When Decisions Breed Existentialism
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- Written by Dhrithi Arun
- Category: Наша жизнь
When confronted with pivotal life choices, I often find the simplest solution to rid myself of uncertainty is to resort to the principles of existentialism… that I am but an insignificant blot in the scroll of time, a miniscule object in a grander cosmos. This usually comes accompanied with several days of citing pretentious philosophy on the meaninglessness of life, much to the annoyance of anyone in my near vicinity. In ways my preoccupation with the gaping paradox that is life somehow serves as a distraction from the fact that I am required to make a choice, a decision, that may very well change the course of my future. I suppose in ways, contemplating the insignificance of my existence, is a slightly more morbid way of procrastination. For me, enveloping myself in grander problems somehow reduces the salience of making a decision.
Which is why I believe I’m fully qualified to offer advice to other teenagers on how they can handle the stress of making a potentially life altering decision. All humour aside, these just so happen to be the years when you’re asked to make a host of choices with massive implications. “What do you want to study?”, “Where do you want to study?”, “Are you taking a gap year?”, “Are you thinking of studying abroad?”, the list seems endless. You’ve just begun to discover yourself, and suddenly you’re expected to be able to picture your entire future to the minutest of details. For those lucky few who’ve discovered their passions, (I consider myself honoured to have fallen in love with writing and journalism), these decisions seem effortless. But, what happens to the majority of the teenage population, the ones who are still finding themselves?
Cue the sudden onset of an existential crisis, the debilitating fear of the unknown, and the sudden hyper-awareness of your own possibilities. It happens to the best of us. For some, it’s a coping mechanism, for others an uncontrollable burden. To you I say, there is a certain beauty to uncertainty…an allure to oblivion. It means you’re still filled with passion… passion that’s teeming and bubbling and searching for a medium of expression. It’s searching for something to dive into, be that astrophysics or martial arts. All you have to do is find that medium. So, revel in the uncertainty, relish the sweet taste of not knowing, because that truly is the essence of being young.
Author: Dhrithi Arun from India.
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The young reporters contest "Welcome!" 2018
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- Written by Юрий Никитин
- Category: Конкурсы
Our traditional contest of young journalists "Welcome!" starts a little later this year, but it will last longer: work is accepted until the end of February, and summing up the results planned until May 10. We hope it will be as interesting and representative as the contests of the past years.
The basic rules remain unchanged. Contest is organized by children's public organization "Lotsman" (“Maritime pilot”) and online magazine "Kid's Club". The circle of participants is limited only by age. If you are engaged in a children's press center or work in the school newspaper editorial - welcome to the contest! Not engaged in anything out of that, but you believe that you can be interesting to tell about some event, journey, book or movie - join us! If you want to expand your portfolio - participating in the contest will be helpful as well. Are you a beginner blogger? Participate in the competition! Materials passed selection (not only the winners) will be published on the website "Kid's Club", which is a registered media.
This year a new nomination "Citizen of the Information Society" is added in the contest. See more information below.
Read all the details in the regulations. There is only brief information in this article.
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Интересные исторические факты
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- Written by Dima Lopatin
- Category: Мир людей
Я интересуюсь историей и люблю смотреть видео на канале «История всего». Я решил поделится с вами некоторыми из этих видео.
Вот например, знали ли вы что покупка Аляски была самой крупной сделкой между США и Россией?
Эта сделка состоялась в 1867. Аляска находилась далеко от центральной части России и была убыточным регионом. Поэтому Россия и продала Аляску.
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Здоровое поколение – это я!
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- Written by Сергей Сель
- Category: Спорт и здоровье
Здоровое поколение – это люди, которые ведут здоровый образ жизни, которые не употребляют спиртные напитки, негативно относятся к курению, к наркотикам, не сближаются с группами людей, нарушающими закон, не склонны к азартным играм, то есть это те люди, которые отрицательно относятся ко всем этим вредным привычкам.
Тему, посвященную здоровому образу жизни, я выбрал не случайно. Она мне очень близка, не только мне, но и многим учащимся нашей школы и даже села.
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