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…
Japan’s rapidly declining population is well-documented. There are a number of different people and groups in Japan have different opinions as to the reasons for it. Some male conservative politicians have stated that Japanese women are not doing their duty to the country and need to have more children. Finance Read more…
“Ousted former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has said the future of the Japanese car giant is in doubt. Mr Ghosn told the BBC that the struggling firm’s results and the drop in its share price worried him. ” https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51064599 This news article and the whole incident with Carlos Ghosn (his Read more…
“A Grade 4 lesson that included material critical of Alberta’s oil industry prompted a Facebook debate among parents that devolved into threats and prompted the school to call in the RCMP and cancel a holiday dance.” https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-rcmp-intervene-after-school-lesson-on-albertas-oil-industry-prompts/ There certainly is “disagreement” in this RLE that needs to be resolved. One Read more…
Article: Riots erupt in Vancouver after Canucks loss “Riot police fired tear gas, pepper spray and flash bombs in downtown Vancouver Wednesday night to try to disperse angry rioters who set cars on fire, looted stores and taunted police officers after the Canucks’ 4-0 Stanley Cup final loss to the Boston Bruins. With crime-related RLEs, one Read more…
A previously published page https://toktips.com/november-2020-tok-essay-prescribed-titles-knowledge-questions/ is a place to start for Knowledge Questions. Some of the additional ones listed below also include a brief explanation. Make sure your Knowledge Questions focus on the Prescribed Title and lead to an in-depth discussion of knowledge in a Real Life Example. A single Knowledge Question does not need to Read more…
“Last weekend [April 2007] the Japanese Ministry of Education instructed publishers of school textbooks to alter descriptions of the mass suicide of Okinawa civilians during the battle. The order included eliminating all references to the Japanese military’s direct role in the tragedies, erasing accounts in earlier texts that claimed the Read more…
Article: “Homosexual Activity Among Animals Stirs Debate.” https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2004/07/homosexual-animals-debate/ There is strong disagreement between a number of different groups regarding human homosexuality and issues such as gay rights. It is an issue that frequently overlaps with politics as politicians often use the issue to draw support to their cause. Politicians also Read more…
Disagreement – This word can mean different things in different AOKs and in different RLEs. Each AOK tries to resolve disagreements in different ways. Knowledge claims – The TOK essay must clearly identify the knowledge claim in the RLE that is being disputed. Needs – Some AOKs have a greater need than other to resolve Read more…
Ishigaki Rin’s poem “Gake (Cliff)” in translation: A reader who interpreters / analyzes the translation above may not come quite the same conclusions as someone who is studying the original text in Japanese. Some would argue that the original poem deserves more attention and is more valuable and artistic than Read more…