November 2020 TOK Essay Prescribed Title #3 RLE – forced Uighur labour in China

Article: Apple and Nike urged to cut ‘China Uighur ties’ “Corporate giants including Nike face growing calls to cut ties with suppliers alleged to be using “forced labour” from China’s Uighur people. Activists have launched a campaign accusing firms of “bolstering and benefiting” from exploitation of the Muslim minority group. The US Read more…

November 2020 TOK Essay Prescribed Title #4 RLE – Wilderness survival TV show

Article: History Leaves 10 Survivalists ‘Alone’ For Summer “10 survivalists are left in the Vancouver Island wilderness and have to survive using what they’ve been able to stuff into a backpack. At stake is $500,000 awarded to the person who lasts the longest.” https://deadline.com/2015/04/alone-survival-series-history-channel-1201410410/ There are a large number of different Read more…

November 2020 TOK Essay Prescribed Title #1 RLE – Japanese traditional comedy (rakugo)

Article: Canadian rakugo performer enjoys extended theater run in New York “NEW YORK–“Rakugo” comic storyteller Katsura Sunshine is confident the centuries-old form of verbal entertainment can make the whole world laugh. The 50-year-old Canada-born thespian has settled in for a long run at an off-Broadway theater, performing his “Kamigata” (Osaka-style) Read more…