"In areas of knowledge such as the arts and the sciences, do we learn more from work that follows or that breaks with accepted conventions?"

"In areas of knowledge such as the arts and the sciences, do we learn more from work that follows or that breaks with accepted conventions?" There are many areas in which we may attain knowledge of the arts and sciences. In many cases, it is the knowledge from accepted conventions, which we learn from and develop for stronger understandings in what society has acclaimed to. In such, we assimilate the knowledge at hand and further it for practical purposes that permit a larger understanding in what we determine to be the truth. As well, there are the ideas and sources of knowledge that break away from conformed thoughts and introduce new realms, which have not yet been explored. In this, we settle for a new resolution that offers a new perspective, rather than the predetermined principles widely accepted by society. The knowledge in both these areas is obtained through ones own awareness and familiarity in ones own experiences. Thus, the knowledge is developed through ones own interrelated experiences and affliction with the world in itself. The main purpose here is to determine in which case we learn more and attain more knowledge. In breaking accepted conventions, one may delve into a new phenomenon, which rejects and questions society's current perception. As well, this may become the new thought process in society opening a door to many new possibilities with this new

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  • Level: International Baccalaureate
  • Subject: Theory of Knowledge
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"In order to find out how things really are, one must understand the filters thorough which one perceives the world" - Discuss and evaluate this claim.

"In order to find out how things really are, one must understand the filters thorough which one perceives the world." Discuss and evaluate this claim. As human beings, we are not born perfect. Our senses, which perceive the world, are limited therefore creating bias and there are other factors such as emotion, and logic, which also filter our perception of the world as it is. The claim to be discussed is, "In order to find out how things really are, one must understand the filters through which one perceives the world." Some of the areas of knowledge in which our perception is limited are the subjects of Biology in the Natural Sciences group, languages, mathematics and the art group. The limitations of our senses and other factors such as emotion, and logic contribute towards the filtering of our perception of reality when perceiving the content of natural sciences, arts, languages, mathematics and various other areas of knowledge. Furthermore, the filtering sometimes may contribute towards the enhanced perception of the material contained in areas of knowledge such as languages, natural sciences, mathematics and arts. In my opinion, the claim, "In order to find out how things really are, one must understand the filters through which one perceives the world", is true to a certain extent, as our perception of various areas of knowledge is altered due to the filtering process.

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  • Level: International Baccalaureate
  • Subject: Theory of Knowledge
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"In order to find out how things really are, one must understand the filters through which one perceives the world" discuss.

__________________________________________________________________________________________ "In order to find out how things really are, one must understand the filters through which one perceives the world" Daniel Atkins 20th November 2002 IB-TOK Prescribed Title Mr. D Ford Word Count: 1210 The Oxford Advanced Learning Dictionary defines a filter, as an apparatus for holding back substances. Filters allow something's to pass through them and not others. This word can have many different forms of usage. Yet, when talking about life or how one perceives the world, a filter has a more discrete, hidden meaning. Everyday we filter ideas via the medium of sight, touch, smells, taste and sounds through our head. These senses can be significantly applied to the topic at hand. Although forming the body of this essay with the senses, it can be made easier, by breaking the question down into two manageable questions. How are things really? And what determines the filters through which we perceive the world, and life? An idea has all four senses some how woven into it. An idea is a questioned statement that one could be asking themselves and curious about the outcome of it all. The idea may have positive or negative feedback linked to it. For example, suppose a human being, fed up with life, decided that he/she wants to rob a bank and live off other people's riches. When he/she

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  • Level: International Baccalaureate
  • Subject: Theory of Knowledge
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"Jonah and the Whale" by Viola Meynell

