Articles written by Jing Heng Fong

Despite Vietnam's declaration of independence after World War II, it was thirty years later before it was finally free of foreign influence upon reunification in 1975.

Mar 15, 2009 - Jing Heng Fong

The Japanese occupation of Southeast Asia profoundly affected the region's nations, one such area being the form of society in an independent Philippines after 1946.

Mar 13, 2009 - Jing Heng Fong

The first sparks of nationalism at the turn of the 20th century would develop into the force that finally gave Indonesia recognition of independence in 1949.

Mar 12, 2009 - Jing Heng Fong

Direct and indirect rule in Southeast Asia can be understood with definitions, examples, and exploring its significance to understanding the region's history.

Mar 7, 2009 - Jing Heng Fong

A knowledge of Southeast Asian history is helpful or even central to success in many areas such as business or tourism, despite its difficulty in acquisition.

Mar 7, 2009 - Jing Heng Fong

In recent Southeast Asian History, at least three important influences in particular have had a profound effect on the region's development.

Mar 7, 2009 - Jing Heng Fong

The diversity within the Southeast Asian region in various aspects is a starting point to understanding its history.

Mar 6, 2009 - Jing Heng Fong

The Bao Zhang Bao Dao, a set composition question for Chinese Examinations in Singapore, has broader application to Chinese learners in other contexts.

Feb 10, 2009 - Jing Heng Fong

Maud is among Tennyson's personal favourites, yet is often received unfavourably. This article highlights what is good, or at least worthy of further analysis, within it.

Jan 31, 2009 - Jing Heng Fong

"In the Valley of Cauteretz" depicts Tennyson's experience on revisiting a valley in the Pyrenees, years after he had been there with his now dead friend, Arthur Hallam.

Jan 27, 2009 - Jing Heng Fong

The Charge of the Light Brigade is a narrative poem, yet within it Tennyson artistically presents opposing perspectives of the charge and of war in general.

Jan 25, 2009 - Jing Heng Fong

Short and intense, Break, break, break expresses poetically Tennyson's desperation on the loss of his dear friend Arthur Hallam.

Jan 25, 2009 - Jing Heng Fong

Taken from The Princess, one of Tennyson's major works, Tears, Idle Tears is remarkable not only for its sadness but also its enigmatic qualities.

Jan 24, 2009 - Jing Heng Fong

Locksley Hall by Alfred Lord Tennyson is a popular poem, but is blemished by deficiencies in its poetic structure and language, and also the persona's disagreeability.

Jan 23, 2009 - Jing Heng Fong

Tennyson's poem, told in a dramatic monologue, depicts the unnamed persona's struggle and triumph over his emotions at Locksley Hall.

Jan 21, 2009 - Jing Heng Fong

The Lady of Shalott is most easily appreciated as a beautiful poem about art. However, there are other aspects which reveal complexity underneath its smooth rhyme.

Jan 14, 2009 - Jing Heng Fong

Tennyson uses myth, especially Pontoppidan's account of "the fabulous sea-monster", as inspiration to create a mesmerizing poem on this creature of the depths.

Jan 9, 2009 - Jing Heng Fong

Tennyson turns Mariana's vain wait for her lover, a small part in Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, into the crux of his poem.

Jan 8, 2009 - Jing Heng Fong

This article examines features which go towards creating the epic proportion in the representation of societies and world within Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra.

Dec 12, 2008 - Jing Heng Fong

This article considers the fluid identity of Antony and Cleopatra, and the difficulty of pigeon-holing it into a standard Shakespearean dramatic convention.

Dec 12, 2008 - Jing Heng Fong

This article explores a classification of the play's characters into four discrete worlds, and the dramatic impact of covering such a diverse cast of characters.

Dec 8, 2008 - Jing Heng Fong

This article examines W.H Auden's opinion that 'the world of historical reality...is not a world which [Falstaff] can inhabit' in Shakespeare's Henry IV Part I.

Dec 8, 2008 - Jing Heng Fong

This article considers aspects of Falstaff that make him one of Shakespeare's most believable, famous and best loved characters.

Dec 8, 2008 - Jing Heng Fong

This articles explores how love is misdirected in the play, and it's contribution in creating a sublime expression of human suffering in King Lear.

Dec 3, 2008 - Jing Heng Fong

The motif of suffering is a main concern in The Tragedy of King Lear.

Dec 2, 2008 - Jing Heng Fong

Weather in Shakespeare's plays is used for various dramatic purposes. This article focuses on analysing the character development of King Lear within the story.

Dec 2, 2008 - Jing Heng Fong

This article explores how Shakespeare's literary genius captures the hearts of readers and audiences by envisioning a setting that is both magnificent and realistic.

Nov 27, 2008 - Jing Heng Fong

This article analyses how the intertwining of diverse worlds of characters contribute to creating an atmosphere of dreaming in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Nov 26, 2008 - Jing Heng Fong

This article considers the dramatic role of the three marriages between humans in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and the realism of each marriage.

Nov 25, 2008 - Jing Heng Fong

Heartlands follows 18 year old Foo Wing Seng through his Junior College years and National Service in the Army, touching on issues such as Singaporean National Identity.

Nov 21, 2008 - Jing Heng Fong

A generation-ship story, Paradises Lost focuses on the the life of colonists on a two century long voyage to SindyChew. (Literally 'New Earth' in Mandarin)

Nov 18, 2008 - Jing Heng Fong

This article will present some useful methods on how to brainstorm for argumentative essay points under an examination setting such as the GCE A Levels General Paper.

Nov 13, 2008 - Jing Heng Fong