Hey Guys look what I found for you! Your essay titles as prescribed by IBO are out now. May be you could start thinking about them now. The longer you think, the better you would be able to identify your interests. Its only if you write with passion that it makes sense........choose a topic only if you love it. Good Luck. Please tell others who may not blog!
Theory of knowledge prescribed titles November 2008 and May 2009 Instructions to candidates
Your theory of knowledge essay for examination must be submitted to your teacher for authentication. It must be written on one of the ten titles (questions) provided below. You may choose any title, but are recommended to consult with your teacher. Your essay will be marked according to the assessment criteria published in the Theory of Knowledge guide. Remember to centre your essay on knowledge issues and, where appropriate, refer to other parts of your IB programme and to your experiences as a knower. Always justify your statements and provide relevant examples to illustrate your arguments. Pay attention to the implications of your arguments, and remember to consider what can be said against them. If you use external sources, cite them according to a recognized convention. Note that statements in quotations in these titles are not necessarily authentic: they present a real point of view but may not have been spoken or written by an actual person. It is appropriate to analyse them but it is unnecessary, even unwise, to spend time on researching a context for them. Examiners mark essays against the title as set. Respond to the title exactly as given; do not alter it in any way. Your essay must be between 1200 and 1600 words in length.
1 "Science is built of facts the way a house is built of bricks: but an accumulation of facts is no more science than a pile of bricks is a house" (Henri Poincaré). Discuss in relation to science and at least one other area of knowledge.
2 When should we trust our senses to give us truth?
3 Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of reason as a way of knowing.
4 "Seek simplicity, and distrust it" (Alfred North Whitehead). Is this always good advice for a knower?
5 "In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance" (Henry Miller). Is this true?
6 Compare and contrast our approach to knowledge about the past with our approach to knowledge about the future.
7 "Moral wisdom seems to be as little connected to knowledge of ethical theory as playing good tennis is to knowledge of physics" (Emrys Westacott). To what extent should our actions be guided by our theories in ethics and elsewhere?
8 To understand something you need to rely on your own experience and culture. Does this mean that it is impossible to have objective knowledge?
9 "The knowledge that we value the most is the knowledge for which we can provide the strongest justifications." To what extent would you agree with this claim?
10 "There can be no knowledge without emotion…. until we have felt the force of the knowledge, it is not ours" (adapted from Arnold Bennett). Discuss this vision of the relationship between knowledge and emotion.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Belated Congratulations for the assembly
My Dear Students,
Life has kept us all so busy (actually it is an excuse) that we forget to congratulate each other on the good jobs that we do। My belated congratulations for an enjoyable assembly last Friday; it served its intent very well. I mean, there are so many uninitiated children in the audience. Well done. I am proud of you all for shouldering the responsibility, though belatedly. हमे आप पर गर्व है ।
दुविधा की बात यह है की,मैं इस ब्लॉग पर ज्यादा हलचल नही देख रहा हूँ । हम सबने योगदान नियमित रूप से करना चाहिए।
Wow! That was easy. Keep contributing to keep it alive.
Life has kept us all so busy (actually it is an excuse) that we forget to congratulate each other on the good jobs that we do। My belated congratulations for an enjoyable assembly last Friday; it served its intent very well. I mean, there are so many uninitiated children in the audience. Well done. I am proud of you all for shouldering the responsibility, though belatedly. हमे आप पर गर्व है ।
दुविधा की बात यह है की,मैं इस ब्लॉग पर ज्यादा हलचल नही देख रहा हूँ । हम सबने योगदान नियमित रूप से करना चाहिए।
Wow! That was easy. Keep contributing to keep it alive.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Our Assembly
Hey guys! OK this is a tad bit late, but just wanted to put our assembly script up so everyone knows whats happening. Here it is:
Shireen: Tour guide
Kahini + Adhip: Senora Machuka and Monsieur Bertrand
Shravan + Anjali: Nerdy Couple
Aqeel + Sachi – the dirty gujju jealous wife with a stick : Gujju Hindi Couple
Umang: photographer boy
Intro:
(Shireen walks onto stage. Umang is sitting on the stage)
Shireen: “The Taj Mahal, a symbol of eternal love… behind the marble façade of this dome, thousands of newlyweds pledge to each other their everlasting……….
