Adapted for website – GP tuition articles- copyright Knowledge Skills LLP Portions adapted from The Right to Ridicule by Ronald Dworkin As a contrast to the previous set of abridged notes “The case for Censorship“, the following points are just a fraction of the various reasons why freedom of speech should be upheld despite the […]
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Adapted for website – GP tuition articles- copyright Knowledge Skills LLP With increasing liberalisation and greater freedom of speech being championed (reasons for this are examined in other areas such as Media and Culture), societies struggle on how much freedom is acceptable and when it crosses the line. While the benefits of having personal views
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Excerpt from Media package (copyright: Knowledge Skills LLP) For discussion on Media, many schools and infopack materials tend to focus on a few select issues. These would include censorship, the effect of advertising, and the impact of the new media. However, to truly evaluate the impact and influence of the Media, we need to consider
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Excerpt from GP tuition and O level English tuition notes: Globalisation and Politics Context: Globalisation affects the world on several levels. Students should avoid using this term as a catch-all term and rather show how the different aspects of society is affected by it.(of course, with relevance to the question) This leads to a clearer
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Excerpt from: Politics This handout and the accompanying article is meant more for General Paper students. Although O level students could obtain some insight on points regarding social media and its impact on society. We will outline some of the modern problems and challenges facing the Chinese state. Focus will be on the underlying economic
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Excerpt from Media content (some overlap with Social Issues) The issue of Celebrities (be it movie stars, sports stars etc) and their impact and responsibilities to society is a topic that has appeared for both O level and GP students. Questions tend to require a response from the students on several issues e.g 1. What
Excerpt from Politics segment: What is a civil society? Be it for GP or O level essays, SG related essay questions are very common. Usually, they require a response from the students with respect to a range of issues on society, progress and governance in general. Examples include (o-level standard): Do you agree that Singapore
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