2024年劍橋大學(xué)·菲茨威廉寫作競(jìng)賽即將截止提交！競(jìng)賽題目匯總！

英國的頂尖大學(xué)熱衷于為高中生舉辦寫作競(jìng)賽。作為英國頂尖的兩所大學(xué)，牛津大學(xué)與劍橋大學(xué)以學(xué)院制聞名，不同學(xué)院高度自治，也會(huì)舉辦自己學(xué)院的專屬寫作競(jìng)賽。今天要介紹的這門寫作競(jìng)賽就來自于劍橋大學(xué)的Fitzwilliam College（菲茨威廉學(xué)院），專為Year 12（也就是Grade 11）學(xué)生設(shè)計(jì)，截稿日期在2024年3月1日。如果你未來對(duì)申請(qǐng)人文社科專業(yè)感興趣，劍橋大學(xué)·菲茨威廉寫作競(jìng)賽你可千萬不要錯(cuò)過了。

它包含了8大賽區(qū)，有我們熟知的經(jīng)濟(jì)與歷史，還有一些小眾但有趣的考古學(xué)、土地經(jīng)濟(jì)、中世紀(jì)、斯拉夫語言學(xué)等。

這也符合菲茨威廉學(xué)院想要學(xué)生的畫像，它曾在官網(wǎng)中描述學(xué)院的宗旨：seeks out students with a passion for their subject and who have investigated it outside the classroom.

作文競(jìng)賽報(bào)名/留學(xué)規(guī)劃-免費(fèi)領(lǐng)資料【翰林提供報(bào)名服務(wù)】

接下來我們來看看每個(gè)項(xiàng)目中有什么題目（題目后打⭐號(hào)的是我們覺得很有意思的題目）：

Ancient World and Classics

👉What qualities made heroes heroic in ancient literature? Discuss with reference to any text or texts of your choice.

👉How can the study of dead languages help us to understand ancient societies? Answer with reference to any period and region of your choice.⭐

👉"lmagery is the most important source for studying women in the ancient world.” Do you agree? Discuss with reference to any period and region of your choice.

👉"The study of art and/or archaeology reveals people the texts ignore."Discuss with reference to any people, period and region of your choice.

👉What led to either a) the development of Athenian democracy or b) the fall of the Roman Late Republic?

👉"Ancient philosophy is not relevant to modern political or ethical debates"?Do you agree? Discuss with reference to any text or texts and any political and/or ethical debates of your choice.⭐

Archaeology

👉To what extent can the archaeology of the environment prepare us for the era of 'global boiling'?

👉"Archaeology only deals with interpretations, never facts." Discuss.⭐

👉To what degree is modern fiction and poetry more effective than archaeology in telling stories about the past?

Economics

本賽區(qū)僅限英國當(dāng)?shù)貙W(xué)生參加，如果符合條件且感興趣歡迎私信我們了解題目。

History

In 1869, as throughout history, old and new worlds collided. We invite applicants to examine, in their essays, a topic of their choice, connected to the changes taking place in or around the year 1869. Essays may focus on a particular event, a person, a political movement, or even a process of social, economic or cultural change, but they should consider the interaction of 'old' and 'new' forces which the chosen topic illuminates.

Land Economy

👉When it comes to decarbonizing the economy, "it's not terribly difficult to know what needs to be done, though it is of course immensely difficult to get the relevant actors (government and others) to do it"(Barry, 1999). Discuss this statement, preferably drawing on evidence from the UK.⭐

👉The current Conservative government led by Rishi Sunak has unexpectedly decided to scrap part of the HS2 project. lrrespective of your overall political views towards the current government, do you think this was a sound decision from an economic point of view?

👉Some claim that modern communication platforms, such as Zoom, and the work-from-home revolution will lead to a decline of inner cities. Do you agree?⭐

Medieval World

👉"A World lit only by fire" - is this a fair characterisation of the thousand years of history between AD 500 and AD 1500?

👉Is European Medieval history a study of white men?⭐

👉Are peasants more interesting than kings (answer with reference to the history of any part of the world in the middle ages)?⭐

👉Was High Medieval Europe (c.1100-1300) essentially going through the same experience as Kamakura period Japan(1185-1333)?

👉Did the Hundred Years' War create England and France as nation-states?

👉To what extent was English imperialism the main cause of political change inmedieval Britain and Ireland?

Slavonic Studies

Slavonic Studies = 斯拉夫?qū)W

此為 2024 年新增賽區(qū)

👉Select any single work of Polish, Russian or Ukrainian literature or visual art (a film, a painting, an architectural drawing, or a poster) and discuss the ways in which it reflects some of the principal political and social issues of its age.

👉'Images of the past are central to concepts of contemporary national identity.' Discuss with respect to either Polish, Ukrainian or Russian culture. You may focus on one work of contemporary literature or art from one of the three countries, or you may examine the rhetoric of contemporary politicians from one or more of the three counties.⭐

👉'The history of every nation is constantly being rewritten to suit the needs of the present.'Discuss with respect to either Poland, Ukraine or Russia.⭐

👉Select a Polish, Russian or Ukrainian writer, artist or filmmaker and discuss the relevance of their work for the present. Be sure to support your discussion by offering a detailed analysis of one work.

👉'The current Russian waged war on Ukraine is a war of identity.' Discuss⭐

如果你已經(jīng)看到這里，相信你對(duì)這門競(jìng)賽應(yīng)該是有興趣的。

也許你與申請(qǐng)并入學(xué)牛劍的學(xué)生們?cè)诤俚慕?jīng)歷，就差這么一門寫作競(jìng)賽。