Flappy: so whats the plan for today?
Shireen: we have 3 couples to tour around take to the Taj
[Kuch kuch hota hai in the background plays. Aqeel and Anushree run onto stage, and around a tree. Like a hindi movie song.]
Flappy: is that our first couple?
[Sachi comes in and slaps Aqeel. Music stops with a start. Anushree gets scared and runs away :O ]
Shireen: no THAT’S our first couple.
Aqeel: (trying to pacify Sachi) oh ah building kitlu maje nu che… ah marble kitlu saras che! APne ghar ma avij marble lahavisu , ha? a to tara jivuch sparkle karech!
[sachi blushes]
[Shireen looks confused :S]
Sachi: shama keejiye, hamare shohar ki hindi kafi kamzor hai. Humaari shaadi haal hi mein hui hai, aur hum ek doosre ke saath apni pratham chutiyan manane aaye hai J
Shireen: koi baat nahi… taj mahal ki khoobsurati dekhne ke liye koi bhasha janne ki zaroorat nahi hoti.
[La Vie En rose begins to play., Bert and Machuka come in holding hands, all intimate with each other]
Flappy- Oh my god that’s the international rugby player monsieur brt and the Spanish poet senora machuka!
[La vie rose continues plays in background fades, song stops Bert comes and kisses Shireen’s hand.]
Enchante
Kahini- [hugs and kisses Flappy] Mucho Gusto
Aqeel [flabbergasted]: Aa ra ra!! Aa su thay rayu che?!
Sachi: *gets dizzy and staggers…yet Aqeel is reluctant to touch her. Haha losers*
Adhip: we’re very happy to be here… L’Inde.. j’aime les indiens, ils sont tres gentils, c’est monument est tres magnificent…
Shireen and Flappy confused :S …. OK so lets take a picture
[tamil music plays…Shravs comes in as Rajnikanth. Wearing dhoti shirt and sunglasses. Anjali walks in behind him as a scientist (Ele :P)]
Shravs: yeng yev yo
Anjali: oh I'm so happy to be here Sundaraman! The marble is so dense that
Shravs: the light reflects off at 67.5 degrees…
Oh wandukum! (to Shireen)
Shireen: …uh…wanna come where?? *confused*
[Awkward silence]
Flappy: so…lets begin with with the tour…we’ll start with the gardens…
Everyone exits stage
…later that day (on slide) Taj mahal and sunset
[Shireen and Flappy enter]
Flappy: oh my god! That was so difficult! These people are so dumb!
Shireen: don’t be so harsh... just because they don’t know the same language as you, it doesn’t mean theyre dumb! They could think the same about you…
Flappy: why cant we just have a common language, it makes everything so much simpler…
Shireen: but didn’t you find it amazing how all those couples were saying the same things to each other but in their own way…
Flappy: why the hell cant you’ll just speak in one language?!?!
[everyone freezes, couples do their parts….expressing love :P]
[saachi and aqeel: mein taara si bau pyaar karu chu…(saachi covers face with dupatta)
Bert and machuka: te amo [ and he kisses her] je t’adore
Anjali and shravs: every time I see you I feel an internal pang J…a feel a chemistry between us and we might end up in the bio lab ]
Then couples come in and say their lines and stand up for how language is their identity
Shireen: now you see… if they all spoke a common language, the world would be so bland. Everyone saying the same thing the same way in the same language. I don’t know about you but I wouldn’t be able to survive in such a monochromatic world. A world suffering from an identity crisis.
