Do you know that most schools and colleges strongly recommend students to have computers to help them achieve better results of learning. With computer connected to Internet, students can learn English online. They can make reports easily by using word processing software. They can play games to get of boredom. However, a computer can also give negative impacts for a student.

One thing that makes a computer useful is that students can use it to finish some assignments from schools. By connecting to Internet, they can easily surf and find any materials related to their lessons and assignments. They have unlimited resources from all over the worlds. Online libraries are open. A lot of book are free to download and read online. Finding friends from related field of study is not difficult anymore. They can work together to boost their best achievement. What more benefit is they can do all of that just by sitting on the a chair of their rooms. What amazing world it is, isn’t?

Although a computer has many benefits, it should be considered deeply. A computer certainly does not promote students to do and move more. A computes makes students have less physical activities. Even not few of them forget to have lunch while they are playing certain game. They just sit in front of monitors. They are caught up in the mystique of the smart machines. In short, students who usually work with computers tend to have a few physical activities and exercises.

So what should students do? Should they avoid using computers? Please, write your opinion about this situation to our email: 27gymnasium.minsk@gmail.com

There are actually many definitions for the words freedom and independent person these days. We suggest that you first think about the definition of each of these words and then make a general conclusion.

To do this, we need to answer the first question: What kind of person is called independent?

An independent person is one who makes his own decisions and works in his own way.

Such a person is also able to regulate and take responsibility for his or her own behaviour without listening to other people's opinions.

To be free or independent - the choice is yours! Often people are afraid of freedom because they don't understand what it is and think it's really scary. So they want to be independent because it's a very concrete definition, they know exactly that they don't want to be dependent on anything or anyone. But if you think that they are able to make their own decisions and that they are also responsible for the results of those decisions, then the desire to be free in that sense disappears.

Freedom is defined as the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.Freedom is achieved as you overcome the internal barriers that we must all face, given our society, in which we were delivered and we grew up. Joko Villinc says that discipline is equal to freedom, and there is a lot of truth in these words. We all start with a certain level of freedom as humans.

Independence is defined as freedom from the control, influence, support or the like, of others. With independence comes the free will to manage oneself while at the same time being able to make rules and do what is right by yourself.and unlike freedom, for independence you need a long time to gain it because it's difficult.

You can be free but not independent.  it confirms the idea that independence and freedom are not the same thing.

The dictionary defines that freedom is the ability of a person to act in accordance with his desires, while understanding reality.  Freedom is external and internal.  Independence is more related to external circumstances, when a person has limitations associated with external factors.  For example, until we reach adulthood, we are directly dependent on our parents, they provide for us.  But even before reaching the age of 18 (in our country), people can be free individuals, express their opinions and emotions, or be limited by their own ideals.  This once again proves that freedom and independence are not the same thing.

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The industrialization of the meat industry has been a recent phenomenon. Since the 1950s, large-scale production of livestock and poultry has replaced traditional farming methods in many parts of the world. This shift has enabled food manufacturers to produce large quantities of meat and poultry at a much faster rate than ever before. The process of raising animals for meat involves various methods, such as genetic engineering and artificial insemination, as well as intensive confinement in feedlots or cages. 

Humans have been consuming meat for thousands of years. While the exact origin of when humans began eating animals is unknown, it has been suggested that early hunter-gatherers were most likely the first to begin consuming meat. Early humans likely hunted and scavenged for food, with hunting being an important part of their diet and providing them with vital sources of nutrition. 

Today, in many parts of the world, meat is still an important part of the diet and provides essential sources of protein and other nutrients. However, the way in which humans consume meat has changed significantly since the beginning of human civilization, particularly with the rise of the industrial meat industry in the last century.

The ethical argument against consuming meat is one of the most heated topics in the food industry today. As more and more people become aware of the cruel conditions that animals are kept in, the ethics of consuming meat has become a more widely discussed issue. 

The use of antibiotics, hormones, and other drugs to increase the size and weight of animals for food production, as well as practices such as beak trimming and tail docking, have come under increased scrutiny in recent years. Furthermore, animal welfare groups are increasingly advocating for a shift towards plant-based diets, arguing that raising animals for consumption is both unethical and unnecessary.

At the same time, many farmers and ranchers argue that they are providing humane and compassionate care for their animals, and are often opposed to regulations that could limit their ability to raise animals for food. They point out that many of the animal welfare regulations that have been put in place are actually beneficial for the health and wellbeing of the animals.

Ultimately, this is an argument that is not likely to be resolved anytime soon. It is an important issue to consider when debating the morality of eating meat, and it should be part of any conversation on the topic.

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The original information is at the link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_industry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic_use_in_livestock

Let’s admit it: many of us, when we hear the word "science", imagine ourselves sitting at our desks, nervously flipping through the pages of a textbook and spending our whole lives behind a stack of books. Now such an occupation is unlikely to cause enthusiasm and interest, although not so long ago being a scientist was considered a privilege and an interesting profession. So what is the problem of such disinterest of young people in science?

