Are You Ready?
The 2017 H1 A’ Level examinations will be happening on the 6th of November at 8 AM. Here are six essay topics that we think you should prepare for.
The Media
The fight for a free press continues as companies and individuals around the world attempt to suppress the fourth pillar of our society. From the Charlie Hebdo incident to the fight for net neutrality, the media had a relatively prominent role in 2015.
Recommended Readings:
Internet Trends Report by KPCB
2015 Charlie Hebdo Attacks Fast Facts
The New 2015 Net Neutrality Rules
Crime and Punishment
Barbaric and uncivilized are two words that come to mind when we think about the death penalty. As the debate between retentionists and abolitionists rage on, we look at the key developments on capital punishment in 2015.
Key Developments and Articles:
In 2015, Fewer People were Sentenced to Death in the USA
In 2015, More People were Sentenced to Death in the World
Abolishing the Death Penalty
Science and Technology
From the hacking of the IRS to the dawn of commercial spaceflight, 2015 was an exciting year for Science and Technology.
Here are the Highlights:
IRS hacked, 100,000 tax accounts breached
SpaceX Makes Aerospace History
The One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence (AI100)
The Future of Privacy
The Environment
Volkswagen was caught red handed cheating to pass emissions tests, but the Paris Summit was a resounding success. Can we ever, truly, protect our environment?
Our Reaction to a Hotter World:
Naughty Volkswagen
The Paris Agreement – Success… Kind of.
Politics and Governance
Somebody lost her emails… And somebody else capitalized on it. (Hint, he became president.)
The Worst of the Worst:
Oops, I Deleted it Again
The Orange Wall
Society and Inequality
Gender and racial riots underlined 2015. Will there ever be true equality?
Here are the Highlights:
Ellen Pao’s Fight for Equality
He and He – Marriage Equality (Ireland)
Freddie Gray – #BlackLivesMatter