During my critical reading and thinking tutorial, we were assigned a task to choose 8 people from a list of 15 to live in a newly discovered island where there are no human beings but consists of diverse flora and fauna. They will leave there and create a new society without any outside contact for the next 50 years. At first, we need to select the 8 people individually and then we will be assigned in a group to draw up the final conclusion.
The 8 people that i personally selected was Anita Mak - popstar (F,23), Dr.Soekardi - retired navy commander (M,56), Dr.Alice Smithson - graduate who studied sociology and anthropology (F,33), Abdul Kadir - minister (29,M), R.Govinder - paddy farmer (M,41), Mary Lee - socially active school girl (F,16), Tan Sim Yee - Chinese physician (M,65) and Imran Saraswadi - Indonesian construction labor (M,27).
The reason i selected Anita Mak is because i believe she would be essential in providing entertainment. Not only that, she is also a female. Therefore, she would play a significant role in increasing the population of the society. Dr.Soekardi would assist in emergency situation and he is also well equipped with combat skills which he could utilize to provide protection to the society.
Dr.Alice who is a graduate in sociology and anthropology would also be beneficial to the society because she would help in solving conflicts that arises between people. She would also help in forming unity between people in the society. Abdul Kadir possesses leadership qualities which is a very important aspect in a society. Every society needs a leader where we can look up to for inspiration and also guidance.
The importance of food cannot be declined. The people in the society needs food in order to ensure their survival. So, R.Govinder who is a paddy farmer would be very much needed in the society to ensure food production. Next, Mary Lee, a socially active school girl would be needed to increase the population in the society and also her socially active traits would be beneficial in forming unity between people in the society.
If there were to be a situation where people are sick or hurt, it is definitely impossible to obtain modern medicines in the island. Medicines can only be obtained traditional way. So, an expert in herbal medicine would be needed and Tan Sim Yee would be a perfect choice. Although, he is old but he can help to pass his knowledge in herbal medicine to the others. The people in the island would also need shelter. Therefore, Imran Saraswadi who has been working in the construction industry for the past 5 years would be helpful in building homes for the people in the society.
Those are 8 people that i have chosen to live in the newly discovered island. I believe the 8 people would be able to provide significant contribution in forming a well balanced society.
Sunday 19 June 2016
Friday 3 June 2016
Lessons learned from the movie titled 'EXAM'.
Recently, during my critical reading and thinking lecture, my lecturer decided to play a movie titled 'Exam'. Upon hearing the title, it was already a nervy moment for me because as a student, our worst nightmare will always be an exam. The movie revolves around eight candidates who are competing to obtain a contract of employment. The whole movie took place in a closed room monitored by an armed guard. The room consists of eight tables and eight chairs and at each table there were a printed paper on it. Each paper were printed 'Candidate 1',' Candidate 2' up to 'Candidate 8' respectively. The guard is responsible to eliminate candidates who have violated the rules of the examination. Before the examination begun, the invigilator came into the room and explained that the exam will last for 80 minutes and consists of only one question and one answer to the question. There are three rules that must be obeyed during the exam, the candidates must not communicate with the invigilator and the guard, spoil the paper provided to them or leave the room. A failure to do so, will result in the candidate being disqualified.
The examination begun in a thrilling manner when one of the candidate was disqualified for violating the rules of the exam. After that, the other candidates cooperated with each other in order to find the question and also the answer to it. Along the process, a series of arguments and also brainstorming took place in order to complete the exam. Candidates that are found guilty of violating the rules, are disqualified. Finally, a candidate managed to find the question and also the answer after the other candidates disqualified themselves from the examination.
Throughout the movie, I have learnt many important lessons that i can utilize in my daily life. One of it, is the importance of teamwork. The candidates brainstormed to obtain the question. In the process of obtaining it, they cooperated and utilized all the resources available to them. The highlight of the brainstorming session was each candidate portrayed their intelligence and each of the candidates opinion are taken into consideration. If we are able to practice teamwork in our daily life, many complications that arises in our daily life can be solved efficiently and effectively.
Next, is the importance of being meticulous. In the movie, the question was already mentioned by the invigilator itself but the candidates were not aware of it. The importance of being meticulous cannot be denied. For example, if we are reading an article in a newspaper, we should not just read the headline and jump to a conclusion. We should pay careful attention to the whole article and then draw up a conclusion. A failure in doing so will only lead to unnecessary complications because we are not sure about what is the article exactly about and leads to false reviews being passed to another party when we share the contents of the article. The same scenario can be applied in an examination as well. Paying careful attention to the question will help us in solving the problem but if we don't do so, it will only lead us to a wrong solution.
Rather than that, the movie also taught me not to discriminate others. There is an element of racism in the movie that we should not practice. In order to make communication easier, one of the candidate started labeling the other candidates as Black, Brown, Blonde and etc. He labelled them based on their physical appearance and hair color. Those racist remarks should be avoided in our daily life in order to live in peace and harmony. In a multi-racial country like Malaysia,Singapore and USA, there are diversity of cultures and traditions being practiced but the citizens there can still live in peace and harmony. If those racist remarks are practiced there, it will definitely be impossible to form unity between the citizens in those countries.
Those are the valuable lessons that i have learned from the movie and wish to practice it in my daily life in order to become a pragmatic and sensible person.
The examination begun in a thrilling manner when one of the candidate was disqualified for violating the rules of the exam. After that, the other candidates cooperated with each other in order to find the question and also the answer to it. Along the process, a series of arguments and also brainstorming took place in order to complete the exam. Candidates that are found guilty of violating the rules, are disqualified. Finally, a candidate managed to find the question and also the answer after the other candidates disqualified themselves from the examination.
Throughout the movie, I have learnt many important lessons that i can utilize in my daily life. One of it, is the importance of teamwork. The candidates brainstormed to obtain the question. In the process of obtaining it, they cooperated and utilized all the resources available to them. The highlight of the brainstorming session was each candidate portrayed their intelligence and each of the candidates opinion are taken into consideration. If we are able to practice teamwork in our daily life, many complications that arises in our daily life can be solved efficiently and effectively.
Next, is the importance of being meticulous. In the movie, the question was already mentioned by the invigilator itself but the candidates were not aware of it. The importance of being meticulous cannot be denied. For example, if we are reading an article in a newspaper, we should not just read the headline and jump to a conclusion. We should pay careful attention to the whole article and then draw up a conclusion. A failure in doing so will only lead to unnecessary complications because we are not sure about what is the article exactly about and leads to false reviews being passed to another party when we share the contents of the article. The same scenario can be applied in an examination as well. Paying careful attention to the question will help us in solving the problem but if we don't do so, it will only lead us to a wrong solution.
Rather than that, the movie also taught me not to discriminate others. There is an element of racism in the movie that we should not practice. In order to make communication easier, one of the candidate started labeling the other candidates as Black, Brown, Blonde and etc. He labelled them based on their physical appearance and hair color. Those racist remarks should be avoided in our daily life in order to live in peace and harmony. In a multi-racial country like Malaysia,Singapore and USA, there are diversity of cultures and traditions being practiced but the citizens there can still live in peace and harmony. If those racist remarks are practiced there, it will definitely be impossible to form unity between the citizens in those countries.
Those are the valuable lessons that i have learned from the movie and wish to practice it in my daily life in order to become a pragmatic and sensible person.
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