stooooooopid

stoooopid paper... NEVER NEVER NEVER spot topics. aargh.. of all the years, they have to change the pattern this year. it's an interesting topic which u need not go for lecture to understand but then... they have stoooopid tests and stoooopid exams....

freaking out!

i hate modules that requires u to memorise so much stuff instead of understanding and applying concepts. i hate it. i hate it. i hate it. it's giving me a headache. im so tired. never been so stressed for a simple/interesting module before. i am so screwed this semester. i need a miracle to pull through with good grades. oh man i just hate this. i am so tired all the time.. i cant focus well. why am i so worried??? i think this is the first sem where i put such high expectations for myself. yeah that's y.. oh well...

"why is russian revolution considered one of the biggest disasters?"

-aims not met: demands for social and economic justice end up with dictatorship of proletariat
-social upheaval
-economic losses
-high casualties from war, violence, starvation and diseases. (more than ww1)
-revolution disrupted industrial progress (war communism)
-revolutionary govt gave 1/4 of land away
-led to rise of Stalin- atrocities (reign of terror) but 5 yr plans improved economy

"british primacy in first half of 19th century"

-competitive advantage: capital and technology - colonial trade
-vast agricultural sector
-rich coal and iron deposits near waters (easy transportation of raw materials to factories)
-short distances
-skilled artisans, mobile labor, capitalist entrepreneurs
-stable govt which supports industrialization (easy to open up business, tariffs/protectionism, bill of rights 1689- no revolution, finance infrastructure)
-expanding population


"modernization"

-"concept that refers to a process in which society goes through industrialization, urbanization and other social changes that completely transforms lives of individuals" wikipedia

"urbanization"

-removal of the rural characteristics of towns/areas, process associated with development of civilization.


aarghh... so much more than this..

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Great News!

Amidst all the devastating and oh-so-everyday-what's-new political news:

Teenager's leg caught in fence at Lorong Liew Lian estate

By Chio Su-Mei, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 25 October 2007 2207 hrs

SINGAPORE : A 16-year-old boy had his left leg wedged into a fence at the basketball court near Block 8 Lorong Liew Lian on Thursday.

The Civil Defence was alerted to the incident at 4.15pm.

The boy was freed by officers using a cutter and a spreader. He was not injured, and declined to be conveyed to a hospital for further checks. - CNA /ls