Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Monday, September 29, 2014
Narendra Modi is among the sharpest I have met: Fareed Zakaria CNN
This post is not partisan but rather noting the views of an Indian expat Muslim, who is also a noted commentator and respected speaker at Harvard and other top universities. All people of good will must hope that Mr Modi will promote peace and prosperity within India and beyond with its neighbours. These are humanitarian goals which we can all share.
Politics is often clouded by our 'tribal' emotions when reason and rational thinking can offer us a way forward.
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Sunday, September 14, 2014
"The Informant" starring Matt Damon - Trailer
Usual 'dramatic licence' but based on a true story. You can read the book BY Author: Kurt, Eichenwald
Mark Whitacre, a high-level employee at ADM (Archer Daniels Midland), the "supermarket to the world", wears an FBI wire to uncover a major price-fixing scam. ADM pleads guilty and pays a $100 million fine, however Whitacre ends up doing more time than the corrupt leaders he helped to capture.
The Book:
INFORMANT; THE (MOVIE TIE IN) (ENGLISH) (PAPERBACK)
The Informant is Mark Whitacre, a senior executive with America's most powerful food giant, who put his career and his family's safety at risk to become a confidential government witness. Using Whitacre's secret recordings and a team of agents, the FBI uncovered the corporation's scheme to steal millions of dollars from its own customers. But as the FBI closed in on their target, they suddenly realised that Whitacre wasn't quite playing the game they'd thought - This is the gripping account of how a corporate golden boy turned into an FBI mole, and went on to double-cross both the authorities and his employers in one of the most extraordinary cases of global corporate corruption in the last thirty years.Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Monday, September 8, 2014
THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE ESSAY TITLES MAY 2015 TOK ESSAYS 2015
1. There is no such thing as a neutral question. Evaluate this statement with reference to two areas of knowledge.
2. “There are only two ways in which humankind can produce knowledge: through passive observation or through active experiment.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
3. “There is no reason why we cannot link facts and theories across disciplines and create a common groundwork of explanation.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
4. With reference to two areas of knowledge discuss the way in which shared knowledge can shape personal knowledge.
5. “Ways of knowing are a check on our instinctive judgments.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
6. “The whole point of knowledge is to produce both meaning and purpose in our personal lives.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
All titles are taken from the official list published by the International Baccalaureate.
© International Baccalaureate Organization 2014
© International Baccalaureate Organization 2014
Sunday, September 7, 2014
If Asians Said The Stuff White People Say - humourous style but also thought-provoking
My personal favourite is the first sketch:
"NO WHERE ARE YOU REALLY FROM?"
"NO WHERE ARE YOU REALLY FROM?"
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