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QUESTION PYQ 16
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10 marks

“Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.” Dalai Lama.

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What the examiner wants

For Success & Sacrifice, the core task is to discuss the exact proposition ‘what you had to give up in order to get it.” Dalai Lama.’. Organise the answer around its qualifier and evidence burden, not around a generic syllabus note.

DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1what you had to give up in order to get it.” Dalai Lama≈55 words
  2. 2For Success & Sacrifice, identify the competing values, apply them to public conduct and use a concrete illustration rather than abstract moralising≈55 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Interpret/define Success & SacrificeCore ethical principleCompeting value or limitPublic-service applicationConcrete examplePrincipled conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • Turning this into a broad note on Success & Sacrifice instead of answering the question’s operative wording: ‘what you had to give up in order to get it.” Dalai Lama.’
  • Adding correct but adjacent facts on Success & Sacrifice that do not advance the exact causal, comparative or evaluative task in this PYQ

Value addition

  • Success & Sacrifice: ethical balance triangle — principle → competing value → public-interest resolution
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Verified value additions

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