Chaitra says 2 lines…
Exit
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Music and Dimensions
Hi guys. Hows a suspension free life suiting everyone? Anyway, this is a convo that me and nikita had a few months ago. Feel free to comment:
Classical Mushroom says:
but...
music is very much scientific
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
cute dp btw. u look like youre in the 70;s?
Classical Mushroom says:
and very systmatic and organized
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
i agree. but when you write with someone, you tend to allow their thoughts to run along
Classical Mushroom says:
and orderly and precise
Classical Mushroom says:
making music isnt just feeling and emotion....its emotion running wild tied to a leash...a deep long leash...tied none the less...
espeically trance...
Classical Mushroom says:
and when it comes to moving songs...like chasing cars..
Classical Mushroom says:
human beings have this innate sense..or this inbuilt something...
only certain progressions...reguardless of the instrument and sound and lyrics...evoke sadness...joy...hatred...thrills...chills...
its part of the whole blue print
Classical Mushroom says:
nothing else wil...and everyone feels the same..im sure of it ...
we were meant to live BY music...
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
i dont know if we were meant to live BY it.. but we were meant to have it move along with us.. in many ways cushioning our ups and downs and in many ways causing them
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
the sense of music.. regardless of its kind.. is definitely inate.
Classical Mushroom says:
exactly..you just supported what i was saying...
cushioning and causing...its the culprit...which is why i said live BY...
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
the ability of those progressions and chords and notes jumbled up together to emote our state of being in better ways sometimes than we can is what keeps me looped.
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
hmm yea there you go then =)
Classical Mushroom says:
gettin lill TOK-y..sorry..but...
i doubt theres any scope for perception when it comes to music...
its all inate...if you disreguard experience..well all feel the same when we listen to a song for the first time...
well all act the same..etc etc
Classical Mushroom says:
and when it comes to making music...the true musician is one who can replicate emotions completely...
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
i get wht youre saying but ure not talkin about lack of perception.. its something else.
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
perception is there..
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
its what causes our attachment or our reliance on music.
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
yep.. replicate and hence enrich.
Classical Mushroom says:
perception doesnt cause our attachment..this is sorta a loop hole....
its euphoria of the feeling...the addiction that causes the attachment.. humans just do not enjoy their ground state..we are born to crave the elevation...music does that..in some way or the other..perceptionlessly even...we WILL get hooked on... music CREATES the emotion..emotion causes everythin else..from reason to perception
Classical Mushroom says:
note: CREATES...doest cause...CREATES..
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
addiction = attachment, love.
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
you're sayin what im saying, only with jumbled up words.
Classical Mushroom says:
yeah.....but thers no perception at all
Classical Mushroom says:
if your saying like i am..thats its innate..we cant perceive differently
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
okay then thts where we differ
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
i think perception is there.. but the ability to perceive from music is inate..
Classical Mushroom says:
perception is there DUH..but not when it comes to music...IF WE DISREGUARD EXPERIENCE
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
every note/chord/sound evokes a certain emotion in everyone.. maybe more harshly in some than others.
Classical Mushroom says:
(so its settled then...TOK presentation partners?)
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
regard
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
**
Classical Mushroom says:
o
Classical Mushroom says:
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
hmm sure why not
Classical Mushroom says:
your talking degrees or perception...im talking different perceptions all together..
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
naah im talkin both ya.
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
argh. too much to type
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
lol tok-y.
Classical Mushroom says:
and...which brings me back...
your article talks of how free music is etc etc...
true true..but when it comes to CREATING music...thers a lot of thought put into it, and frgt bout lyyrics...their not even secondary...(and i gues you agree)...like when it comes to trance..the trick is that...the innovaters replicated something that matches the heart pattern....it DIRECTLY AFFECTS OUR HEARTS when
Classical Mushroom says:
loud enough
Classical Mushroom says:
it pumps it faster..giving us a eupohoria then are there....
Classical Mushroom says:
its like bleeding from a cut ....
