Must suck being Shakespear for sure. Not even dreams are original though, they're influenced by what you see in reality and by mental structures common to all people - motives in dreams repeat across nations and ages. You can be authentic, but it's arguablx impossible to be absolutely original. Do your art for yourself and others who appreciate it, but don't gatekeep ideas.
What is really novel in art is very hard to define. Art is based on artists inspiring each other, reacting to each other, borrowing from each other, evolving other artists's ideas, actualizing and restructuring ideas. That's why history of art is so fun and interesting.
European countries use English, there's no way French or German stand a chance. For a world language, I think it's either English or Chinese, depending on geopolitical situation.
So children are not allowed to play anymore. It breaks my heart knowing how important expressing the connection to a favourite animal is for many kids. I know nazis go for easy targets, but the fact they target children is just nauseating to me.
I'd go for languages, they're cool and you can do lots of stuff with them. I followed my passion too and it turned out great for me. It's not just about the subject of your study, but also about the people you meet at uni. The contacts can then help you to get an interesting job. And you'll find friends that are nerdy the same way as you!
Yes, very polite