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Don't get fooled! Be a smart traveler. Let’s think about Maldives. Bright blue skies, all-year sunshine and fantastic diving and snorkeling in lagoons the temperature of bath water. But how many of us know that daylight lasts only for 12 hours? It’s not much comparing to Polish summer with 17 hours. What’s more Maldives’ sunrise starts at 6 am. Can you imagine waking up so early when you’re on holiday? Also when it does go dark, it is pretty quick so you end up 7 o’clock with no sunlight.   or You buy your perfect holiday in Tunisia. You’ve got 4 stars hotel located on the beach. You get there and…it is 4 stars hotel but on the rocky shore and next to dumping ground or power plant. How to not get fooled by travel agents? How to get the best value for money. Below you will find some useful tips when buying perfect holiday deal. Read the offer carefully and ask questions. Just Google it. If you know the name of your hotel – Google it. Check hotel reviews an

GMO- Good  or Evil? GMO- genetically modified organisms- organisms which  genom was changed in laboratory conditions. This changes in DNA of organisms allow to modify their attributes- for example colour, immunity for climatic, geographical conditionings and to increase crop. At once GMO seems to be something useful and good for modern world. This biotechnology was hoped to change the world nowadays. For example- changing of the DNA of organisms have had to adapt plants to grow in African climatic conditions and destroy problem of femine there. However GMO is very hot topic these days. It causes many controversies around the world and fierce debates among politicians, scientists and even among show-business stars. Let’s look inside it. History of GMO It’s worth to say that people modify organisms from hundreds or thousands of years. Even  first of agriculturists looked for the best solutions to maximize crop, increase immunity of their  plants and animals.

BAMBOCCIONI                    Bamboccioni - a word, which in italian language means a big baby. This term was used by italian minister of finance, Tommaso Padoa Shioppa, to describe not-so-young people, who lives with their parents. That problem of children who don't want to move out from familys' house can expand to very important problem in scale of whole country. For example in Italy, influence of this trend on social life, increase so much, that it became a public problem, with which goverment fight.                    But why situation like that take place? Isn't it natural, that young people ought to, or even more - want to, move out from parents' house? What is the reason of that process - it is question of choice or necessity? The answers are not easy, and mostly it depends on country.                      In USA most of this kind of people finished university and they cannot find a job. It is consequence economical crisis and that situati

How to get energy boost right before exams?   It is not a secret that students use a lot of different things to help them learn. Especially during exams' season a need for better concentration, sharp focus and pure energy is extremely big. So what are the boosters students reach for? Well, number one is of course coffee. It's the most popular hot beverage among students. You can spot students holding tightly precious cups of coffee-to-go all around the campus. Coffee keeps you warm, awake and focused. Especially after long night of cramming or partying. No wonder it so popular. Some people say they cannot live without daily dose of coffee. Caffeine is the component responsible for such wonderful effects. Caffeine acts as a central nervous stimulant. It restores alertness, produces faster flow of thoughts. Caffeine increases the blood pressure, which may to lead to heart palpitation if you drink too much coffee. It can also make you more nervous or irritated

Polish musician’s scandals Everyone has heard about different scandals of British and American bands. But many of us don’t know about our local stunts. Some native artists didn’t want to be worse than their western mentors. First Polish group who has gained the ‘scandalous’ nickname was Oddział Zamknięty. This group was created by five young guys, who were really bored with life in grey reality of socialist Poland. They decided to broke away from previous lifestyle of other polish musicians. In the first half of eighties, they have began to shocking public opinion. All newspapers reported about revolting libations after their concerts. During those parties they regularly have demolished hotel rooms. In the west similar behavior was current and good known, but in Poland it was sensation. The most popular of their scandals erupted after one of these parties because they made a watch-fire in hotel room. It wasn’t the end. They also destroyed the wall between their rooms. After

                Charitable organizations The world has always struggled with problems such as hunger, poverty, disease. Unfortunately, it was difficult to deal with them. There were not many options. Today, these problems (and even more, like f.ex. women's rights, human rights, environmental hazards, drug addictions) still exist. But in the XIXth and XXth century people began setting up charities that are trying to deal with it. Nowadays, there are many charitable organizations created for different purposes. These are non-profit organizations, centered on non-protif and philantropic goals as well as social well-being.  Most of these brings help to people with problems (alcohol or drug- addict, victims of violence, hunger, poverty etc). But there is also a lot of associations which try to protect the environment and animals. These are some examples of such organizations: The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy, WOŚ

We live in the world of constant changes, new technologies are being developed changing almost every aspect of our lives. But has education system changed that much? Is it stuck in 20 th century and outdated, or just the opposite, it’s doing very well while taking advantage of modern technology? I will present my opinion and try to answer that question. How big was the impact of technology on education? Technological progress is having a great influence on education nowadays. The difference between now and then is huge. Blackboard and chalk are no more most important objects in classrooms as they were overthrown by computers and the Internet. A notebook isn’t just few pages of paper, today’s notebooks are mobile computers. So buying a notebook isn’t as easy as going to stationery shop and requires much more money. But its features are nearly unlimited.  1. Access to Information Knowledge is now closer to us than ever.  All facts which we are told to search

Physical Education in Schools Nowadays, we hear a lot about diets, health and keeping fit.   We exercise a lot and care about our body. Eating healthy food, doing sports, some outdoor activities can help us to be happy about the results. People are always in a hurry, haven’t got leisure time, do everything at the last moment… so how and when can they exercise? Students spend a lot of time at the desk, both at school and home, have really heavy backpacks, because of the amount of books. What should we do to avoid diseases connected with spine? The answer is: EXERCISE. That’s why physical education in schools is so important.   It also provides better mental condition because the activity affects the whole body. Thanks to exercises our brain works better   and also our concentration can increase. More PE in schools leads to better motor skills and it can also sharpen student’s learning ability.             Obesity is one of the biggest problems am

Hitchhiking is a worldwide known mean of transport, which is also called a thumbing or hitching. It is gained by asking people, usually straingers, for a ride in their car. A ride usually but not always costs a hitchhiker nothing. Hitchhiker usually signale his need of ride by making a physical gesture or displaying a written sign. SIGNALING METHODS The hitchhikers' methods of signaling to drivers differ around the world a lot. Many hitchhikers use various hand signals. For examples, in the USA and UK, they point their thumb up, that’s way it is called thumbing. In some African countries, the hand is held still with the palm facing upwards. In Israel, the hitchhiking signal is to hold the fist out with the index finger pointing towards the road. A hitchhiker may also hold a sign displaying their destination. Lately there has created more recent methods of hitching a ride like going to bulletin boards or websites and arrange lifts beforehand, without soliciting direc