Comparison of sources

HOW SIMILAR ARE THE SOURCES?

Similarity section

Both sources, A and B, are similar in content in that both have difficult times in 1956.
This can be seen in source A where" Last year, this time, in the month of March: a time of agony."
This show that the people were helpless during this period of time when they,especially the Chinese, faced extreme suffering
Similarly, source B states that " From early April until the end of December 1955, Singapore witnessed a staggering 260 labour stoppages, walk-offs, go slow and sit-down-if we exclude Sundays, that means more than one labour protest every working day"
This shows that the people were unhappy and unsatisfied with the government, but they still had to endure all this and this proves that it was a tough time for the people.

Difference section

Both sources, A and B, are different in content in the outcome of what the people were fighting for. 

In Source A, they are fighting for freedom while in source B, they are fighting for rights for their education curriculum.
Source A, states that "Merdaka!people of Singapore!"
This shows that David Marshell was fighting for Singapore's independence from the British, they wanted to be free.
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 curriculum. "
This shows that the chinese students were fighting for their rights  for their own educational curriculum.