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Recently, In Korea, smokers are full of complaints. Because the government has made policies like rising cigarettes' prices and increasing non-smoking areas. Smokers says that they have freedom of smoking. But, Is it a reasonable opinion? I don't think so. First, smoking in the street has a bad influence on health of non-smokers. Second, children can be burn by cigarette ash. and Last, unforeseen cigarette smoke can discourage effort of stopping smoking Of course, in a community, personal freedom must be respected. But I think that in a community giving up one's freedom to avoid others' disadvantage is manners. -황보미(Hwang bo-mi)
I agree with you! Smoking is not only one person but every people in the place. "giving up one's freedom to avoid others' disadvantage is manners" is the perfect sentence. So.. I wonder, When is the worst things about smoking like smoking in the street.
I also agree with you because I'm not a smoker every people have their right but it can't avoid other people right what is your suggestion to prohibit the smoking in the street
I agree with you. Smokers say they have the right to be free from cigarette. But Non-smokers also have the right to be free from cigarette smoke. So the smokers shouldn't be smoking on the street where many Non-smokers walk by. 김지영(Blair)
Although I'm a smoker, I agree with you. I think second-hand smoking on the street can be harmful to other people. However, The government just prohibited smoking without alternatives. I mean, If they build enough smoking room with the tax money from the smokers, it will work for both smokers and non-smokers. -전웅식(John)
I agree with your opinions. But on the other hand, That's too bad smokers don't have enough places to smoke eventhough they pay more expensive cost for their cigarattes. I think smokers should follow the rules, but enough places to smoke are also needed. -이다은(Jenny)
Recently, In Korea politics some people say that every student have to get free meal even though they have enough money and it is very controversy in Korea society . Do you think we should pay free meal for all student?? In my opinion I don't think we should pay all student free meal , First it is waste of money if we pay free meal for only poor student we can use money for more things. Second all free meal is not tasty and it will not be good ingredient because meal price will be very cheap so can't use good ingredient and good taste. Last it is not free meal it is all our tax and we should select the priority of tax used all student for free meal is not our priority tax used so we should not give all student free meal just poor student. -김진규(chris)-
I little disagree with your opinion. If we pay free meal for just some poor students, they won't eat free meal. Because eating free meal means they are poor. what do you think about my opinion? -박승하(kate)-
I think so too. I don't know that purpose of that policy. In my opinion, that policy is useless. Of course, that policy is need for low-income bracket. But that is useless for regular citizen. -강다영(Lisa)
I also agree with you. I know their purpose was fine. But I think free meal for every student lower the quality of meal. Thus, government should give free meal to the poor. 김혜림(AMY)
I agree with you. I think it is a kind of populism. Apart from the money problem, the real problem is the poor qaulity of the school food. Like you said, The quality of the meal can be lower because of a limited budget. I want to help poor children, but I want to the government do it the right way. -전웅식(John)
reply to 박승하(Kate) I also think about that but every student know whose house is rich and whose house is poor not only free meal so that can't be problem.
reply to 조민희(Maria) yes that is what i want to say
reply to 강다영(Lisa) yes i think so too
reply to 김혜림(Amy) yes we should improve school free meal qurality first not give them free meal
reply to 전웅식(John) I also think it is populism just to get voted and i agree that we have limited budget so have to select free meal to poor student
These days, where is the Korea's standards of beauty going. Korea seems to be unable to accept the beauty of the Orient.They like big eyes of Westerner than small eyes of oriental. They like visage of Westerners than visage of Asians. I think that is not a good thing. First, I don't like that ignore the beauty in each. we have to accept that each ethnic have different beauty's standard. Personal preference is respected, but it should not be a criterion of beauty. Second, the problem of cost. The plastic surgery is need high cost. Is an expensive operation in order to be beautiful, according to the standards of others. Is not problem if personal finance is enough. If not, but you do plastic surgery, that is a social problem. And last, the problem of side effects. Even though cosmetic surgery is to succeed, there are many side effects.That person should be responsible for all side effects. To the conclusion, we have to reject the plastic surgery, and love myself. -강다영 (Lisa)
I agree with your opinions about plastic surgery cost and side effects. But if someones have a very very ugly face.so he or she always fails to get a job because of their face. In this situation someones shouldn't plastic surgery?? i wonder your opinions. -오의준(oh)
I agree with you. Society and people know this situation is not good thing. But they still want pretty face like westerner and many people do pastic surgery. What do you think about? -박승하(kate)-
I think operated plastic surgery is their freedom. People are operated plastic surgery, because of seeing beautiful. And they operated plastic surgery just they want. The cost is too expensive because not covered by insurance, but they paid that just they want to surgery. Now a days woman who operated too much plastic surgery called Kangnam woman. However, i think it's their choice, what they want and their beauty. So anyone shouldn't say them bad.
