Diploma Essay Topics JUNE 2016 INTERPLAY BETWEEN TIME AND OPPORTUNITY WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL SEEKS TO CREATE A MEANINGFUL LIFE. JANUARY 2016 NATURE OF MOTIVATIONS THAT DIRECT AN INDIVIDUAL S COURSE OF ACTION. JUNE 2015 WAYS IN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL S RESILIENCE IS SHAPED BY EMPATHY. JANUARY 2015 HUMAN NEED TO RECONCILE THE UNCERTAINTIES OF THE PAST WITH A NEW OR PRESENT SITUATION. JUNE 2014 ROLE SELF-PERCEPTION PLAYS WHEN INDIVIDUALS SEEK TO RECONCILE THE CONFLICT BETWEEN ILLUSION AND REALITY. JANUARY 2014 ROLE KINDNESS PLAYS WHEN INDIVIDUALS ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE THEIR OWN DESTINY. JUNE 2013 DISCUSS THE IDEA(S) DEVELOPED BY THE TEXT CREATOR IN YOUR CHOSEN TEXT ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL S CAPACITY FOR SELF-SACRIFICE IN THE FACE OF COMPELLING CIRCUMSTANCES. JANUARY 2013 HUMAN NEED TO MAKE A COMMITMENT OR RENOUNCE A COURSE OF ACTION. JUNE 2012 INTERPLAY BETWEEN HOW INDIVIDUALS PERCEIVE THEMSELVES AND ARE PERCEIVED BY OTHERS. 1
JANUARY 2012 IMPACT OF AN INDIVIDUAL S AMBITION ON SELF AND OTHERS. JUNE 2011 ROLE ADVERSITY PLAYS IN SHAPING AN INDIVIDUAL S IDENTITY. JANUARY 2011 CONFLICT BETWEEN PURSUING A PERSONAL DESIRE AND CHOOSING TO CONFORM. JUNE 2010 WAYS IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEMSELVES OR OTHERS. JANUARY 2010 WAYS IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS PURSUE OR COMPROMISE THEIR HAPPINESS. JUNE 2009 SIGNIFICANCE OF IDEALISM AND TRUTH IN AN INDIVIDUAL S LIFE. JANUARY 2009 WAYS IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLE TO RESTORE HONOUR AND CERTAINTY. JUNE 2008 DISCUSS THE IDEA(S) DEVELOPED BY THE TEXT CREATOR IN YOUR CHOSEN TEXT ABOUT HOW ACTS OF COURAGE DEVELOP AND NURTURE PERSONAL INTEGRITY. JANUARY 2008 INTERPLAY BETWEEN FEAR AND FORESIGHT WHEN INDIVIDUALS MAKE LIFE-ALTERING CHOICES. JUNE 2007 CONSIDER HOW AN INDIVIDUAL S RESPONSE TO CONVENTIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES HAS BEEN REFLECTED AND DEVELOPED IN A LITERARY TEXT YOU HAVE STUDIED IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 30-1. DISCUSS THE IDEA(S) DEVELOPED BY THE TEXT CREATOR IN YOUR CHOSEN TEXT ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AN INDIVIDUAL S ATTEMPT TO LIVE UNCONSTRAINED BY CONVENTION OR CIRCUMSTANCE. 2
JANUARY 2007 CONSIDER HOW AN INDIVIDUAL S RESPONSE TO INJUSTICE HAS BEEN REFLECTED AND DEVELOPED IN A LITERARY TEXT YOU HAVE STUDIED IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 30-1. ROLE SELF-RESPECT PLAYS WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL RESPONDS TO INJUSTICE. JUNE 2006 CONSIDER HOW NATURE OF SELF-PRESERVATION HAS BEEN REFLECTED AND DEVELOPED IN A LITERARY TEXT OR TEXTS YOU HAVE STUDIED. DISCUSS THE IDEA(S) DEVELOPED BY THE TEXT CREATOR(S) ABOUT THE ROLE THAT SELF PRESERVATION PLAYS WHEN INDIVIDUALS RESPOND TO COMPETING DEMANDS. JANUARY 2006 CONSIDER HOW THE EFFECT OF A NEW PERSPECTIVE HAS BEEN REFLECTED AND DEVELOPED IN A LITERARY TEXT OR TEXTS YOU HAVE STUDIED. DISCUSS THE IDEA(S) DEVELOPED BY THE TEXT CREATOR(S) ABOUT THE EFFECT AN INDIVIDUAL S PERSPECTIVE HAS ON PERSONAL BELIEFS. JUNE 2005 CONSIDER HOW THE DESIRE FOR INDEPENDENCE AND THE NEED FOR SECURITY HAVE BEEN REFLECTED AND DEVELOPED IN A LITERARY TEXT OR