English Essay Past Paper 2025

Mark Twain and Martin Luther King Jr. both speak inside the English Essay past paper 2025. Topic 1 quotes Twain on patriotism and government. Topic 6 quotes King on peace and justice. The paper repeats brain drain: “Brains, like hearts, go where they are appreciated” first appeared in 2012. Reforestation carries the environment theme. The Hamas-Israel conflict tests world conscience. Dynastic politics draws a hard line: the paper calls it the worst mockery of democracy. One topic flips a Shakespeare line and declares that frailty is no more the name of woman. Candidates face abstract claims and current conflicts in one list.

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  • Paper facts — 100 marks; time allowed: THREE HOURS. The printed note orders an outline first (“Prepare an outline”), then an essay of 2500–3000 words on any ONE topic. It demands exposition, argumentation, description and narration, and it gives credit for organization, relevance and clarity. The sheet also orders the question number in the answer book and warns that an extra attempt earns no credit.
  • Topic 1 — Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it
  • Topic 2 — Brains, like hearts, go where they are appreciated
  • Topic 3 — Reforestation as a Global Urgency
  • Topic 4 — Hamas-Israel Conflict: A Test Case for World Conscience
  • Topic 5 — Rich in politicians, we desperately need statesmen
  • Topic 6 — True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice
  • Topic 7 — To reign is worth ambition though in Hell
  • Topic 8 — Frailty is no more the name of Woman
  • Topic 9 — Dynastic politics is the worst mockery of democracy
  • Topic 10 — An investment in knowledge pays the best interest
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