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Section 1:TEXT 1 a passage on Jim stynes Question B was write an inspirational speech to 6th years to make the most of their lives
Text 2: a passage about Orla tinsley and Cystic Fibrosis Question B write a proposal to editor of your news paper on why you want to interview Orla Tinsley
Text 3:An article by Joseph o connor about his father Question B write two Diary entries by his father about one when he was young and the other when he was a parent with young children

Essays:
1 Write a personal Essay about times in your life when you had to remain positive
2 write an opinion piece for magazine entitled "young people have lost their individuality"
3 write a short story inspired by the phrase "the pain of saying goodbye and moving on"
4 write a persuasive speech on the issue of freedom of speech in todays world
5 write a personal essay in which you explore the aspects of modern life which you find difficult to understand or accept
6 Write an article (serious or light hearted) for a school magazine on the importance of hopes and dreams in our lives
7 Write a ghost story in which setting/location plays a significant role

I'm pretty sure someone already posted about this , your Q1 listening is Barry , the deb papers have Tchaikovsky

Manufactoring accounts, marginal costing, absorption costing, ratios and cash flow

the essay was on the environment

factors that contributed to the economic boom in the US between 1945 and 1968 and what was its impact on society
how did affluence impact on one or more of the following; racial conflict, urban poverty, drugs and crime
what domestic factors underpinned US foreign policy during the period 1945-1972
why did moon landing have a significant impact on the technological and political landscape of the US and wider world

main contributions of both delegations to the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations between October and December 1921
reasons for 1916 and its main political impact
how did economic policies of CnaG and FF differ during the period 1922-1949
Main cultural developments in Ireland N&S during the period 1912-1949

comprehension 1 on some poor french town
comprehension 2 on the hunger games
and these are the questions i did
reaction Q on education is important to have a successful future
journal intime is an angry reaction to parents who are too clingy and you need more freedom type thing
theres is a poster design on the dangers of drugs that you have to comment on

tir na nog question on traits of bealoidis stories
mo ghra-sa Q on poet, importance of brackets, why its a modern poem
fill aris was the second poem in the extra section with Q on the feelings it awakens in you, translate a few lines

France

special Olympics and society today

think Tab, suspense, production Budget, Interpretation and club are on it

Short Questions - Q1 was mostly on Lipids. Q2, I don't really remember. You had to name a cell organelle and stuff, skipped it! Another question was about Homeostasis and be able to say why Homestasis is important to animals. Q4. Was a diagram of a Synovial Joint, you had to give an example of one and its location in the body and be able to label where the Cartilage is. Q5 was on Plant Growth Regulators, give an example of an Auxin e.g IAA. and name a Synthetic (Man-Made) one and say where Auxins are made. Oh and there was a question or part of a question about Diffusion and define what is a passive process is.

Long Questions For the Ecology question, Part (A) be able to define Parasitism, Symbiosis. Part (B) You have to name a habitat you studied, name an organism in that habitat and be able to define Niche, Habitat, Abiotic Factors and draw a Food Chain! Part (C) be able to definr Nitrifcation and Denitrification. What is a product of Nitrogen Fixation. You need to know about the Nitrogen Cycle AND The Carbon Cycle - they asked about something to do with Carbon Dioxide and Combustion.

For the Plant Reproduction question, Part (A) was about Vegetative Propogation. Name two methods of Artifical Propogation. Part (B) You have to be define Fertilisation and Pollination, and what is the difference between Self-Pollination and Cross-Pollination. You need to talk about how the Megaspore Mother Cell forms. Part (C) was about the Seed and advantages of Dormancy. Name the hard protective coat of a Seed, and know which of the Radicle/Plumule forms the root+shoot.

Respiration was about the 1st Stage and Talk about the Electron Transfer thing and how it works. This question was kind of specific so know Respiration well!

The Eye came up in one of the choice Long Q's. You were given the diagram and had to label the Cornea and something else. You have to say what a Blind-Spot is, and give the function of the Choroid in the eye. Explain how an eye maintains its shape.

Another choice Q was on the Transpiration. Define Transpiration, know how Water is absorbed into the roots. Draw a TS of a root and label Phloem and Xylem. Explain what is meant by Root Pressure and explain how Water moves up the root/tree without breaking - Cohesion, I think. Know the functions of Companion Cells and Sieve, too.

Another was on the Myelin Sheath and where it is produced. Also you have to name a disorder in the Nervous system and name a treatment and cause for the disorder.

Experiments were on the Alcohol + Yeast experiment, the Light Intensity experiment (Photosynthesis), the Leaf Agar experiment and Enzymes.

newgrange Bronze Age , and Masaccio

Section A: Socrates and symbol OR divine revelation and the transcendent in 2 major world religions.

Section B: Implications of Kingdom of God characteristics on Christians AND either achievements + difficulties in search for Christian unity OR 2 rites of worship that remember Jesus.

Section C: Authority in 2 major religions AND role of religious belief in 2 conflict situations.

Section F: One commentator on relationship between religion and environment AND the causes and structural factors contributing to 2 of world hunger/povery in Ireland/discrimination in Ireland.