Jonah and the whale by Viola Meynell The parable of "Jonah and the whale," from the Bible, is a didactic parable intended to teach readers that God loves everyone and anyone who repents their sins will be forgiven. In Viola Meynell's poem, she mainly focuses on describing the qualities of the whale in the first seven stanzas in order to show how the whale symbolizes repentance of sins by God and then adds a twist in the last stanza as Jonah enters the whale unexpectedly. Meynell allows readers to vicariously experience the world of the whale, the majestic king of the lake; she uses various sound techniques, diction with symbolic connotations, and vivid imagery to emphasize the significant features of the "watery world" the whale lives in. Meynell uses an ABAB rhyme scheme where the last word rhymes every other line of a stanza. There are eight stanzas in total, each stanza contains four lines. The first and fourth line of each stanza has nine syllables while the second and third lines contain 10 syllables. Overall, Meynell uses these stanza patterns and rhyming scheme to create a "wavery" effect. In other words, when readers read the poem out aloud, they vicariously feel like the whale 'rocking' through the sea waves. The first five stanzas are dedicated to vividly describe the "watery world" where the whale resides. Meynell chose special diction such as "sported", "rich

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  • Level: International Baccalaureate
  • Subject: Languages
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Long Days Journey Into Night

Explore the significance of the past in the play "Long Day's Journey Into Night" by Eugene O'Neill At the very start of Long Day's Journey Into Night, O'Neill sets the scene for the theme of the past being integral to the play directly with the dedication to the love and tenderness of his wife - "... which gave me the faith in love that enabled me to face my dead at last and write this play - write it with deep pity and understanding and forgiveness for all of the four haunted Tyrones." This admittance that the play was written as a sort of autobiography, a partial re- telling of O'Neill's personal history, means that it seems almost intrinsically connected to the past right from the beginning, the intimation from the author being that he wrote it as a form of catharsis in order to deal with the real events from his own life. Consequently the theme of the past is introduced before even the first Act has begun. The idea that he is 'facing his dead' is a particularly apt one as at the time of writing the play, the people upon whom its characters are based - O'Neill's family - had all passed away some years before. His father, mother and elder brother Jamie are all portrayed in the same roles in the play as they had in real life, and with similar histories. The only alteration is that instead of the middle son being named Edmund, O'Neill changes the baby's name to his own, and

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  • Level: International Baccalaureate
  • Subject: Languages
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French Essay - Emma

Dear diary, I just had one of the best experiences of my life! When I was flying from Singapore to England, I met my favorite actress on board - Emma Watson! It was just by coincidence and even better, we were sitting next to each other in Business Class. As you know on most flights I usually sit and watch a movie, but on this flight I was talking with her nonstop and I must say dear diary, it was lots of fun. Since we are the same age (well she is two years older than me), we had loads to talk about. She kept asking me how it was to be an average kid and how she's always wanted a normal life. She even told me that the media are outside her window every time she opens her curtains. She has no privacy! It's ironic because I've always dreamt about being famous and having interviews, but now that I think about it, maybe it isn't the best idea. She also asked me about my school as how it was like to have normal, "non- celebrity" friends. It made me feel special and that my life wasn't a waste as people would kill to have the life I have dear diary. However, she did mention that there were a lot of "perks" to being a celebrity. She told me that every time she walks into a store, she gets free stuff. Also she gets to go to all these fancy award shows where she meets people like: Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus who have the same life as her. However, as you know she is "Hermione

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  • Level: International Baccalaureate
  • Subject: Languages
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French essay on health

En quoi notre alimentation influe-t-elle sur notre santé ? Notre alimentation influe beaucoup notre corps et santé parce que c'est ce qu'on mange qui nous donne de l'énergie pour vivre. La nourriture pour nous est comme l'essence pour les voitures ; si vous mettez de l'huile d'olive dans une voiture, elle ne va pas marcher, si vous mangez que du sucre votre corps ne va pas marcher correctement non plus. N'oubliez pas que tout ce que vous mangez à une certaine influence sur votre corps car cela passera par votre system digestif qui essaie de extraire toute l'énergie possible de ce qu'on mange. Alors, si on mange trop, on aura fait une réserve d'énergie qui est effectivement de gras. C'est pour cela qu'il faut manger un peu de tout, mais avec modération. En effet notre corps a besoin d'une certaine quantité de fruits, légumes, produits laitiers, féculents, protéines, sucre et sel par jour. Le problème est que les gens ne savent pas que manger trop d'une chose en excès n'est pas bon pour notre santé, ni même manger trop de tout. Au total, l'idéal pour notre corps serait de manger 5 fruits ou légumes par jour, 3 produits laitiers, des féculents à chaque repas, des protéines (comme la viande, le poisson, les œufs) 1 à 2 fois par jour, et manger du sel et sucre en modération tous les jours. Cette commination vous donnera dont votre corps a besoin pour la

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  • Level: International Baccalaureate
  • Subject: Languages
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Long term and short causes of the Russian Revolution of 1905.

