Write a Critical Account of the Newspapers and Popular Magazines Produced in your Country. In a democratic country, every aspect of the popular press is constantly under review by parliament and the general public, ownership, management, political shade, production method and freedom under the law are factors perpetually in dispute. This essay attempts to comment on the press in Britain. It excludes the multiplicity of learned and technical journals which cover...

Do you Agree that the Primary Purpose of the Arts, whether Music, Painting, Drama or Literature, is to Entertain? As Professor Joad used to say, it all depends what you mean by entertain. If the word means make one laugh, then there is obviously more to the Arts than that. Of course, we do laugh at comic songs, as in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas; at wit and topical comment in...

Which is the More Important, to cure Disease or to Prevent it? The answer depends on the standpoint of the individual. Should he or she contract a disease, then prevention is too late. The only thing left is, hopefully, a cure. However, a minister of health may take a different view. In any country he will need to decide on the allocation of his budget, and this in turn will depend...

What Types of Fiction do you Enjoy reading and Why?   The reading of fiction is escapism, but not in any bad sense. To read is more positive than to watch television, because the visual nature of TV limits the imagination. Reading also excels radio listening, partly because the listener has no choice in the programs, and partly because the quality of radio programs is so uneven. There is a world...