CATHOLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE JC 2 MIDYEAR EXAMINATION 2007 8005/1 GENERAL PAPER PAPER 1 FRIDAY 25 MAY 2007 minutes.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Answer one question. Write your full name (as it appears in your NRIC) and your Home Tutorial class on each sheet of your answer script. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together with the string provided. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES All questions carry equal marks. (Note that 20 marks out of 50 will be awarded for your use of language.) 1 hour 30

This Question Paper consists of 2 printed pages (including this page).

GENERAL PAPER Answer one question from this paper. Answers should be between 500 and 800 words in length.

1. How far do you agree that terrorists should be pitied, not hated? 2. An effective government requires a free press. Do you agree? 3. Human life and dignity are sacrosanct. Do you agree that this principle is overemphasised today? 4. Environmental conservation is more important than economic development today. Discuss. 5. Women do not need equality today. Men do. What are your views? 6. Globalisation privileges the rich more than the poor. How far is this true? 7. To what extent should the decision to get married be an individual choice? 8. Do people rely too much on medical science for the ills of life? 9. Should extreme sports be banned? 10. The stumbling block for young people is their sense of hopelessness. To what extent is this true with regard to Singaporean youth today? 11. Are museums still important in modern society? 12. Why write?

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