15S15 GIST/ PEEL by Wendy Ng

1. Should the state always act in the interest of the individual?2. Do you agree that a holistic education is desirable but not practical in your society?3. A developing country needs to place its economic concerns before environmental ones. To what extent is this true? 4.Vanity is good. Discuss.5. The value of the arts should never be measured economically. What is your view? 6. Global culture triumphs over local culture. Is this true in your society?7. The battle for equality can never be won. Do you agree?8. ‘The law is necessary but not always right.’ Discuss.9. ‘Globalisation fuels crime.’ Comment.10. Consider the view that advancements in science and technology benefit the rich more than the poor.11. A stable family is vital for a successful society.’ Do you agree?

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8.The law is necessary but not always right. Discuss.

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Law is made to deter people from committing crimes, actions considered to be harmful to the majority of the society. Those that break the law are punished. The law is present to guide people on the right ways to live in society. However, reality is not so simple where a person can be easily judged as 'evil' or 'bad'. What if circumstances made it inevitable for one to break the law in order to survive or protect their loved ones. Laws are made by humans and who is to say that humans are perfect? Anything created by humans carries the same flaws humans possess and is never absolutely right. In my opinion, the law is needed but there are situations where the law cannot accurately judge the actual 'harmfulness' of one's action.

In reality, many situations often overlap with one another and unforeseen accidents often occur as well. Given a situation where you are being robbed and the robber is threatening you with a lethal weapon, some may just give the robber what he wants. Others may fight back in self-defense and by accident, kill the robber with his own weapon. Now, would you say that the victim is guilty of murder? Had the victim not fight back, he would risk the chance of death. Such questions will be raised and the law cannot fully address the actual weight of the victim killing the robber. In this case, the law cannot always be right.

-Yan Cheng

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2) In the society, holistic education is commonly well-known in the education system regardless in level. Holistic education is referred to as regular class lessons, co-curricular activities and camps which educate the students not just academics but also moral values. However, proponents may agree that holistic education is desirable and practical in the society, detractors oppose that even though holistic education is desirable, however, in some careers, one doesnt value moral educationIn my opinion, holistic education is desirable and practical in the society to a large extent.

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If participated and committed to the co-curricular activities regularly, the student can use the moral values attained through it in their daily livesare moral values gained in all co-curricular activities that is required in most job scopes. For example, punctuality and urgency are the few values most co-curricular activity will impart into the student. As the employers nowadays wants an employee that has both moral values and the academics as compared to just academics. Therefore, this shows that holistic education is desirable and practical in the society. -Asrul

2) Do you agree that a holistic education is desirable but not practical in your society?

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"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all." Education allows us to build a solid foundation in life and provides us with the knowledge to progress in today's results-oriented society. In order to attain a holistic education in our society, there is a need to have a fair bit of character development, career guidance and academic curriculum. While proponents may agree that aiming for a holistic education is realistic and necessary in today's society, detractors will oppose that it is not practical in today's fast-paced world. In my opinion, as our society progresses towards a more globalized world, though having a holistic education is useful, it might not be a totally feasible task.

11. 'A stable family is vital for a successful society.' Do you agree?

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A family is a group consisting of two parents and their children living together

as a unit, where the parents provide both financial and emotional support for

their children. They do so, so their children may have a conducive environment to

grow up in such that the people of the next generation are taught properly and

there is no corruption. While detractors may feel that a stable family is not

needed, a large majority will think otherwise. In my opinion, a strongly bonded

family is essential for a blooming society.

No matter how capable their parents may be, any child would require emotional

support from their parents. A child born into this world does not know anything

about it and this is why parents are so important. The child will naturally be curious

about things they see, how the world works and eventually want to be part of it.

This is where every action the parents take, their child will learn from it. How the

parents approach their child, how they would reprimand their child, how they would

teach their child right from wrong. All these actions will be greatly etched into the

child's memory and cause him/her to react differently from other children. Therefore,

without the help of the child's parents, the child will never grow to become someone

useful and beneficial for society.

-B

7. The battle for equality can never be won. do you agree

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General statement: No man is ever equal.

Interpretation: There will always be differences between the genders , races and religion. There have been measures taken to the ensure equality over the years and situations have improved but differences between each and everyone can never be gone.

S: Some may think that equality will happen in society one day and everyone will be able to have the same share however others may think that there will never be equality no matter what measures is taken.

T: In my opinion, the battle for equality will be very hard to achieve as everyone has a unique personality and character and no one will ever be the same.

P: I do agree that the battle for equality can never be won as different circumstances are set for different genders in the world.

E: Equality is where everyone has the same share of things irregardless of race, gender or religion. However in reality it is very difficult to achieve as no man is ever equal.

E: In Singapore, males who go through NS would have higher salary as compared to woman who don't when they first start work. This sight would also show how they get promoted at a quicker rate than women in terms of their career paths.

