2017 KS Bull Issue 2a

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KS Bull 2017 | Issue 2a (Year 6)© Raffles Institution Unauthorised copying, sharing & distribution prohibited 2 CONTENTS 2017 Year 6 GP CT2 1 In times of economic hardship, is it acceptable for a government to spend on weapons and its armed forces? Jiang Zixing | 17S06A 4 2 Do you agree that fashion serves no real value? Leia Teo Wen Hui | 17S03N 8 3 To what extent can we rely on the media to be truthful in today’s world? Chloe Chia | 17S03N 12 4 “Urban living and nature cannot co-exist in modern cities today.” Do you agree? Chiow Hui Min | 17S03N 15 5 “Urban living and nature cannot co-exist in modern cities today.” Do you agree? Lee Jia Ming | 17S06E 21 6 ‘At a time when the world needs capable leadership, many politicians do not seem up to be up to the job.’ Do you agree? 25 Marcus Choo | 17S06K 7 ‘The idea that science and technology will solve our problems is a delusion.’ Discuss. 25 Cerise Lim Yin Xin | 17S03L 8 ‘The idea that science and technology will solve our problems is a delusion.’ Discuss. Clara Keng Hui Lin | 17S06E 33 9 ‘The fact that poverty still exists today is an embarrassment to mankind.’ Discuss. Clara-Ann Cheng Ling | 17S06E 36 10 ‘The fact that poverty still exists today is an embarrassment to mankind.’ Discuss. Tan Li Kang | 17S03N 39 KiasuExamPaper.com COCOCOOCOCCCCOONTTTTTTTTTTTENEEEEEEEEEE TSTSTSTSTSTSTSTSTSTSTSTS 2020201117 YeYeYeararar 666 GGGPPP CTCTCT2 1 In timeesee of economic hardshi

KS Bull 2017 | Issue 2a (Year 6)© Raffles Institution Unauthorised copying, sharing & distribution prohibited 3 11 ‘The fact that poverty still exists today is an embarrassment to mankind.’ Discuss. Zhang Zhi | 17S06E 43 12 Paper 2 – Passage 48 13 Paper 2 – AQ Response Leia Teo Wen Hui | 17S03N 49 14 Paper 2 – AQ Response Xu Yukun | 17S06D 51 15 Paper 2 – AQ Response Gwen Tan Jing Yi | 17S06M 53 2017 Year 6 KI CT1 16 Critically assess the view that History is a set of lies agreed upon. Tan Xin Hwee | 17A13A 60 17 Critically assess the view that History is a set of lies agreed upon. Yeo Jun Wei | 17S03B 63 2017 Year 6 KI CT2 18 How much evidence do we need to justify our knowledge claims? Khin Yadanar Oo | 17A13A 63 19 ‘The researcher’s opinions and beliefs always interfere with hi s research.’ Discuss with reference to knowledge construction in History and the social sciences. 67 Khin Yadanar Oo | 17A13A 20 ‘The right to punish someone is contingent on the knowledge of what is r