My History Teacher was Wrong about Raffles

[eatshitndie]

Fuckwa made money from taxjng gambling. Raffles was not happy. Was he religious? I cannot find that.

he was not particularly religious but very fond and proud of one of his children. at around two and half she could speak malay, hindustani, and of course english, and translate them. but the child died young. very devastating for raffles. he forbade gambling, banned slavery, and heavily taxed drunkenness and opium smoking. he will make tanwahtiu proud.

 

[cocobobo]

because raffles institution sounds better. Farquhar institution sounds like a vulgar mouthful of a neighbourhood school .

 

[sweetiepie]

my uncle say why a history teacher is needed unless the student cannot read or check dictionary or the book is in foreign language and the teacher is translating for the students.

 

[Dark Knight]

Raffles was a politician and he really knows how to play his cards well to his own benefit.
There was this documentary show that showcase the life of Raffles.
It was mentioned that William Farquhar has already been managing Sillypore very well even before Raffles came into the picture.
Based on the facts, Raffles was not the pioneer who setup and developed Sillypore.
William Farquhar has been doing a good job and Raffles decided to play his card and claim all the credits to himself.

 

[Hangover]

The Dutch economist Albert Winsemius, who advised the Singaporean government throughout the 1960s and 70s, reportedly said that they should “let Raffles stand” as a symbolic gesture that Singapore would be safe for Western capital, even as the wars in Indochina raged on and Malaysia battled a Communist insurgency.

Does educators bother to teach the plain vanilla truths?
Our local students only learn the version that MOE planned in the syllabus.

i wonder if any of our JC/secondary school history teacher or NUS Arts & Social Science history grad,
ever bother to dig further and read these insights.

 

[tanwahtiu]

So now we know why it was a black statue. He had a colorless reputation bring no glory to himself and BE.

An evil one.