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Język angielski - poziom B2+ Czy humanist(k)a może odnieść sukces i wieść szczęśliwe życie - a na dodatek głośno o tym mówić? Czy można być szczęśliwym i spełnionym bez codziennego wdzięczenia się w social mediach? Czy więcej warty jest glamour czy dobrostan? „The Human(istic) Way. Living by design, not by default: Nonsense-free and fulfilling life in a beautiful world full of crap” to...

Al-Ğāhiz, an Arabic scientist of the 9th century, belongs to the thinkers whose participation in and contribution to the development of the world science has not been recognized and appreciated. The great erudite and author of numerous works in various areas formulated, among others, the theory of social communication which may be compared to the late 20th century Mikhail Bakhtin’s theory of...

A wise and beautiful queen has a daughter, but sadly dies soon afterwards. The king remarries but the stepmother is a cruel and vain woman. Snow White, so called because of her beauty, is soon lovelier than her stepmother. But the stepmother cannot accept a rival and orders that Snow White be taken from the palace and killed. Managing to escape with her life, Snow White finds a cottage in the forest...

"Emma" is a timeless novel of the English writer Jane Austen which was published in 1815. Similarly to other works of hers, Austen describes the quandaries of an English genteel woman living in the Regency period. This novel is deemed to be a comedy of manners. The titular character is Emma Woodhouse, a young spoiled woman who overestimates her matchmaker skills and overlooks the dangers which may...