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Parents have almost always been authority figures for their children. These days more and more celebrities replace mothers and fathers and become a role model for young people. Seeing as how they have an influence on youths lives they try to use it. When I saw on a social media how celebrities promote toons of things that they probably haven't even tried, it made me aware of how stars manipulate us, often in a tricky way. As long as advertisements on TV have a clear message, a paid-up person tries to convince fans to buy a relevant product by wearing brands clothes or just presenting a product and pitching it. It is a new way for business but an unfair one because stars use their fame to persuade us to buy a product. Consequently, they make more money. Of course, not every celebrity is taking part in it but, unfortunately, more and more famous people follow this path. 

School is a part and parcel of youths everyday life, where students have to struggle with tests and exams, day after day. From my observations, it goes practically always with daily stress. When I saw my friend trembling of fear because of a short test, I realized how badly can school pressure influence our lives and also our health.  Upcoming tests, too much homework and the amount of studying required can cause "killing" stress and can result in a lack of sleep. Consequently, it leads to poor results at school, but more importantly, it affects our 'body clock'. As we already know, stress is not a good adviser, so we should avoid it. First of all, we should learn for ourselves, not for grades or reputation. It is also important to find the most effective way to study and to manage time for studying wisely. The final advise - find at least one hour each day to relax!

Yesterday was a 100th anniversary of the National Independence Day in Poland. A centennial was celebrated in various ways - more than 30 thousands people took part in a running race and practically everyone displayed Polish flags. Additionally, as always, thousands of people attended a march through central Warsaw, which was organised by nationalists and far-right groups. The march included activists who were promoting racism and homophobic slogans. This situation made me think how cruel is our society if there are still thousands of intolerant people. A world is a blend of individualities - religions, cultures and lifestyles. It makes our place of living more colourful and varied. That's why we should do our best to improve our quality of living and share love and tolerance instead of hate and aggression.