오의준(oh) - That people's perpose is more close to treatment purpose. I think. 박승하(kate) - I'm sad to that reality. people's conception is hard to change. 조환희 - I also respect their personal thoughts. However, the result is a problem when the return to the social problems. 황보미(Hwang bo-mi) - I'm sorry to your confused. My topic is "Cosmetic surgery" and the solution is "We should respect ourselves".
Nowadays, there are many fashions in Korea and all over the world. People want to look good and want to appear themselves by fashion. I think fashion is of little importance. That reason is. First, fashion trend passed very fast. For example, famous actress wear colorful skirt in her drama, so colorful skirt is become trend. But the drama finished, colorful skirt is also finished. Second, people have different points of view about fashion. So I think long dress looks fashionable but my friend think that is old fashion. Finally, fashion is just the means of self-expression. As befits the situation, people can wear whatever they want. -한수연(Jane)-
Charlie Wooow I agreeeee with you :) Especially "Fashion is just the means of self-expression." this is the best sentence I think. Perfect man!!!! As I read it, I have a question. How do you have a confidence of self-expression? I mean, when someone wears old fashion which many people thought, he or she feel sometimes depressed. In this case, how could you overcome this embarassment? Because fashion is difffffffffffficult!!
I agree you. These days, so many people want to be fashionable like celebrities. If famous top-star carries a luxurious bag in TV, some people buy same bag and that bag is sold out. Today, people call him(or her) ‘완판남’(or ‘완판녀’). This word means an actor(or an actress) who makes clothes he(or she) wore or bags he(or she) carried sold out. But there is a problem. If buyers can afford to buy expensive bags, it’s OK. But sometime people buy a expensive and luxurious bag or clothes without consideration, even though they do not have ability to pay. Finally they become a delinquent borrower. I want people to persue their own style.
I agree with you, but i think fashion is not the same as trend. My fashion is a formal, which is related to my work. So, it is not trend but personality. I think you had better say "personality of fashion". -최정민(Choi Jung Min)-
At first, you said you think fashion is of little importance. But at last, you said fashion is the means of self-expression. so, I want to ask that you really don't think fashion is important although it show ourselves? -황보미(Hwang bo-mi)
I agree with your third reason, but not first, second reasons. I think expressing their own personailty to fashion is good. But just following other's fashion is not good for their individuality. -이다은(Jenny)
Yoo Seung-joon was one of the most popular singer in Korea up until the 2002. He was once a K-pop sensation and everyone liked him. In 2002, He received notice of military duty. Although his popularity has reached its peak, He said on a TV shows that he would join the army. Furthermore, he was named an honorary ambassador for Republic Of Korea Marine Corps. As many celebrities in Korea dodged the draft, it brought him a great deal of popularity. However, he soon went to America and renounces his Korean nationality to avoid military service. Many Koreans became angry at him for breaking his promise, and in February 2002, he was banned by the Korean government from entering the country. Recently, He attempted a comeback through an Internet TV. Though it was a long time ago, I am opposed to his comeback. First, he’s comeback is go against equality. Every Korean is under an obligation to protect the country. In fact, even Psy rejoined the army because he got a special favor. However, Yoo Seung-Joon avoided military service and he couldn’t join the army anymore because of his age. Second, It doesn’t make sense that he wants to make money in Korea that he abandoned to avoid his duty. It doesn’t matter what is his nationality. However, It is rude to people who used to be his fan. At last, According to Korean Law, the man who lost his nationality because of evasion of military service couldn’t restore Korean nationality. As Korean Government isn’t changing their stance, He should accept responsibility for his act. For these reasons, I’m opposed to his comback.
