V. Read the statement below and write a paragraph giving at least two reasons why you agree or disagree with it. Write your answer in English in the space provided on your written answer sheet.
‘A law should be passed in Japan establishing a minimum percentage of woman in key positions in the government and major corporations’
【解答例１】
I prefer printed books than e-books. First, I can highlight or take notes in the printed books. E-books are sometimes really complicated to edit while printed books are easy to add notes.Also, I believe printed books are better to memorize as I am used to study with printed books. Second, the smell of printed books gives me the feeling of being in the story when I am reading fiction stories. I prefer printed books since I can feel the books with five senses, with the weight of the books and the smell of papers. （97語）
I prefer e-books than printed books. One of the reasons is because e-books are easy to share with others. People can access e-books online at the same time, which is useful when I am working with others. Another reason is that e-books allow me to take several books at once as I can download books as much as I need in one tablet. When I am going to school, I don’t need to carry several heavy books if I download them into one light tablet. The mobility of e-books is a huge benefit that I cannot gain by using printed books. （106語）
V. Read the statement below and write a paragraph giving at least two reasons why you agree or disagree with it. Write your answer in English in the space provided on your written answer sheet.
‘A law should be passed in Japan establishing a minimum percentage of woman in key positions in the government and major corporations’
【解答例１】
I agree with the statement. In Japan, many of the key positions in the government and major corporations are men and a percentage of female in key positions is the lowest in the world. This is because historically, Japanese society has been a men-dominated society. For a gender equal society, setting a minimum percentage could be the first step. Another reason is having a minimum percentage of women in key positions can lead to fair decision making for both men and women. Government policies are often in favor of men and women’s voice are difficult to be reflected to policies as people who are making decisions are mostly men. Having women and men at high positions can result in fair policies in a government or corporations.
（114語）
I disagree with the statement. First, the law should not be favorable to any group of people in society. Making a law for males to forbid any gender discrimination toward females is acceptable. However, making a law to set a minimum percentage of woman in key positions in the government and major corporations for women should not be acceptable in terms of fairness and equality. Second, the high positions of government and corporations should be chosen by the ability of each person and not by the gender. If a male in the government or a corporation has more ability than female, it is normal that the male with more ability to be chosen to the key positions.
(109語)
V. Read the statement below and write a paragraph giving at least two reasons why you agree or disagree with it. Write your answer in English in the space provided on your written answer sheet.
‘Gay marriage should be made legal in Japan’
【解答例１】
I agree with the statement that gay marriage should be made legal in Japan. First, getting married to their lovers is one of the fundamental human rights recognized in the Japanese constitution. This means no one should entrench on it no matter which sex they are getting married with. Second, to make gay marriage legal will not cause any negative effects on Japanese society at all. Since it is considered that DNA is linked to being gay, no matter legalizing gay marriage or not, it will not cause any changes of population of the society. Allowing people with all types of genders will lead to more happiness in the society.
（111語）
I am against the statement that gay marriage should be made legal in Japan. There are two reasons that I disagree with the statement. First, marriage is to swear to love their wives or husbands, which should be male and female. Legalizing gay marriage means that marriage is no longer a pious event. Second, gay marriage is not allowed by most of the main religions in the world, such as Judaism and Christianity. Legalizing gay marriage means that it denies those religious faiths. Since freedom of faith is recognized by the Japanese Constitution, the government should not make a decision which offends those religious faiths. (105語)
