A reputation which leaves room to change
Original practice source: a commentary about reputation.
A reputation can help people judge what to expect. Repeated dependable actions provide a reason for trust, while a pattern of broken commitments deserves attention. Remembering the past need not be an unfair refusal to begin again.
The same account can become fixed after the evidence changes. A person known for one mistake may be given no opportunity to show a different response, while someone admired may have new problems excused automatically. A useful reputation remains answerable to what people do now, without requiring either instant forgetting or permanent judgement.
A national newspaper is running an essay competition on the statement: “People should never be allowed to escape their reputations.”
Write an essay for the competition arguing your view. You may use ideas from the source and your own ideas.
60 exam-style questions on Oxford AQA IGCSE English Language 2.2.1 Writing for audience and purpose. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.