Avainsana: human development
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”Unity in diversity” – the ghost of colonialism and the harmony of nations
There are thousands of indigenous peoples in the world. There are more than 6000 different languages alone. A large part of them disappear every decade. For example, Grizelda Kristina, the last native speaker of Livin, died in 2013 at the age of over 100. Some languages have only a few speakers left. Only 2 people…
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Civilization and enlightenment – humanity’s path from darkness to light
The year 1995 is not far away in history. In Finland, we listened to the Spice Girls, 2Pac and Oasis. Children played with Tamagotchi and Play Station. Windows -95 had appeared. The Soviet Union had fallen and Finland had joined the EU. Today’s young adults lived their childhood. However, a bloody war was going on…