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Museum of the future - the building designed by algorithm

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 Museum of the future, located in Dubai is known as one of the most chellenging building  projects ever attempted. It is still under construction due to pandemic, but it will be opened in March 2021. It shape resemble an eye, which is covered in Arabic caligraphy. The inscription is a part of Arabic poetry that means "The future belongs to those who can imagine it, design it, and execute it. It isn't something you await, but rather create ". The lead designer of the project said that it would be impossible to design it without parametric design and Building Informational Modelling (BIM). Parametric design is part of a complicated algorythm that allows us to manipulate the variables of an equation to get the expected solution. BIM is a three demensional technology for construction proffesionals,that help them design and document projects together.Parametric modelling of people movement in the building helped determining how to reduce queuing time and how to arrange elevato...

Dubai frame

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 Dubai frame is combination of two 150 meters high towers connected by the 93 meters long bridge at the top, which has a glass floor that allows us to look down. From there we have an amazing view at the old part of Dubai, but also at the new districts and modern buildings such as Burj Khalifa. Dubai frame is located in the Zabeel Park which is on the border of old and new section of the city. It remaind us the story of transformation from humble fishing village to breathtaking and progressive metropolis. Dubai frame it's called the place where you can experience  the past, present and future of Dubai for a good reason. On the ground floor there is a museum of the past, that tells about the beginnings and development of Dubai. On the bridge, beside the viewpoint there is a museum of the present, where using special apps or 3D presentations we can find out about interesting facts, places and upcoming projects in current Dubai. On the other side of the building there is gallery ...

Dubai desert safari

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 Dubai desert safari is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Dubai. People choose it mainly because it is a great way to rest from the big metropolis and  crowds of people. You can also find out more about disappearing tradition of bedouins and see the desert first-hand. The safari begins when proffesional drivers take you on an extreme ride through the desert. It is one of the best parts of a safari because the emotions are comparable to driving  a large rollercoaster, but there are also beautiful views of the desert. After that you will ride to the camp on a camel, which is icon of the desert. In a camp you can smoke shisha, try traditional food and drinks or get a henna tatoo,which was a core part of Arab culture. It all feels unique, because you are in an oasis in the middle of the desert lying in the old-fashioned Arab tent. In the evening you can enjoy live shows performed by talented dancers. Main attraction is traditional bellly dancing. After day fulled...

Ski Dubai

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 Ski Dubai is third largest indoor ski resort in the world. It is even more impressive considering the temperatures in the city that are over 40 Celsius degrees and they managed to keep consistent temperaure of  -4 Celsius degrees. It is located in  one of the most popular shopping  malls in Dubai - The Mall of  the Emirates, which is one of the biggest shopping malls in the world.  This resort takes place of 22 500m2 and features an 85-metre mountain top which is as high as a 25-storey building.  It has five artificially snowed ski and snowboard slopes of various difficulty routes one ot them is first indoor ski black route in the world. There are a lot of activities there, you can take ski lessons or use a freestyle zone for practising. You can also meet penguins or take advantage of snowpark filled with fun activities. This snowpark has a surface of 3000m2 and is the largest indoor facility of this type in the world. Link

Burj Khalifa

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  Burj Khalifa it's the most popular tourists attraction in Dubai, this skycraper is best known of being the tallest building in the world. Burj Khalifa means literally Khalifa tower, in honour of   the ruler of  Abu Dhabi  and president of the United Arab Emirates,  Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. It is located in downtown of Dubai, an area filled with high-rises buildings.  The architectural height of Burj Khalifa is 828 meters, which is measured to the top of the spire .  Before 2010, Burj Khalifa's height has long been kept as a secret in order to prevent it from being surpassed by potential competitors. As of 2019, Burj Khalifa has been holding the crown of World's Tallest Building for 10 years and it will keep the crown for another 4 to 5 years.  Aside this record  Burj Khalifa holds six other world records.Burj Khalifa is also the tallest freestanding structure in the world, has the highest number of stories, has the highest occupied...

Palm Jumeirah

  Palm Jumeirah is artificial offshore islands in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that from the air resembles a palm tree within a circle. The project   took around six years to complete and it costed  12 billion $ .   It is one of the most abitious and technically chellenging engineering project of the world, and was created to complete Dubai's strategy to become top tourist destination in the world. The initial plan was to build three artificial island, Palm Jumeriah, Palm Jebel Ali and Palm Deira, which was suposed to be 8 times bigger than Palm Jumeirah.  But because of the financial crises only the first one was compeated and there are no further development plans for other two.  Each of the archipelagoes had been planned to be fulled with world-class hotels, expensive restaurants and clubs.  Also it includes  beachside villas, apartments, water theme parks,shopping malls, sports facilities, and health spas.  Another reason for the isl...

