DHS Y4 English_Follow Up lesson on Absolute Terms

DUNMANHIGHSCHOOL2023Year4EnglishLanguage AddressingEssayQuestion Name:_________________________( ) Class:____________ Date:______________ Category1:AbsolutePOCs-never, ever, always, inevitably//any, none, all, every//only, solely Approach:Thereisanassumptionofanabsoluteortotalvalue(0%or100%ofthetime/0%or100%ofpeopleorthings).Toaddressit,youmustfindtherationalebehindtheabsolutevalueandthenreinforceordebunkthatperception.DebunkingistheEASIER/BETTERapproach–thiscanbedonebyprovinghowitisnotanabsolutecase. BODYPARAGRAPH Usuallytheabsolutepositionarisesduetooneofthesereasons: 1. Itreflectstheviewofhowthingsareintendedordesignedtobe.Q: Shouldmedical sciencealwaysseektoprolonglife?- Medicalsciencewasinventedprimarilytocurediseases,whichultimatelylengthensthelifeofapatient.Therefore,somearguethatmedicalscienceshouldalways(100%ofthetimeand100%ofcases)seektoprolonglife–thisisitsintendedfunctionorrole.Otherswilldisagree,sincethereareexceptionsandtakingthefunctiontoitsextremehasitsdownsides. 2. Itreflectstheideal oroptimisticview.Q: Candruguseeverbejustified?- Theidealviewisthattheuseofdrugscanneverbejustifiedbecausethecommonperceptionisthatdrugsaredestructiveinnature.Howeversomemayarguethatthisistoomoralisticorunrealisticaview,andtherecouldbelegitimatereasonsfordruguse. 3. Itreflectstherealistorpessimistview.Q: Themediacanneverbereliedupontoconveythetruth. DYA?- Thepessimisticviewisthatsincethemediaisprofit-drivenorgovernment-controlled,theycannotbetrustedtoconveythetruth.Othersarguethatthisviewissimplistic,and 1

thatthereareoccasionswhenandreasonswhythemediacanbetrustedtoconveythetruth. Practicequestion1: Menandwomencanneversharethesameresponsibilities. DYA? Assumption:Menandwomenare‘built’ordesigneddifferently,andthustheirrolesordomainsinsocietyareintendedtobedifferenttoo. Approach:Explorewhythismaynotbethecasetodayorinallsituations/scenarios/circumstances. Reasonswhymenandwomenaredifferent->segregatedresponsibilities Whathaschangedfrompasttopresentinthemodernworld? Isthisrelevantatall times, forall people? Menarephysiologicallystrongerthanwomen;greaterphysicalstrength-> relieduponforsecurity&safetyofothers Increasinguseoftechnologytomonitorhumanactivities;enhancednaturalstrength Theplayinghasbeenlevelled-> womentakeadvantageofthistoenterpreviouslymen-onlydomainssuchasmilitary,securityforces Menaremorestoicandlesspronetodisplaysofemotion;perceptionstrengthenbysociety’sconventionalviews->tendtorelegate‘softer’,people-centricdutiestowomen Acceptanceofempathyandvulnerabilityasuseful&necessarytraitsinhumanrelations Lesstabooaboutmenopenlydisplayingemotions;definitionofmasculinityhasevolved->moremenincaregiver/nurturerroles Menaresmarter,moreintelligent->holdpositionsofpowerandauthority Universalandbettereducation Girlshavesurpassedboysinearlyeducation;strongersupportamongwomenthemselvestobreakglassceilings->morethancapableenoughtohandleleadershippositionsinvariousfields Women’sbodiesaredesigneddifferentlyfrommen’s,i.e.uterus-> onlyoneswhocanproducechildrenand