Kaarina 2015
ISSUE 2
Kaarina 2015
I HAVE NOTHING TO WEAR Christina Petrik (DE) FINDING JIM Stefan Peters (DE) & Sara Seppälä (FI) FISHING FOR COMPLIMENT Sara Seppälä (FI) Kaarina 2015 CHALLENGE ACCEPTED Zviad Jolokhava (GE) A BARD ON A BILLBOARD Sara Laurikainen (FI)
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EDITORIAL
Christopher Nölte, Editor of the Session
Robyn Hanssens, Editorial Assistant
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself Dear delegates, We hereby proudly present the second issue to you. Be aware that this issue is much more based around the session topic “Towards Better Management of the Baltic Sea”. Therefore, we warn you that there might be some content which most people would consider as “fishy”. But after all, this topic is not solely one fishy question, but about an even fishier subject, also including some fishy transactions by various stakeholders. Here our two favourite quotes on the topic: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow. I hope this session changed your views about certain topics and encouraged you to be a more active citizen of the European Union in future. We have dedicated our time to maintain the memories you have made during the session in various forms of media, including text, picture and even videos. Please do appreciate the work; you will be thankful for it in the future. It is always nice to come back. Keep in mind the two quotes. I am sure they will be really helpful for your further life. Always desire to learn something useful. Most gratefully, Your Editorial Team 3 •
I have NOTHING to wear! The struggle of looking fabulous
By Christina Petrik (DE) If you consider this sentence to be a genetic dysfunction which is implanted into the female brain, think again. Every participant of an EYP session has at least once experienced utmost desperation due to the specifically unspecific dress code.
However, the limited space of suitcases has disabled the delegates to voyage with their entire wardrobe. Thus, they ought to rely on their pre-session choices. Hence the delegates self-consciously fear critical glances whilst praising everybody‘s fashion choices.
This event mostly occurs whilst reading the Welcome Booklet or the schedule during the session, because the organisers are successfully causing confusion with descriptions such as “smart-casual“ or “semiformal“.
The acknowledgement they receive will foster their confidence whilst creating appreciation for creativity, individuality and diversity. Moreover, scientists have conducted a study proving the durability and sustainability of these experiences, which do not even require the help of certain tactics such as “fishing for compliments. “
Therefore, a delegate will start a heated, mental discussion with him- or herself in order to define and evaluate the ideal outfit for the respective event. After examining the positive and negative aspects of every possible combination, the delegate will consult with his or her new friends from all over Europe. Statistics manifest that, although the discussions might be time consuming, they will eventually elaborate a concept for the perfect outfit. • 4
To sum up one can only be encouraged to distance him- or herself from artificial drugs and, instead, apply to as many EYP sessions as possible to generate a maximum amount of self-confidence and happiness without regrets or undesired side effects.
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Finding Jim
Escape to the big blue I’m a tuna called Dori and I’m gonna tell you a story of my old friend Troy who lived a life, full of joy He was the star of our school swimming in the Atlantic pool. Became the father of Jim and taught him how to swim Not knowing the dangers of the ocean wide strangers Jim went to explore too far from the shore. He didn’t come home for dinner he was young, not a good swimmer. Troy confronted serious worry and left his reef, in a big hurry. Yet he was smart and really tough this challenge was too rough. What kept him going was love and the whale god who is above Troy had a vision and drew it with a pen Jim was captured by evil fishermen The problem here is overfishing Tunas struggling, praying, wishing. Soon Troy was taken, too and not to a local zoo. Both of them faced their ends with millions of their friends. Caught by the giants and thrown away because a school of cod crossed the fishers way That’s how home turns into grave surrounded by reef and wave. Forced to live and tortured to death, Among what he is not catching a breath. • 6
By Stefan Peters
Fishing for Compliments By Sara Seppälä (FI) Social media and its increased usage has been a concern to many. However, Ethan Kross states in his research ”Facebook Use Predicts Declines in Subjective Well-Being in Young Adults” (2013) that there has not been found any proof that the interaction in social media has negative effects on a person’s happiness. In fact, it makes people usually more satisfied with their lives. This is something we all have probably noticed in our own lives too. Social media is a big part of our daily life and activities.
