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The Origins of the Indo-European languages
French sounds romantic, German aggressive, Italian passionate – we associate a lot with languages. Our mother tongue is part of our culture, our childhood and our customs. Language shapes our identity, it influences our way of thinking. It creates community and a sense of belonging. Even within the same language, dialects and slang reveal your…
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VOICES April 2024
With April being the second month of spring, flowers start blooming and trees start turning green. Mother nature slowly but surely comes back to life as plant buds open. That’s also how the name of the month April came about, because in Latin ‘aperire’ means ‘to open’. April is the month of the birth of…
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Criticism or insult? Is there a clear boundary?
Every day we are exposed to the eyes of the world in different ways, whether that is by just walking to our job, school, university or at our favorite late night club, and of course, through social media. It’s inevitable to receive various reactions to the ways we exist, look and act, in exactly the…
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Критика или навреда? Дали постои јасна граница?
Секојдневно сме изложени пред очите на светот на различни начини, без разлика дали тоа е само по патот до нашата работа, училиште, универзитет или во нашиот омилен клуб доцна во ноќта, и секако преку социјалните мрежи. Неизбежно е да се примат различни реакции за начинот на кој постоиме, изгледаме и постапуваме, на ист начин како…
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Drinking chocolate milk
Drinking chocolate milk may not be as simple as you think. That beautiful milk you drink with the pleasure you get from sharing or living the moment may not seem as interesting to you as I describe. I know that sometimes I get too poetic when I write, but I guess that’s the point of…
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Behind the scenes of Michael Jackson’s top songs
When creating a song, the author always cares about the most accurate message possible. However, sometimes the meanings of some of their tracks can be puzzling. I am going to introduce you to selected songs by Michael Jackson, which, apart from their popularity, may not be entirely obvious in their message to everyone. Their importance…
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Living off grid – an alternative way of living
In the past, long before the complexities of financial systems and modern conveniences, humans relied on natural resources to survive. We would collect water from streams and wells, grow our own food and build our own shelters from the materials we could find. We were completely independent. Nowadays, we rely on public resources. We need…
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Two religions under the same moon
Ramadan and Easter, two celebrations from different religions that happen at the same time. But maybe Christianity and Islam are not so different after all? In this Episode we talk with Wijdane and Helene about how they see their own but also the other religion and learn many new interesting facts.
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Wandering the world solo
The tourism industry has grown massively during the last decades. People want to see the world, and travelling has become more affordable and accessible to more people. The wonderful world of travelling gives us many ways to see the world, but is it better to travel alone or with someone? There probably isn’t a right…
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The impact of our digital waste
Today, more and more things are being dematerialized. Our photos, our films and music, as well as all our paper documents. But if dematerialization allows for the elimination of the physical object or support, the thing that has been dematerialized still has an impact on the environment. Because if no plastic, metal, or paper is…
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Ndikimi i mbetjeve digjitale
Në ditët e sotme, gjërat po dematerializohen veç e më shumë. Duke filluar nga fotografitë tona, filmat e muzika, si dhe dokumentet tona nga letra. Por, edhe kur dematerializohen gjërat si objekte fizike, ndikimi i tyre mbetet përsëri i pranishëm në rreth. Sepse edhe nëse nuk duhet të ruhet ndonjë plastikë, metal ose letër në…
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