CAS Blog-Joanna Maziarczyk

 Hi! Today I decided to work a bit more on my philosphy essay. I expanded the part about Roman Ingarden’s views on literary fiction and wrote a paragraph about unreliable narrator and how this concept works (or doesn’t) with what Ingarden claimed. I am approximately in 1/3 of the whole essay and really enjoy writing it and the ability to put my thoughts on paper.

 Hi! Today I had another yoga practice, this time at home and led by myself. Due to covid-19 the gyms have been closed again so I have to practice on my own and without the teacher. It is definitely harder to stay focused this way and I have noticed I work better with someone’s help. Yet I have to get used to this new situation and hope to improve my focus quickly! (Here: downward-facing dog and upward-facing cat)

 Hi! This week I had another talk with Laura, a younger student from my school whom I am helping with a philosphy essay. This time we focused more on her essay itself, talked about reliable and unreliable sources and the structure her work should have. She also showed me her plan and we dicussed its strong and weak points together. 

 Hi! As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, I am currently working on a philosophy essay for a competition. This year from all the assigned topics I chose Happiness and the goal of life according to ancient and medieval philosophers . However, because Poland decided to close schools on the 15th of September and I have a bit more free time now, I decided to try writing two essays instead of one. I can only send one for the competition but will be able to expand my knowledge and interests through writing. The other topic I decided to focus on can be translated as Can fiction be true/real? Today I took some time off after my online classes and staring working on my piece of writing. In my work I will be showing different concepts and definitions of both fiction and truth, their relationship and various philosophical concepts related to the topic. 

 Hi! Today I took some time off after school and decided to make a healthier version of one of my favourite types of biscuits.  As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, this school year I am trying to live a more healthy lifestyle but without giving up on my most liked dishes. To prepare those biscuits I used vegan butter and eggs substitutes and cut down on sugar. The taste came out different but equally good and I cound enjoy the treat and feel healthy at the same time!

 Hi! Today together with our class teacher, my clasmates and I went to see an exhibition by a Polish artist Władysław Hasior. We took a long walk from school to the Old Town, where the event took place On the exphibition we spent 1,5 hour with a guide who walked us through the works of art and described them, adding some biographical and social conext to each one The whole experienced showed me how differnt art forms are there and made me think what art really is.

 Hi! As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, my friends and I are taking part in a big event in Lublin and organising a charity project. Today we had a meeting with the coordinator from the fundation with which we are working as the part of this project. During the meeting we discussed our plans, created a calender what to do when and how to organise the event without endangering anyone due to the pandemic. The next week, we will be talking with our headmaster about the whole event.

 Hi! Today I took part in yet another yoga practice. This week, my friend Martyna and her friend joined the class as well! We did various stretching and muscle exercises and worked on our handstands. The training made me feel stronger and let me calm down after a long day.

 Hi! Today I took part in another meeting of my school's running club Staszic Running Team. The weather was much nicer than last week, we also met in the afternoon rather then evening and I felt much more motivated during the practice. Additionally, more of my friends have joined the team and we could both work out and socialise! Today we focused more on strenght and body coordination. Additionally, we run two 200 meter sprints and a couple longer ones. This meeting was also a bit challenging for me, but I noticed that I felt better than last week. I am hoping to see differences in my sports abilities as the time goes.

 Hi! As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, I am currently working on an essay for Olimpiada Filozoficzna, a competition focusing on philosphy. The competition has three stages and in order to get into the second one, we are required to prepare an essay not more than 20 pages long where we dicuss one of prescribed topics. This year I chose the topic Happiness and the point of life according to ancient and medieval philosophers . I have to finish the essay until the middle of November and have already written almost half of it. Today I worked on the part concerning Saint Augustine and his perception of happines and point of life. I also corrected some mistakes in the previous parts of the essay. My choice of topic is strongly connected to my personal interest. I really enjoy reading both ancient and medieval philosophy, comparing its similarities and differences. While writing this essay I came across varoious fascinating ideas and concepts and also reflected on the topic a lot...

 Hi! As I mentioned in my CAS Profile, I find great interest in philosophy. In school, I take part in weekly additional classes where we discuss different philosophers and their thoughts. To expand my knowledge and improve skills, I took part in philosophy competition Olimpiada Filozoficzna last year and got into the second stage out of three. This year I also decided to take part and hope to get into the last stage! As a part of this content, I had to prepare a long essay concering one of the topic prepared by the PTF, the organisation running it. This year, apart from taking part myself, I am supervising the essay of one of the girls from grade 1, Laura. Because it is her first time participating in anything like this and the beginning of her journey with philosophy, she told me she felt a bit lost and unsure. With my skills, I can help her and give her some useful tips which is what the content organizators encourage. Here I will be posting our progress and my reflection on the ...

 Hi! Today I was at my yoga practice, just like next week. I did not feel really well the entire day and thought about not participating in the training and having an evening at home. Yet I realised it is probably better for me if I go out and focus on something else rather than stay in my room. Even though the practice itself was very challenging, I am happy I did something good for both my body and mind.