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Voices for Refugees – Reflection on Event and Goal Setting (LO1)
Over the last few months in Voices for Refugees, we planned a documentary screening for Human Rights Day on December 10th. After some consideration, we decided to screen the documentary Watan, which was an inside look into the lives of various Syrian refugees. Despite...
Kahaani Rehearsals and Performance – Reflection (LO2 and LO4)
This year was my final year participating in Kahaani, an annual Indian dance showcase organised by Kolkata GC, a service group within school, to raise funds for their partner NGO, Voice of World. Voice of World is based in Kolkata and works with children who may be...
Humour and Satire – Reflection
In order to wrap up our investigation into humour and satire, I will be answering the following three questions. What happens when satire is not recognised? Satire is sometimes not recognised due to its subtle nature. Sometimes, due to its use of sarcastic tone or...
Voices for Refugees – Reflection on Investigation Stage (LO6)
Voices for Refugees – Final Reflection on Write for Rights (LO3)
This is a third reflection on a CAS Project I did last year - organising the event Write for Rights as part of Voices for Refugees.
Syrian Political Cartoons – Commentary and Reflection
We have been studying our last body of work on political cartoons by Syrian cartoons on the conflict and preceding political turmoil. We have specifically been looking at the work of Ali Ferzat, who is considered by some to be the most prominent Middle Eastern...
Human Acts – Final Reflection on Themes and Connections
Here is my reflection on the novel Human Acts by Han Kang after finishing the book. I created a mindmap in which I explore the major themes, how they manifest in the book, and how they may connect to other texts we have done in class before.
TOK – Human Sciences – Experiences shape our perspectives and our capacity for knowledge
TOK Knowledge Claim: Experiences shape our perspectives and our capacity for knowledge Real-Life Example: Genie Wiley - left in almost complete isolation for 13 years - did not know any form of language The human sciences explore the way in which we behave and...