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
not our hearts, our states of mind, our states of being you could say
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
yep absolutely
Classical Mushroom says:
im confused..is it a physical scientific sensation or something else...mental...
Classical Mushroom says:
i shall ponder....hmmmmmm
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
its the creators ability to understand what brings about tht same emotion thru sound
Classical Mushroom says:
yeah..exactly...
Classical Mushroom says:
lets end this here..
Classical Mushroom says:
for 2 minutes
Classical Mushroom says:
think about this
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
not 2 minutes.. think about it.. i shall write some more, perhaps this time on my own..
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
we shall bring it up wednesday
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
TOK
Classical Mushroom says:
try imagining this...
a 6th sense....i mean..i find it sooo hard to imagine a 6th sense...that provides data...i mean..ears eyes nose skin tounge ... then? can you?
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
i can, i guess
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
its exciting, yet scary
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
i mean think of someone actually registering more info than everyone else, more of the world around is in a certain way
Classical Mushroom says:
EXACTLY
Classical Mushroom says:
HOW
Classical Mushroom says:
?
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
could be anything, maybe even something as meager as a very strong reality like intuition ability
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
you know, anything
Classical Mushroom says:
thats easy to say...anythin
Classical Mushroom says:
oh wait wait..infra red...like snakes...
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
imagine someone knowing using more than 4% of the brain.. being connected to the rest of the world which is so unknown to us
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
hmm myou could say, why not.
Classical Mushroom says:
i kno...its fascinating
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
imagine the confusion coz i mean if we truly create our own realities
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
then
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
an added sense will able us to sense those other realities which may exist
Classical Mushroom says:
its like having a reality..and then..HEY! HOLD ON! YOU HAVE ACCESSORIES AS WELL!
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
where we all my co-exist, choosing to see different parts of the entire world.
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
haha yea kinda
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
so its like living in this world, existing in these 3 dimensions and yet sensing the other realities which may exist, tht is sensing the fourth dimension and so on
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
hence my nicnkname
Classical Mushroom says:
you mean the fifth...we have 3d vision...the 4th dimension is our minds...the fifth is unknown
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
i dont regard our mind as a dimension.. i regard it as the creator of them
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
so for me, its still 4th
Classical Mushroom says:
why cant the creator be a product?
Classical Mushroom says:
as long as it exists...its a dimension...and it does...individually...so it is a dimension....its the dimensional tool we use for the others...but a dimension none the less...we cannot classify this TOOL into 2d or 3d...wait.,.question: what is 1d?
Classical Mushroom says:
so it must be 4d...
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
well we look at 3 dimensions and then collectively understand them in our minds
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
so i can see why u mite regard it as another dimension
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
but no
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
coz
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
the 3 ds we sense, we see them collectively in our minds
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
thts not a part of our dimensions, thats something greater than them
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
we dont collectively process 4 ds anywhere
Classical Mushroom says:
but what of when were asleep..thers NO DATA TO PROCESS...yet thers processing occuring... how can you not regard that as a dimension at work...
Classical Mushroom says:
as in dreaming obviously...
Classical Mushroom says:
memories..yes...but what of things you dream about BEFORE they happen...
explain that...
things that you 'see' without having a memory of them..no data to process... that is the creation of a dimension in itself
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
AH GOOD POINT.
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
hmmm
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
ill hvta think
Classical Mushroom says:
but...
music is very much scientific
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
cute dp btw. u look like youre in the 70;s?
Classical Mushroom says:
and very systmatic and organized
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
i agree. but when you write with someone, you tend to allow their thoughts to run along
Classical Mushroom says:
and orderly and precise
Classical Mushroom says:
making music isnt just feeling and emotion....its emotion running wild tied to a leash...a deep long leash...tied none the less...
espeically trance...
Classical Mushroom says:
and when it comes to moving songs...like chasing cars..
