In conversation with Sir David Attenborough
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In conversation with Sir David Attenborough

This article is regarding the conservation between Liz Bonnin and Sir David Attenborough on 4th of April 2021, which brings to an end the hope series and earth optimism 2021. A brief introduction of Sir David Attenborough, someone who influenced generations of naturalists and conservationists around the world. Sir David studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge before spending two years in the Navy. He created a succession of remarkable programs, including Trials of Life (1990), Life of Birds (1998), Life in the Undergrowth (2005), Life in Cold Blood (2007), and Life that Glows (2016); films that have become the benchmark for natural history production. 

Sunway Sports Alumni Talk Series – “Episode 1: Maintaining International Competitiveness During a Pandemic“
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Sunway Sports Alumni Talk Series – “Episode 1: Maintaining International Competitiveness During a Pandemic“

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Sunway Sports Team x The OFFICIAL Sunway Alumni Community launched their very first Sunway Sports Alumni Talk series, intending to kick-start this year with different talk shows featuring different guests. ‘Episode 1: Maintaining International Competitiveness During a Pandemic’ was broadcasted through Facebook Live on 26th March 2021, from 8:30–9:30 PM, and was hosted by Marvin Mah and Sureshkumar, featuring a special guest, national figure skater Julian Yee.

Sunway Big Talk
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Sunway Big Talk

WHO IS SUNWAY BIG TALK?

Anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski noted in his essay that a great deal of talk does not serve any purpose of communicating ideas but establishes bonds of personal union. This concept holds the foundation for the fresh club that kicked off at the beginning of 2020-SUNWAY BIG TALK. ‘Human Connection’ is an important aspect that a simple conversation always fails to emphasize. Small talk, or better known by the Oxford Dictionary as a polite conversation about unimportant matters, does not fit the description to connect with people on a profound emotional and intellectual level. 

What Happened on 1st February 2021 in Myanmar and its Current Situation
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What Happened on 1st February 2021 in Myanmar and its Current Situation

 Myanmar in profile 

  • Myanmar, also known as Burma, is in Southeast Asia. It neighbours Thailand, Laos, Bangladesh, China and India.
  • It has a population of about 54 million, most of whom are Burmese speakers, although other languages are also spoken, such as Shan, Karen languages, Kachin, Mon, and English taught as a secondary language. The biggest city is Yangon (Rangoon), but the capital is Nay Pyi Taw.
  • The main ethnic groups living in the seven ethnic minority states of Burma are the Karen, Shan, Mon, Chin, Kachin, Rakhine and Karenni. Other main groups include the Nagas, who live in north Burma and are estimated to number more than 100,000, constituting another complex family of Tibetan-Burmese language subgroups.
Beer & Skittles: Snowpiercer
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Beer & Skittles: Snowpiercer

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Snowpiercer is an American, post-apocalyptic, sci-fi series about a perpetual-engine-train on which humanity must survive after the world has frozen to death. Its story is based on a 2013 film by the same name directed by Oscar winning ‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon-Ho. The film was originally based on an 1892 French graphic novel called Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob. The show went through a turbulent development phase to then be released to an onslaught of criticism for deviating from the original film’s plot. Despite this, it managed to garner decent popularity among its audience.

Colourism: Modern Society’s Plague
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Colourism: Modern Society’s Plague

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Described by Lupita Nyong’o as the “daughter of racism”, colourism has been plaguing societies for decades with its jarring prominence and its blatant inclination towards belittling darker skin to glorify whiter skin. The seemingly positive effects from the influx of recent self-acceptance and self-love related media is ruled out by colourism, which consistently undermines these self-acceptance messages by alluding that only certain types of skin tones are worthy of being accepted. This can’t help but make us wonder: why is darker skin still seen as an unprepossessing physical trait?

Real Talk: The Caste System
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Real Talk: The Caste System

What Is A Caste System?

Illustrations of different caste members

The term caste is described as a hereditary and endogamous community restricted to people of the same economic or occupational, spiritual, and social class. The concept stemmed from the Spanish, Italian and Portuguese words casta and casto, which hold the meaning of “race and lineage” and “pure or chaste”, respectively. In Latin, casto also holds the meaning “chaste”, which originated from the term castus, suggesting “clean, pure and separated”.