Charts!

Good	How can reason be used to justify belief in the paranormal?	To what extent can perception change our opinion on the seriousness of an epidemic?	Is it reasonable that Ms. Anne allows the kids to wear jeans as part of the uniform?
Intermediate	Should we believe paranormal claims?	To what extent should we trust the claims of a swine flu epidemic?	Do jeans change the educational atmosphere of Ms. Anne’s school?
Poor	Does the paranormal exist?	Is swine flu likely to kill millions?	Why are jeans preferable in a school uniform?
Not a Knowledge Issue	What is the Sixth Sense?	What do we mean by an epidemic?	Wearing jeans in school
Real Life Situation	A film on haunting	A news report on a new swine flu?	An interview with Ms. Anne

My Chart

Good	To what extent does statistical facts influence our perception of society?
Intermediate	How does perception affect our ability to see past the statistic and help a teenager in need?
Poor	How can we reverse the rise in teenage pregnancy?
Not a Knowledge Issue	Reversing the rise in teenage pregnancy
Real Life Situation	Statistical rise in teenage pregnancy

TOK Project

So for this TOK project on Language we (Andrea, Leo and Chepe and Cora) decided to do one broad description of language and then focus in on one aspect of Language. We chose ambiguity. Ambiguity is defined: the possibility of interpreting an expression in two or more distinct ways. [1]

One of the most classic cases of ambiguity is sexual innuendos, the most popular being, "Thats what she said".  
"ambiguity." Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition. HarperCollins Publishers. 07 Feb. 2011. <Dictionary.comhttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ambiguity>.

Language Prezi

Language on Prezi

Things you didn't notice before

Language Ambiguity Presentation

Ambiguity on Prezi

Language

Language is the method that can be used to express opinions, needs, thoughts and questions to one another. Language is, apparently, a highly contraversial topic in our TOK class. Language is universal, no matter the species language is a form of communication that is used every day. For instance, forager bees can communicate where they found pollen by using a dance that beekeepers call, the waggle dance. By performing this dance, successful foragers can share with their hive mates information about the direction and distance to patches of flowers yielding nectar and pollen, to water sources, or to new housing locations.^[1] This waggle dance is a form of communications through bees. This shows the different forms of communications between species, not limited to communication between humankind. Language between humans has many different aspects and sociocultural levels. For instance the level of vocabulary can change the caliber and outcome of a conversation or argument because the facts or opinions expressed are more detailed, accurate and relavent to the subject of conversation. This makes vocabulary a huge playing card in communication; vocabulary can, however be a hinderance if the level of vocabulary is not matched between the two people whom are communicating.


1. Riley, J.; Greggers, U.; Smith, A.; Reynolds, D.; Menzel, R. (2005). "The flight paths of honeybees recruited by the waggle dance". Nature 435 (7039): 205–207. doi:10.1038/nature03526. PMID 15889092