In this paper, I will explore the topic of Singapore's National Identity based on history, language, culture, and their national symbols. ... English is the first language of Singapore. ... English is the first language students learn in school and is the language that the government uses (Orthmann 2009: 28). As Singapore is a multi-language nation, many Singaporeans speak different languages as their first language. ... Singaporeans who do not speak English as their home language normally speak it as their second language. ...

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When a person imagines the language of the United States, naturally most believe that English is the national language. ... Declaring English the national language would not create a momentous disaster. ... The Unites States has tried to declare English the national language before. ... Declaring English the national language would also save the country money. ... They say that pride is directly related to a person's culture and a person's language; thus creating a national language will reduce their national pride. ...

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Anderson argues that a national community is an "imagined community." ... The two types of collective consciousness are the traditional communities united by a sacred written language in the forms of Latin and Arabic, and the modern nations united by print languages. ... For those who chose the home language, a new sense of pride and belonging aroused. ... Fatality refers to the fact that people speak different languages and they no choice in which language they are destined to speak. ... This is why all of the successful revolutions define themselves in national terms. ...

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This sense of belonging within their national was the establishment of this political ideology. ... By the end of the nineteenth century nationalism had become a well-known movement, with the beginning of patriotic poems, flags, national holidays and national anthems. ... The basis for identity can be broad and made up of a combination of factors like language, traditions, beliefs, ethnicity, and history. ... During that time there was a great deal of German national pride that can be depicted negatively and a taboo. ... This idea recognizes the freedom of all nations to preserve distinct id...

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Nationalism is ostensibly a term which covers such elements as national consciousness, the expression of national identity and loyalty to the nation - "nation" itself being defined by Timothy Bancroft as: " a group of people identified as sharing any number of perceived or real characteristics - such as common ancestry, language, religion, culture, historical traditions and shared territory - the members of which can identify themselves and others as belonging to the group, united through some form of organisation, most often political." ... The people's national identity is said to...

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A nation is a population that shares an identity, usually a language and a culture. ... There are strong nationalistic attitudes over who rules a country; who controls the national governments. ... The national interests of people are very high in these types of disputes. ... The way economic competition can threaten national security is through economic expansion. ... Large groups of people who share a national identity; language, cultural, or religious connections, oftentimes clash with other groups. ...

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Throughout history people possessing the same cultural identity (history, language, and customs) have felt a sense of coming together as one nation. ... The French army was a national army composing of solider who were citizen's fight for their own cause. ... Language 3. ... National Community 7. ... National Consciousness Types of Nationalism Ethnic Nationalism It explains nationalism in terms of ethnicity. ...

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Human beings are thought to be limited and imperfect creatures, who seek meaning and security within the national community. So, the core goal of conservative Nationalism is to maintain national unity by fostering patriotic loyalty and "pride in one's country." ... The experience of colonial rule helped to forge a sense of nationhood and a desire for national liberation. ... Liberalism was founded on a defense of individual freedom, traditionally expressed in the language of rights. ... Rather, it is a force capable of promoting both unity within each nation and brotherhood amongst all ...

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Meanwhile, the common features of economic, political, and cultural style gradually expanded, with a borderless trading, a globally used language, highly promoted democratic way of ruling countries and even forming a "global culture". ... Nationalism is primarily a political principle, which holds that political and the national unit would be congruent. ... As globalization development goes beyond the national boundaries, nationalism seems to be inhibited. ... Culturally speaking, globalization has posed threat on national cultural identity. ... Smith, 1990: 171-191) All the counte...

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It pushed people toward national unity in Italy and Germany and threatened to tear the Habsburg and Ottoman empires apart. In the United States, the principle of national unity helped spark the brutal civil war. ... Russia in the 19th century was very anti-semitic when Alexander the third forced Russians to adopt his culture and speak their language. ...

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Nationalism was a major cause because it was ignored by many groups who felt that people of the same ethnic origin, language, and political ideals had the right to independent states. This caused conflict and left Germany and Italy divided because some groups felt strong about national autonomy which caused them to be subject to local dynasts or to other nations. ... Statesmen everywhere realized that the tremendous and ever-growing expenditures for armament would in time lead either to national bankruptcy or to war. ...

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Smith states that the perrenialist perspective "regarded national sentiments and consciousness as fundamental elements of historical phenomena". ... There was also much ethnic antagonism due to different languages and differing physical features. ...

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What is important is the extent to which nation-based conflicts regarding religion, language and ethnicity differences are causing statewide conflicts. ... It feeds on intolerance by making race, ethnicity, religion, language, class, doctrine, and nationality, decisive in order to change the order. ... It has not only divided people, but also polarized them around the factors that were listed above: race, ethnicity, religion, language and class. ... You sing patriotic songs and seek the national benefits rather than your own values and interests. ...

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Official ideologies of states and movements are not guides to what is in the minds of even the most loyal citizens, we cannot assume that for most people national identification when it exists-excludes or is superior to the remainder of the set of identifications which constitute the social being. ... In the 19th Century for which it was developed, the first phase of nation was purely cultural, literary and folkloric and had no particular political or even national implications. The second phase is were we find a body of pioneers and militants of the "national idea" and the beginnings of po...

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Nationalism is a nation's pride in its culture, language, and history. ... "It can drive a state into expansionist military conflicts in an attempt to increase the nation's power or to bring within the nation's borders national groups living outside. ... Multiply this on a national scale and you have nationalism. ... Why do we have such a bloody past that stemmed from a term that represents national pride and unity? ...

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The art piece represents the powerful transformation of "national awakening" as a cultural metaphor into a "political imperative" (222). ... A number of shared struggles propelled the movement's rapid development into a national movement. ... As a result, many adopted representational realism as their primary visual language. ... The movement was a triumph of solidarity, both nationally and internationally. ...

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For me, I don't even feel a need to read the article to explain if national identity is real or imagined. ... National identity is a very fragile item; more so breakable than the most delicate of glass. Simple things like priority of language on a road sign can be the difference between confidence and discrimination. ... Countries seeking their own national identity are now traidng freely with everyone. ...

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A nation-state is a political unit consisting of an autonomous state inhabited predominately by a people sharing a common culture, history, or language. ... Returning to India in 1912, he practiced law for some years and in 1919, he joined the Indian National Congress, the principal nationalist organization of India. ...

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English was the language to be learned by thousands of new immigrants such as the Germans, Mediterraneans, Eastern Europeans, Asians, and Africans (although for hundreds of years, Africans were not really counted as citizens). ...

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The Definition of Israel Before we begin, let me remind you of the definition of Israel. Israel considers itself to be a Jewish state (formally codified in its 1948 Declaration of Independence), which means that its entire purpose is to provide what is commonly referred to as a "Jewish homeland". Why a race or religion must have a singular nation-state forcibly created for it is something of a mystery; my sons are white/Asian interracial, so they have no "racial homeland"; should this be considered a crisis? The natives of the Americas have no distinct "homeland" either; should families be di...

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