KS Bull 2019 Issue 2

KS Bull 2019 | Issue 2 © Raffles Institution Unauthorised copying, sharing & distribution prohibited 1 KS Bull 2019 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. Note: The comments that follow each student response may include both markers’ and editors’ comments.

KS Bull 2019 | Issue 2 © Raffles Institution Unauthorised copying, sharing & distribution prohibited 2 CONTENTS 2019 Year 6 GP – Commendable Responses 1 Is our pursuit of beauty justifiable? Austin Tan Meng Keat | 19S06H 4 2 Discuss the claim that science has a positive impact on sports today. Bryan Ge Ruo Da | 19A01B 8 3 Discuss the claim that science has a positive impact on sport today. Chuah Cheng Yu Marvin | 19S06T 13 4 “Fiction has no place in a pragmatic world.” Discuss. Catherine Kausikan | 19A01B 17 5 “Fiction has no place in a pragmatic world.” Discuss. Eugene Chua Weiheng | 19A01B 21 6 “Fiction has no place in a pragmatic world.” Discuss. Hannah Chia Kai Xin | 19S06T 25 2019 Year 6 KI – Commendable Responses Paper 1 Section A 7 ‘The best kind of knowledge is the kind built on evidence.’ Discuss. Samuel Foo Hern Khai | 19A01A 29 Paper 2 Section B 8 Y6 CT1 Section B – Passage 34 9 Y6 CT1 Section B – Response Joshua Yong Zhi Hao | 19S06D 36 10 Y6 CT2 Paper 2 Section A – Passage 39

KS Bull 2019 | Issue 2 © Raffles Institution Unauthorised copying, sharing & distribution prohibited 3 11 Y6 CT2 Paper 2 Section A – Response Joelle Phua Yixuan | 19S03C 41 2019 Year 5 GP – Commendable Application Question Responses 12 Paper 2 - Passage 44 13 Paper 2 – AQ Response Cylvin Sim Kiat | 20S03C 47 14 Paper 2 – AQ Response Ashita Ashish Sule | 20S03J 50 Editorial Team 53

KS Bull 2019 | Issue 2 © Raffles Institution Unauthorised copying, sharing & distribution prohibited 4 1 2019 | Y6 GP | CT2 | Paper 1 Austin Tan Meng Kiat | 19S06H Is our pursuit of beauty justifiable? Since time immemorial, the human race has had an inexplicable, yet innate desire for beauty and aesthetic perfection. While notions of be auty have changed over time, our desire for it has not waned, and in fact has arguably gotten more fervent in a world perv aded by social media and idealis ed beauty standards. In this light, the human pursuit of beauty, especially that of physi cal beauty, s eems to have gained a bad reputation, perpetuating unrealistic standards and leading to negative impacts on self -worth, especially for teen agers. However, if we ex pand our horizons, we may realis e that beauty is p