I agree with you. Military service is a critical duty in Korea. If someone avoid this duty, I think he or she cannot get a right to live in Korea. Also if he(YoonSeung-joon) is allowed to come back to Korea, the other people can think that avoiding military service is OK.This can lead to negative result that many people try to avoid this duty. -오세윤(Tracy)-
I think so too. Some people think that it is the time to forgive him, but In my opinion duty about nation can not be considerd as apology. So we concentrate think about how he react to our opinion. -최정민(Choi Jung Min)-
Yeah i agree with your opinions. I think that he just want to earn the money in Korea. If he really want to forgive for people. he should go army. But he already over the age. He can't go army. -오의준(oh)
I also agree with your opinion. I heard that Ministry of National Defense allow Steven Yoo to do entertainment activities during his service term. How come he passed over that favor? It was so childish behavior. And what makes people most angry is he wait until he became 40. 김혜림(AMY)
I agree with your opinion. Some people like Yoo Seung-joon think miliatary service for 2 years is wasting time. But we must know that we are divided nation and Warring countries. So we have pride to go army because go to the military is means that have healthy. But Yoo Seung-joon don't have pride for country and oneself. We must know his real hope that why he want to come back. -김관형(LEO)
Agree with you he could go to army even after he left this country but he didn't and only just trying to appeal people's emotional part I think if he wants to come back he must go to army first Liam 이성우
Nowadays, we can see a lot of articles about the anorexic that is caused by extreme diet in not only Korea but also most countries. Most women want to be slim. However, a lot of people go on a wrong diet like starving compulsorily or using pills. But we don't have to go on a immoderate diet. First reason is society asks us a seriously slim body. But the standard weight for the health is more heft than the beauty weight. That we have to do is just maintain the standard weight. Second, our body needs essential nutrients. In ordinary, people who is dieting don't ingest all essential nutrients. But, immature diet impairs our health. Of course, Fat and carbohydrate are important for our health. Last, Stress caused by diet is harmful to our mental health. Mental attitude satisfying and loving our own body is needed for mental health. So, We don't have to have obsessions for diet.
I agree you. These days, there are many dieters because of lookism society. Also one my dieting friend drank only water for 3days. This extreme dieting makes people sensitive. In serious case, many people die because of anorexia caused by dieting. So the wrong way of dieting is very dangerous. I do not say, “We must not diet because dieting is too bad.” If we exercise steadily and eat well-balanced meal for dieting, we can make beautiful and healthier body. Above all, I think it is better to encourage your own talent and individuality, not to concentrate on your appearance and lose your health.
I agree you. I did a diet for a 2 monthes. I didn't eat much. Just eat once for a day. Resultingly i lose my weight, but i lose my physical strengh too. I use bad method for diet. Before than losing weight, i get tired easily. And when i eat something, i'm nervous of getting fat. I always feel unstable psychologically. Therefore now a days i eat once for a day.
I agree with you. Extreme dieting can make people enervate and they cannot concentrate on their work. Also they can get lots of stress about eating because they think they will be fatter by eating. However, I think they can keep their weight by exercising as much as they eat. But at night, we need to avoid eating because at that time most people prepare to sleep so they tend to avoid exercising. -오세윤(Tracy)
You're right. I couldn't agree with you no more. I've once been on a diet. I skip two meals because I don't like to do exercise. Effect of skipping two meals was really good. But I felt dizzy and tired every moment. So, I went to hospital and after blood test, doctor said anemia. Recently, I changed my means. I eat 3 meals and do exercise reguarly. And it calms me and really helps me relax. 김혜림(AMY)
I agree with you. Serious diet is harmful on not only our health but also our mental. When I was 20 years old, I also did diet. but It was terrible because, to be slim, I should not eat my favorite stuff. So, I want to know what is the best diet which you recommend, -황보미(Hwang bo-mi)
@유소연(Julia) Thanks for your opinion, Julia. I'm worried about your freind who is dieting......And I agree with your last sentence. @조환희 Yes. I wonder why people do a extreme and wrong diet even though they know this is not good for their health. @오세윤(Tracy) Thanks for your opinion, Tracy. Diet is always following girl's life.....:( @김혜림(Amy) What a relief! I did such a wrong diet last time, But it doesn't work too. @황보미 Umm...I don't know about good diet. But I heard from my friend that eating one food that you want in one day and exercising regulary is very effective.
Hi, Jenny. I agree that people should not harm their health just because they are conscious of other people. Especially, however, lookism is rampant in our society and people cannot just ignore others. I think we need a rule that celebrities should maintain the standard weight because they can influence the public. -이상미(Hannah)-
University is the way of getting a job or the means of learning several things?