TEXTS YOU HAVE STUDIED. DISCUSS THE IDEA(S) DEVELOPED BY THE TEXT CREATOR(S) ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL S ATTEMPT TO RECONCILE THE DESIRE TO ACT INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE NEED FOR SECURITY. JANUARY 2005 CONSIDER HOW THE PURSUIT OF SELF-FULFILLMENT HAS BEEN REFLECTED AND DEVELOPED IN A LITERARY TEXT OR TEXTS YOU HAVE STUDIED. DISCUSS THE IDEA(S) DEVELOPED BY THE TEXT CREATOR(S) ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL S ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE SATISFACTION OF SELF-FULFILLMENT. JUNE 2004 CONSIDER HOW THE EFFECT OF DETERMINATION HAS BEEN REFLECTED AND DEVELOPED IN A LITERARY TEXT OR TEXT(S) YOU HAVE STUDIED. DISCUSS THE IDEAS(S) DEVELOPED BY THE AUTHOR(S) ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DETERMINATION IN OUR LIVES. JUNE 2004 - LAST 30 EXAM WRITE AN ESSAY BASED ON LITERATURE THAT YOU HAVE STUDIED IN WHICH THE WRITER EXAMINES THE DEGREE TO WHICH INDIVIDUALS RESIST OR YIELD TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THEIR LIVES. WHAT IDEA(S) DOES THE WRITER DEVELOP REGARDING THE INDIVIDUAL'S RESPONSE TO HIS OR HER CIRCUMSTANCES? 3
RESOURCE PILOT EXAM TOPIC CONSIDER HOW OUR RESPONSE TO THE CHANGEABLE NATURE OF LIFE HAS BEEN REFLECTED AND DEVELOPED IN A LITERARY TEXT(S) YOU HAVE STUDIED. DISCUSS THE IDEA(S) THAT THE AUTHOR(S) DEVELOPS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF OUR RESPONSE TO THE CHANGEABLE NATURE OF LIFE. JANUARY 2004 CONSIDER HOW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MEMORY OF THE PAST HAS BEEN REFLECTED AND DEVELOPED IN A LITERARY TEXT OF TEXTS YOU HAVE STUDIED. DISCUSS THE IDEA(S) DEVELOPED BY THE AUTHOR(S) ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OUR MEMORY OF THE PAST. JUNE 2003 WRITE A COMPOSITION BASED ON LITERATURE THAT YOU HAVE STUDIED IN WHICH THE WRITER EXAMINES THE CHARACTERS RESPONSES TO DIFFICULT SITUATIONS. WHAT IDEA(S) DOES THE WRITER DEVELOP REGARDING WHAT IS REVEALED THROUGH CHARACTERS RESPONSES TO HARDSHIP. JANUARY 2003 WRITE AN ESSAY BASED ON LITERATURE THAT YOU HAVE STUDIED IN WHICH THE WRITER EXAMINES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CHARACTERS RESPONSES TO THE VARIED BEHAVIOURS AND/OR BELIEFS OF OTHERS. WHAT IDEAS ABOUT RESPONDING TO INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES DOES THE WRITER DEVELOP? JUNE 2002 WRITE A COMPOSITION BASED ON LITERARY TEXTS THAT YOU HAVE STUDIED IN WHICH THE WRITER EXAMINES THE EFFECT THAT THE NEED TO SATISFY A PASSION HAS ON CHARACTERS LIVES. WHAT IDEAS DOES THE WRITER DEVELOP ABOUT THE PURSUIT OF PASSION? JANUARY 2002 CHARACTERS RESPONSES TO EVENTS AND EXPERIENCES THAT ARE BEYOND FAMILIARITY SHAPE AND ALTER THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS. WRITE A COMPOSITION BASED ON LITERATURE THAT YOU HAVE STUDIED IN WHICH THE WRITER EXAMINES CHARACTERS RESPONSES TO UNFAMILIAR SITUATIONS IN THEIR LIVES. WHAT IDEA(S) DOES THE WRITER DEVELOP REGARDING RESPONSES TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND FAMILIAR EXPERIENCE? JUNE 2001 IN LITERATURE, WRITERS OFTEN EXPLORE HOW CHARACTERS RESPONSES TO COMPELLING EVENTS OR FORCES SHAPE THEIR LIVES. WRITE A COMPOSITION BASED ON LITERATURE THAT YOU HAVE STUDIED IN WHICH THE WRITER EXAMINES CHARACTERS RESPONSES TO CIRCUMSTANCES THAT COMPEL THEM. WHAT IDEA(S) DOES THE WRITER DEVELOP REGARDING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT COMPEL US TO RESPOND? 4
