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Should You Wear a Tie?
At the first instance, this simple question poised may seem like a no-brainer. Even in the 21st century, ties are still a staple – and often the centrepiece of a formal wardrobe. As such, they are (sometimes justifiably) viewed as conservative, stifling and uncomfortable to wear. However, what can we learn from an era gone…
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They Killed Cassandra First: A Feminist Analysis of Rousseau & Hegel
Throughout history, the female gaze has been silenced, repressed, and eliminated. Women who dared to think were disregarded, considered crazy, and even killed. Only a few women have walked the sands of time and left footprints so deep not even the patriarchal system could erase them. Mothers, fighters, queens, protectors, nurturers… victims of invisibility. One…
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Czech-Mates: Ice Hockey World Championship
Follow our video ground reporters, Anna and Julieta, in the first episode of the new Karlovian Prague Guide: Czech-Mates. They take on the Ice Hockey World Championship game between Norway and Denmark . From the 10th of May to the 26th of May the Czech Republic is hosting the 2024 Icehockey World Championship. Buy tickets…
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Testing the Alliance: Shifts in US-Israel Relations During the Israel-Hamas War
Author’s Note: I wrote this paper for the course JPB024: Israel’s Foreign Policy, on April 14th, 2024. I am now publishing it here, with only minor modifications, in May 2024. Given the nature of the Israel-Hamas war, the analysis presented here is already outdated. In the elapsed month, PM Netanyahu has gone ahead with the…
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Pace, Pain, and Prague International Marathon 2024
Last weekend Prague welcomed athletes from around the world to the 29th annual Prague International Marathon. Have you ever thought about running a half or even a full marathon? I bet if you ask some of your fellow students you’ll find someone who has. Many of us like to run from our problems, some have…
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This Week’s News Wrap – 05.05.24
5 of the most important global news stories this week. Panama begins general elections, and incumbent president Laurentino Cortizo is constitutionally ineligible for a second consecutive term. Chad presidential elections begin this week, with frontrunner incumbent transitional president Mahamat Deby, son of the late president Idriss Deby who died in 2021. In the UK local…