The knowledge questions below are some basic knowledge questions derived from each prescribed title. Consider these basic knowledge questions the starting point for developing knowledge questions for a TOK essay. Many of the knowledge questions on this page are quite broad and can be rephrased in a more focused way later Read more
Article: “School for Takarazuka Revue trainees abolishes harassment-like rules.” Japan Times. Excerpt: “KOBE – The school training teenage girls to become actresses in the Takarazuka Revue, Japan’s famed all-female musical theater troupe, has abolished absurd and silly rules observed for decades by students, including bowing to trains that might be carrying Read more
The knowledge questions below are some basic knowledge questions derived from each prescribed title. Consider these basic knowledge questions the starting point for developing knowledge questions for a TOK essay. Many of the knowledge questions on this page are quite broad and can be rephrased in a more focused way later Read more
The knowledge questions below are some basic knowledge questions derived from each prescribed title. Consider these basic knowledge questions the starting point for developing knowledge questions for a TOK essay. Many of the knowledge questions on this page are quite broad and can be rephrased in a more focused way later Read more
The knowledge questions below are some basic knowledge questions derived from each prescribed title. Consider these basic knowledge questions the starting point for developing knowledge questions for a TOK essay. Many of the knowledge questions on this page are quite broad and can be rephrased in a more focused way later Read more
Article: “What Happens if a Child Is Never Exposed to Language?” “Children learn the language(s) that they hear and see around them at a young age, but what happens if a child just never has any linguistic input, spoken or signed? Although a scientific study around this question would undoubtedly Read more
Text: Breen, Steve. “Katherine Johnson, Nasa Legend. ” The San Diego Union-tribune. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/steve-breen/story/2020-02-24/katherine-johnson-nasa-mathematician-dies-at-101. Steve Breen, The San Diego Union-tribune https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/steve-breen/story/2020-02-24/katherine-johnson-nasa-mathematician-dies-at-101 Steve Breen’s fantastic cartoon is a great match for TOK essay prescribed title #5. The cartoon and the actual work of Katherine Johnson involve a huge number of AOKs and Read more
Article : “The nacho Dorito” https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/10/01/dining/nacho-graphic.html The New York Times article explains how consumers are manipulated by the design of Doritos. Specifically, multiple elements of the chips are created to be physically and psychologically appealing which increases consumption. Naturally, consumption of junk food is not good for one’s health. There Read more
Iroha is an older Japanese poem with deep connections to Japanese culture and religion. There are a number of different versions – the original cannot be read by the vast majority of modern Japanese readers. It has been translated in a number of languages but the translations lose much of Read more
Ishigaki Rin’s poem “Gake (Cliff)” in translation: “Change” and “progress” work on a number of different levels with this RLE: The movement from Japanese poets’ reliance of traditional forms to poetry to more modern forms. Some view the move away from tradition as both change and progress. The conservative / Read more