2016 KS Bull Issue 2

KS Bull 2016  Issue 2

The  views  expressed  in  each  essay  are  purely  for  the  academic  purposes  of  crafting  a  viable  argumentative  response. They do not necessarily reflect the personal opinions of any student or staff member, nor do they  necessarily represent the perspective(s) of Raffles Institution.    No portion of this collection may be reproduced or  shared for any reason and by any means whatsoever.

KS Bull 2016 | Issue 2 © Raffles Institution  Unauthorised copying, sharing & distribution prohibited  2    CONTENTS 2016 Year 5 GP CT – Paper 1 1 ‘All news is fiction.’ Comment. Zou Tangming | 17S03N 4 2 Do you agree that it is inevitable for the elderly to be a burden to society? Ng Ying Sandra | 17S02A 7 3 ‘Females are no longer second class citizens.’ Do you agree? Yeo Jiong Han | 17S06K 11 4 ‘Military action is the most effective way to end terrorism.’ Discuss. Lucas Yeo (Yang Yuxu) | 17S03N 14 5 ‘Military action is the most effective way to end terrorism.’ Discuss. Li Zhijian | 17S07A 18 2016 Year 6 GP CT2 – Paper 1 6 ‘We care for the developed world at the expense of the developing world.’ Discuss. Qian Tingchen | 16S06N 21 7 How far do you agree that government efforts in combatting terrorism are doing more harm than good? Nicole Neo Wen Di | 16A01C 24 8 ‘In the world today, a nation’s economic success is nothing more than a case of luck.’ Is this a fair assessment? Kalvinder Kaur D/O Ranjit S | 16S07B 28 9 To what extent do we need religion when science can answer most of our questions? Angela Tham | 16S03D 32 10 To what extent do we need religion when science can answer most of our questions? Darryl Shya Shao Feng | 16S07B 36

KS Bull 2016 | Issue 2 © Raffles Institution  Unauthorised copying, sharing & distribution prohibited  3    2016 Year 6 GP CT2 – Paper 2 11 Paper 2 – Passage 41 12 Paper 2 – AQ Response Li Er Jia Louisa | 16A13A 43 13 Paper 2 – AQ Response Lye De Jun Victor Samuel | 16S07C 45 14 Paper 2 – AQ Response Vanessa Chia Qi En | 16A13A 47 Editorial Team 49

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