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Propaganda
Propaganda is used as a political device to brain wash people to do and believe what the government or some other high party wants the ...more
07/05/08 - Dean Millerchip - The Launch
I have been concious that I think in words for a long time now. It is a scary notion that my thoughts and opinions are limited to the language I know. In the essay Orwell mentiones the idea that...more
Mr. MacKnight's TOK Blogs, 2007-09
Propaganda links
For those who missed the lesson or lost their handout, here are the links you need about propaganda.The Wikipedia article we read is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda. You may...more
Knowledge in Perception
What is Perception. I looked up the definition of Perception. It is our sensory experience of the world around us and involves both the recogniton of environmental stimuli and actions in r...more
More to it than meets the eye?
In our last TOK class we discussed wheather or not something is more than what meets the eye. For example, is there more to life, that makes it more interesting if we pay alot more attention to ...more
Perception
As I looked up the meaning of perception, I ve found two meanings of the word that I could discuss in this blog. (From Encarta dictionary)impression - an att...more
Senses
I haven t been blogging much lately and I apologize for that. We re starting a new topic on sense perceptions this term and in my post, I will be reflecting on ques...more
Senses: chicken, red and escargo
We experience the world only through our 5 senses: touch, taste, smell, hearing and sight. But are they reliable? And do pur physical senses reveal the world abound us, or create it? more
Abortion
If I was a leader of a country, would abortion be legal or not? Well actually, the question isn t asking what *I* would do. And I m glad. It s asking what a person would most likely do using the...more
Having your own opinion
Having an opinion is important. It makes you who you are. &n...more
