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November 2021 TOK essay prescribed title #3 RLE – cruise ships banned from Venice

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…

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November 2021 TOK essay prescribed title #4 RLE – intentional flooding of the Yellow River

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…

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November 2021 TOK essay prescribed title #5 RLE – Israeli settlements

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…

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November 2021 TOK essay prescribed title #6 RLE – Afghan soldiers executed by the Taliban

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…

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November 2021 TOK essay prescribed title #2 RLE – Trump tax case

New York Times article: “In Case Against Trump’s Company, Echoes of His Father’s Tactics on Taxes” Excerpt: “Long before Donald J. Trump’s company was accused of plotting detours around the tax code to compensate its chief financial officer with carpeting, televisions and car leases, there were the $16,135 boilers. The Read more…

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November 2021 TOK essay prescribed title #3 RLE – BBC article on Chinese students in Australia

BBC article “China pressure ‘undermining Australian universities’, report says” “Chinese pro-democracy students in Australia experience harassment and fear punishment if they speak out on sensitive issues, a new report says. Human Rights Watch found such students feel surveilled in Australia, leading many to self-censor in classrooms. Academics teaching China courses in Read more…

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November 2021 TOK essay prescribed title #1 RLE – Jan 6 U.S capitol riot / attack

NYT article: “Inside the Capitol Riot: An Exclusive Video Investigation” “The Times analyzed thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol Building to understand how it happened — and why. Here are some of the key findings.” https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/us/jan-6-capitol-attack-takeaways.html The Jan 6 U.S capitol riot / attack Read more…

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November 2021 TOK essay prescribed title #4 RLE – Miami building collapse

BBC article: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57710766 Engineering requires “a systematic process” to ensure that buildings are built to code and are safe. Subsequent safety inspections also rely on “a systematic process” although it is different process than the one used during building design and construction. The Miami building collapse shows the failure of Read more…

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November 2021 TOK essay prescribed title #6 RLE – opioid lawsuit settlement

Text: “Johnson & Johnson to pay $230m to settle opioid claim” “US drugs giant Johnson & Johnson is to pay $230m (£165m) to settle claims it fuelled an opioid addiction crisis in New York State. The firm did not admit liability or wrongdoing in settling with the state. The payments Read more…

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November 2021 TOK essay prescribed title #2 RLE – letter from Disney

The 1938 letter from Disney shows its response to a woman’s inquiry about working in Disney’s creative department. The response is appalling sexist. There are a number of layers of November 2021 TOK essay prescribed title #2’s “Direct experience” in this RLE: The extent to which learning about the Disney Read more…

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