Compare and Contrast of Sources

How similiar are sources A and B? Both sources A and B are similiar in content about the political repression by the British government. This can be seen from Source A," I had no office, no clerk, no thambi. And oh they couldn't give me any office- it took a long time-government offices were extremely overloaded- and there was a lot of difficulty." This shows that although David Marshall had a high political status, he still did not have any due respect from the government as the British did not provide and were reluctant to give him the things he needed that are required for a conducive working enviroment. He went through obstacles to obtain his rights as a high political person. Which shows the disagreement with the British Government and the newly-appointed local officials. Similarly Source B states that,"Out on the streets, Chinese students ignored the government's official closure of their schools," This shows that the locals were deprieved of their education. The British Government has taken away the rights of the citizens which resulted in disagreeement with the cietizens and the British Government.Thus, this shows thats the British Government politically repressed the locals.

Both sources A and B different in about what the locals hoped to achieve. Source A states that the locals wanted independence while in source B states that the locals wanted a different education system. Source A states that,"Merdeka!People of Singapore!" "Merdeka" means independence. This suggests that the locals wanted independence.In contrast, Source B states that," Out on the streets, Chinese students ignored the government's official closure of their schools, and in a repeat of the previous year locked themselves into their classrooms,where they established their own revolutionary cirriculum." This suggests that the locals were against the British government's education system and wanted a different education system. Both sources A and B both show the difference in what the locals wanted to achieve.