Another essay that i did. enjoy. although i dun think any wld b interested nor wld be even read.


In today’s world, can countries afford to adopt a policy of non-interference?

A policy of non-interference might be beneficial to Switzerland during the Second World War as it ensured the people peace and safety. However, in today’s world where political instability is rampant in the Middle East and nuclear threats from Pyongyang become an issue to global peace, I do not agree that countries can afford to take a neutral stand. Globalization has indeed “shrunk” the world tremendously, leaving us no choice but to get involved in world affairs. Otherwise, the countries will be at the losing end in developing their nations as free trade agreements and financial aid may be reduced with other countries.

The “Global Village” analogy tells us that the advancement in transportation and communication has brought the world closer together. Hence, threats such as production of weapons of mass destruction can potentially result in adverse impacts on every country. The recent October 9 incident by the North Korea has led to a meeting with China envoys to discourage North Korean leader from creating an armament race. This event has also resulted in China, South Korean envoys and even the US secretary of state, Condoleeza Rice, to meet up and try to resolve the matter. The President of US, George Bush, has even warned North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il, of the consequence of producing and the possibility of selling these nukes to the Middle East countries. In the light of this issue, we can see that no country can afford to adopt a policy of non-interference as it concerns every single country for its safety.

In addition, regarding the health concerns of its people, the government has to response to the countries that caused certain health hazards. For example, the recent Indonesia forest fires have dispatched much denser haze to its neighbours compared to the past few years. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has received complaints from his neighbours and therefore rented two Russians planes, setting aside more than 1000 billion rupiahs on salvaging the situation. So far, Singapore has sent a plane on cloud seeding to alleviate the problem. How can any country not interfere when it is indirectly involved due to its close proximity to the host country? Hence, it is inevitable for a country to interfere with almost any issue as it is of great concern.

However, some critics believe that developed countries can afford to maintain a neutral stand as they have achieved political and economical stability. Opting non-interference policy on the other hand, can preserve the prevailing culture that the society possesses. Nevertheless, this may not be entirely true as a neutral stand does not guarantee the conservation of a country’s heritage. The homogeneity of culture across the world may still occur due to Mcdomination and globalization.

In conclusion, though countries may choose to take a neutral stand to reduce the effects of lost of cultural heritage, the intimidation of nuclear warfare and terrorism as well as the health concerns of the locals leave nations no options but to adopt a policy of “interference” to prevent them from losing out to their neighbouring countries economically and providing political stability to their people.

mm... been a long while since i wrote a gp essay... haha... been a long while since i blogged too.. dear is stressed... hope she's alrite.. mm... few more days to A's.. we muz work hard.. and we can do it! hee... mm... sc n fy got enlisted on 11 jan.. wonder wad's mine... dunno leh... havent check my mailbox...


In the light of recent health alarms, is globalization more a curse than a blessing?


The outbreak of the world’s most fatal viruses over the past few years has boggled the minds of over a million critics whether globalization could be beneficial to us. I believe that globalization is more a blessing than a curse as the sharing of scientific knowledge and the global impact of the Media allow Man to find a cure or a method to quarantine the infected patients in the shortest amount of time with the declining relevance of geographical distances.

With much help through the advances in Science and Technology, globalization is the key factor that drives scientists to research for vaccines and cures. During the SARS crisis in 2003, millions of people were killed within days once infected. It had become an epidemic but there was no known cure to this new virus. Many people turned hysterical their calling to a cure was to no avail. Fortunately, through globalization, the information on new discoveries of the genome of the virus or that the serum of cured patients could be a vaccine to combat against this microbe were exchanged among various research organizations in different countries to successfully wipe out this virus. Globalization is more a blessing as it minimizes the number of casualties during each pandemic. It also boosts the rate of improvement of Science and Technology as well as the morale of researchers with the increased amounts of funds from the local government. Hence, this will in turn speed up the progress of the search for a cure of pandemics in the future. Underdeveloped and developing nations can also reduce the number of deaths and infected patients if there was an exchange in the knowledge of the viruses.

The Media influence on people as well as the technological innovations such as the invention of Satellites and the Internet allows anyone to be informed on updates of the epidemic. For example, information on different types of avian influenza viruses can be easily obtained from the Internet for any concerned individual. In this way, people from all over the world can be educated on the measures to prevent this flu and the countries affected by this virus. Globalization can be beneficial as it helps to disseminate instructions in time of crisis. In addition, in tandem with the creation of a new culture, anyone infected by the virus will be given equal treatment as there will be no discrimination and segregation of races. This will improve the efficiency of the hospital organizations.

However, globalization can be a curse than a blessing at times. The origin of spread of SARS to Singapore was from a Singaporean who recently visited Hong Kong. If there was no globalization, SARS would be contained to only China and the virus will not spread to other countries, resulting in an epidemic in Asia. The diminishing importance of geographical constraints has caused us even more complications. The “Global Village” is an apt description of the recent world. Although the ease of travelling to another country can bring about the spread of viruses to become a world pandemic, the sharing of scientific discoveries and information can curb the issue in no time. Thus, globalization may not be seen as a curse after all.

In conclusion, the pandemic phenomenon is a consequence of globalization. However, it is through globalization that cures and methods to alleviate the sufferings of patients are discovered. Globalization is a blessing in disguise as it not only helps to find an answer to the problems, it also serves to educate and make the general public be aware of global health issues.

Its been a long time since i blogged. been v busy.. after prelims its jus hw hw n hw... at least now i can take a breather. my grades were so pathetic. But its ok. I'm willing to work the extra mile. 27 days left? i dunno... but 1 thing i can be sure is. I'll do my best for the A's. so that i wun regret after that.
wanna thank baby for bein here w me. she had a bad day tdy.. cried. hugs. dun b sad. cos its not worth the tears. love ya. I'll b ur pillar of support when u fall, i'll be ur tissue paper when u tear, i'll be anything that u need s long s it can make u happy. btw... mon was our 6th mth! haha... so happy that we r gg strong.. nv been so happy b4. (:

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