TOK Writing Assignment “When the only tool you have is a hammer‚ all problems begin to resemble nails.” (Abraham Maslow) How might this apply to ways of knowing‚ as tools‚ in the pursuit of knowledge? Ways of knowing embody memory‚ language‚ emotion‚ intuition‚ sense perception‚ reason‚ imagination‚ and faith‚ which take part in the process of acquiring knowledge. For instance‚ language can be considered as a means of exchanging the knowledge with each other and emotion is a way to express our
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“Using history and at least one other area of knowledge‚ examine the claim that it is possible to attain knowledge despite problems of bias and selection.” Knowledge is a broad subject that can all be brought down to the one simple definition of facts‚ information‚ and skills acquired by a person through experience or education. This definition is simple‚ to the point and comes with relatively little bias. Bias is prejudice in favor of or against one thing which falls under the category of personal
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Instructions 1. How to Write a Good TOK Essay‚ The First Draft o 1 Review the Ways of Knowing. A TOK essay revolves around the question of what people know‚ how they know‚ how they test what they know‚ and the parts that experience‚ study‚ analysis and sensation play in human knowledge systems. Before doing anything else‚ review your understanding of this material for it will form the basis on which your entire essay will be judged. o 2 Review the grading criteria. Many students think of the
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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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the assessment process is inevitably complex and time-consuming. Thanks are‚ as always‚ extended to 300 examiners who assessed the essays‚ and whose individual reports form the basis for this subject report. In order to secure success for their students‚ schools are strongly recommended to ensure that this report and previous ones are read in detail by all TOK teachers‚ and the Diploma Programme Coordinator. The May 08 Subject Report‚ as the first Subject Report for the new assessment criteria
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Abortion is one of the most controversial and hot issues debated‚ and is an issue that will never be agreed upon‚ just going round and round in circles. By bringing morals‚ which are derived from personal conscience‚ into the question of whether the government should abortions‚ this matter has been promoted to a higher level of argument. It is no longer viewed as a decision made from choice but as a question of principals‚ and these concepts have led to a full-blown argument concerning matters that
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TOK Essay Reasoning and Emotions and the quest for Knowledge 19th century English philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge claimed that “deep thinking is attainable only by a person of deep feeling”‚ thereby implying that emotions‚ or “deep feeling”‚ play a key role in the quest for knowledge and the ability to reason‚ or‚ the ability to think deeply. However‚ day after day I am confronted with evidence contradicting his statement‚ and‚ although I do my best not to have biased perception‚ I do not see
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TOK Assessment Criteria: TOK ESSAY of 800 words in grade 11 Criterion A: Understanding KIs Criterion B: Knower’s Perspective Criterion C: Quality of Analysis of KIs Criterion D: Organization of Ideas 0 Level 1 was not achieved Level 1 was not achieved Level 1 was not achieved Level 1 was not achieved 1-2 1. Little treatment of KI that is relevant to prescribed title. 2. WoKs or AoKs are merely mentioned 3. little understanding of KI 1. There is limited personal engagement
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15-2-1 TOK Presentation! To what extent does our experience bring implicit bias in our assumptions? ! - Real life situation : 198 words‚ 1 min 20 s! So about one year ago‚ I’ve heard this story from my friend who had been living in Sweden for 2 years. He is a British born African who holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from University College London. He is tall and seems strong. He lived with his Swedish girlfriend but he didn’t get any jobs in the first 3 months‚ later he found a recruitment
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Nick Roberson Mr. Scharff IB TOK 3rd June 2013 Language: Journal #3 1. Our language makes us more likely to notice some distinctions or to experience/perceive in certain ways. 2. Our differing environments‚ cultures and social needs will manifest themselves in differences in language. Concerning the first prompt‚ the language that we use causes us to notice the differences in the environment surrounding us because of the manner which it has been described to us. An
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