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Anderson Junior College JC 1 Promo 2007 PI Sample EssaysQ1: Discuss the appeal of a university education for young people.Jasmine Woo Xin Ron (28/07)Essay Marker's

Vis-vis the young people - or dubbed ~1{!][!m!!~~~lO, ...~.... urbanizedcountry such as the United States of Alillnk:a ~~pleal strongly tothem as the society stresses the i ree. The salariesearned by most people working academicqualifications - that is, if one h Administration, he orshe is most likely to receive who a normal degree inthe same field of study. tio ich determines the salary oneearns in the future, ople living in urbanized areas.Universities and col provision of tertiary education in suchareas and it g ates and other degrees beneficial tothe young

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central Asia and Eastern Europe.Overseas tertiary education is also dependent on the geographical access to theinstitution. In a study conducted by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in September 2006,the proximity of that tertiary institution to home is one of the most important determiningfactors of an overseas education. Australia, is a clear paradigm of such a situation with 25000 students from 193 students studying there. Being so close to Asia, 70% of the total8.7% of foreign students studying in New Zealand are from Asia. Therefore, the appeal ofan overseas university education can be due to the proximity of the institution.

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Anderson Junior College JC 1 Promo 2007 PI Sample EssaysAlso, the young people's need and desire for independence can result in the strongappeal of an overseas university education. The tertiary education can be used as anexcuse, as a veil for the true purpose of going overseas. An example of this is Singapore.The Western media often portrays Singapore as a place where individual freedom isrestricted, as said by Lee Kuan Yew, senior minister of Singapore. Laws such as Section377 and 377(A) of the penal code can be perceived as laws restricting the freedom ofexpression and restriction placed on the sexual orientation of one in Singapore. Tocounter this and to attain their desired freedom, some Singaporeans are willing to flyoverseas for education rather than stay in Singapore to pursue their tertiary education.The emphasis placed on the opportunity to travel to learn about other cultures and toexperience something different can also strengthen the appeal for an overseas eaAs scholars such as Dubious et al. (2006) said, the consideration placed on t stem,whether it is good or bad, is diminished as perhaps, the most enriching el ofoverseas education is experiencing a different way of education. The exp iencesomething different could make young people sally forth for an overseas t . ry cation- a break from their mundane school routine. ~However, to juxtapose the university education in the young peo e country andan overseas tertiary education, the appeal of an overseas .uc ion n e so greyoung people might decide to stay and remain in that fOreign~ out of 4 yscholars that the Republic government of China sent ovS not returned sertheir country. All in all, out of a total of 1.06 million youn eo t at the C~h.government sent overseas for academic purposes~o 000 people ha e toChina. Therefore, perhaps the appeal of an0!j te y educati~O. t eentoo strong for some, creating a 'memory loss' 0 I e country a the e thatprovided them with the rare opportunity in the first ceo r>~In conclusion, I would argue that the a~or a universi ~pen(js on factorssuch as the location and the ernphasl f c in values life. ever, "Intelligence pluscharacter - that is real educations' d by Martin Lu Ki, Jr., notes that eventhough a university education ca be emed important for young people, thecharacter and values that 0g sess iS~. portant in the society today.Education, in general, re . interminable sf f knowledge and values fromone generation to anoth an of the mo R nt aspects of the society today .

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Anderson Junior College JC 1 Promo 2007 PI Sample Essays

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Q3:Theend justifies the means.Discuss this inthe context of science.On Weixian (14/07)

Through the ages, science, no matter how basic and primitive, has provided Man with ameans of improving what he has or how he lives. Science provides the essentialknowledge that Man now has, which has made comfortable modern life possible.However, some of the ways in which these discoveries and knowledge were derived frmayor may not be desirable. Hence, whether or not the end justifies the means use nscience would then depend on where the line is drawn between desirable or undesirameans and also on the end result. 0The means used in science might not be justified if they were unethical, or. 0 teform of right. These means would then be seen as inhumane, and outwei s the ssible ?benefits of the end result and is therefore unjustified. One such form of sci ific ionwould be animal testing done in laboratories. Animals are SUbjectedili for fchemicals, for example, in certain beauty products industries withou ior knowledge ofwhat these chemicals can affect upon the animals. This as anima ctivists wouldargue is a violation of their rights and is inhume. No matter-sow ffec e beautyproduced, it would have been at the cost of many innocent c~~ he damag eto animals and the violation of their rights far outweigh tS~" to Man. Hen if ttlline is drawn on means being undesirable, if they ~~~~thi , the end re~ bleto justifyiteventhoughitmightbebeneficialas it ~ tweightheres~V

