Scott McCloud is a cartoonist and he has written non-fiction books about comics and has given a TED talk on the subject. His personal circumstances (his work as a cartoonist) means that his non-fiction work on comic theory is given more weight. However, the influence of McCloud’s work as a Read more…
The 2015 image titled “Pillars of Creation” by NASA is a update on the original 1995 photo. There are multiple links between past knowledge and present knowledge in this RLE. The key phrase in the Prescribed Title is “wholly dependent” and with this RLE it could be argued either way. Read more…
A solid TOK essay should have RLEs that can be directly linked to the Prescribed Title. Within each RLE there are a multiple Different Perspectives that need to be discussed and analyzed. Successful TOK essays include Different Perspectives of individuals that have a unique view on a particular RLE. The Read more…
Utagawa Hiroshige’s ukiyoe “Hara on the Tokaido” is a RLE that can explored in a number of ways in a TOK essay on May 2020 TOK Essay Prescribed Title #4 RLE. One could argue that a particular theory is more important or is sufficient in understanding Hiroshige’s work. On the Read more…
May 2020 Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Essay Prescribed Title #5 is focused on the extent to which a single theory is enough to understand the world. The Japanese TV series Crayon Shinchan seems fairly superficial at first glance but there are a number of theories than can be used to Read more…