Awfully GP Notes 2024

Essayskills.....................................................................................................................2Trendsincurrentworld..................................................................................................3Typesofquestions.........................................................................................................3Valueqns.....................................................................................................................3Impactqns...................................................................................................................4Possibilityqns..............................................................................................................6Effectivenessqns........................................................................................................7Race...............................................................................................................................10Incomeinequality(billionaires)...................................................................................12SocialMedia..................................................................................................................13Qualityofinteractions................................................................................................14(+ve)Raisingawareness...........................................................................................15Reachpeoplewhoholdpower/democracy..........................................................17Badpublicity..............................................................................................................18(-ve)Censorship/Fakenews/Scams.........................................................................20(-ve)Cancelculture...................................................................................................23Surveillance/privacy..................................................................................................24SingaporeSociety........................................................................................................27Politicians/Governance..............................................................................................27(+ve)SmartNation....................................................................................................29Income.......................................................................................................................29Inclusivity/equality.....................................................................................................30Happiness.................................................................................................................32Education..................................................................................................................32Mentalhealth/stress..................................................................................................36Lowbirthratesandageingpopulation......................................................................38Race/foreigners.........................................................................................................38Values-In-Action/kindness/charity..............................................................................40SGPolicies................................................................................................................44Covid19.........................................................................................................................45Science&Technology..................................................................................................47Education(learning)..................................................................................................49Healthcare.................................................................................................................50Ethicalconcerns........................................................................................................53Stakeholders/limitations............................................................................................54

Carework......................................................................................................................59Environment/sustainability..........................................................................................60UNEP........................................................................................................................65Plastics......................................................................................................................69Culture...........................................................................................................................69MUSIC/Arts....................................................................................................................70Buildings(significancevsnotsignificant).................................................................78STEM..............................................................................................................................81UN/Governance.............................................................................................................82Smallvsbigcountries(orgeneralexamples)...........................................................82Foreignaid................................................................................................................85Refugees/immigrants................................................................................................85soft/hardpower..........................................................................................................87Beltandroadinitiative...............................................................................................87Progress/activism/change.........................................................................................88Pragmatismvsempathy/morality(forcefulvsnoforce)...........................................90Pragmatism...............................................................................................................90Morality......................................................................................................................92Gender...........................................................................................................................93Sports........................................................................................................................96General..........................................................................................................................98GeneralQuotes...........................................................................................................101

Essayskills Reminders:- Inyoursociety—>discusstheessayinthePOVofSG,usetraitsofSG- Explicitconditions—>eg“giventheincreasingawarenessofenvironmentalproblems,arecompaniesthemostresponsibleintacklingclimatechange’”,- takenoteofthe“given…”,whereeverytopicsentenceorparagraphmustmakereferencetotheexplicitcondition,inthiscasebeingincreasingawarenessofenvironmentalproblems- Comparisonquestions—>“Rehabilitation,notpunishment,isthebestformofjustice.”—>foreachparagraph,wehavetocomparebothformsoffactors,andseewhichoneismoreimportantinacriteriagivenbyatopicsentence.- KeytonotethatitispossibletosaywhybothareequallyasimportantandtheygohandinhandtogetherONLYinthelasttopicsentence Trendsincurrent world - Growingawareness/creationofaliberalmindset- Increasingconservatism- Pragmatismvsfreedom(SGvsUSA)- Globalised→openeconomy-flow/movementofpeople- Technologicalera- Capitalist-profitdrivensociety- Competitive- Ever-changing- Fast-paced- Knowledgebasedeconomy- Educated Typesof questions Valueqns- Usuallysomeentityinthequestionthatwantsyoutotalkaboutthedesirabilityorimportanceaboutit(socalledvalue)- Topicsentence:contexto