It seems to me that many of us are under pressure: follow school rules, wear certain clothes, spend time not on subjects that you like, but on those that are more difficult or "needed". Such conditions sooner or later deprive people of the desire to learn, because in many cases they were forced to do it in one way or another. Now tell me: what kind of person would have a desire to become a scientist or make some kind of discovery, if from an early age he was forced to a certain kind of activity, his interest was beaten off by some restrictions and rules?

Previously, many did not have the opportunity to study, and academic performance did not play such a big role. Indeed, there were individuals in whom there were the beginnings of future geniuses and whose desire for learning was not interrupted by social causes.

With all this, I want to say that I think that today's disinterest of young people in science can be explained by the huge pressure from outside. People have a so-called protest against existing restrictions (including in the field of education), which is why many suppress their inner potential and desire for knowledge. Perhaps all this could have been avoided if we did not have such strict school rules and regulations, numerous duties and responsibilities.

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This post is different from all the others because we want to get to know you, our readers, a little better. If you like the idea, we will do more posts like this to get to know you better. We suggest we start with the things we all like to do in our leisure time, like watching films - we're sure you all have a favourite film you'd like to share with us.

Anna.

There isn’t a person in the world who hasn’t heard of Titanic. This film was released in 1997.It was directed, written and produced by James Cameron.The film made an instant success and is still very popular. It was nominated for “Oscar” in 14 nominations and won 11 of them. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.  . In my opinion, their acting is excellent. The camerawork is fantastic, too. After this film both actors became famous all over the world. "Titanic” remained the most successful film of all time, until the released of "Avatar" in 2010. There are  really very interesting fact that they made a full-size model of the “Titanic” for this film. The film tells us the story of two people, Rosa and Jack, who fell in love with each other. Rose was from high society and Jack was a poor artist who won his ticket in a card game.  Their troubles began when the others found out about this love. Despite everything Rose and Jack stood by each other. Unfortunately, we will never know whether this beautiful love story would have a happy ending as Jack did not survive, but Rose survived.To my mind, Titanic is one of those films after which no one will be unaffected. So I suggest you watch this movie if you haven’t seen it yet.

Kate.

It is the second film that you should try to guess. this movie was directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by John Hughes.  It was released in 1990, 

it is one of the best Christmas movies that were made by the film industry in the last two decades. this film won the golden globe in the nomination of the best comedy. The scenes were filmed on location at a three-story single-family house located at 671 Lincoln Avenue in the North Shore village of Winnetka, Illinois. this film is a great establishment of Christmas tradition, which brings its spirit to every home.

When 8-year-old boy, which was played by famous actor Macaulay Culkin, behaved badly at the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother (Catherine O'Hara) makes him sleep in the attic. After his mother mistakenly leave for the airport without boy, he wakes up in an empty house and predict that his wish to have no family has come true. But his excitement sours when he realizes that two burglars (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) plan to rob the McCallister residence, and that he alone must protect the family home. I will wait your answer in your post.

Anna 

What do you think about watching a movie that has grossed nearly $3 billion?  I think you are interested.  Most likely you have seen this movie or at least heard about the "tall blue people" from this movie.  The film was released in 2009 in the USA, it was directed by James Cameron (we offer the second film by this director).  The film is a story about an interesting world with its own Na'vi population, which people intervened to extract unobtanium.  The main character, played by Sam Worthington, is not a scientist, but only a replacement for his brother.  He enters the world of the Na'vi inhabitants and meets the beautiful girl Naitiri (Zoe Saldana), and what happened next and how the story of the protagonist ended, you can find out after watching the film.  And I'll be waiting for your answer, what kind of movie is this.  

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In the modern world, as you know, it is possible to transport not only people, but also a variety of things: from fragile products to flammable substances. However, there are special types of cargo that (in the event of an accident or non-compliance with safety rules) can cause great harm to a person. Such cargoes usually include oil, gasoline, radioactive substances and even poisonous gases. An accident of a transport-carrier, depending on the volume of cargo, can lead to both partial or complete loss of cargo, and to an environmental disaster.

But why, even given the danger of such transportation, do we continue to do this? Often on the streets you can see cars with trailers with certain signs, as well as numbers from the UN list. This is one of the rules for the transport of dangerous goods. These rules also include the need to maintain a certain temperature, the presence of a valve, the specialization of the carrier, etc. Not everyone can afford to comply with these rules: a fire safety system and a special selection of employees require considerable costs. It is much easier and, importantly, cheaper to choose the first driver that comes across, explain safety precautions to him and send him to “steer” around the city with radiation in a trailer. As for larger shipments (by ships or aircraft), the problem here is the danger of the path: no one is immune from an accident or (in the case of sea transportation) collision with water bodies. 

A prime example of such a disaster is an accident that occurred on March 23, 1989 off the coast of Alaska. As a result of the disaster, about 40.9 million liters spilled into the sea, forming an oil slick. According to the source of Wikipedia, the reasons were: 

 • Unpreparedness of the crew 

 • Collision warning radar damage 

 • yaw 

 • lack of equipment and people

As you can see, catastrophes of this type depend both on external circumstances and on a person. This is not to say that dangerous transportation is meaningless: in the case of more complex transportation, the products will cost much more. However, we should not forget about irreversible environmental damage.