L: Although it is now the 21st century, there is still no equality in any society. Thus, equality is difficult to happen when everyone is different in their own way.

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4. Vanity is good. Discuss.

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“There comes a time when you look into the mirror and you realize that what you see is all that you will ever be. And then you accept it. Or you kill yourself. Or you stop looking in mirrors.” by Tennessee Williams. Is Vanity always good ? While some might feel that vanity is good, detractors will feel otherwise. In my opinion, vanity is not wise to a large extent, overdoing something cannot always be good .

Consider the view that advancements in science and technology benefit the rich more than the poor

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Advancements in science and technology

Consider the view that advancements in science and technology benefit the rich more than the poor

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Do you believe that technology is going to help us end global poverty?

Advancements in science and technology refer to the inventions that help improve our communication, transportation and medical research.

However, to be able to enjoy such advancements, one needs to be financially capable.

While proponents may feel that improvements in science and technology aided the wealthy people more than the needys, detractors may feel otherwise.

In my opinion, even though advancements in science and technology benefited everyone indirectly, the poor are still at a disadvantage as compared to the rich.

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Hollistic education is an all rounded education in terms of studies, sports and charcter. It is something we all want to have but is not really practical to achieve towards it. Some people are born with the natural ability to play sports well and not really able to study, the harder they try to study, the more stress they put on themselves

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3. A developing country needs to place its economic concerns before environmental ones. To what extent is this true?

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GIST: As quoted from Mark Twain, "The lack of money is the root of all evil.”. It is crystal clear that money is indispensable in our lives. In developing countries, there is a very high rate of crimes, especially when it comes to theft and burglary. But is the reason for these offences really greed? In these countries, people steal because they NEED to steal. If they don’t, they will not have the basic necessities to survive. However, the beauty of our environment is not infinite. If we lose it, we will never be able to gain it back. Are economic concerns more important than environmental ones? Some will argue that having financial power is more important while others will argue that the protection of our nature is more important. In my opinion, although there should be a balance between the concerns with regards to both economic and environmental ones, it is highly important that developing countries should place monetary priorities before saving the environment.

- Zheng Jie- sama

PEEL: Most developing countries depend majorly on natural resources as a means of generating revenue. Countries like Nigeria, who export around 2,235,000 barrels of oil daily(accounting for almost 98% of their export revenue) depend on this as their main source of revenue to help support economic growth. Despite this positive outcomes however, drilling for oil actually has it's negatives. Water produced by drilling contains arsenic, as well as cadmium, amongst other heavy metals. These are toxic, even in small quantities, and can affect the livelihood of the people living nearby

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10. Consider the view that advancements in science and technology benefit the rich more than the poor. GIST

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How are advancements in science and technology made possible ? It is with the use of money. With money, the

rich will be able to make more progress in science and technology and on the other end, the poor, with no power

and ability to advance in science and technology, are left behind and reaps nothing. With advancement in science

and technology, the rich will have more power and resources, and the poor will gain a minimal amount of benefits or even nothing.

Hence, i believe that advancements in science and technology benefit the rich more than the poor.

2)Students in singapore spend almost half of their day in school for lessons, trying to score a good grade. What students learn now from classroom or even during co-curricular activities are knowledge they need to know before facing the society.However, not all the knowledge will be used when they come out to society,thus is the all rounded education really beneficial to the society? Many may think that this kind of education is essential to the society but some might beg to differ. In my opinion, i agree to a large extent that the holistic education is desirable but not practical in this society.

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(peel) Schools in singapore can teach students the academic knowledge, equipping them with the prequisite knowledge to help them to excel.However, before that, all students are required to learn the same thing.

Do you agree that a holistic education is desirable but not practical in your society ?

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G: In today's society , paper qualification holds the most value therefore is holistic education still desirable in this society ?

I: Holistic education refers to an all rounded education where schools are required to instill the right moral valueor even excelling in Co-Curricular Activities

(CCA) ,being healthy in the mind an body not just in the studies aspect.

S:There are some who believe holistic education is important to a child's education , however there detractors who feels that just doing good in academics

and having a good paper qualification would be substantial.

T: In my opinion, I feel that holistic education is still necessary in this society .

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General Statement: In today’s world, everyone follows the rule book just so that society and its structure can function smoothly. However, does breaking the law determine that a person is immoral?

Interpretation: Who is to define what is right and wrong? Each and every individual has their own values that they believe in.

Structure/Dualism: In one of the controversial topics in today’s society, if one were to kill someone else in the process of defending a loved one even though the situation is not as dire. Should that person be charge by the law or vindicated.

Thesis: In my opinion, going by the book may not always be morally right.

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From young, we are taught to treat everyone equally. However, racism, sexism and religious intolerance have always been ongoing in our society. Equality is the state of being equal in status, rights or opportunities. While detractors may feel that the battle for equality can never be won, there is still a large majority that feels that equality can be achieved to a high level. In my opinion, I strongly agree that we can achieve equality to a large extend.

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