Navigate Issue #5 - EJC GP 2019 2E

NAVIGATE Issue #5 Eunoia Junior College English Department General Paper 2019 JC2

Navigate Issue #5   Contents Message from the JC2 GP Team 2 Essays and Paragraphs 3 JC2 Paper 1 Mid Year Examination 5 1 Does language offer anything more than a medium for communicating with one another? Discuss this with reference to your society. 5 7 The media can no longer carry out its intended functions. To what extent is this true? 9 10 Is it possible to maintain a strong national identity when the world is so interconnected? 12 JC2 Paper 2 Mid Year Examination Application Question 15 JC2 Term 2 Paper 1 Timed Practice (in response to 2017 SAJC Preliminary Examination Paper 1) 17 2 Are rules meant to be broken? 17 4 Do you agree that there is little value in literature today? 20 7 ‘The environment is the main cause of our health woes today.’ Discuss. 23 9 How effective has your country been in creating a national identity? 26 JC2 Term 3 Paper 1 Timed Assignment (in response to 2018 EJC Preliminary Examinations Paper 1) 29 8 Assess the view that international agreements are well-intended, but ineffective. 29 JC2 Paper 1 Preliminary Examination 32 2 How fair is it to say that your society is an inclusive one? 32 3 To what extent should the State be responsible for protecting our privacy? 36 4 ‘Artificial intelligence should be embraced, since it is inevitable.’ Discuss. 39 5 ‘Our faith in education as the solution to poverty is misplaced.’ Do you agree? 43 6 Discuss the view that dissenting voices should be censored in your society. 47 7 ‘Mental health is more important than physical health.’ How far do you agree with this statement? 51 8 ‘Rights for men and women should always be equal.’ What is your view? 54 10 How far do you agree that the value of the Arts has diminished in modern society? 57 11 How far should countries prioritise economic development given the serious threats posed by climate change? 60 JC2 Preliminary Exams Paper 2 Application Question 63 Eunoia English Department 1

Navigate Issue #5   Message from the JC2 GP Team Dear Eunoians, “Starting strong is good. Finishing strong is epic.” ― Robin Sharma This issue of Navigate is a collection of responses to the JC2’s Mid Year Examinations, Term 2 & 3’s Timed Assignments and Preliminary Examinations. At long last - you have almost reached the finishing line of your GP journey! The end is near - but first, there is still more to be learned before we reach there. By now you should be at the stage of (repeated) consolidation of what you have learnt in the past 2 years. So use this collection to further cement things that have already been taught to you, and stretch yourself even further. Look out for all the el