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Many people in today's society face the problem of bullying. It means all kinds of abuse, humiliation, conflicts or fights where usually one person is weaker than the other. Recently, bullying has become one of the most common social problems in many communities, especially in educational centres and even in kindergartens. 

As we know, there are three positions in this situation: the aggressor, the observer and the victim. In this essay we will talk about each of them.

The first position is the aggressor. Anyone can be an aggressor, be it a boy or a girl. Such people usually have a bad relationship with others. Most bullies don't care about other people's feelings. They behave this way either because they want attention or because they were brought up in a troubled family.  The bully thinks he is always right, is always ready to attack and criticise other people, and despises weakness. His words are often different from his actions, he is not prepared to be honest and open and will always.

Bullying always happens in high school in places that are accessed by other students, for example,the bathroom, the parking lot or classrooms. the observer may also be affected indirectly by such action of witnessing how others are bulled. Although observer students may not take action against the bully due to fear of being the next target, observer students develop trauma and fear that they might be victims of the bullying sometime and this may affect their normal living as they will live in fear at school. That is why it is imperative for the school administration to favour the three parties when drafting new rules. Putting that into consideration will preventing the situation in time thus saving the child from becoming an emotional handicap in future.

A victim of bullying is a person who is bullied by the aggressor (mentally and/or physically).  No one knows exactly why some people become victims of bullying, while others do not.  It is only known that the victims of bullying most often cannot resist the aggressor, and if they can resist or begin to ignore, then after a while the aggressor stops his actions.  But unfortunately many victims continue to be victims because of the inability to seek help (or people simply do not want to help deal with bullying). 

 In conclusion, if you know someone who is being bullied or you are being bullied in the company around you, try asking for help and know that bullying is very serious and, trust us, it is NOT normal.

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Traditionally, by intelligence we mean the ability to learn about things through the different sources: we look and see, listen and hear, smell and test, ask questions to try to find logical connections. How we perceive information better determines our intelligence. However, a theory developed in the early 1980s by Gardner Howard suggests that a person can have multiple intelligences. He first singled out seven intellects: visual-spatial (art and picture smart), logical-mathematical (number and logic smart), bodily-kinesthetic (body and movement smart), musical-rhythmic (music and sound smart), intrapersonal (self and introspection smart), interpersonal (group and people smart), verbal-linguistic (word and book smart). But then he added two more: naturalist (nature and environment smart) and existential (where we come from) intelligences. 

This theory from the very beginning of its existence caused a wave of discontent. These critics argue that Gardner's definition of intelligence is too broad and that his nine different "intelligences" simply represent talents, personality traits, and abilities. Some express the opinion about the impossibility of the existence of combinations of nine intellects at once. You also need to take into account the fact that Gardner did not conduct a psychological experiment, but made a statement about this theory without practical evidence. 

Despite all of the above, the theory of multiple intelligences has gained immense popularity and is widely used in education with some features: individualization, versatile learning, and the ability for comprehensive development. Also, according to theory, you have the opportunity to try yourself in various fields and choose what really suits you.

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First and foremost, a home is defined by the people who inhabit it. It is the laughter of children echoing in the halls, the aroma of a home-cooked meal wafting from the kitchen, and the comforting presence of family and loved ones. The bonds forged within those walls give life to the house, infusing it with love and warmth.

Memories play an integral role in making a house a home. It's the recollection of birthdays celebrated in the living room, the mark on the wall tracking a child's growth, and the photographs adorning the walls that tell the story of a family's journey. These memories become an intrinsic part of the home's identity, weaving a tapestry of shared experiences.

Personalization is another key ingredient. A house is transformed into a home through the addition of personal touches and décor that reflect the inhabitants' tastes, interests, and personalities. Whether it's a cozy reading nook, a collection of cherished mementos, or artwork that speaks to the soul, these elements imbue the space with character and individuality.

Comfort and a sense of security are fundamental in making a house feel like home. The feeling of sinking into a well-loved armchair, the soothing embrace of a warm blanket, and the knowledge that you are sheltered from the storms of life all contribute to this sensation of safety and contentment.

A home is also about routine and familiarity. It's the creaking of a familiar floorboard, the sound of a favorite song playing in the background, and the anticipation of shared meals around the dining table. These routines create a rhythm to life that resonates deeply with the concept of "home."

Furthermore, the neighborhood and community in which a house is situated play a significant role. A sense of belonging extends beyond the front door to the streets and neighbors who become an extended family. Knowing the local store owner by name, exchanging friendly waves with neighbors, and participating in community events can foster a strong sense of home.

In conclusion, what makes a house a home is not just the physical structure but the emotional and experiential layers that envelop it. It's the love, memories, personalization, comfort, routine, and sense of community that together create a unique and cherished place where one truly belongs. A home is where the heart resides, and it is the culmination of life's most precious moments and connections, making it far more than just a house.

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