Chapter # 2

Chapter # 2

Reflections on the Re-awakening EAST

	Words	Meaning
1	Out standing	Noticeable
2	Eminet	Prominent
3	Pioneers	Early settlers
4	Occidentals	Western
5	Doomed	Lost
6	Spinning wheel	Symbol of self production
7	Preserve	Save
8	Regime	Government
9	Imposed	Dictated
10	Spectator	Observer

Question / Answer

Q1:- Does the author welcome Culture uniformity or not?

A:- The author is of the opinion that the culture should also be independent. There is a great danger of too much culture uniformity.

Q2:- What does the advise Asian countries to do for their progress?

A:- The Asian countries must developed their industrial resources like the west. They must preserve their culture.

Q3:- What reasons does the author give for his opinion that the nations of Asia will not find it hard to keep the independence?

A:- The author give the opinion that Asian countries remain Neutral. They may not attach with Russia or America.

Q4:- what is the author’s opinion should Asian countries accept from the west and what should they reject?

A:- The author, Bertrand Russell is of the opinion that Asian countries must preserve their culture and traditions. They should try to developed their industrial resources.

Q5:- Why does the author consider it useless to resist industrialization?

  

A:- Industrialization in the opinion of Bertrand Russell is in many ways regrettable but no country can survive without it in modern age.

Q6:- What does reasons the author give for his opinion that the nation of Asia will not find it hard to keep their independence?

A:- As per opinion of Bertrand Russell, the world is divided into two vast blocks. They may not attach themselves with Russia or America .

Q7:- How is traditional culture threatened in our age dominated by science and machinery?

A:- Asian people can raise their standard of living by working great progress science in the field of industry.