Strange metamorphosis occurs with some words.
For example, here is the harmless scientific word “Negro”. It always denoted the people of the Negroid race. This is not an insult or a compliment. Just a statement of fact. But some people thought that this word contains hidden discrimination, and …
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Often, in conversations about the need to learn Kazakh language, I hear a hackneyed phrase: there are no good textbooks in Kazakhstan, there are no methodologies, there are no training centers, no teachers.
I never listened to such arguments, because I was sure that whoever is looking for – will always find it.
But …
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In sport, as in any extreme situation, the human essence is revealed. If you want to find out what a person is, look at him on the football field or on the hockey court.
If he surreptitiously puts the bandwagon, does not admit his violation of the rules, argues with the judge for a long time, accuses …
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Not long ago I remembered my time in the army, when I was young.
I served in the outback of Russia in the Soviet (back then) Army (spring 1986 – spring 1988).
Hazing and communities based on the areas were very common at that time.
In my military unit there were two squadrons. In one commander was a seasoned captain, …
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Here, in Kazakhstan there is such phenomenon, as “agashki” and “bratishki”.
“Agashka” is not an “elder brother” or an “uncle” from the word “aga”. “Agashka” is a patron, protector.
“Bratishka” is not a “younger brother”. It is a protégé, guarded.
I have nothing against such relationship. They exist …
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Eight-year-old son is keen on drawing watercolors. There are multicolored tubes with paints and a palette in front of him. A father is reading a newspaper next to him.
– Dad, – the son suddenly asks, – is Uncle Akhmet a good man?
– Well … I …
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In one dark forest, there lived a wolf. His fur was gray, that is why he was nicknamed the Gray Wolf. The Gray Wolf had a family: a wolf-wife and four cubs. They all loved each other and lived together: the wolf produced food, the she-wolf fed the cubs with the milk, and the cubs frolicked around the …
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It is often said that life is unfair, because someone is working hard all his life to earn money, and someone is born a millionaire.
This is unfair, I must agree.
But this is fair if we talk about the fathers of the heirs. They are the people who earned their …
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Once a friend asked me to recommend him a reliable construction team. As I a kind person, I advised my masters checked by several repairs. A couple of months later, when I met my friend, for half an hour he complained to me about my protégé, about his irresponsibility, disorganization, unprofessionalism, etc. I listened to him and …
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In the beginning you are young and ambitious, you want to stand out from the crowd. You think you are trendy. You go the bazars of big cities in order to buy clothes which are absent in your village or town. You are proudly wearing sport costumes of “Abibas” or “Naike”, sweater “Guchi”, talking with …
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