Classical Mushroom says:
human beings have this innate sense..or this inbuilt something...
only certain progressions...reguardless of the instrument and sound and lyrics...evoke sadness...joy...hatred...thrills...chills...
its part of the whole blue print
Classical Mushroom says:
nothing else wil...and everyone feels the same..im sure of it ...
we were meant to live BY music...
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
i dont know if we were meant to live BY it.. but we were meant to have it move along with us.. in many ways cushioning our ups and downs and in many ways causing them
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
the sense of music.. regardless of its kind.. is definitely inate.
Classical Mushroom says:
exactly..you just supported what i was saying...
cushioning and causing...its the culprit...which is why i said live BY...
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
the ability of those progressions and chords and notes jumbled up together to emote our state of being in better ways sometimes than we can is what keeps me looped.
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
hmm yea there you go then =)
Classical Mushroom says:
gettin lill TOK-y..sorry..but...
i doubt theres any scope for perception when it comes to music...
its all inate...if you disreguard experience..well all feel the same when we listen to a song for the first time...
well all act the same..etc etc
Classical Mushroom says:
and when it comes to making music...the true musician is one who can replicate emotions completely...
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
i get wht youre saying but ure not talkin about lack of perception.. its something else.
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
perception is there..
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
its what causes our attachment or our reliance on music.
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
yep.. replicate and hence enrich.
Classical Mushroom says:
perception doesnt cause our attachment..this is sorta a loop hole....
its euphoria of the feeling...the addiction that causes the attachment.. humans just do not enjoy their ground state..we are born to crave the elevation...music does that..in some way or the other..perceptionlessly even...we WILL get hooked on... music CREATES the emotion..emotion causes everythin else..from reason to perception
Classical Mushroom says:
note: CREATES...doest cause...CREATES..
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
addiction = attachment, love.
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
you're sayin what im saying, only with jumbled up words.
Classical Mushroom says:
yeah.....but thers no perception at all
Classical Mushroom says:
if your saying like i am..thats its innate..we cant perceive differently
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
okay then thts where we differ
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
i think perception is there.. but the ability to perceive from music is inate..
Classical Mushroom says:
perception is there DUH..but not when it comes to music...IF WE DISREGUARD EXPERIENCE
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
every note/chord/sound evokes a certain emotion in everyone.. maybe more harshly in some than others.
Classical Mushroom says:
(so its settled then...TOK presentation partners?)
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
regard
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
**
Classical Mushroom says:
o
Classical Mushroom says:
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
hmm sure why not
Classical Mushroom says:
your talking degrees or perception...im talking different perceptions all together..
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
naah im talkin both ya.
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
argh. too much to type
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
lol tok-y.
Classical Mushroom says:
and...which brings me back...
your article talks of how free music is etc etc...
true true..but when it comes to CREATING music...thers a lot of thought put into it, and frgt bout lyyrics...their not even secondary...(and i gues you agree)...like when it comes to trance..the trick is that...the innovaters replicated something that matches the heart pattern....it DIRECTLY AFFECTS OUR HEARTS when
Classical Mushroom says:
loud enough
Classical Mushroom says:
it pumps it faster..giving us a eupohoria then are there....
Classical Mushroom says:
its like bleeding from a cut ....
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
not our hearts, our states of mind, our states of being you could say
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
yep absolutely
Classical Mushroom says:
im confused..is it a physical scientific sensation or something else...mental...
Classical Mushroom says:
i shall ponder....hmmmmmm
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
its the creators ability to understand what brings about tht same emotion thru sound
Classical Mushroom says:
yeah..exactly...
Classical Mushroom says:
lets end this here..
Classical Mushroom says:
for 2 minutes
Classical Mushroom says:
think about this
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
not 2 minutes.. think about it.. i shall write some more, perhaps this time on my own..
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
we shall bring it up wednesday
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
TOK
Classical Mushroom says:
try imagining this...
a 6th sense....i mean..i find it sooo hard to imagine a 6th sense...that provides data...i mean..ears eyes nose skin tounge ... then? can you?