(DE) & Sara Seppälä (FI)
Clearly social media is an important part of communication, but when does it become an obsession? Many people strive to be popular in social media to validate themselves. Sometimes it is like a competition: whose life is the most interesting one? This phenomenon strongly influences people’s lives on a daily basis. Obsessive usage of social media seems to be a problem due to the „liking culture” that is a major part of online communication. The contents worth, especially concerning pictures, depend on how many likes it gets. The captured moments and memories are
not worthy enough on their own. Individuals have started to do activities because they see its potential popularity and attention in social media, instead of the actual experience. Additionally, it is common to manipulate photos in order to give the idea of a perfect life and appearance, just to gain more likes and followers, and have more people that are interested in you. Most individuals show only the good and desirable parts of their life. Furthermore, it frequently appears that the most popular spontaneous photos seen online are most likely planned and carefully thought out. In fact, many are not presenting their life in a realistic way. Everyday life is not exactly what the pictures show. The most popular content shared in social media reflects the mainstream ideals. It is truly obvious why social media usage can easily become an obsession. It is a place where positive, and negative thoughts and opinions can be expressed easily and where the communication is effortless. Although the self-worth of individuals and the worth of their memories are not correlated with the number of likes achieved, everyone can admit that the positive attention gained in social media is the most addicting part. Social media is a sea with plenty of fish. How many and what kind of fish is caught, depends on the individuals ability to use social media. If you do not know how to fish, you can catch a few by luck, but the best fishers are the ones who truly work for their social media attention.
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By Zviad Jolokhava (GE) Taking part in an EYP event already means challenging yourself, especially if you decide to be actively involved in it. You gradually discover a path of everlasting challenges which you will need to overcome, sometimes they may look like barriers which are immensely difficult, nearly impossible, to overcome. Finding your way out is a process which supplements qualification of your traits and personal character. With all this there might emerge a rhetorical question: how challenging can EYP get? When you are a delegate for the first time you should be bewildered. It might have been the place where you met friends, had fun and improved your oral skills. In teambuilding you were boisterous, energetic and competitive, but things did not go same way for next day. During Committee Work, you represent your own academic level. This is the moment where a delegate has to make a decision. Will remaining active do any good? At this moment one realises that by opening up his or her mouth one will reveal personal idiosyncratic convictions. Convictions which others might disagree and this disagreement could cause your reclusion from the team. But what should one do? What should be the best stance in this cont-
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roversial situation? How should one archive a balance between expressing your stance and talking incessantly? Obviously no one wants to be called a devil’s advocate. However remaining curt is not an option, which leads to the logical conclusion that the way of improving yourself happens with trial and error. Another major difficulty newbies face is the General Assembly. Making a speech in front of an audience could be a challenging task if you are doing it for the first time. The fear of making mistakes, the fear of being ridiculed, becomes the source of abstinence. Consequently this abstinence discourages others in taking part in the discussions. This is a moment when one has to take a calm stance and tell its own self that he or she can do it and not for a one second doubt the possibility of his goal. Taking into a consideration that this is an issue most of the delegates struggle to overcome; it is logical to presume that overcoming those difficulties will qualify us to become better and more confident delegates within just minutes. So how much is needed to be done to succeed in EYP? I will leave this question for you to answer.
A Bard on a Billboard Commercialising Cultural Heritage
By Sara Laurikainen (FI)
The world in our reach has become a commercialised one. History and culture is not only a path of understanding people then and now, but also a tool for supporting regional development. The preservation of history is not a simple and effortless project, as it often requires contribution from the masses. Cultural heritage is thought to be one of the oldest and perhaps most important generators of tourism with its constant relevance and power of bringing the regional community together. As a source of income, cultural tourism is stable and constantly increasing, according to the executive of UNWTO (World Tourism Organization) Luigi Cabrini, “growing faster than most other tourism segments and at a higher rate than tourism worldwide”. The balance of stimulating regional development and preserving the cultural heritage may often prove to be a challenge, but it also reveals an opportunity to allow them to aid and complete each other in an economical symbiosis. As rural and regional economies go through difficult times of change, heritage may prove to be a helping hand in terms of economic gains. What is old and can no longer serve its original purpose should be repurposed as cul-
tural heritage for means of tourism. This will also provide funding for the preservation of the concerned attraction. The relationship between the commercialisation of the local heritage and the conservation of traditions and history is often questioned, as facts are often manipulated and “dumbed down” to make the attractions more appealing to tourists. This may lead to erosion of traditions, where the “tourist version” threatens to destroy the original meaning of the cultural experience which has developed over centuries. Appropriate and factual education must be provided for employees working at cultural heritage sites, strictly by professionals. This way it is possible to avoid stereotypes and provide valid information to tourists, helping them to understand and respect the local traditions. The history and legacy of those who came before us lie in our hands. Cultural heritage is the proof of their existence and to preserve it is to show respect and pride. Through tourism there is a way to fund the conservation and show the masses the wonders of life before. Traditions and heritage maintain cultural identity and without identity, what would we be? 13 •
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