I have one friend. She is not married. A successful woman. Workaholic. Holds a high position in a large company.
But now she is seriously thinking about creating a family. She wants to adopt a child.
It would seem a noble mission. Society and the state should encourage such aspirations. After all, every child …
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Probably, each of us had to face a dilemma in life: on whose side to stand in a dispute or conflict – on his side or on the side of the right (after all, it does not always turn out to be right).
For example, your son in the yard beat a neighbor’s boy. His father …
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We all admire strong people. We enthusiastically look at their photos on the covers of magazines, with interest read about them in the news. And sometimes we do not suspect that real heroes quietly live among us.
Is the waitress, who is a single mother with two children, serves the visitors from morning till night, and …
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Should we be proud of our illustrious athletes if they are involved in doping scandals?
I think not.
They committed misconduct and should be punished for it.
It does not matter that they are our fellow citizens.
The truth is one for all, as for our people, and for others.…
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Recently an acquaintance went to her small Motherland – to one of the regional centers of Kazakhstan.
She got there on a celebration; her relatives celebrated the enrolment of a son in the first grade. It was not a wedding, not an anniversary. Simply, the son goes to school.
But in what a grandiose …
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Do we need to celebrate Victory Day?
I think that it is necessary. On that day, the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War ended with a defeat of fascism.
One nation, drugged by a charismatic leader, imagines that it is smarter, stronger, more cultured than everyone else, and can rule the …
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Recently I bought a watch that suits me completely.
Firstly, it has hands for hours, minutes, seconds. And they are large and well visible on the dial. Moreover, they are phosphoric, so they are visible even in the dark. My previous watch was with thin white gold hands. They looked impressive, but weren’t clearly seen against …
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As a child, I lived in an apartment building. Each of these buildings had its own yard and its own company of boys.
I remember a boy living in one yard. I think his name was Nurlan. He was stronger and larger than his peers, and he was a bully. He kept the whole yard in …
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Recently, I selected candidates for the vacant position.
I noticed such statistics. Only 20 percent of those who were denied the job, found the strength to adequately say goodbye. That is, to my letter with regret that they did not pass the interview and good luck in the future, only one out of five politely answered …
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Why does the surrounding of an authoritarian leader change over time into sycophants and back-scratchers? Why does this process develop geometrically?
It’s very simple.
In an authoritarian society, the head of state is the only source of power. Not the people, but him. He distributes all the benefits: high public positions, financial flows in …
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