of behavior. One of the scene that we can see when the case of the death of Jennifer Wilson, the women in pink who was the fourth person known to be committed suicide. He imagined how Jennifer's death is like, what and when she did before her death. Thus Sherlock was able to trace the murderer in the end. 

  In addition, emphatic means energetic or in other words active describes the character of Sherlock Holmes. His emphatic character makes him energetic as what being seen in the movie. He can catch up with a cab driver with human speed and were able to track the cab with his powerful memory of identifying the road in order to intercept the cab and because of his remarkable ability he was able to catch up with the cab.  And even in an action moment, Sherlock can still being emphatic by putting himself in the cab driver's shoe. Predicting every moment and step the cab driver would choose his path on which road around the city. Thus makes Sherlock Holmes a good tracker.

  Moreover, Sherlock helps to benefit others shows his character emphatically towards his companion Dr John Watson. He imagined himself being in his friends place because of Dr Watson's inability to walk properly and thus requires a walking stick to walk around. In the scene where he chased the cab, he purposely allowed Dr John Watson to run with him without using his walking stick. Sherlock knew that Watson can walk without his stick but because Watson is traumatize with his experience in Afghanistan, he was unable to do so. So Sherlock purposely asked him to follow Sherlock to chase after the cab and it somehow changes Dr John Watson 's perception about his leg and he can run and walk without the aid of his walking stick.

  Last but not least, Sherlock also being emphatic on the situation where he meet the murderer who killed the four person which is the cab driver. He was also being given a choice to select between the two pills. One would end his life and the other won't. He was trying to put his situation on the cab driver's shoe but he realize that he is dealing with a psychopath. Because the cab driver doesn't care about his life and selecting the pills is like a give and take situation. But the problem was settled when Dr Watson give a shot on the cab driver through the window in order to stop the game.

  In conclusion, basically Sherlock Holmes is a emphatic person due to the fact of his personality that letting himself in someone's shoe in terms of feelings, thinking and perception which he uses to solve crimes. 

Test Your Brain - Describe Part In The Documentary Of The Eureka Moment

 

  Based from the documentary Test Your Brain, there are three situations where I got my own eureka moment. The first situation happened on the first part when Apollo Robbins was playing with the cards, I paid so much attention on the card that when the surrounding around Apollo changes, I didn't even noticed a thing until the narrator said that the environment changes where it gives me my eureka moment due to the fact that things doesn't occur as what it seem.

  The second situation of my eureka moment is where I have to count on the steps of the dance group that stepped on the light, the dance group stepped on the light so many times that I can assume the number of steps they have stepped on the light when suddenly a penguin just come out of the stage and there comes my eureka moment because I managed to pay attention on the penguin more than the dancer stepping on the light.

  The third situation, last but not least that gives me my greatest eureka moment is at the end of the show where Apollo Robbins ask the viewer to pay attention on the pictures that was on the show and ignore what is don't, what actually gives me the eureka moment is where the cards has a question at the back stating "DO YOU PAY ATTENTION ?", seriously I immediately got my eureka moment there because I paid to much attention on the picture and I didn't realize on that question.

  In conclusion, these three situations gives me my greatest eureka moment I had experience during watching the documentary.