Category: Aleksandra Szcześniak
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How Ardently I Admire And Love Jane Austen: And Why You Should Too
Read more: How Ardently I Admire And Love Jane Austen: And Why You Should TooThe Initiation I was twelve when I got infected with Jane Austen and I have not been able to get any better since. It was a very fine evening when my parents and I watched Pride and Prejudice (2005) in our little estate situated in Subcarpathia. Soon after that I read the book and it…
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The Invention of Time: Reflections on the New Year 2025
Read more: The Invention of Time: Reflections on the New Year 2025What is this new year? What has changed?– I have frequently asked myself, staring into a sky lightened up by colourful lights at midnight 1st January. There is champagne, partying, playing board games, concerts and films on TV. Change is in the air; politicians make promises of a better economy, cooperation and security; individuals make…
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The Paradox of Boredom: From Despair to Inspiration
Read more: The Paradox of Boredom: From Despair to Inspiration(Photo of the painting Indian Summer by Józef Chełmoński) “Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves?” asks the famous philosopher Nietzsche. This rhetorical question underlines the most prevalent assumption in society towards boredom as a detrimental state of being. However, there is a substantial difference between boredom that is…
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