November 2009/May 2010 subject reports THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE Overall grade boundaries E D C B A 0 – 18 19 – 28 29 – 37 38 – 47 48 - 60 Grade: Mark range: Statistical Summary November November % 2008 2009 change English 2998 3194 6.5% 40739 43958 7.9% French 0 0 0 462 528 14.5% Spanish 1165 1229 5.4% 2444 2915 19.3% German 0 0 0 13 12 -7.6% Chinese 0 0
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The traditional TOK diagram indicates four ways of knowing. Propose the inclusion of a fifth way of knowing selected from intuition‚ memory or imagination‚ and explore the knowledge issues it may raise in two areas of knowledge. The study of Theory of Knowledge (TOK) indicates four distinct ways of knowing: sense perception‚ emotion‚ reason and language; however‚ in this essay I will argue
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Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein highlights mankind’s yearning for knowledge. Usually‚ societies encourage the pursuit of knowledge and emphasize on the importance of it; however‚ Shelley diverges from this idea and focuses on the dangers that result from it instead. This notion is idealized in which the intense longing for knowledge drives the protagonist‚ Victor Frankenstein‚ into going beyond the laws of science and creating a monster he soon resents. Following his creation‚ a cascade of tragic
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To what extent is the truth different in mathematics‚ the arts and the ethics? María Inés Zelaya Luque Theory Of Knowledge Essay Teacher: Lesa Raber Date: Thursday 18 February 2010 Word Count: 1‚588 Cadidate Number: 003741-011 The world “Truth” is more an adjective rather than a noun. There are true statements true evaluations and true reasoning but not a reality that can be called “The Truth”. Therefore when we consider
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Alamine Jamai TOK-Metaphors 7/01/11 11th grade 1. To what extent does language generalize individual experience‚ classifying it within the experience of a linguistic group? Did it ever happen to you to be chilling with all your friends‚ suddenly an anecdote comes to mind; you finding it related to the subject
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Model ToK Oral Presentation Understanding the Vancouver Riots: a TOK analysis of the violence following the Stanley Cup Hockey Finals on June 15th‚ 2011 Objectives of ToK Oral Presentation Identify and explore a Knowledge Issue (KI) raised by a Real-life Situation (RLS) Show insightful thinking about KI‚ supporting ideas about knowledge claims‚ justifying thinking‚ making connections with ToK concepts Presentation should have two stages: an introduction and brief explanation
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nature (“What is it About Theories”). That being said‚ theories are built around prior knowledge and evidence that corresponds to what we already hold as true. Furthermore‚ theories are able to be falsified which can result in two issues with knowledge‚ past experience interference and bias. The question now is why are theories in the sciences so convincing as opposed to theories in other realms of knowledge? To answer this question it is vital to define a convincing theory. For the purposes of
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TOK essay – November 2012 * “There are no absolute distinctions between what is true and what is false.” “Everything we hear is an opinion‚ not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective‚ not the truth.” Marcus Aurelius The quotation above explains the claim that is discussed in this essay; weather truth and falsehood can be distinguished. If a person claims they are aware of the truth‚ it is impossible for it to be absolute. Absolute truth would be information‚ which has not been manipulated
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Knowledge Issue: There a conflict between emotion and reason within physics. How far do you agree with this? What is physics? It comes from the Greek word physis. “Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through space-time‚ along with related concepts such as energy and force”- Wikipedia. Physics is everything in this world. It is used to see how the universe behaves. This makes both reason and emotion a part of physics despite their importance in the proving
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asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.” (Christopher Hitchens). Do you agree? Theory of Knowledge Essay Qatar Academy Word count: 1269* words Rawand Helmi 10th of January 2012 Candidate number: 001368-068 *Footnotes not included People’s choice of belief is possibly one of the most intriguing topics one can study. The journey of gaining knowledge in itself is so dynamic and full of factors that one couldn’t possibly be able to analyze in full. In this essay‚
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