Research and plot for English Alternative Assignment

RESEARCH

Introduction/History of Sri Lanka
-Sri lanka was also known as Ceylon.
-Sri lanka was ruled by the British before they gained independence in the year 1948
-The British brought poor and English educated Indian Tamils to Sri Lanka to work in a tea plantation.
-Before Sri lanka became independent, the country was living peacefully.

Complication/Causes and Conflicts Sinhalese and Tamils

Ceylon Citizenship Act 1948
-Forefathers or those who were born in Sri lanka will only get the citizenship.
-Many Indian Tamils were stateless
-The Tamils disagreed on the policy and us politely to give them citizenship

Resettlement Policy 1950
-Sinhalese peasants were moved to the Tamils area to live and grow padi there
-Buddhist monks and Sri Lankan Army,mostly Sinhalese, came to occupy land

Official Language Act 1956
-Sinhala was declared the official language in Sri Lanka
-The Tamils were given three years to learn Sinhala
-Many Tamils were not used to the language and having a hard time finding jobs.

New university admission criteria 1972
-The Tamils were to get higher scores than the Sinhalese to enter the same course
-Some universities reserved Sinhalese only

PLOT
Main Characters= Seri> A young and intelligent girl but end up in the Tamil Tigers
Seri's Mother,Mdm Durga>Works in a tea plantation
Seri's Grandfather Giro>A business man and works with the government
Seri's Best Friend Lyia>An orphan but was raised by Seri's mother
~THe PLot~
-Seri's Mother was brought to Sri lanka to work in the tea plantation to support her family.
-Seri was born in Sri lanka in the year 1935.
-Seri study in a small school in Jafna with her best friend,Lyia.
-Started studying when she was 5 which was the year 1940 wher British still rule the island.
-when Sri lanka gained independent, they make the Ceylon Citizenship Act
-Seri was lucky that she was born in Sri lanka
-But her mother was not accepted because Seri's grandfather was her father-in-law.
-Seri's grandfather agreed to take Seri and Lyia to his hometown where they can further their studies.
-Many policies were made
-Seri and Lyia faced many problems
-Lyia then Joined the Tamil Tigers to rebel
-Seri did not want to but were forced to join
-Seri hide from terror but were found by her best friend Lyia
-The Tamil Tigers Brought terror upon the Sinhalese
-Seri and Lyia were caught by the Sri Lankan Army before they manage to bomb a truck full of supplies
-Seri and Lyia were tortured and asked many times to tell all of the Tamil Tiger plans
-Seri and Lyia were excecuted because was unable to give information on Tamil Tigers
-Lyia persuaded her friend to join

Xinjiang riots

There was a racial riot between Muslim Uighur and Han Chinese in the Chinese city of Urumqi at the month of July.156 people were killed in the clashes on Sunday and over 1000 were injured.In the article Mr Shi Guanzheng ,a retired teacher from Shanghai, blamed the government for failing to quickly quell protests by Han Chinese.
I feel that if the government does not act fast, other countries will take advantage and try to conquer the land because the area is rich in natural resources. I also feel that these riots should not happen because there are many innocent people who wanted peace and does not want violence. Violence should solve this problem because violence started the riots. The government should not weight the Uighur and Chinese but should treat them equally because everyone should have rights for themselves. I will feel scared because there will be a lot of people who will protest or go on a rampage which will lead to casualties and dead bodies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Hertogh_riots
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Race_Riots

'Should Singlish be the official language in Singapore?'

Singlish should not be the official language in Singapore. Singapore is known because of its 'Singlish' and because of this other country had other opinion on Singapore and thinks that the country could not speak perfect or much English. Singlish is usually spoken by the older generation or the younger generation which usually use Chinese or Malay often. These generations usually add some of their languages like Malay or Chinese because they seldom use English when talking to their family members or their friends. Singlish should not be the official language in Singapore because the younger generation will be affected if someone try to talk to them in Singlish. The younger generation will follow as they will think that is cool or much easier to use Singlish than English. When the younger generation starts using Singlish they will have problem with their English and will either fail or get low marks for the subject. The future will also be affect as foreigners will not understand what they trying to say and affect the economy in Singapore. Therefore, Singlish should not be the official language in Singapore.

"Are Singaporeans gracious and socially responsible? Discuss."

Only some of the Singaporean are gracious and responsible citizen and are doing their part on keeping the environment clean and so on. Due to the H1N1 virus that had been causing problems around the world, some Singaporean took advice from the Health Board Promotion like when coughing and sneezing in public they cover their mouth with a tissue or a handkerchief. In fact, I still see people coughing without covering their mouth in crowded place and throwing their used tissues to the floor. Usually the old uncles will not be responsible when they were resting in the void deck or the coffee shops. They will either spit or throw their cigarettes to floor. I see some Singaporean taking responsibility for example advising those who had littered to dispose their rubbish properly and giving sits to people who are in need of the sit in public bus or the Mass Rapid Transport (MRT). Therefore, I will say that only some Singaporean are gracious and socially responsible citizen.