Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives

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The two Sources that follow are:

Source A: 21st Century non-fiction

An article about Republican President Donald Trump written in
The Washington Post in 2016 by Michael Strain

Source B: 19th Century literary non-fiction

An article written in 1877 in the newspaper the Leeds Mercury
 Source A

This is an article written by Michael Strain about the Republican President Donald Trump

Donald Trump isn’t funny anymore, and we all have to stop him
In the beginning, it was very entertaining. His descent down the golden escalator. His
ability to fill stadiums. Taking children for helicopter rides. Having his private
plane tip its wing to the crowd. Telling a kid that he is Batman. Smacking around the
5 other candidates. “I’m really rich.” “We will have so much winning if I get elected
that you may get bored with winning.” “I went to the Wharton School of Business.
I’m, like, a really smart person.”

The presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump was funny. Now that he has won New
10 Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada, it isn’t funny anymore. Now that he has won
the endorsement of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, any remaining trace of humour is
gone. All that remains is terrifying.

Some look for a silver lining in the hope that Trump’s policy rhetoric may be
15 pretence. I agree that, if he’s elected, there’s a good chance he won’t pursue the
policies he has championed. He might not round up and deport 11 million men,
women and children who are living unlawfully in the United States in less than two
years. He might not establish a police state. He might not impose massive tariffs and
risk trade wars. Maybe so; maybe not. Trump is simply unfit to hold this office.
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He called for a Muslim registry. He wants to send Syrian refugees back to Syria. He
has publicly employed misogyny and has publicly stated lists of women with whom
he would like to have sex. He has mocked the disabled. He admires Vladimir Putin.
He might have ties to organized crime. From the start, his campaign has appealed to
25 the darker angels of our nature, generating support by attacking the vulnerable and
rousing fear and suspicion of the other. It is no surprise that years before the 2016
campaign, Trump was a leading figure stirring suspicion that President Obama was
not born in the United States. Trump is deeply morally offensive. Why would we
assume he would not continue to be that way as president?
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Donald Trump could win not just the Republican nomination, but the White House.
He must be stopped. But he can be stopped only by us.

It’s not funny anymore.

END OF TEXT
 Source B

This is an article about the actions of a Judge from the newspaper the Leeds Mercury.

Yesterday an unusual scene took place at this court, which is held in the
Oddfellows’ Hall. The latter has recently been undergoing repairs, and the
Judge (Mr. F. A. Bedwall), on taking his seat, detecting a somewhat strong
smell of paint, remarked that it was a preposterous thing for a Judge on circuit
5 to have a room in that state to receive him. He could not and would not
attempt to remain there, for not only would it be injurious to his own health,
but also to the health of those with whom he had to deal.
He certainly should not think of remaining to do his work in a room smelling so
strongly of paint as that was; and therefore, if they could not find some other
10 room, they must try and find accommodation at some hotel. A person in court
suggested that he could move to the police-court, but the place would be very
cold. His Honour remarked that he would rather endure the cold of the North
Pole than stay in a room smelling so strongly of paint as that.
An adjournment was then made to the police-court, where the business of the
15 day was transacted. A Mrs. Flint, of Pooklington, sued her neighbour, Mrs.
Baker, for damages done to a bonnet. It seems that Mrs. Flint had lent a Mrs.
Winter a black crepe bonnet for the purpose of attending a funeral. The article
was returned in proper condition, and shortly afterwards was lent out to Mrs.
Baker for a similar purpose. It was returned in about a fortnight, much the
20 worse for wear, and almost useless. It was very much greased inside, and
appeared to have been in the wet. The defendant informed his Honour that
she returned the bonnet ‘in good faith’. The Judge responded: ‘that is not the
question; it is whether you returned it in good condition.’ The defendant
having admitted that the bonnet was an uncomfortable one, and would not
25 stay upon her head, was ordered to pay us damages.
END OF TEXT

END OF SOURCES
 Section A: Reading

Answer all questions in this section.

You are reminded of the importance of planning your answers thoroughly.

0 1 Read again Source A, lines 1 - 12.

Choose four statements below which are TRUE.

 Shade the boxes of the ones that you think are true
 Choose a maximum of four statements
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A. The writer is currently entertained by Donald Trump (F)

B. Donald Trump has become more powerful because of the support

of Chris Christie (T)

C. Trump claimed that a child was Batman (F)

D. Trump has his own plane (T)

E. Trump has made some boastful statements (T)

F. The writer changed his mind about Trump after he won in New York
and North Carolina (F)

G. The writer is afraid of Trump’s success (T)

H. Trump has taken children on his private plane (F)

0 2
You need to refer to Source A and Source B for this question.

The authors both describe individuals with power in society.

Use details from both Sources to write a summary of the similarities and
differences between Mr. F. A. Bedwall and Donald Trump.

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0 3
You now need to refer only to Source B, from line 1 - 13.

The author describes an incident with the Judge of the Court.

How does the writer use language to describe what happens and the Judge’s
reaction?
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0 4 You now need to refer to the whole of Source A, together with the whole of
Source B.

Compare how the writers convey their attitude towards individuals with power
in society.

In your answer, you could:

 compare their different perspectives
 compare the methods they use to convey their perspectives
 support your ideas with references to both texts (quotations).
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 Section B: Writing

Write in full sentences.

You are reminded of the need to plan your answer.
You should leave enough time to check your work at the end.

0 5 ‘People with power do not use it well. It is dangerous to give anyone too
much power’

Write an article in which you explain your point of view on this statement.

(24 marks for content and organisation and

16 marks for technical accuracy)
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