English 3H‚ Set 4 22 January 2013 Midterm Essay Sometimes the truth has the ability to imprison one’s self; other times it can set one free. Either way‚ the truth is something that can decide one’s fate. Society often decides what is true and what is false; however‚ sometimes these truths are indeed a lie. In order to come to the realization that what was once perceived true is actually a lie‚ one must embark on a trek to discover the genuine truth. As evidenced by Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451
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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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Disney undermines the gender norms of the lyrics of the songs by visually representing people of all shape and sizes. For the more realistic features of women‚ the scenes of “Bring Honor to Us All‚” present women with different facial features‚ beauty‚ shape‚ and fashion choices. In Mulan’s bath cleaning scene‚ the woman giving the cleaning is exceptionally short--she is up to Mulan’s hip--‚ she is not as slender‚ has sagging arm skin‚ and wrinkles around her eyes. For the women doing Mulan’s hair
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always a product of the relationship between the past and the present. He argued that there are no "pure" facts. They all come to us through the mind of the one who records them. As the famous historian Fustel de Coulanges said‚ "Do not applaud me. It is not I who speaks to you‚ but history which speaks through my mouth." I think first to understand the weight of truth in relation to history‚ I must define what history is about: - History is a term that refers to information about the past. When
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Lying is “a false statement or action made with the intent to deceive.” (Ericsson1) Lying is a bad thing for anyone to do for various reasons. Three writers that agree are Stephanie Ericsson author of “The ways we Lie”‚ Richard Gunderman author of “is lying bad for us?”‚ and Angela Haupts author of “How lying affects your health”. These three writers give great insight on how these lies can affect ones mental health‚ as well as their psychological health and also how you can improve from those negative
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Wilde Theory of Knowledge 3 May 2012 TOK Essay Response: Critical and Creative Thinking Since the dawn of humanity‚ man has sought to gain further insight on life through attaining knowledge. Knowledge can be defined as any information gained through personal experience. The means of obtaining knowledge include four main branches: reason‚ perception‚ language‚ and emotion. Despite the means‚ all knowledge is formulated through the process of thinking. Thinking refers to the use of the mind
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“ Right to lie”‚ Robert Kasanoff claims that right to lie should exist. He shows us many different situations‚ where lies exist. He also explains where lie can actually be useful. Robert tells us about lie in personal relationships‚ government and even dreams. He also believes that lie can be risky sometimes but it still there. Robert Kasanoff supports his position with the discussion of government’s lies. He shows us some cases where citizens just have to deal with the government’s lie. However‚
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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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TOK-SCIENCE What is science? -A body of knowledge Natural sciences (physics‚ chemistry‚ biology) + human sciences -A way of thinking Science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge This system uses observation and experimentation to describe and explain certain phenomena. Observation: Science starts with the observable sense perception Hypothesis: reason (sources) Experiment: all WOKs Results Doctrine of science (NS) All properties and events in the physical universe are governed
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Sciences & Arts Ways of Knowing: Perception→ Reason and Emotion Knowledge Issue: To what extent may the subjective nature of perception be regarded as an advantage for artists but an obstacle to be overcome by scientists? A person who produces paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby is called an Artist. All artists have a way to express their art works. These expressions are usually recognized by different kinds of perspectives. One of the most common ways used to evaluate art works
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