Bringing TOK into everyday subject teaching Obtained from experienced TOK teachers working in specialist subject groups at the Madrid TOK conference November 2003. Compiled by Geoffrey Neuss Swedish A1 (Reporter: Håkon Kjellin‚ Täby Gymnasium‚ Sweden Hakan.Kjellin@tibble.taby.se) Interpretation: • Are there correct and incorrect interpretations? Or is relativism absolute when interpreting texts? Is there such a thing as over-interpretation? • What factors – individual psychological
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Tayler Orth October 20‚ 2013 HS100 Introduction to Health Science Unit 9 Seminar Assignment Learning to be attentive at work. Your behavior at work should be one of attentiveness. To begin with‚ you need to be a good listener. Make sure you understand what is being said and what is being asked. When you take the wrong instructions you make the unit you are working for inefficient. Attend to details. Make sure every work
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Science is an organized body of knowledge supported by observation and experimentation‚ derived from the natural phenomena of the entire material universe. Biology had flourished a great deal in ancient India. Various systems of classifying animals and plants were developed‚ for example Jeevaj (Viviparous) animals that give birth to young one‚ Andaj (Oviparous) animals that lay eggs‚ etc. Cultivation of rice was first introduced in India. It is estimated that more than 1000 varieties of rice had
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“Everyday Use”‚ by Alice Walker‚ and “Everything That Rises Must Converge”‚ by Flannery O’Connor are two stories which both incorporate important themes about family history and how that history contributes to a person’s identity. “Everyday Use” shows how family history defines us and “Everything That Rises Must Converge” represents how family can reinforce the belief in our identities and views of self worth. There are undeniable similarities between both of the stories in how family is viewed
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Tradition is an important part of everyone’s life. Some people follow traditions so deeply rooted in their everyday life that they don’t even recognize them as such. Why do you cook rice a certain way? Well‚ that’s the way Grandma always did it. Others hold tradition above anything else. They feel that it is very important to follow these established customs and cannot even imagine rebelling against them although they may be hurtful in some ways. They may not even remember the reason for these customs
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How Science and Technology Affects Human’s Life Science and technology are two things related to each other. Science is a systematic knowledge base‚ where a series of steps is followed in order to reliably predict the type of outcome. It is all about theories and focused on analysis. Science is the key by which man go anywhere at any time in the space. It has brought about several outstanding advantages to mankind. Technology‚ on the other hand‚ is more of an applied science. It is where
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Modern science is nothing but a skill magician. One after one‚ it is providing the mankind with wonders. It has absolutely (fit) conquered the indomitable forces of nature. The wonders of modern science are too many to illustrate them in a short essay. Electricity is the first wonder of modern science. It is the driving force of modern civilization. Electric power is used for various purposes. Without it‚ the advancement of modern science is impossible. Television is another wonder of modern
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In Alice Walker’s short story Everyday Use‚ she bring up many issue such as comparing relationship between heritage and tradition past. The story also question whether or heritage is something one use or something one possess. To understand heritage‚ one must have a personal connection of that history‚ in everyday use Dee do not really have a connection to her heritage so blind by anger of what she does not understand she view her heritage in history as an oppression. In the process she constructed
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of "Everyday Use" with Characterization Analyzing characterization is the key to find fiction’s controlling idea and central insight--theme. Direct presentation--one character description technique--usually directly shows what characters are like by exposition‚ analysis‚ or another character’s description. The other way to shape characters is to use the indirect presentation by describing their actions and leaving room for readers to develop their own ideas about the characters. "Everyday Use"
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Science has done great service to mankind. Science has ensured life to be safer‚ surer and much more comfortable than ever before. Science has helped man to make computers‚ artificial satellites and robots. Science has given the Americans a defense umbrella in space and it has given the Russians a permanent space station. Russia‚ it is believed‚ will have an industrial city in space before 2050 A.D. This would be the height of achievement in the field of science and technology. Science has
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