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Skopje’s Winter Woes
Skopje is a very similar capital, but also very different from other Balkan capitals. Different architectural styles can be found in it, as well as remnants of the Ottoman influence, and all this gives the city a special charm that is attractive to tourists. But, locals don’t see their city this way, because of all…
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A tale about stories
43.900 years ago, our ancestors found a cave and drew a hunting scene in a monochrome dark red colour on the wall. Today, it is known as the oldest drawing. It marks the beginning of storytelling. Stories surround us every day. We watch movies and series, read books, see commercials, visit the theatre, and hear…
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Swap of styles, sharing of values
Clothing swap at SUGS Gymnasium “Rade Jovchevski-Korchagin” Clothing swaps are events where participants exchange their cherished but no longer used clothes for clothes they will use. The clothing exchange culture originated in 1994 in San Francisco, but our organization Go Green got the idea to hold this kind of event from our ESC volunteer from…
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Strategies for effective communication
Communication is exchanging ideas, thoughts, and feelings with each other. The core of communication is to make you understood by others and understand others. For this reason, effective communication requires some skills to reach your goal. People as social creatures have a necessity to act collectively. For the success of common action and cooperation communication…
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Maybe you should listen to yourself
Everyone experiences different emotions in their daily life on different levels, however not many of us are aware of the feelings we face daily and their reasons – the origins. We guess we are just moody or having a bad day when we feel bad out of the blue, instead of focusing on our emotions…
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The Toaster Project
A Journey from Nature to Technology Isn’t it amazing how technology has grown? Take something as simple as a toaster. Did you know Thomas Thwaites built one from scratch? He did this to see how nature and technology really connect. The evolution of technology has always fascinated curious people about the origins of our modern…
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Happy New Year’s Resolutions
“I’m quitting smoking”; “This year, I’ll go to the gym every day!”; “I’m going to lose those 10 kilos”… What do these phrases inspire in you? Indeed, the famous “good resolutions”. But before we dive deeper into why we make these resolutions at the start of the year, which we often don’t keep… Welcome to…
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The art of forgiveness
The role of forgiveness is underestimated. It is one of the humanizing abilities capable of bringing some comfort and getting rid of the burden that would be able to sustain us for years. You could say it’s actually healing. Accepting the state of affairs and simply moving forward, with your head held high and your…
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The City of International Solidarity
Skopje, 5:16 am. Still sleeping while the sun is rising behind the mountain, Marija is dreaming peacefully, enjoying her sleep before the last day of work this week. She won’t be able to do it: at 5:17, she’s brutally awakened by a terrible blast that sounds like it’s coming from hell. The nightmare is replacing…
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Human Rights Matter
Human rights is one of the greatest achievements of humanity. Human rights are the inalienable, inviolable rights that all people have in equal terms. After a long historical process, it has been agreed that humans have dignity, and that is why they have rights. In this paper I will try to explain why human rights…
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Gambling with the life
First, you are destroying your life, then the lives of the closest people and in the end – you become a problem to society. This is how most of the gamblers describe their golgotha which will ask for a lot of will, patience and support of the environment to go through and return to somewhat…
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