Aladdin City

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 Aladdin City is a magaproject of buildings  inspired by the 11th - century tales of Aladdin and Sinbad.  The entire development will cost approximately $15 billion. It will be a a big complex of hotels, offices, restaurants and commercial outlets. All this will stand out in this city where is already a tons of extremely beautifull and breathtaking buildings. This ambitious project is located on the 4000 acre surface in the historic Dubai Creek area. It will feature three high golden towers looking like giant genie lamps. These three main buildings are going to be connected with air-conditioned bridges and moving walkways, so that guests can easily switch between skyscrapers. Moreover, bridges that connect the towers will be in shape of dragons, snakes and lizards. This project is currently under construction and should be compleated by year 2021. https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/aladdin-city/

Do we need advertisments?

In my opinion we need advertisments, because of a lots of benefits. First thing is that, because of ads we can use Youtube or play mobile games for free. If there wouldn't be ads producers didn't make profits from their apps and for example Youtub e coul d become a paid service as Netflix.  And the question remains, what would happen to television if there were not thousands of ads every day that give a lot of money to the TV station. On the other hand advertisments are a great way to find out about products, new sales or compare offers from different producers and choose the one that we like the most. Summarizing, ads are important in our lives and even though they are not crucial we still need them.

Would you like to live 250 years?

I would like to live 250 years, because there are so many things that you can do in your life and normal lifespan is to short to enjoy all of this. If I would live longer I will have more time to spend with my family, travel, learn new things and observe all this exciting changes that will happen during our lives, for example cheap space travel. Morover, if we had choice to extend our life it would be stupidity not to take advantage of it. If someone don't know what to do with his normal life he wouldn't use his extended life properly, but smart people would make the most of it and could be useful for the society. To sum up, I would like to live 250 years, because I could do so many things that normally I won't have time to do.

Why do people often think that the past was better than the present or future ?

People often think that the past was better than the present or future because it's connected to their childhood which was in most cases time of unconcern and fun. The other reason is fear of future and responsibilities that will come to us. People often have good memories from the past which was easier. The other thing is that human brain is constructed so that we forgot about the bad memories but we keep remembering the good ones. Summarizing, for many people past was better than present or future because of good memories from childhood, fear of unknown future and responsibilites waiting for us.

What do you expect to be the most important change or development in the world in the next ten years?

In my opinion the most important development in the world in the next ten years will be AI(artificial intelligence). Even now AI is all around us for example after seeing some product in the internet a thousands of similar ads pop out. What's more personal assistantas in your smartphone such as Siri or Google Assisitant are way more advanced, because they can recognize our voice and react in natural way. Development in this direction can lead us to self-driving cars or robot behaving like people. AI will have huge impact on humanity and maybe replace us in many areas of life.

Do you agree that fake news is a serious problem? Why/Why not?

In my opinion fake news is very serious problem, because it may cause panic or very big harm for the society. Good example is fake news that cats or dogs can spread coronavirus to human. Frightened owners started to get rid of their pets from home. Enother example is politicians that use fake news to lie away their oponents reputation and mislead citizents. Moreover people are starting not trust each other and they can't distinguish truth from lies. Fake news is very serious problem of the modern world and authorities should do their best to fight with it.

Is studying abroad a good idea?

In my opinion studying abroad is a very good idea, because you get the best opportunity to improve your language skills, meet new friends from different part of the globe and get a new perception of world, other than Polish. Moreover, there is much bigger choice of  study directons and a way of teaching or educational systems can be also different and sometimes better than Polish. After studying abroad you can have better possibilities and hence better paid jobs abroad. To sum up studying abroad has a lot of benefits such as improving language skills, getting new friends but the most important is that you got better perspectives in the future.

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sensationalism - tactic in mass media that present the information in most exciting or shocking way The newspaper has been accused of sensationalism. capacity - the total amount of sth. that can be contained or produced The capacity in hospiatls during pandemic is too small slope - a surface of which one end or side is at higher level than another  This is very steep mountain slope.

Do you think the response of the Polish society and government to the coronavirus epidemic has been appropriate?

In my opinion response of the Polish government to the coronavirus epidemic has been completely right. Coronavirus is transfered by air and thousands of people could catch it for example in bus to school. When students don't have to go to school, public transport is much safer. Furthermore in the early stage of infection you don't see the symptoms, but you can infect others. In school where are about hundreds of people it's very easy to catch the virus. While staying at home we can break the ,,chain''. It's very important to listen to government and do not go outside.

Is lying morally wrong?

In my opinion lying is not morally wrong when you don't cross some boundaries. For example white lies are harmless, because the are generally told to avoid hurting someone's feelings and creating some useless conflicts. But of course they are  lies that cannot be forgiven and are morally wrong. An example of such lies are those that can significantly change some situation for example in relationship. Lying in relationship is wrong becuse when you lie you change the way how people see you and you are trying to be someone that you are not. To sum up, lying is not wrong when it's a white lie or when it don't affect some important situations, but lying about yourself in relationships is wrong and for a longer period of time it will only cause harm.