Many university student have lots of interest in their future job. Such as how to get a job or kinds of job. It means they have thoughts about their life. So it is good situation. But nowadays this situation is overheating. Students think university just as way of getting a job and spend more time making "Spec(Specification)" than enjoying their campus life. I think it isn't good for university students. University have several things to learn. First, students can learn social relations. When students start to go university, they have to get along with new people. Between new people, they can grow their sociality that necessarily need in workplace. Second, university provide them to experience more bigger world like overseas study. They can learn various world and widen their mental vision through that thing. Third, through major class, students can learn expert knowledge. University's major classes are different from high school class. Major classes make student more useful in society. Consequently, University is good learning place for students.
I agree with you todays korean student only think about getting job and university is just stair what is your suggestion to resolve these kind of think??
Chris - I think students have to enjoy and cherish their campus life as much as one likes before getting job. Also university have to make several programs. Such as meeting people regardless of major or finding what they really want to be.
I agree with your opinion that university is a good learning place for students. Especially we can learn about team projects in university and this will be helpful for getting along with other people by working together. -오세윤(Tracy)
I agree with your opinion. But these days, It seems that perverted its meaning. Many student just think about college is place to make a spec. I'm sad this reality. -강다영(Lisa)
I agree with you that univ is good learning place for us. However, I think technical high school's major class is more practical than univ's. Univ's major class is theoretical rather than practical. -전웅식(John)
I agree with you completely. University provides our with various learnig programs. We can learn sociality with new people and expert knowledge for major. We should not think those things as way of getting a job or Spec. 강혜빈(Bella)
Lisa - Yeah... So sad.... John - I agree with you. But i think theoretical thing is important too. Because theoretical thing is fundamental for learning practical thing. Bella - Yeah We have to do.
I think some social and personal effects have resulted in unmarried mothers. First, the former, Korea is too much closed and Confucian, I mean conservative. It really put obstacles in offering a better way. The latter is that uneducated people are carried away by impulse without the future plan. Then how can we prevent unmarried mothers? In our society, we should be exposed to a kind of mass media talking about the birds and the bees openly and got educated. But it is no use only society doing it that way. Each Individual should be changed. Therefore we have to know the necessity and plan a family for your lover, your baby and you. Because unmarried mothers are not only second-class citizens but also social problems. -이상미(Hannah)-
Yes, I think so too. These days there are many unmarried mothers. Today, there are lots of jobs that men and women work together. Increasing of opportunities that men and women contact, some people fall in love each other. But some people don’t know how to success contraception because they are lack of personal sexual education. Finally, it results in increasing of unmarried mothers. In Korea, 77% of unmarried mothers are 16~25 years old. They are too young to be responsible babies alone. So I think we need continuous institutional support, developing high quality of sexual education and evaluation and eliminating prejudice.
Our society has to focus attention on unmarried mothers. One of my friends is an unmarried mother. She is really cautious and she doesn’t want to show her fact. Our society has to encourage, provide education and give financial support to single mothers. I hope that our society will be generous. 김지영(Blair)
I agree with you entirely. Our society tends to unmarried mother is cautious for opening to the society. I think this is not their problems but a mood of our society's problem. This is what we have to solve from now on. -이다은(Jenny)
Julia, thanks for your reply. They are really young! I think young people should be responsible for their baby. If they planed a family, they would feel happy to be a family and live together. -이상미(Hannah)-
Blair, thanks for your reply. I think people around unmarried mothers should help them because they must have had difficulty raising their child. I feel sorry for your friend because she seemed to have some problems. It is probably not easy to get it off her chest. -이상미(Hannah)-
Jenny, thanks for your reply. I think sexual education is the most important thing for young people. Two people should know that being an unmarried mother is not easy especially in Korea and take responsibility for their actions. -이상미(Hannah)-
Children these days are very obsessed with their appearance Middle and high school students say at least one or even more of their classmates have undergone plastic surgery But it is questionable that teenagers are allowed to get surgery only to look good. Many parents said they would allow their children to have plastic surgery as long as it does not have heavy risks or cost too much money. because they want to remove their child’s facial complex. but If teenagers gets surgery without considering the side effects it could result to dangerous consequences. Plastic surgery is a big social issue and it becomes more controversial when it comes to dealing with teenagers. There is no right answer about this conflict, but we need to consider it for our society. -이성우 Liam-
