- Mar 2022
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www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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Politicians on both sides of the House of Commons were shellshocked by the public’s decision, which many saw as a rejection of the entire political establishment – and which most pollsters had failed to predict.It followed a bitter and divisive referendum campaign, in which both Farage and the official Vote Leave campaign were criticised for playing on the public’s fears about immigration.
Context - the circumstances that formed the setting of the event. How does the language used to describe such events connect with the audience? Follow up: in the UK social distinctions between classes are often reflected in the newspapers people read. Consider the article as whole comment on the Guardian's readership - how can you support your claim?
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But the public rejected his pleas to remain in the EU, bringing his six-year premiership to an end little more than a year after he won a surprise majority at last year’s general election.
Factual information - what role does factual information play in the construction of a news article?
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“I was absolutely clear about my belief that Britain is stronger, safer and better off inside the EU. I made clear the referendum was about this, and this alone, not the future of any single politician, including myself.“But the British people made a different decision to take a different path. As such I think the country requires fresh leadership to take it in this direction,” Cameron said.
Quotation - What kind of effect do quotations have on the reader? Provide reasons for your answer.
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David Cameron announced on Friday that he would step down as prime minister by the autumn, after the British public unleashed a political earthquake by voting 52%-48% to exit the European Union.
Notice the information here and how it satisfies: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
- What else does this establish in terms of the core components that make up a news article?
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David Cameron walks back into No 10 Downing Street with his wife Samantha. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Consider the choice of photograph and apply your visual analysis skills to it and make connections to aspects of the article, including context.
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Heather Stewart and Anushka AsthanaFri 24 Jun 2016 14.51 EDT
Writers/journalists, date and time - What kind of effect might this have?
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Prime minister says he will step down by the autumn as UK votes by 52%-48% to leave the European Union
Subheading - In what ways does this complement the headline?
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David Cameron resignation sparks Tory party leadership contest
Headline - what kind of language sticks out and why? What were the author's reason for doing this?
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- Feb 2022
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www.bl.uk www.bl.uk
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From the 1830s, women started to adopt the crinoline, a huge bell-shaped skirt that made it virtually impossible to clean a grate or sweep the stairs without tumbling over.
Designed with a cause in mind. At this point we also have an emphasis on scientific racism which manipulated the findings of Darwin's evolution of the species to embed western thinking (and medicine) with racism, which leads to manifest destiny in United States in particular, the colonalisation of the continent of Africa, and the suppression of women's rights among many other issues.
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A woman must have a thorough knowledge of music, singing, drawing, dancing, and the modern languages … ; and besides all this, she must possess a certain something in her air and manner of walking, the tone of her voice, her address and expressions …
How does this chime with the way Ibsen introduces Nora?
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- Sep 2021
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www.vox.com www.vox.com
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You can see it for yourself. “The remarkable thing is that — even when you are told what is happening — you still see it in the illusory form,” Justin Gardner, a Stanford University neuroscientist who wasn’t involved in this study, said in an email. “You can’t seem to consciously override the ‘wrong’ interpretation.”
How might this contribute to an understanding of the 'backfire effect'?
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The experiment included only nine participants but collected a lot of data on each of them. Each participant completed the experiment (and was run through the brain scan) 10 times.
Exactly how "scientific" is this process and which AOK does it relate to? How might role of the observer impact the effect the experiment will have?
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It’s about looking for our blind spots, with the goal of becoming better thinkers.
How might this relate to your first journal entry?
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am I not morally obligated to do it?”
Think of the knowledge framework here. One of its elements is ethics. If we, as the article argues, science tells us that our brains are making up a story about reality, do we not have moral obligation to recognise this and take steps to address our shortfalls? Again, knowledge question territory.
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How do we know what’s real? And once we know the extent of our brain’s limits, how do we live with more humility — and think with greater care about our perceptions?
You might consider these challenges ripe for a TOK-based inquiry i.e. how might they be recycled into a knowledge question?
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