【国际竞赛】约翰洛克写作竞赛是什么？怎么参加？-新东方前途出国

　　| 约翰洛克写作竞赛是什么？  

　　【竞赛亮点】  

　　· 源自牛津，助力 G5 申请准备（Eassy +面试）  

　　· 立足国际课程，更好应对IB/AP/A-Level学术写作  

　　· 英文写作/思辨能力全面提高  

　　【特点优势】  

　　· 少有的文社科竞赛：覆盖政治、经济、历史、哲学、心理学、神学、法律等学科  

　　· 辅助提高申请Eassy和面试准备：积累解题经验、部分题目和牛剑面试样题相似  

　　· 评判标准和Oxbridge的written work要求类似  

　　【竞赛科目】  

　　经济、历史、政治、哲学、神学、法律、心理学科（共计21个问题）  

　　【参赛要求】  

　　· 个人参赛，免费报名，无国家及学校的限制。  

　　· 参赛者年龄2022年6月30日前须在18岁及以下（高年级组）。  

　　· 作品：2000字议论文  

　　· 每篇文章只需回答所选主题类别中的一个问题，且不得超过2000字（不包括图表、数据表、脚注、参考书目或作者声明）。  

　　【奖项设置】  

　　Best Essay；各分类一二三等奖；入围奖  

　　【竞赛时间】  

　　2022年6月30日：提交截止日期  

　　2022年7月14日：通知入围候选人  

　　2022年9月：获奖者在牛津举行的颁奖典礼上公布  

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　　| 2021获奖数据  

　　【21年获奖情况：Politics好拿奖】  

　　中国学生占到入围学生的35%。  

　　共277 位中国学生成功入围。

　　| 2022竞赛新题大公开  

　　【Philosophy 哲学】  

　　Q1. How likely is the multiverse? Would it change anything if (somehow) we came to know the theory was true?  

　　Q2. If our actions are a consequence of our capacities and preferences, and if those things are, in turn, a result of our genetic inheritance and the external world in which we happen to find ourselves, are we ultimately responsible for our choices?  

　　Q3. Is it moral to take money from people through the force of law in order to pay philosophers to philosophize?  

　　Q4. When, if ever, can acts involving only consenting adults be morally wrong?  

　　【Politics 政治】  

　　Q1. Should we allow political donations?  

　　Q2. What, if anything, do rich nations owe poor nations?  

　　Q3. Is there such a thing as a common good?  

　　Q4. Is the good citizen always a good person? Is the good person always a good citizen?  

　　【Economics 经济学】  

　　Q1. Is Bitcoin a blessing or a curse?  

　　Q2. What’s wrong with the housing market? How can we fix it?  

　　Q3. Should Amazon pay people more? What would happen if they immediately increased every worker’s salary by twenty percent?  

　　Q4. Is Henry George’s land value tax fair, efficient, both, or neither?  

　　【History 历史】  

　　Q1. Was there anything good about the British empire?  

　　Q2. Is China an imperial power?  

　　Q3. Is Western civilization in decline?  

　　Q4. Do leaders make events or do events make leaders?  

　　【Psychology 心理学】  

　　Q1. Are we getting nastier?  

　　Q2. Are men and women psychologically different? Does it matter?  

　　Q3. Is there any mental illness that isn’t ultimately physical?  

　　Q4. Does it even make sense to hate someone for his or her opinions?  

　　【Theology 神学】  

　　Q1. Why would God be so coy?  

　　Q2. “The God of the Bible and the Koran is a primitive human’s idea of a great being… But that is not what an actual supreme being would be like.” Is there a holy book that manifests divine authorship?  

　　Q3. “And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.” Can one be a Christian without believing in the miraculous resurrection of Jesus?  

　　Q4. Is faith anything other than uncertain belief on incomplete evidence?  

　　【Law 法律】  

　　Q1. Does prison work?  

　　Q2. “People who serve on juries are ill-informed, prejudiced, and not clever enough to avoid jury service.” Should we abolish Trial by Jury?  

　　Q3. Should “hate crimes” be punished more severely than the same crime with different motives?  

　　Q4. What is the relationship between justice and law?