Culturama This year I signed up to be a Culturama leader, which is something I have wanted to do since I joined the school in Grade 6. Culture is a very popular dance show that almost the whole high school take part in. It is a show to celebrate cultures and diversity, and anyone can […]
Thank you AMK MINDS
This year I am participating in the local service of MINDS. Which stands for Movement for the Intellectually Disabled Of Singapore. I have taken part in a branch of this service in previous grades. In this service, normally the MINDS organisation would come to school with some of their members and we would organise activities […]
TOK: Human Science Genie
Knowledge Claim: The dependence on power can influence human behaviour. Genie spent the first 13 years of her life kept in complete isolation as well as a victim of severe abuse and neglect, as a result of her fathers choice of his parenting. Genies circumstances come into value for the science and psychology industry as […]
Medea: Pause and Reflect
How do we decide in our own lives who belongs and who doesn’t? How do cliques operate? What potential violence is there in drawing lines between who belongs and who doesn’t? More broadly, who constitutes “we,” especially when it’s so difficult to arrive at and locate a common voice, stance, or attitude on a given […]
Using the Mundane / Everyday to Challenge Stereotypes
Huda Fahmy is an Instagram Cartoonist (@yesimhotinthis) who uses her platform to educate her followers about the daily struggles women who wear Hijab face. She looks upon the stereotypes of the mindset towards if Muslim women and how it is typically thought that religious clothing such as a hijab is forced, by either the pressure […]
Are there implications of banning religious items?
I think trying to ban common types of religious items or symbols can cause many more issues that can harm a government or their citizens, than trying to solve an issue to keep people ‘safe’. I think there is not enough common knowledge as to what some of these symbols such as the hijab actually […]
Practise TOK Essay, Reflection
In comparison to my last TOK essay, I think I improved and focused more on the title, giving developed ideas that link to areas of knowledge. I have a sound structure, giving a satisfactory balance of claims and arguments and offered support for those examples with found knowledge and personal opinion. I would place this […]
Without the group to verify it, knowledge is not possible?
Practise essay 16/2/21 For most theories we produce, whether is an idea streamed from science or the interpretation is given to a piece of art. It is common for the need for validation from others in the same profession. This step in discovery, involving testing, discussing and countering a theory has proven to provide more […]
Isma’s Identity Analysis
Home Fire, Chapter 1: How does this passage help the reader understand Isma’s identity? From this section of Chapter One, we can start to recognise how identity plays into Isma’s life as she looks for new living space in the US, and how her being Muslim impacts her decisions and how they are made. Big […]
CNY Grade 11 Reflection
What are you most proud of this year? Something I am most proud of this year was being able to adapt to my new classes or subjects so quickly. In the past, I have been very shy and now willing to express my ideas so quickly, but this year I was eager to start the […]