TOK Essay #1 – Connection between truth and belief Name: Marianne Janet Class: 12 IB 1 Date: 7 September 2012 Word Count: 1228 Culture is the set of rules and norms‚ both written and spoken‚ in which build an individual’s way of living. It affects mostly all parts of our life‚ as it shapes a person’s way of thinking. Culture has given a major role in our actions and it is likely to determine the basic intellectual settings. In short‚ culture teaches us the principle of life. On the other hand
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Are parents responsible for their child’s obesity and unhealthy eating choices? In the article “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins In The Home” Weintraubs argument states that parents should take responsibility to protect their child. I agree that parents should take more responsibility in what their child puts into their mouth. The parents have the authority to be responsible and take charge of their kids. They need to realize all the bad health conditions that come with fast food
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The connection between the images and sound in Fritz Lang’s “M” is extremely important to the overall feelings and how the film is experienced. Sound can be used to link‚ separate and enhance the imagery of a film. By using a combination of background music‚ off screen sounds and silences‚ Fritz Lang molds sound into an effect that is just as captivating and interesting as the visuals used. In the beginning of the film‚ children are grouped in a circle playing a game and singing a song which‚ given
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American writer Amy Tan (1952- ) shows connections between women within a family throughout her novels The Bonesetter’s Daughter‚ The Joy Luck Club‚ and The Hundred Secret Senses. Tan illustrates the kind of relationship the women share‚ how their opinions on life differ‚ and how they resolve their differences. Ms. Tan uses her own experiences with life and her family to inspire her fictional stories. In Amy Tan’s novel The Bonesetter’s Daughter‚ the main female characters are Ruth and Lu Ling
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that farming and agriculture are morally superior forms of labor. The Providential Detection depicts God watching as Thomas Jefferson attempts to burn the Constitution‚ portrays Jefferson as Anti-Christian and Anti-American‚ and illustrates a connection between Jefferson and the devil. Look on This Picture‚ and on This makes Thomas Jefferson appear undesirable as a presidential candidate by making unfavorable comparisons to George Washington who is characterized as being strong as a lion and sharp-eyed
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Poverty‚ which is defined as the lack of the minimum food and shelter necessary for maintaining life. More specifically‚ this condition is known as absolute poverty. Today it is estimated that more than 35 million Americans—approximately 14 percent of the population—live in poverty. Of course‚ like all other social science statistics‚ these are not without controversy. Other estimates of poverty in the United States range from 10 percent to 21 percent‚ depending on one’s political leanings. This
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Poverty in modern era As many of the people in the world are concerned what to wear‚ what to buy‚ where to go on vacation est. the others continuously are facing the evil‚ so called poverty‚ not knowing if they are going to have lunch in the next day or many of them in the next week. The poverty is not a new problem but it is one of the biggest problems‚ nowadays. On one hand‚ there is rapid development of the technology‚ everyday there are new mobile phones with better and higher performances
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Poverty and inequality in the Philippines remains a challenge. In the past four decades‚ the proportion of households living below the official poverty line has declined slowly and unevenly and poverty reduction has been much slower than in neighboring countries such as the People’s Republic of China‚ Indonesia‚ Thailand‚ and Viet Nam. Economic growth has gone through boom and bust cycles‚ and recent episodes of moderate economic expansion have had limited impact on the poor. Great inequality across
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The master-servant connection is central throughout both books‚ as we meet the Cook in The Inheritance of Loss and Ali in The Kite Runner. These two wife-less men worked the entirety of their lives to raise their sons‚ Biju and Hassan‚ hopeful that they amounted to more than
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The Incessant Agony of Poverty The rich becomes richer while the poor becomes poorer. Only few amass excessive wealth while countless people cannot even afford their basic necessities. Every day‚ millions of people suffer from hunger‚ oppression‚ and death because of this problem that still has not been solved until now – poverty. This social issue is probably the worst among all the social problems Filipinos are experiencing. Not only does it impede the country from being economically progressed
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