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
i can, i guess
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
its exciting, yet scary
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
i mean think of someone actually registering more info than everyone else, more of the world around is in a certain way
Classical Mushroom says:
EXACTLY
Classical Mushroom says:
HOW
Classical Mushroom says:
?
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
could be anything, maybe even something as meager as a very strong reality like intuition ability
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
you know, anything
Classical Mushroom says:
thats easy to say...anythin
Classical Mushroom says:
oh wait wait..infra red...like snakes...
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
imagine someone knowing using more than 4% of the brain.. being connected to the rest of the world which is so unknown to us
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
hmm myou could say, why not.
Classical Mushroom says:
i kno...its fascinating
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
imagine the confusion coz i mean if we truly create our own realities
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
then
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
an added sense will able us to sense those other realities which may exist
Classical Mushroom says:
its like having a reality..and then..HEY! HOLD ON! YOU HAVE ACCESSORIES AS WELL!
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
where we all my co-exist, choosing to see different parts of the entire world.
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
haha yea kinda
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
so its like living in this world, existing in these 3 dimensions and yet sensing the other realities which may exist, tht is sensing the fourth dimension and so on
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
hence my nicnkname
Classical Mushroom says:
you mean the fifth...we have 3d vision...the 4th dimension is our minds...the fifth is unknown
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
i dont regard our mind as a dimension.. i regard it as the creator of them
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
so for me, its still 4th
Classical Mushroom says:
why cant the creator be a product?
Classical Mushroom says:
as long as it exists...its a dimension...and it does...individually...so it is a dimension....its the dimensional tool we use for the others...but a dimension none the less...we cannot classify this TOOL into 2d or 3d...wait.,.question: what is 1d?
Classical Mushroom says:
so it must be 4d...
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
well we look at 3 dimensions and then collectively understand them in our minds
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
so i can see why u mite regard it as another dimension
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
but no
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
coz
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
the 3 ds we sense, we see them collectively in our minds
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
thts not a part of our dimensions, thats something greater than them
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
we dont collectively process 4 ds anywhere
Classical Mushroom says:
but what of when were asleep..thers NO DATA TO PROCESS...yet thers processing occuring... how can you not regard that as a dimension at work...
Classical Mushroom says:
as in dreaming obviously...
Classical Mushroom says:
memories..yes...but what of things you dream about BEFORE they happen...
explain that...
things that you 'see' without having a memory of them..no data to process... that is the creation of a dimension in itself
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
AH GOOD POINT.
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
hmmm
:: nikita :: *[the fourth dimension]* says:
ill hvta think
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
TOK assembly- draft
Hey people. here are the roles assigned more the time being. Please edit the post or comment, if i've got anyone wrong or missed anyone out
Chai's rough plot- my comments are in red
Train noize in the baclground (the typical rajdhani express noize)
Light focuses on a few couples:
1. French couple speaking among themselves (nikita and sasha- two lines something very typically french, bearing the body language in mind-short and simple, ure choice)
Followed by
Spanish and hindi
Guitar and American
Hindi Gujju and Tamil
Mime and African
{People, pls start working with ure partner and start thinking of lines to say on stage }
Hawker enters, swinging a ring of scissors and knives around, shouting in Marathi. Approaches the Spanish and French persons and wildly shoves the knives and scissors at them. They get scared -qu'est ce a-t-elle? oo lala ..or something like that ). Approaches the Tamil person, who does not comprehend.Hindi and Gujju persons approach and start bargaining.(kitne a hey? kya? hindi mein bol! ) After failing miserably to sell anything, she leaves.
Again everyone sitting down and jabbering. American and Tamil interact? Etc.
Hijackers enter with knives in their hands. “Freeze!”
American understands, shouts, screams. French ppl think its another hawker, smile reaussruingly at each other and conitnue to jabber among themselves. Tamil person approaches him, asking how much, in Tamil?Etc.
Gujju
Back to Shireen andKarina .
