November 2022 TOK essay prescribed title #2 specific example – flat Earth convention

Text: “What it’s like to attend a flat-Earth convention.” Quartz. https://qz.com/1268605/what-its-like-to-attend-a-flat-earth-convention/ The belief in the flat earth theory – despite a lack of evidence supporting it – is actually somewhat gaining in popularity. This degree of open-mindedness (i.e. believing in something without a solid basis for that belief) could easily Read more…

November 2022 TOK essay prescribed title #2 specific example – viral pop song banned in China

Text: “China bans Namewee’s viral pop song Fragile.” BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-59379880 Extract: “A viral pop song that pokes fun at Beijing and its supporters has been banned in mainland China. Fragile mocks so-called “little pinks” – a term which refers to young nationalists who rush to the defence of the Read more…

November 2022 TOK essay prescribed title #2 specific example – Twitter and misinformation about Ukraine.

Text: “Twitter steps up Ukraine misinformation fight.” BBC.com https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61512261 Extract: “Twitter has said it plans to put misleading tweets from official accounts about the Ukraine war behind warning notices. The change follows heightened scrutiny of the social media platform after the war unleashed a new surge of misinformation, sometimes from Read more…

November 2022 TOK essay prescribed title #2 specific example – Estonia / Russian negotiations

Text: “‘Why Bother Talking To Liars?’ Estonia’s Former President Says No Point Negotiating With Russia.” Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty . https://www.rferl.org/amp/ukraine-war-ilves-interview-western-response/31805297.html In the interview Estonia’s Former President, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, discusses the pointless of negotiating with Russia about the invasion of Ukraine. He states “why bother talking to liars Read more…

November 2022 TOK essay prescribed title #2 specific example – prime minister criticized by far-right critics

Text: “Trudeau faced harsh critics in the EU Parliament this week. Here’s who launched the attacks.” CBC news. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/european-members-parliament-attact-trudeau-1.6397579 Extract: “When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently addressed the European Union Parliament and warned of growing threats to democracy, he received an angry backlash from some elected members who accused him of Read more…

November 2022 TOK essay prescribed title #2 specific example – flat earthers

Text: Live Science. “Are flat-earthers being serious?” https://www.livescience.com/24310-flat-earth-belief.html Extract: “a fringe society founded in the 1950s, dedicated to insisting that the Earth is flat, has given rise to a modern ground of flat Earth adherents. These believers claim that the Earth is a flat disc, and that evidence that it is round Read more…