■ Directions: You will have 45 minutes to plan and compose a response that presents your perspective on a topic you select. A response on any topic other that then one you select will receive a score of zero. You will have a choice between two Issue topics. Each topic will appear as a brief quotation that states or implies an issue of general interest. You are free to accept, reject, or qualify the claim made in the topic, as long as the ideas you present are clearly relevant to the topic you select. Support your views with reasons and examples drawn from such areas as your reading, experience, observations, or academic studies.

Recently, as all traces of life could get documented online and almost all the people in the world have a camera on their cell phone, invasion of privacy is rampant. Without the consent of subjects, their private life can be exposed to the public. In addition, the public is equipped with many media to present their views; they are likely to slander other people when their flaws are publicized. As a result, just one spot in the past days might ravage someone's reputation in society. However, as this trend gets worse, many people are getting tired of condemning others and sometimes undisturbed by the public's calumny on public figures. Furthermore, on the other hand, the difficulty of keeping a virtuous reputation renders people who survived as a living deity in the world. Nowadays, with the propagation of Social Media Services (SNS), many activities leave a trace on the internet. Besides, the generalization of smartphones and development of IT enabled the archiving of enormous amounts of information online. As a consequence, people having easy access to the internet are exposed to a lot of information on public figures and sometimes discover their flaws, which debase their reputation. For example, some actors lose their prominence because of some delinquencies they committed when they were teenagers. The public who applauded and lionized them just a week ago denounce them all day and sometimes require the media company that they do not show up on media anymore. That is to say, unless the public figure is a perfect, innocent, and sacrosanct person, it is hard to persist the esteem on him. However, on the other side, owing to those behaviors nowadays, people are getting sick of reproaching others and pursuing of thoroughly innocent people. They became lethargic of a society rife with hatred. As a result, they only focus on the public figures' activity related to their profession and evaluate them according to competence in the field of their vocation. Therefore, public figures, if they have minute spots, can perpetuate their reputation as long as they do well in their professional field. For example, Korean actor Byun Heon Lee, though the media exposed that he had cheated on his spouse, is revered as an actor, and all the rookie actors also venerate him. In summation, though it became hard to maintain a consistent noble reputation, it is not uncommon to find people who are regarded as a hero or heroine in their field.