K"Can't u see how different languages have fulled misunderstandings? '
S'ure right, maybe a commo language might help communication easier'
noize in the Background
(each line is said by one person each)
Each language is unique, and each language ....
Can u imagine descirbing the indian monsoon in french?
Or the swiss alps in urdu?
Every day 3 languages die. Imagine the culture and knowledge that dies along with it
No No to a common language, no to uniformity- Language is my identity.
everyone (in their own language- language is our identity)
(karina and shireen dont do anything, they are mere observers)
Shireen and
Nikita and
Kahini, Farheen and – Spanish
Shravan – Tamil
Rathod-Guitar
Flappy and Adhip- Hindi
Anjali-mime
Vaidya- African dude
Anushree- Hawker
Aqeel and Prajay- Train jackers (if that’s a word)
Chai's rough plot- my comments are in red
Introduction by
(shireeen on stage,
Shireen: “Are you insane? Learning our languages is so important. Expecially in
…(dialogue needs some more modification. Any suggestions?)
Curtains open.
Train noize in the baclground (the typical rajdhani express noize)
Light focuses on a few couples:
1. French couple speaking among themselves (nikita and sasha- two lines something very typically french, bearing the body language in mind-short and simple, ure choice)
Followed by
Spanish and hindi
Guitar and American
Hindi Gujju and Tamil
Mime and African
{People, pls start working with ure partner and start thinking of lines to say on stage }
Hawker enters, swinging a ring of scissors and knives around, shouting in Marathi. Approaches the Spanish and French persons and wildly shoves the knives and scissors at them. They get scared -qu'est ce a-t-elle? oo lala ..or something like that ). Approaches the Tamil person, who does not comprehend.Hindi and Gujju persons approach and start bargaining.(kitne a hey? kya? hindi mein bol! ) After failing miserably to sell anything, she leaves.
Again everyone sitting down and jabbering. American and Tamil interact? Etc.
Hijackers enter with knives in their hands. “Freeze!”
American understands, shouts, screams. French ppl think its another hawker, smile reaussruingly at each other and conitnue to jabber among themselves. Tamil person approaches him, asking how much, in Tamil?
Back to Shireen and
K"Can't u see how different languages have fulled misunderstandings? '
S'ure right, maybe a commo language might help communication easier'
noize in the Background
(each line is said by one person each)
Each language is unique, and each language ....
Can u imagine descirbing the indian monsoon in french?
Or the swiss alps in urdu?
Every day 3 languages die. Imagine the culture and knowledge that dies along with it
No No to a common language, no to uniformity- Language is my identity.
everyone (in their own language- language is our identity)
(karina and shireen dont do anything, they are mere observers)
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Related material
If anyone knows of or has any ToK related articles, links, books, movies etc. which they would like to share with everyone else, please mail me on farheenr91@gmail.com and I'll put it up on the blog for everyone to see.
Assembly
Hey everyone,
For all those who are uninformed, our ToK assembly in on the 22nd of February and our entire group is doing a short skit on Languages.
As of now, I am not posting anything regarding this as all what we've planned is very tentative and not concrete. By tomorrow, Wednesday 6th Feb, we shall have finalized the cast of characters, central plot and the script (hopefully) - Chaitra, I would request you to please post this up.
If anyone has any ideas and changes to add, please add your comments.
P.S: In the sidebar there are a bunch of Mind Your Language videos from Youtube, which could generate ideas for our assembly
For all those who are uninformed, our ToK assembly in on the 22nd of February and our entire group is doing a short skit on Languages.
As of now, I am not posting anything regarding this as all what we've planned is very tentative and not concrete. By tomorrow, Wednesday 6th Feb, we shall have finalized the cast of characters, central plot and the script (hopefully) - Chaitra, I would request you to please post this up.
If anyone has any ideas and changes to add, please add your comments.
P.S: In the sidebar there are a bunch of Mind Your Language videos from Youtube, which could generate ideas for our assembly
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