JANUARY 2001 MUCH LITERATURE EXAMINES THE DEGREE TO WHICH CHARACTERS ARE SUCCESSFUL IN ADAPTING TO THE UNFAMILIAR. WRITE A COMPOSITION BASED ON LITERATURE THAT YOU HAVE STUDIED IN WHICH THE WRITER EXAMINES AN INDIVIDUAL S ABILITY TO ADAPT TO SITUATIONS IN HIS OR HER LIFE. WHAT IDEA(S) DOES THE WRITER DEVELOP REGARDING ADAPTATION? JUNE 2000 MUCH LITERATURE EXAMINES THE INDIVIDUAL S CAPACITY TO PERSEVERE IN THE FACE OF HARDSHIP OR THE UNKNOWN. WRITE AN ESSAY BASED ON LITERATURE THAT YOU HAVE STUDIED IN WHICH THE AUTHOR EXAMINES THE WAY IN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL S ABILITY TO PERSEVERE INFLUENCES HIS OR HER LIFE. WHAT IDEA(S) DOES THE AUTHOR DEVELOP REGARDING PERSEVERANCE? SUPPORT AND DEVELOP YOUR CONTROLLING IDEA WITH REFERENCE TO SPECIFIC DETAIL FROM THE LITERATURE THAT YOU CHOOSE TO DISCUSS. JANUARY 2000 MUCH LITERATURE EXPLORES THE WAY IN WHICH OUR PERSPECTIVES OR OUTLOOKS DETERMINE OUR APPROACH TO LIFE AND THE QUALITY OF OUR LIVES. WRITE AN ESSAY BASED ON LITERATURE THAT YOU HAVE STUDIED IN WHICH THE AUTHOR EXAMINES THE WAY IN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL S PERSPECTIVES SHAPE HIS OR HER LIFE. WHAT IDEA(S) DOES THE AUTHOR DEVELOP REGARDING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AN INDIVIDUAL S PERSPECTIVE? SUPPORT AND DEVELOP YOUR CONTROLLING IDEA WITH REFERENCE TO SPECIFIC DETAIL FROM THE LITERATURE THAT YOU CHOOSE TO DISCUSS. JUNE 1999 MUCH LITERATURE REFLECTS THE WAYS IN WHICH OUR LIVES ARE SHAPED BY OUR IDEALS AND BY THE MANNER IN WHICH WE PURSUE THEM. WRITE AN ESSAY BASED ON LITERATURE THAT YOU HAVE STUDIED IN WHICH THE AUTHOR EXAMINES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AN IDEAL AND ITS PURSUIT IN THE SHAPING OF AN INDIVIDUAL S LIFE. WHAT IDEA(S) DOES THE AUTHOR DEVELOP REGARDING THE PURSUIT OF IDEAL? SUPPORT AND DEVELOP YOUR CONTROLLING IDEA WITH REFERENCE TO SPECIFIC DETAIL FROM THE LITERATURE THAT YOU CHOOSE TO DISCUSS. JANUARY 1999 IN THE COURSE OF LIFE, INDIVIDUALS MAY FIND THEMSELVES IN SITUATIONS, OR CHOOSE SITUATIONS, WHERE THEY MUST PUT THEIR RESOURCEFULNESS TO THE TEST. MUCH LITERATURE EXPLORES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INDIVIDUAL S RESPONSE IN CRITICAL SITUATIONS. WRITE AN ESSAY BASED ON LITERATURE THAT YOU HAVE STUDIED IN WHICH THE AUTHOR EXAMINES AN INDIVIDUAL S ABILITY TO BE RESOURCEFUL. WHAT IDEA(S) DOES THE AUTHOR DEVELOP REGARDING PERSONAL RESOURCEFULNESS? SUPPORT AND DEVELOP YOUR CONTROLLING IDEA WITH REFERENCE TO SPECIFIC DETAIL FROM THE LITERATURE THAT YOU CHOOSE TO DISCUSS. 5
JUNE 1998 A TURNING POINT IS AN EVENT OR EXPERIENCE THAT AFFECTS US IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT BRINGS ABOUT A CRUCIAL SHIFT IN OUR VALUES, PERSPECTIVE, OR BEHAVIOUR. MUCH OF LITERATURE EXAMINES THE TURNING POINTS THAT INFLUENCE THE SHAPE AND DIRECTION OF INDIVIDUAL LIVES. WRITE AN ESSAY BASED ON LITERATURE THAT YOU HAVE STUDIED IN WHICH THE AUTHOR EXAMINES AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THE IMPACT OF A TURNING POINT IN HIS OR HER LIFE. WHAT IDEA(S) DOES THE AUTHOR DEVELOP REGARDING TURNING POINTS? SUPPORT AND DEVELOP YOUR CONTROLLING IDEA WITH REFERENCE TO