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Essays
Why Singapore’s Adult Literacy Is Falling Despite High Global Rankings
Singapore's literacy challenge is often overlooked, being neither a pressing economic concern nor a matter of fundamental rights. Given our national focus on pragmatism, these issues of literacy can seem peripheral. Singapore consistently ranks among the world’s best — with one of the highest GDPs per capita, exceptional
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The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea: An Exploration of Purpose and Masculinity
This post contains major spoilers for The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea by Yukio Mishima. That being said, the plot is simple and secondary to the themes and symbols. Continue at your own discretion. What does it mean to strive for glory, for greatness? What passions lie
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Some Books I've Read in 2024
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The Compromise of the Skeptic: An Analysis of The Black Swan
One of the most mind-bending books I've been reading is The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. I had decided to start reading it due to its iconic stature in 21st-century non-fiction; it seems as if every other book references some aspect
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Death by Summary
Most people I know had a reading era in their childhood. Borrowing books from the library and engaging in discussions surrounding popular series is a fond memory I have of my childhood. It's hard for me to forget receiving Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on release day
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A Reflection on 2023 (and some book recommendations)
It's always amusing to me how the boundary as to when a year starts and ends is so arbitrary, and merely serves as a socially agreed upon time to mark a revolution around the sun, or alternatively (and equivalently), a full cycle of seasons. The blurring of boundaries
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How to Read More When Busy: A Reflection on Lost Pages and Years
Reading is one of my greatest pleasures. Actually, that might not be true. Reading used to be one of my greatest pleasures when I was really young, and I think the same applies to many people. In our phoneless primary school days where internet was a home-only luxury and homework