Long term and short causes of the Russian Revolution of 1905. The Russian revolution of 1905 was the product of more than a century of discontent shown by the Russian people (http://www.thecorner.org/hist/russia/revo1905.htm). The revolution was a burst of anger bottled up by the people of Russia for over 50 years, starting with the rule of Alexander the II. I believe, all three Tsars' - Alexander II, Alexander III and Nicholas II were the cause of the 1905 revolution. Alexander III was known to history as a liberal autocrat. He came to power only a year after the Crimean war, in which Great Britain, France, the kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire defeated Russia. This highlighted the backwardness of the Russian Empire; hence, Alexander II started liberal reforms all over Russia. The most important of those reforms was emancipation of the serfs - Alexander II thought he gave freedom to the Serfs (slaves). Although in reality, many of the serfs were upset because they could not longer share their land, or graze their animals on the same land. They didn't like it because they had to pay money to the government. Another reform that wasn't popular with the Russian people was the creation of the Zemstva. This is because they did not have enough power to do anything significant. Alexander III was known to history as a reactionary and conservative ruler. He had many

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  • Level: International Baccalaureate
  • Subject: History
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ProblemWhat kind of roles the factors of pH levels and temperature have on various reaction rates. What roles inhibitors and activations play on enzymatic reactions.

John Sciullo Period-4 12-09-09 AP Lab 2 Enzyme Catalysis Abstract: AP Lab Enzymes, introduced us to the catalyzing proteins called, enzymes, focusing on the effects that various variables have on enzyme reaction rate. To further our knowledge of enzymes, we used a variety of chemicals to stimulate different conditions. Using sulfuric acid (H2SO4) we were able to stimulate an acidic environment. By boiling water in one part of the experiment, we were able to see the effects of temperature on reaction rate. Overall we tested a wide array of variables, investigating their effects on reaction rate. At the end of the experiment we were able to come up with the following viable conclusion; the variables that had the most significant impact on reaction rate had to do with changes in pH levels of the solutions, and the temperature. Splitting off into groups we began the lab by observing a reaction in which catalase was placed into a solution, releasing bubbles of O2. This reaction introduced us to enzymes and their activities. Shortly after, we began investigating the effects various variables had on the reaction rate. In demonstrating the effect of boiling on enzymatic activity, we were able to learn that sharply increasing the temperature of the enzymatic solution, the reaction rate lowered. As a group, we inferred that the high temperatures caused the enzymes,

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  • Subject: Biology
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I chose to write my story based on two of the main features of the book The Collector by John Fowles The writing style (the diary-type entries) and the idea of isolation and separation from society.

Denial Dear Reader, (Morning) I've become aware that I don't remember much of the outside world. The colour of the grass is called green but I cant put the colour to the name. The feeling of a soft breeze on my face, forgotten. The sound of the children in a playground, the smell of the sweetest flowers, forgotten. What a waste. My own doing I suppose. I only had myself to blame. I'm surprised I could still remember my own name. I should be on the brink of madness. I want to be. But nothing ever goes my way does it. I've been waiting out the days, ticking them off, hoping someone will finally understand me but they never will. Nobody misses me and no one wants me. I have no friends, and the only family I have left are the ones that think I'm mental and everyone else is too preoccupied with their own lives to notice I'm still alive. It's understandable though. I wouldn't miss me. That's why I started this. I realised I'm nothing in this universe, just one small flea on the back of an elephant. Unimportant. I don't have a destiny, never found true love, haven't had a steady job in years and I know now that I'm the reason the word 'failure' is in existence. There was a time where I wasn't scared of anything, when I had a bunch of friends who hung on my every word but then there was the time I could be surrounded by a sea of people and still feel all alone. The sea made me

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  • Level: International Baccalaureate
  • Subject: World Literature
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