SPECIFIC DETAILS FROM THE LITERATURE THAT YOU CHOOSE TO DISCUSS. JANUARY 1998 THE INDIVIDUAL AT THE THRESHOLD OF CHALLENGE CONFRONTS CIRCUMSTANCES OR IDEAS THAT ARE BOTH DAUNTING AND PROMISING. MUCH LITERATURE EXAMINES THE WAYS IN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL'S RESPONSE TO CHALLENGE SHAPES HIS OR HER LIFE. WRITE AN ESSAY BASED ON LITERATURE THAT YOU HAVE STUDIED IN WHICH THE AUTHOR EXAMINES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S RESPONSE TO CHALLENGE. WHAT IDEA(S) DOES THE AUTHOR DEVELOP REGARDING THE INDIVIDUAL'S RESPONSE TO CHALLENGE? JUNE 1997 MUCH OF LITERATURE EXPLORES THE DIVERSITY OF RULING PASSIONS THAT INFLUENCE PEOPLE'S LIVES AND RELATIONSHIPS. WRITE AN ESSAY BASED ON LITERATURE THAT YOU HAVE STUDIED IN WHICH THE AUTHOR EXAMINES THE NATURE AND EFFECT OF A RULING PASSION IN AN INDIVIDUAL'S LIFE. WHAT IDEA DOES THE AUTHOR DEVELOP REGARDING RULING PASSION? SUPPORT AND DEVELOP YOUR CONTROLLING IDEA WITH REFERENCE TO SPECIFIC DETAIL FROM THE LITERATURE THAT YOU CHOOSE TO DISCUSS. JANUARY 1997 LITERATURE OFTEN PORTRAYS THE INDIVIDUAL CONFRONTING THE UNKNOWN - EITHER STEPPING BACK FROM THE BRINK OF RISK, HESITATING, OR PLUNGING IN. WRITE AN ESSAY BASED ON LITERATURE THAT YOU HAVE STUDIED IN WHICH THE AUTHOR EXAMINES THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE INDIVIDUAL RESPONSE TO RISK-TAKING. WHAT IDEA DOES THE AUTHOR DEVELOP REGARDING RISK-TAKING? DEVELOP YOUR ESSAY BY PROVIDING SPECIFIC SUPPORTING DETAILS FROM THE LITERATURE THAT YOU CHOOSE TO DISCUSS. JUNE 1996 MUCH OF LITERATURE REFLECTS THE INDIVIDUAL'S RESPONSE TO CONDITIONS OF EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL CONFLICT. WRITE AN ESSAY BASED ON LITERATURE THAT YOU HAVE STUDIED IN WHICH THE AUTHOR EXAMINES THE NATURE AND EFFECT OF INDIVIDUAL RESPONSE TO OPPOSING FORCES OR VIEWS. WHAT IDEA DOES THE AUTHOR DEVELOP REGARDING THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE MIDST OF CONFLICT? DEVELOP YOUR ESSAY BY PROVIDING SPECIFIC SUPPORTING DETAILS FROM THE LITERATURE THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN. 6
NOVEMBER 1996 MUCH LITERATURE SUGGESTS THAT THE PRINCIPAL MOTIVATING FORCE IN INDIVIDUAL LIVES IS A SENSE OF LONGING. WRITE AN ESSAY BASED ON LITERATURE THAT YOU HAVE STUDIED IN WHICH THE AUTHOR EXAMINES THE WAYS IN WHICH INDIVIDUAL LIVES ARE SHAPED AND DIRECTED BY LONGING. WHAT IDEA DOES THE AUTHOR DEVELOP REGARDING HUMAN LONGING? DEVELOP YOUR ESSAY BY PROVIDING SPECIFIC SUPPORTING DETAILS FROM THE LITERATURE THAT YOU CHOOSE TO DISCUSS. JANUARY 1996 SOME EXPERIENCES ARE OF PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE IN OUR LIVES. LITERATURE OFFERS MANY EXAMPLES OF THE WAYS IN WHICH A PARTICULAR EXPERIENCE HAS SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON AN INDIVIDUAL'S LIFE. ONE SUCH EXAMPLE IS DEVELOPED IN THE POEM "HORSES". WRITE AN ESSAY BASED ON OTHER LITERATURE THAT YOU HAVE STUDIED IN WHICH THE AUTHOR EXAMINES THE EFFECT OR IMPACT OF SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE ON AN INDIVIDUAL' LIFE. WHAT IDEA DOES THE AUTHOR DEVELOP REGARDING THE IMPACT OF SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE? DEVELOP YOUR ESSAY BY PROVIDING SPECIFIC SUPPORTING DETAILS FROM THE LITERATURE THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN. 7