Theory of Knowledge

Sense perception reflection a) senses: -Taste: I focused on my sense of taste by trying out mindful eating a few times. The texture and taste somehow tend to alter when you focus on taste rather than eating in auto-pilot mode. The taste doesn't always alter for everyone; however, the different textures and smells of foods make the taste different since you're focusing on them. -Smell: I discovered that there is a lot of smells that people tend to ignore and not notice, especially in public and social situations. Smell is something that physically cant't be ignored but the mind tends to get used to it often, so it can be easily forgotten about. Malls especially i found to have many different smells. -Sight: Sight is something most of us have and it is what helps us live our lives. however, what i have noticed by focusing on sight is that people tend to only focus on what is directly in front of them rather than exploring their surroundings from different viewp...

First order KQs ask direct questions about the world. They generally ask “What do we know” and are linked to a specific subject within an area of knowledge. Second order KQs ask questions about the process of finding out about knowledge. They generally ask “How do we know” and can be applied to an area of knowledge. write two first order and two second order KQ: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/25/call-of-duty-wwii-historians-video-games-activision First order: 1- Are historical games one of the most successful contemporary forms of popular historical media? 2- Do historical games easily communicate visual information about historical environments and artefacts? Second order: 1- How is our perception of history affected by video games? 2- To what extent does culture alter our perception of video games? Teacher 2nd order KQ: 1- Does a ‘dialogue between academic history and video games’ help us engage with the past? 2- What role does imaginatio...

History as an AOK In my own definition, history is the study of documentations from past phenomenons. Which four WOKs do you think History uses the most? Language- i think language shapes culture which is needed to understand history. Memory- history is documented from the memory of someone/group of people. Reason- most phenomenons occur for a reason, to understand history you must understand the reason behind it. Faith- faith is needed to believe in phenomenons that seem fake or unreal in our generation. Are there any WOKs History does not use? Intuition- since history is the past, your intuition can't help you know if the phenomenon is real or not. Sense perception- since history is the past, your senses can't help you know if the phenomenon is real or not. Emotion- history is based on facts and evidence where emotions are not involved.

Farah Amayreh TOK WRITING ASSIGNMENT (Be succinct, but explain yourself carefully… Explore: I want to read your thoughts not some, closed definitive response… Contradictions may emerge. If they do I want to read about them 1. Imagine that you have sole responsibility to teach a coordinated five-year-old to ride a bicycle for the first time, without training wheels, in a twenty-minute window of time. Briefly, what would you say? What would you do? [4 points] 2. Would the following advice help you at all in your attempt to teach the child to balance? Give reasons. "For a given angle of unbalance, the curvature of each winding is inverse y proportional to the square of the speed…" [4 points] The first thing i’m going to tell them to wear a helmet because safety is the most important thing. Then i’m going to tell the kid to to paddle with a steady pace in a straight line. I am then going to tell them to just set themselves free and explore the world. They shouldn't ...