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hi teacher,can u help me to cancel the unnecessary parts regartin the thailand,cause i'm nt veri sure whr to cancel.thx*_*
A government must be present in any civilisation or country in order to govern the cities and the surrounding areas. They have to ensure that there is sufficient food, crime is prevented, criminals are punished and peace is kept. They also need to ensure that the people are free from foreign attacks. They therefore took measures to prevent the threats from occurring or to make sure they were prepared to cope with such situations. Fortunately, some of these measures were effective and the threats did not threaten the livelihood of the people. However, other measures were not as effective. As a result, the threats caused the people to go through difficult times. These threats are at times similar and at times different and thus, we can classify them into three broad categories namely political, economic and social threats.
The threat that I will focus on in this journal entry is social threat because I think that it has the most significant impact on the lives of the ordinary citizens. A country will face social threats when there are rebellion, discontented population or unfair treatment leading to civil wars and uprisings.
In the ancient past, a military rebellion occurs when an army, led by its leader, seeks to overthrow the ruler as they were not satisfied with the way he ruled his country. In ancient China, a military rebellion occurred in 755 CE, during the reign of the Tang emperor, Xuanzong. It was led by an ambitious young commander named An Lushan. An Lushan had been the commander of one of empire’s strongest armies by Xuanzong’s favourite concubine, or unofficial wife, Yang Guifei. When the court officials protested, the emperor punished them instead. This caused the officials to become angry with the emperor. When An Lushan saw that Xuanzong was becoming unpopular, he ordered his army to capture the capital cities of Luoyang and Chang’an. The emperor and his officials fled and An Lushan proclaimed himself emperor. However, An Lushan did not last long as emperor and the Tang dynasty was restored eight years later in 763 CE. However, by then, other military commanders had used this period of uncertainty to seize control of several provinces. It took many years for the Tang dynasty to put these provinces under its control again.
A great example in the modern world would be the dissatisfaction between the Buddhists and Muslims in Thailand. Muslim separatists in the south of Thailand want to secede from the Buddhist north and have targeted monks and other representatives of the state. But they also claim to have been victims of government atrocities. Udom Dhamakhani, 67, lifts himself laboriously from his wooden cot, on which he has just recited his Buddhist sutras. He straightens his saffron-colored robe and peers out through his oversized reading glasses. Unusually for a monk's cell, the room contains a monitor showing images from four surveillance cameras: the veranda, the door of his cell, the main temple -- and a bunker. The shelter is occupied by soldiers who have turned Wat Lakmnang monastery on the outskirts of the southern Thai city of Pattani into a fortress. "It's all because of the trouble out there," the monk grumbles.
More than 2,400 have already died "out there," in Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat provinces, in an insurgency started by Muslim rebels. They want the region in southern Thailand, which is home to 1.9 million Malay-speaking Muslims, to secede from the rest of the predominantly Buddhist country. Dhamakhani is not just the abbot of Wat Lakmnang, but also the head of all Buddhist temples in Pattani province. Because his fellow monks have reported on the radio about the atrocities being committed by the rebels, Dhamakhani is also in danger. He has already survived three rebel attacks. He would have been dead long ago without the protection of the two dozen soldiers stationed at his monastery. It is seven in the morning, and reports of night attacks are already crackling from the walkie-talkie on his night table. Twelve schools were burned to the ground, but this time there were no casualties. For the rebels, Buddhist temples, military barracks, public buildings and minor officials, such as local mayors and teachers, are all hated symbols of the government in Bangkok.
At 10:15 a.m., an informant reports an explosion on National Route 409 near the village of Yarang, a 15-minute drive from the monastery. Dhamakhani immediately dispatches one of his reporters. The police have sealed off the road. An armored vehicle has arrived with a soldier wearing a bulletproof vest and steel helmet in the turret, his machine gun in position. He nervously surveys the area. The rebels often place explosives in the underbrush, designed to explode when the troops arrive. There is a gaping hole in the asphalt. The explosion hurled a Toyota van with seven soldiers inside into the ditch. One soldier was beheaded and the others were injured.
Between the situations, they have similarities and differences. Their similarities lies in their defense. They did not have a strong government and army, thus, their country was invaded and cause internal threats. They did not try to maintain unity and hence, there were disputes between the citizens and the stability of the country was affected eventually. However, their differences lies in their ???(teacher,can help?)
Man-made threats such as civil wars or rebellions occurred because the people were unhappy with the ruler and his laws. These could have been prevented had the ruler practice good and wise leadership. Hence for a good modern government to overcome such a threat, the country must not have a weak leader. The leader must try to make government, army and navy strong, maintain unity and last but not least, give people fewer causes for dissatisfaction. At the same time he should be alert to the needs of the people. Building a strong defense force was important in ensuring peace and stability in the country. With stability, foreign investors would then be attracted to set up factories and help develop the country economy. There was also a need to ensure that the army was well-equipped and has new techniques of fighting.
Whereas for a good government in the ancient to overcome such a threat, the rulers should avoid war by actively forming friendship with their neighbour. This applies for the government in the modern government. They can regularly exchange letters and gifts and sent ambassadors. The rulers should also be very careful about how they approached other rulers so as to make sure that they do not offend anyone. They did this so that the friendship, support and trade relations they formed would benefit their kingdoms. The king ought to follow the system of hereditary succession to prevent succession disputes. The king can try to lessen the impact of natural disasters by building dykes and distributing food to the starving. Last but not least, the king must take measures to defend or protect their kingdom against external threats.