Anneta Mukuka Portfolio

International Baccalaureate Theory of Knowledge Essay

Theory of knowledge (TOK) plays a special role in the International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Programme (DP), by providing an opportunity for students to reflect on the nature of knowledge, and on how we know what we claim to know.   “When the only tool you have is a hammer, all problems begin to resemble nails.”…

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Feminist Theory, Modern Sacred Architecture and Spiritual Enlightenment

The goal of sacred architecture, as suggested by architect Norman L. Koonce, is to make “transparent the boundary between matter and mind, flesh and the spirit”. Dating back to ancient civilizations, sacred architecture has almost always aimed to create spaces with this goal in mind. Temples, churches, monasteries and mosques have all realized this goal…

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Designer Statement

I did not initially decide on architecture, but rather it slowly crept up on me. When I first begun architecture I had a vague idea of what I was interested in. Over the past years my interests have gradually become clearer. I find myself constantly drawn to traditional/vernacular architecture and the incorporation of nature in…

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South Africa in New York City

I have walked and wondered upon the many many, though not all, streets of New York City. For the past several months, I have come to realize that during these stressful, lonely yet exciting adventures, I have been looking through a tinted lens. A lens recently tinted by understanding of South Africa’s apartheid. The New…

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International Baccalaureate Extended Essay

The extended essay is a required component of the International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Programme (DP).  It is an independent, self-directed piece of research, finishing with a 4,000-word paper.   To What Extent Does the Presence of Archetypical Characteristics of Tess Durbeyfield Influence the Plot Progression?   Abstract Acknowledging of the existence of archetypes in Tess Durbeyfield’s…

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So Mbeki, Who Are the Coloureds?

The mulatto is not a Negro, and neither written nor social law can make him one… [W]e can no more make a Negro by such a process than we can alter the life traits and nationality of a Russian peasant by bestowing upon him an English name… We must recognize the very simple and very…

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East Harlem Food Market

The site for this project was located next to Union Settlement in East Harlem.      * site indicated in yellow The program of this site’s intervention was a community building that would focus on urban agriculture as a means of sustainable food source. The community building would hold a food co-op, a restaurant, food…

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Final: Community Music Works

                                                       

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