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The art of karate
One of the most unique aspects of karate is that it is open to people of all ages. Children as young as four years old can begin practicing karate, and there is no upper age limit. Additionally, karate is divided into ten different levels, each represented by a different color belt. Students must pass exams…
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Far away from home
9,200 kilometers away from the place I have called home my whole life. The parks, the beaches, my family, and my pets that once seemed so close and now so far. This is my story, a young girl who decided to leave for one month her small island in the Caribbean called Aruba to explore…
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Character Attachment in The Walking Dead Games Series
Have you ever wondered why we get so attached to fictional characters? It’s because creators purposefully design them to evoke real emotions. Think of my journey with The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series as an example. This video game, based on Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead comic series, isn’t just entertainment. Developed by Telltale…
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How We Should Live Our Lives
Life is the greatest gift to be given to human beings. However, many individuals can drift away from truly living while spending their lives merely surviving and coping with current challenges. Yet, genuine living is about discovering inner happiness and self-awareness. So, how should we live our lives? Here are some ideas that might help…
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Discovering Aruba’s Culinary Diversity and Delights
Aruba, a special Caribbean island with stunning beaches and clear blue waters, has more than just beautiful views. It’s a place where different cultures mix together, like a big friendly family. This mixing isn’t just about the people; it’s also about the yummy food they bring. The different cultures coming together have created lots of…
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Save endangered animals!
Have you ever wondered about some animals that we know may not exist anymore in the years to come? There are so many endangered animals because of humans. I’ll give a few examples: rhinos, elephants and even gorillas. Elephants are dying because humans kill them for their ivory. Rhinos are being killed because of their…
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Halo effect
People form an opinion about an object or a person they encounter for the first time based on the characteristics of the object or person at first sight and by making use of their previous life experiences. This is called the halo effect, a cognitive bias. From the first encounter with a new product, a…
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Say Y.E.S. to Lithuania
“Project in Lithuania? In the peak of summer? That sounds like a great adventure!” is a thought that crossed my mind at the same moment when I found out about the Erasmus+ youth exchange project “YOU(th) early start – Y.E.S.”. If I only knew how much that thought would contribute to me and fill me…
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Opioids and the global crisis
Drugs and medicine might sound like different things even though often it’s the same ingredients. Originally extracted from a poppy, opium has been a harmless medicine for decades. It’s been a help to many troubles, from the flu to a stomach ache. In the 19th century, people started to develop stronger forms from opium like…
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HMB soft and HEMA as a tool for battling youth inactivity
In the middle of the summer, Volunteers Centre Skopje co-organized a youth exchange in Ljubojno, at Prespa lake. The project “HMB soft and HEMA as a tool for battling youth inactivity” took place between 26th of July and 3rd of August and gathered Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian and French teams with an aim to learn the…
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Game is on! EuroVolley 2023
Sport as always brings a lot of entertainment, joy and also spectacularity. From 28th August to 16th September, in the next 21 days the whole European Volleyball world will have a long-awaited Championships which will take place in four European countries, including Macedonia. One part of this championship concerns the women’s side and these competitions…
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