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QUESTION 1(a)
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10 marks

All human beings aspire for happiness. Do you agree? What does happiness mean to you? Explain with examples.

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What the examiner wants

Explain the exact proposition in the PYQ — “All human beings aspire for happiness. Do you agree? What does happiness mean to you? Explain with examples.” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Ethics Theory.

ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘All human beings aspire for happiness. Do you agree? What does happiness mean to you? Explain with examples.’, directly answer: All human beings aspire for happiness≈35 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘All human beings aspire for happiness. Do you agree? What does happiness mean to you? Explain with examples.’, directly answer: What does happiness mean to you?≈35 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘All human beings aspire for happiness. Do you agree? What does happiness mean to you? Explain with examples.’, directly answer: Explain with examples≈35 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise Ethics TheoryExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘All human beings aspire for happiness. Do you agree? What does happiness mean to you? Explain with examples.’, avoid a generic note on Ethics Theory; answer the actual wording/directive and the Ethics Theory proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘All human beings aspire for happiness. Do you agree? What does happiness mean to you? Explain with examples.’, do not add examples around Ethics Theory unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • 3-box flow: concept/context → core argument/evidence → implication/way forward
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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