What was mentioned above, is absolutely true. As we tried to work together, we found ourselves reaching many points of contention, coming to disagreements, struggling to make ourselves heard. With a group of 22 students, all from a wide spectrum of backgrounds, working seamlessly together proved a huge problem.

But still, we managed to pull through together. The very fact that this blog post is up here is evident that we have managed to continually overcome all our differences to work together. Sure, there are still those moments of debate, but they are more of the intellectual arguments rather than displays of violence.

Our group was given the topic of "Urban Poverty". As we set out upon the task, we first had to question the definition of "Urban Poverty". Which aspect of Urban Poverty were we going to focus on? What was our main topic question? We had to discuss all these and as a result, we discovered how each of us perceived the world differently. 

Eventually, our group decided to settle on a topic of Urban Poverty in Singapore, and how we can help to alleviate it. But already from the start, our choice was plagued with multiple problems. As discussions progressed, we realized how much we lacked in details we had to carry on. How do we define Urban Poverty? Does Singapore have Urban Poverty? Addressing these questions became a priority in this week's meeting.

As the day drew to a close, we stopped to look back at our efforts for the day. All in all, as a group, we managed to overcome our differences to work together effectively. A greater understanding between each member has been forged, which would allow us to work better in subsequent meetings. Our research has also finally managed to take a definite form and clear direction, allowing us to streamline our methods when undertaking future research.