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Apart from to the fact that Poland has a very interesting and moving historical background is also characterized by the fact that many great and famous scientists , writers , athletes and also the spiritual people come from here . They are e . g . Maria Skłodowska-Curie , Mikołaj Kopernik , Adam Mickiewicz , Henryk Sienkiewicz , Robert Lewandowski and Jan Paweł II . They are the pride of the Polish nation and also the authority for many people .
In the last argument I will refer to Polish tradition and culture . In no other country in the world there are as many wonderful folk rituals as in Poland . An example of one of them may be greeting with bread and salt . It is a beautiful custom to greet special guests with bread and salt .
Taking everything into account I think that the above arguments take into account my thesis that I am proud of my homeland . I strongly believe that people who live in Poland should respect Polish nation colors , national anthem , emblem and they should be proud of it .
MY vision of the future of Europe Aleksandra Hamala
Europe has a very long and rich history , which was written by many countries . Europe has its ups and downs . We don ’ t think about it every day , but Europe had to go through a long and difficult path to get to what it is now . The tough time of great wars and communism divided Europe , but it was possible to re-unify it thanks to , for example , the European Union or the Schengen area . As a result , many countries began to be important in Europe and in the world . Many countries seemingly different from each other began to cooperate , which made it easier to learn about the culture and history of other countries . After all , cultural achievements for Europeans are very important .
Europeans are proud of their cultural heritage . They praise it in front of the strangers and identify with it in a very emotional way . Cultural heritage for the majority of citizens has a high value , because it allows its own identification , provides a pretext for conversations and social contacts , and also has something special that is not found anywhere else . This applies equally to historic buildings , literature and music . In my vision of the future of Europe , we will treat our European cultural heritage as a common good .
Europe is characterized by a rich and diverse culture tradition . No other culture is as aware of its history as European culture . As a whole , it differs from the others , and at the same time it is very diverse internally . But the thing is that the European nations often competed with each other , waged wars or had to defend against them . But if we were to look only from this perspective , a united Europe would never have been created even to a small degree . It may paradoxically strengthen us in unification . Seeing mistakes made in the past , we are able to prevent them from being repeated in the future . If the authorities of the states draw a lesson from the past , then there should never be more wars or cruelty . We are already living in a war-free Europe . And let it remain as long as possible . Seeing how the II World War destroyed and divided Europe , we have something to
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