3. Is there solid justification for regarding knowledge in the natural sciences more highly than knowledge in another area of knowledge? Discuss with reference to the natural sciences and one other area of knowledge. “Is there…” Historically, not many prescribed titles are yes / no questions. This prescribed does have a yes / no Read more…
2. To what extent do you agree with the claim that “there’s a world of difference between truth and facts” (Maya Angelou)? Answer with reference to two areas of knowledge. “To what extent do you agree” – There are very rarely cases in TOK where an argument is 100% for or against something. If Read more…
The first step in breaking down a prescribed title is carefully picking apart / analyzing the key words in it. 1. Can there be knowledge that is independent of culture? Discuss with reference to mathematics and one other area of knowledge. Try to avoid superficial / stereotypical approaches to the prescribed title Read more…
The May 2022 set of TOK essay prescribed titles is quite a bit different from the last few years’. This set includes references to AOKs in prescribed titles which the IB has not done for years. The fact that almost all of the May 2022 prescribed titles mention an AOK does limit Read more…
Text: “Turkmenistan, where Covid-19 does not exist, but vaccination is now compulsory” “There are, officially at least, no cases of Covid-19 in Turkmenistan. But the country last week became the first in the world to make vaccination against the virus obligatory for all adults.” https://emerging-europe.com/news/turkmenistan-where-covid-19-does-not-exist-but-vaccination-is-now-compulsory/ There are a number of Read more…
Text: “Welsh Government to plant 86 million trees in nine years in response to climate crisis” “In a written statement to Senedd members, deputy climate change minister Lee Waters says planting more trees will not only help avoid catastrophic climate change but will create jobs, address the nature emergency, increasing Read more…
Text: “Italy to ban mammoth cruise ships from Venice as of Aug. 1” “Declaring Venice’s waterways a “national monument,” Italy is banning mammoth cruise liners from sailing into the lagoon city, which risked being declared an imperiled world heritage site by the United Nations later this month.” https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/italy-ban-mammoth-cruise-ships-venice-aug-78823148 There are Read more…
Text: “Yellow River flood, 1938-47” “In June 1938, Chinese Nationalist armies under the command of Chiang Kai-shek breached the Yellow River’s dikes at Huayuankou in Henan province in a desperate attempt to block a Japanese military advance.[1] For the next nine years, the Yellow River’s waters spread southeast into the Huai Read more…
Text: “Israeli settlements amount to war crime – U.N. rights expert” “GENEVA, July 9 (Reuters) – Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank amount to a war crime, a U.N. human rights investigator said on Friday, calling on countries to inflict a cost on Israel for its Read more…
Text: “Taliban fighters execute 22 commandos as they try to surrender” “Dawlat Abad, Afghanistan (CNN)Over clear but unsteady video, the words ring out: “Surrender, commandos, surrender.” Several men emerge from a building; they are clearly unarmed.Gunfire erupts. At least a dozen men are seen shot to death amid cries of Read more…