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From Car Window
I think the distinction between the things I like and the things I don’t like keeps my life in good order. At least, I can say that this distinction makes my life easier. When I explain it in such simple sentences, I feel like I’m straying from the topic. Sometimes there can be a difference…
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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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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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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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Casa Santa Chiara – where disability means this ability
Disability or special educational needs is a hot topic nowadays, especially in my country of origin – Macedonia. There we have the new inclusion law and all the children with special educational needs are now going to regular schools with an opportunity to visit the “special schools”. Those special schools are becoming resource centers where…
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Pigeons – man’s forgotten best friend
Pigeons, the rats with wings, the jerks who poop on you or your stuff – the enemy of most people. These medium sized birds, originally from the mountain areas of the world, seem to have found their way here, attached to us humans. Everywhere you turn, there they are. You can’t escape them. But why…
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