:::::'other hand,themeansusedinscience~ notbejustifirDAy wereethical. This is because the end result might ~ec~le to justify t r~cause it isunethical. The damage done thrOUgh~d result is u~. e means as themeans should not have existed in the t p e. The M attan oject created the atomicnuclear bomb. ,.,..._Even though testing of the ef.)..lme in t d area with no damages to people,its end product, the nu~ce ook thousan in ent lives in Hiroshima andNagasaki. The end res he ear bomb g . io highly undesirable given itstremendously killing Even th~ot s was harmless to anyone, itsubsequently ~.. led to man ~~ link is inevitable and would suggestthat the mean . . d and shou n ~~ even taken place. Albert Einstein, thescientist whos fa s works help m e bomb possible had said that if he knowsof this o~' ould nev~r tu science. As such, it can be seen that themeans d I ience ca b J . I n if it is ethical because the highlyu . ab n result tes in ita Ie link that the means is also highlyun sOn t extreme end, both s and end result could be undesirable and the end wouldnot justify the means too. The cost of both the means and the end are great, but as bothare deemed to be undesirable, they do not justify each other. During World War II, Nazisoldiers held Jewish captives for all manners of experiments. Those tested the limits ofthe human body and will more often than not, result in death of the person. Although theirgrisly experiments turned forth certain facts on the human body, most were very muchuseless or were related to death. The Nazis' aim in such experiments were mainly todevelop the most efficient ways of killing off their large amounts of Jewish captives. Insuch a case, not only has the means violated human rights outright, it is extremelyinhumane. Consequently, the end result is also undesirable. Hence, as both the end resultand means carr hi h costs; the are unable to iustif each other.

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Anderson Junior College JC 1 Promo 2007 PI Sample EssaysThe means could be justified though, if the end result holds great potential in benefitingpeople. This could mean that the end would far outweigh the means and hence justify it.One example would be on stem cell research, where fertilized egg cells, or zygotes, wouldhave to be killed in the process of obtaining stem cells. As some religious groups wouldargue that life is formed at conception, the means could be seen as unethical andundesirable. However, the potential of stem cells being able to save huge amounts of livesoutweighs the fact that undesirables means used here. Stem cells could potentially treatcancers and heart diseases, one of the leading causes of death. Hence, the means co dbe justified even if it was unethical and undesirable as long as the end results' benet" foutweighs the cost of the means employed.In conclusion, even though there are many cases where means could or coul no~justified by the end result, it ultimately depends on how both the end and aVdefined. Undesirable means require end results that are desirable and far utwei themeans in order to justify them, while on the extreme ends, an undesirable re tcannot justify the means since it should never have taken place and 0 wh oth endresult and means are undesirable the end is unable to justify the mec. 18/30 L: 13/20 '" ~T:31/50 ~,You have some good arguments and some go~ .....~e: Continue tdo well in GP. '-VImprove your writing. Writing is too small, di~1t to read.

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Anderson Junior College JC 1 Promo 2007 PI Sample EssaysQ4: Selflessness is a desirable quality. Do you agree?Isaac Koh (31/07)Essay Marker'sSelflessness is not a universally desirable quality, as it cannot be said that all humandesire selflessness to be present in themselves or others. The definition of selflessness asI see it is not sparing a thought for one's own welfare but only caring for the welfare ofothers. Thus, based on this definition, I shall discuss how selflessness is viewed bypeople in society, whom I shall split into two broad categories: To those who have areligious belief and to atheists.In many religions, selflessness is one of the greatest qualities a person can s~is hence greatly desired by believers in themselves and others. In these r 10 s~Jt,;jIcommand that adherents practice selflessness and/or that selflessness is chara r traitof higher beings or fits into a greater scheme of things. For example, Bud stantlyurges followers to do good deeds, in the form of donating to those in ed or ring helpin the homes of poverty-stricken elderly. Another example is Christi in whichChristians are commanded to practice selflessness, giving our Ii ers in love asHowever, it must be pointed out that not all religions ar~ough many Tafor example Islam,where the focus is placed on abidin th ws of the Q~instructing believers on how to live their lives, SUCh~h ight be rewarParadise. In this case, it cannot be said that s:ses a deSirable~selflessness is not the focus of Islam.To the atheist, whether selflessness is a desira ality ver e m individualto individual. To an atheist for whom s ness is a ar liefs and valuesselflessness will be desirable. This, 0 urs is provid oral beliefs and valursare the guiding compass by whic his life. In this lessness is a desirablequalify to him and others like hi f ho ever, practising self ess effects pleasure inthe individual and this pleas s the ch~on instead of the after effect ofselflessness, it is no lon~ ness. ~,~To the rational athei , sness is ~ ; s : f . : tuality. This is because the rationalatheist, withou eli . a ig er being 0 ssentially lives for himself.Selflessness i . is PlaCing~ of others above oneself's, thus it isirrational to th rati I atheist as it i 0 crificing one's interests for others. This, ineffect, co purpose fa h ational atheist lives - himself. This isprovide rational thel s r fs and values are conclusions of thought andI er, I ackno d e t t is a hypothetical situation, raised to highlight thedi e etween t se br d categories of adherents of religions and atheists,an show that the di nt ivations present in the lives of these to categories ofpeop determine how an ther selflessness is desirable in the context of our presenthuman society.Thus, in conclusion, whether selflessness is a desirable quality depends very much on thebeliefs by which one lives. Religion provides the motivation for selflessness and for it to bedesired - that a higher being and a master plan exists in which selflessness is integralwhereas atheism is less likely to, although morals and values can make selflessnessdesirable among atheists as well. Thus, selflessness is more greatly desired amongbelievers of religions promoting it as compared to atheists, though this hinges on thedefinition of a true believer of a religion, but that is another issue, which I will not discusshere.

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