TOK essay - November 2008

•“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world” - A. Einstein

•“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination” – A. Einstein

•“Imagination depends mainly on memory but there is a small percentage of creation of something out of nothing with it. We can invent a trifle more than can be got at by mere combination of remembered things” - S. Butler.

•“Imagination is the innate ability and process to invent partial or complete personal realms within the mind from elements derived from sense perception of the shared world” - Wikipedia.

Compare the roles played by Reason and Imagination in the natural sciences. (500 words)

Due next day 1

There are many and various texts in the library that you can look up. Ask Ms. Wilkinson for the TOK leaflet for a list of books. You could also ask your Physics/Chemistry/Biology teacher for some thoughts!

Year 13 Geography - Cultural Integration essay

Globalisation homework

Dicuss how technological change, transnational corporations (TNCs), global media networks, the Internet, tourism, migration and the actions of governments promote cultural integration.

You should start by defining “cultural integration” and then go on to discuss the ways in which the various factors listed above influence and promote this form of integration.

Word count: 750

Use the handout on “cultural integration” that you have been given.

You should also use the following internet links to research the essay question:

http://www.globalpolicy.org/globaliz/cultural/index.htm

The above website contains a huge amount of links, all focussed on cultural globalisation or cultural integration.

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/changing.media/Nordicom-2.htm

http://www.users.bigpond.com/l_arom/archives/Cultural%20Globalisation.htm

http://www.editiondesign.com/fgf/knowledge/article007.html

There is also a lot of information to be found in the numerous links in the globalisation section here on this page.

Due next lesson

Have fun!

Mr. Jonsson

IB Globalisation - Mini Essay

In case you misplaced your essay title, here it is:

"How have changes in transport (air, sea, land) in recent decades resulted in reduced travel times, cheaper costs and consequent increases in travel?".

Minimum word count is 500 words. Use the links here to the right to help you with your research. Remember to structure your work well (Before you start writing!) and to think of the ways in which you could tackle this question. Use examples as evidence to back up your statements.

Have fun and good luck! See you after half-term.

Mr. Jónsson

Important message for Geography students: Year 13, 12, 11, 10

Many of you have asked me for the PowerPoints that I have used in our lessons. I have put all relevant PowerPoints into your "Resources" folder on the St. George's Intranet. If you have any difficulty in accessing them then please do ask me for help (or your ICT teacher).

Mr. Jónsson

All geography and TOK students: Expand and strengthen your knowledge.

I recommend that all students read the following news website on a regular basis. They often present case studies of various topics that are relevant to geography and TOK. Have a read!

http://www.bbc.com

TOK Blog instead of a paper journal

Instead of having a paper journal/diary you can start up your own blog (I recommend using blogger.com). In this way we can all share our thoughts/links to other websites/blogs etc. and even comment on them. If you don't feel like sharing your thoughts then a paper version is perfectly acceptable (and sometimes feels nicer to write or draw the good old fashioned way!).

If you do start up a blog then leave me a comment on this posting with the link to your blog.

Mr. Jónsson

Resources for TOK

Use the resources link here to the right to download 5 resource packs for TOK. These resource packs come in the form of Word documents and cover the following areas:

Scepticism, Rationalism, Empiricism, Perception and Knowledge.

I recommend that you download all five and read through them. Each one contains various exercises. They should be used with the following website:

http://www.philosophyonline.co.uk/tok/tokhome.htm

Enjoy!