Humans have developed artistic expression as a creative tool for problem-solving and adjusting to shifting circumstances. Many academics have argued that creating art is essential to human survival and functioning. As Picasso, one of the world’s most famous artists, said: “The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off of our souls”….
“Daily Mail” named 63-year-old Hugh Laurie “the sexiest TV doctor ever”. “Esquire” wrote about 55-year-old Mads Mikkelsen, praising his high cheekbones and charismatic visuals. “Cosmopolitan” released the whole article about “hot 56-year-old Keanu Reeves on the beach”. Meanwhile, 56-year-old ( obviously, not that hot anymore) Sarah Jessica Parker is “bravely fighting with age” on the pages…
Interview with Bartomiej E. Nowak, PhD, Vistula University. He is a political scientist, he holds a PhD in Economics and is the President of the Programming Board at the United Nations Association, Poland (UNAP). Formerly, dr Nowak was the President of the Vistula Group of Universities (2020-22), Chair of International Relations at the Vistula University…
Since childhood, music has always given me the feelings and emotions that I never had. It feels different when you listen to depressive love ballads, happy and solemn odes, or melancholic guitar songs over 19 years. While I was writing this article, I realized that music has a tremendous power of connecting native souls and…
With the fact that the Chinese market is gradually becoming huge, many international businesses are looking for Chinese (Mandarin) speakers to expand the Asian market, and learning Chinese is becoming more and more popular in business and science. Meanwhile, the beauty of Chinese calligraphy has also attracted many foreigners to choose to learn Chinese. However,…
The canteen at Vistula University – we all meet there. Lunch, however, must be eaten, there is not much time to go out, so from 12.00 the canteen is simply besieged. Is it tasty there? Does the food suit us? VISTULA MONITOR asked several students for an answer. Oxane, Graphics As I have practical classes…
Located on the western coast of South America, Peru is one of the most diverse countries in the world. This unique diversity is reflected in the country’s flora and fauna, culture, and most noticeably: its gastronomy. In the last ten years, Peru has been hailed as one of the world’s best culinary destinations and a…
The initiative to publish a journal at the University by its employees and students is an ambitious task, that immediately puts this academic community at the forefront of universities, in a way, on a pedestal. By launching our own journal, we want to demonstrate our ambitions and thus reflect our aspirations to exert an impact…
Among young people from the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States – in fact, post-Soviet states – editor), Poland has become one of the most popular countries in which they want to receive higher education. What reasons encourage our applicants and students to study in Poland? 1. European diploma. This document will allow you to find…
Suicide Awareness. Information presented in this work may be triggering to some people. “I tried to laugh about it, cover it all up with lies (…) hiding the tears in my eyes. ‘Cause boys don’t cry” – wrote British band The Cure, in their 1979 hit. The song which later became a worldwide phenomenon and…