Daven Lim (27) One Child Policy

One Child Policy 

The family structure of China is that for most families, there is only one child that could be born. Only families who have special cases, for example if the first child is disabled, are allowed to have a second child. This is to control the population in China, to avoid the scenario of having too many people in China. Let us see the possible effects it has on the Chinese Society. 

Positive effects: 

- there is not too many people in China as the birth rate is being controlled, so there are enough jobs for people to take on to work and earn money for their family. 

- there is a reduction in the risks of death and injury associated with pregnancy of women 

- the family is small and so, the parents only have to focus on one child and the child would receive more care and grow better 

- the parents can save more money for future use as only one child to feed does not require a lot of money, compared to having many children 

- there would not be a case whereby there are not enough schools to educate children 

Negative effects: 

- if a girl is born, the family's surname would not be carried on to the next generation 

- boys can do more for families who farm and if a girl is born, the family's income and food production would be affected 

- there might be an imbalance in the number of boys and girls born 

Daven Lim (27) Economic Growth in China

China is a developing country and needs industrialisation to pursue higher economic growth. However, industrialisation has been causing air and noise pollution to the environment and it is polluting the environment which was used to be a clean and hygenic one. 

In my opinion, I think China should prioritise the need to keep the environment clean and reduce pollution. This is because keeping the environment clean will benefit the health of people, however, pollution of the environment will affect the health of people. Also, the threat of global warming is becoming more prominent and this shows that there is a need to reduce pollution. Keeping the environment clean can also make the scenery of places more beautiful as there would not be haze and unpleasant smells. However, the country would develop slowly. 

Prioritising industrialisation can develop a country - to make it richer and more lively. People in the country will enjoy more wealth and better facilities. Also, the country can establish more trade with other countries and make more money, which  is to the benefit of the country and its people. However, when China prioritise industrialisation, polluting of the environment will escalate and thus make it harmful to the human health. 

Comparing industrialisation and the environment, I feel that keeping the environment clean is more important. It is because it gives people a long term benefit such as having clean air to breathe in. However, industrialisation only gives people a short term benefit of being richer. Therefore, comparing industrialisation and the environment, I feel that keeping the environment clean is more important.

Presentation reflection - Lim Yan Tong (10)

I felt that our Chingay powerpoint was not that bad overall although there are still room for improvements. I was quite nervous during the presentation because my group presented on the third day and Mr Chua said that he would have greater expectations of those that present on a later date. Also, I think that I had a small stage fright when presenting and I could feel myself shaking. On top of that, I did not memorize my script well enough and I still had to rely on my script while presenting. Also, I have a bad ((weird)) habit which is laughing at my own jokes and start laughing when I look at some of my good friends although it doesn't seem to be anything that is funny. I will try to improve on my "laughing skill" the next time I present.

On the other hand, I have learnt many presentation skills after this presentation. One such example is to ask questions to the audience. I have included this skills during my group presentation. Although the question was planned and I have told and asked my friends to answer it beforehand, it was still quite special to me as it was the first time I included this presentation skills in my presentation even though it seemed a little awkward then. Through this presentation, I gained more experience and I will try to improve on the things that I lack in this presentation and do a better one next time.