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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