zosia miller

The article which I read today concerned forests in Africa. The author, Robert Nasi, wrote about five different kinds of woods you can run upon in Africa and also about problems that affect all life there. This text showed how diverse nature in Africa, the continent that people mainly associate with deserts and dull landscape, really is. Although descriptions of those places weren’t interesting to me, I appreciate their beauty. Presented forests differ from each other significantly but all of them face dangers coming mostly from human. We cut trees for wood, oil (for example argan trees growing in Maroco are cut mainly to produce argan oil), and to build houses or factories. There are also other factors, like climate change, that negatively affect African forest. As an result more carbon dioxide is transferred into our atmosphere. I suspect that not only our “global environment” is affected but animals living in those forests are. They loose their natural habitats and slowly die beca...

  The text that I read lately was about the no-fly zone. The authors, Andrew Stigler and Christopher Michael Faulkner, wrote about what this measure of safety would mean, about it’s history and effects.               Before reading this article, the no-flight zone that the president of Ukraine demanded didn’t make sense to me. I always thought that it would be another ban that Russia could break. But after reading this text I understand that it is a measure that could keep Ukraine’s civilians safe. At the same time, it could not affect the situation at all. According to the authors’s assumptions, it wouldn’t change anything and maybe even do harm. What scares me the most is that it could be a cause of a bigger military conflict. I definitely understand why the U.S. can’t establish a no-fly zone. It would be an excuse for Russia to attack another country. But on the other hand, it is not right to not do anything and there should be a way to help ...

         The article that I read today titled “Should public health measures like masking continue beyond the pandemic? Data on viral infections shows their benefits” was written by Rutvij A. Khanolkar and Eddy S. Lang .  The text talks about how covid 19 safety measures can prevent the spreading of other diseases.                Although I think it is wonderful that all those limits introduced because of covid are causing a decrease in number of other respiratory illnesses, I am not very keen on continuing wearing masks. I think that I’m not the only one who is tired of the situation and simply wants to go back to some sort of normality. At the same time, as I mentioned earlier, I think that it is great information for older people or those with lung diseases. They can really profit from following restrictions (mentioning a noticeable decrease in hospital admissions for respiratory diseases in Canada can be enough to...

 The article which I read today was written by Peter Rutland. This text is about a significant change in the everyday life of ordinary Russians caused by sanctions. While I understand that all of those limits imposed on Russia are meant to end the war as fast as possible I keep thinking about a common person from Russia facing them. It is obvious that if the country’s economy collapses standard of living there also changes dramatically. Prices are soaring and everyday life isn’t getting harder for individuals but also for all kinds of businesses. I feel pity for those people, mainly because I would be scared if I were in their position. But we have to remember the purpose of sanctions.  Although Russia’s citizens didn’t really hurt anyone they have to feel a change to start protesting and putting pressure on authorities to stop military operations. I think that over time more and more Russians will protest and will demand to hold the government accountable.  Also in com...

                  The artic le which I have just read was written by Nicholas R. Longrich and is an answer for reader’s question about humans future.                 The author of this text presents his speculations about our future evolution. I can fully agree that our life expectancy will expand through the time. As we invent more medications and cure more diseases we can expect to live longer. Although the assumption of people getting taller surprised me, I understand that given our rising length of life we will grow higher. The author’s speculations related not only to our physical appearance but also our intelligence and personality. The possibility of evolving to the point where we will have less psychological problems really makes me hopeful for a better future . Mental health is often forgotten in our everyday life. The vision of people being  “immune” t...

 Some time ago, at the end of October, my parents went on a short trip. They let me and my sister stay at a flat that they weren’t letting at the moment. So for around a week, we moved into a place that was more convenient than our house in terms of getting to school.               In that short time, I visited my house once. But what was weird was that when I told my friends about my plans I didn’t say “I have to go home to grab a few things”. I used the name of a street that I’m living on. It made me realise that I’m not as attached to the building as I thought. Through that week I called “home” the place where I stayed with my sister. It showed me that my home is where my family is. This short time reviled where my priorities are.