Reading Links

Here is a list of reading links for GP essays. These reading links range from crime, religion, media, history and science providing a valuable resource for students to write their essays. Check-out the reading links below

  1. Consider the view that people imprisoned for crimes should lose all their rights.

Locked Out 2022: Estimates of People Denied Voting Rights

Changing prisons to help people change

‘Slavery by any name is wrong’: the push to end forced labor in prisons

New Bill lets inmates out of prison to upgrade skills

  1. Does religion still have a role in the modern world?

The big idea: do we still need religion?

How followers of the world’s religions have changed over time

Religion Both Helped and Hurt during the Pandemic

  1. ‘Dramas on television or film are never as effective as a live performance.’ Discuss.

The Future Of Live Events: AR, VR, And Advertising

How COVID Has Changed Live Music—Forever

Live Performance Is Back. But Audiences Have Been Slow to Return.

  1. Assess the extent to which different age groups in your society are valued equally.

Discrimination against workers and jobseekers declined, but ageism still prevalent

Older workers vulnerable to rising tide of retrenchment

Generational gap — a bridge too far or are we making too much of it?

  1. To what extent can individuals shape their own lives when the world is so unpredictable?

10 ways your parents’ behaviors shape who you are today

How lockdown may have changed your personality

How the news changes the way we think and behave

  1. ‘Too many historical figures are famous for the wrong reasons.’ Discuss.

Black historical figures who shook the world

Genghis Khan: A vicious Barbarian or a Unifier

The trouble with judging historical figures by today’s moral standards

  1. ‘The results of scientific research should be available to everyone.’ How far do you agree?

Why can we trust the information produced by scientific research?

Science Must Be for Everyone

Tearing down the academic research paywall could come with a price

  1. Examine the claim that music without words lacks both meaning and appeal.

Why We Listen to Music With Lyrics We Don’t Understand

When classical music had a place on America’s political stage

What’s the most important part of a song: melody or lyrics?

  1. Since the extinction of species is a natural phenomenon, is there any point in trying to prevent it?

Extinction Is Not Inevitable. These Species Were Saved.

9 of the most shocking facts about global extinction – and how to stop it

The case against the concept of biodiversity

  1. ‘Consumerism is more of a curse than a blessing.’ How true is this of your society?

How the world embraced consumerism

The curse of consumerism

Capitalism is killing the planet – it’s time to stop buying into our own destruction

  1. Consider the view that mathematics is of little interest to most people as it is too complex.

What if Math Is a Fundamental Part of Nature, Not Something Humans Came Up With?

Why do so many people hate maths?

Equations built giants like Google.

  1. Consider the view that mathematics is of little interest to most people as it is too complex.

In Pursuit of Winning, We All Lose

Winning Isn’t Everything: Why It’s Good To Be A Loser Sometimes

Sometimes Winning Means Knowing When to Quit