"I am William Wallace!
And I see a whole army of my countrymen
Here in defiance of tyranny.
You've come to fight as free men,
and free men you are!
What will you do without freedom?
Will you fight?...
Fight and you will die.
Run, and you'll live...
At least for a while.
And dying in your beds many years from now.
Would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that,
for one chance, just ONE chance,
to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives,
BUT they'll never take our freedom!"

- William Walace, an extract taken from the film 'Braveheart'


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As always, your dear teacher is easily fascinated by such a speech. It provokes one to think deeply on the issue of war - that a war is not necessarily all about killings and atrocities, but it does have its positive sides as well.

So tell me this folks, from the short extract of the film "Braveheart" that I've shown you in class, what are the positive and negative sides of the battle between Scotland and England?

Next, I want you to link the battle to Singapore's involvement in the World War 2 (WW2). I want you folks to be aware that by then, the locals in Singapore were ACTIVELY involved in fighting the WW2. We have people like Lim Bo Seng, Force 136 and not forgetting, Lieutenant Adnan and the Malay Regiment (you can learn more about this at the Bukit Chandu Museum in Singapore!). Indeed, how was Singapore's involvement in the WW2 a good and/or a bad thing?

Remember, you are supposed to leave your suggestions based on your History Groupings. You need to specify your name at the end of your suggestion so that I know which group you belong to. Remember too that mature suggestions and discussions go a long way in impressing me. Good Luck!

Miss Fadhzila