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The Best Movies To Stream This New Year
As we all continue to spend time at home, movies and TV shows have become the main way to escape. Here are some of the best movies to get you through the next couple of months.
Is This The End of iTunes?
Do you remember only using an iPod? What started as Apple’s focal point for all thing’s music and entertainment, became a common nuisance for many music listeners. What does this mean for new aspiring artists? Additionally, as the world continues to prioritise streaming sites, does iTunes have enough strength to stay alive?
How To Ace The New Duolingo English Test
Recently, Duolingo has introduced an English test that is now accepted on par with IELTS and TOEFL at universities worldwide.
People In Search Of Opinions Or Opinions That Hunt For People
Who or what forms our opinion regarding the events that are happening around us? We cogitate about that quite often, but we rarely put our conclusions to a test, somehow believing that our judgments occur naturally on the basis of brain activity.
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Five Virtual Winter Getaways From Your Home
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is time for home." This quote by Edith Sitwell is more relevant this year than ever before. Luckily, our modern technology allows us to experience the world from our warm, safe homes.
Microhabits: Small Steps for Big Life Changes
Many people strive to make positive changes to improve their lives. While it can be easy to give up unhealthy food or alcohol short-term, it is habits that determine our success in the long run.
Mental Health: What Effects Can the Internet Have?
Today, the Internet is the foundation of every communication, learning process, or business. Every other inhabitant of the planet is an active internet user. Since its appearance in the second half of the twentieth century, this virtuous medium has brought many positive – but also many negative – effects. Do you feel nervous when there is no Internet available so you cannot access Instagram or send an email or watch a favorite movie or series? If you have an affirmative answer to this question, believe it or not you have some of the symptoms of Internet addiction.
Positive Thinking and the Brain
You've heard often that it's important to think positively, right? Have you wondered why this is important? Has it ever occurred to you that the focus of modern popular psychology is concentrated on positive thoughts? The main reason lies in the discovery that positive thoughts act to stimulate the brain, soul, and body and contribute to progressive personal development and business success, maintaining the health of the whole organism, and especially the immune system. Additionally, it is fascinating to consider that scientific studies have found that people with positive thoughts have long lives. It seems to me that these are sufficient reasons to deal seriously with education about positive thoughts ... and let's start in order.
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European Commission Traineeships Programme
Current university students are invited to join the European Commission on various five-month internships. These paid placements are offered in EU directorates, institutions, and agencies. The deadline is on Friday 29th January 2021.
University of Lausanne Annual Master’s Scholarships
Prospective master students at the University of Lausanne are invited to apply for a monthly scholarship of CHF 1,600. The deadline is on 1st November annually.
Fitiavana Miangaly: Giving Freedom of Choice to Teenagers in Madagascar
Mia, 24, grew up taught to believe sex is a dirty thing and sinful topic nobody should talk about. Luckily, her curiosity, education in Population and Development and contact with young pregnant women unable to abort, set her life goal and interest – with the help of UN and partnership with organisations working in Sexual and Reproductive Health domain, she managed to change the law in her country and give freedom of choice to women around the region. Most of all – she opened the doors of hope and possibilities for better life, something young ladies in Madagascar could only dream about four years ago.
Living Science Fiction: When A Passion For Astrophysics Changes The World
From the time he was a kid, Dr. Marko Stalevski was drawn to the unknown and outer space. His interest led to an education in astrophysics, which took him to research and a PhD degree at the age of 30. Now, his office is in the Atacama Desert, and his projects look like scenes from Star Wars. One of the youngest EU experts for black holes tells his story, pointing out that knowledge, persistence, and hard work are the only way to great discoveries.
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YouTube As a Platform to Promote Education & Activism
What are the best YouTube channels that will deepen your understanding of the world and inspire you to action? These few picks promote activism and education, the two pillars of change, empowering people all over the globe to make a difference.
World Braille Day: How Seedlings Braille Books for Children Spreads Awareness of Braille
Since 2019, World Braille Day is observed on 4th of January to raise awareness of the importance of Braille as a means of communication in the full realisation of the human rights for blind and partially sighted people.
10 Years of Changing the World with Youth Time International Movement
Youth Time International Movement is a non-commercial, non-governmental, non-political, independent organization founded by representatives of young people from different countries of the world with the main aim to discover a new possible scenario of common development for the future which will provide the same chances on the global market for all people all around the globe.
Youth Global Forum in Amsterdam: Application Call for Participants and Project Presenters
Youth Time International Movement is officially opening the application call for Participants and Project Presenters for its fifth annual Youth Global Forum. Don’t miss the opportunity to spend an exciting week in one of Europe’s tech hubs, the city of Amsterdam, and gain invaluable new skills, knowledge and experiences that will serve as a solid foundation for your future entrepreneurial & professional endeavors. Project Presenters will also compete for the Youth Time Idea Grant (10.000 EUR), fully funded scholarships to study in leading business schools in Europe and South-East Asia, and paid internship. The event will take place in Amsterdam, from December 2nd - 6th with over 100 participants, experts and trainers from all over the world. The application call will close on June 1st.