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cc9. M.11 Coimisiún na Scrúduithe Stáit State Examinations Commission LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION, 2009 English Higher Level Paper I Total Marks: 200 Wednesday, 3 June Morning, 9.30 12.20 This paper is divided into deuce sections, Section I COMPREHENDING and Section II COMPOSING. The paper contains three texts on the cosmopolitan theme of DECISIONS. Candidates should familiarise themselves with all(prenominal) of the texts before beginning their answers. some(prenominal) sections of this paper (COMPREHENDING and COMPOSING) must be attempted. Each section carries vitamin C marks. SECTION I COMPREHENDING Two Questions, A and B, follow each text. Candidates must answer a Question A on unrivalled text and a Question B on a different text. Candidates must answer only one Question A and only one Question B. N.B. Candidates whitethorn NOT answer a Question A and a Question B on the same text. SECTION II COMPOSING Candidates must write on one of the compositions 1 7. Page 1 of 8 SECTION I COMPREHENDING (100 marks) TEXT 1 Decisions for Society This text is taken from Head to Head, a series of open debates, published in April 2008 in The Irish Times; it consists of two extracts in response to the question: Should Zoos be Closed?

NO, gibe to Veronica Chrisp (Head of Marketing at Dublin Zoo) who believes zoos connect us to the natural world. YES, according to Bernie Wright (Press Officer of the Alliance for Animal Rights) who believes zoos leave behind always be prisons for animals. If anybody could witness the look of amazement and adore on the face of a sixyear-old child as he, or she, sees an elephant, a snake or a gorilla for the very(prenominal) first time, it is unlikely that zoos would ever again be mystify on the defensive. Of course, in our culture, the very word zoo has interdict connotations often evoking ideas of bored animals kept in Victorian menageries for the wellbeing of an unappreciative audience. Nothing could be further from the truth. Animals in... If you want to draw and quarter a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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