Then, you think adults' plastic surgery is okay, because they are considering their side effects? I think teenagers are also considering their side effect wisely. because they are smart enough and their parents intervene in their plastic surgery. so, I can't agree why teenagers' platic surgery is bad compared to adults' plastic surgery. - 황보미(Hwang Bo-Mi)
I agree with you to some degree for teenagers' plastic surgery. But I can't agree with you to some degree. High school students worry about their appearance. I think not only worrying but also concerning their appearance can be self-control. They maybe accept and endure side effects to be more pretty. 김지영(Blair)
I agree with your opinion. Students have to concentrate more about their studying. But if student has plastic surgery because of severe stress about his or her facial complex, is it okay? -박승하(kate)-
I agree with you. It is true that Korean girls almost grown up when they were in high school. However they are not mature enough. Even 20 is completely different from 21. I mean, As they are still growing up, It is better they get plastic surgery when they are fully grown. -전웅식(John)
황보미(Hwang Bo-Mi):Yes adults makes their decision after they consider about the side effects 'wisely' however teenager, their mind is still young even though they say they consider a lot, that is why we call them teenager and limit their behaviors in our society. According to that logic we should not ban them buying alcohols or cigarettes. May be one of teenager who smokes cigarettes might say I'm smoking after I considered wisely about my health.
김지영(Blair)& 박승하(kate) : Students who considers about their apperence so much that has to get plastic surgery in teenage. I don't think they 've got only single eye or bold hair whatever if not in case like that that doesn't really matter only the problem of self-regard. Do you think if they gets plastic surgery, and then they will gonna study hard or think about other parts to get next surgery.
In Korea nowadays, Dispatch is tracking privacy of public entertainers and informing many people through TV, radio etc. For example, this informed story of love between 이나영 and 원빈, 이승기 and 윤아. However I have a negative opinion of this media. First, even though many people are interested in this kind of imformation, this media doesn't always inform correct information. This often does't check accuracy of information and set a false rumor afloat. This can affect public entertainers negatively because they are people that their images are important. I mean this media can have a bad influence on their images. Second, the most important thing is that public entertainers are also humans. I am sure that there are few humans who like stalking. Also I can say that Dispatch is same with stalking. So Dispatch can be a very dangerous source that make entertainers extremely stressful. Therefore, I think a law that can protect public entertainers from this media needs to be made. -오세윤(Tracy)-
I agree with you. I don't like Dispatch. They are cover very privacy things. If I'm covered by Dispatch, i become to crazy. And they're write the article that don't know it is true. Entertainer is a person and also has privacy. Nobody can't invade their privacy.
I agree with your opinion. Dispatch always issues news about celebrity's privacy. It is very bad thing. Meanwhile Dispatch is just a job for some people. They just do their work. What do you think about? -박승하(kate)-
박승하(Kate):I think spreading story about public entertainers without their permission need to be controlled. And actually, this kind of job that disclose other privacy is not needed in society.Because I think people who have this kind of job can let public entertainers to make extreme decision such as suicide. -오세윤(Tracy)-
In Korea nowadays, Dispatch is tracking privacy of public entertainers and informing many people through TV, radio etc. For example, this informed story of love between 이나영 and 원빈, 이승기 and 윤아. However I have a negative opinion of this media. First, even though many people are interested in this kind of imformation, this media doesn't always inform correct information. This often does't check accuracy of information and set a false rumor afloat. This can affect public entertainers negatively because they are people that their images are important. I mean this media can have a bad influence on their images. Second, the most important thing is that public entertainers are also humans. I am sure that there are few humans who like stalking. Also I can say that Dispatch is same with stalking. So Dispatch can be a very dangerous source that make entertainers extremely stressful. Therefore, I think a law that can protect public entertainers from this media needs to be made. -오세윤(Tracy)-
I agree with your opinion, but reason is little different. I don't want know about their private lives. I don't like that happen is looks like one of the big news. I hope that reporting about more important incident. Rather than simple entertainment news. - 강다영(Lisa)
강다영(Lisa): Oh! I couldn't consider about that point! Yeah! I also think so. I think organ of expressions tend to report kind of pivate things instead of importatnt things today. -오세윤(Tracy)-
Hi, Tracy. As a person who values privacy, I totally agree with you. I feel sorry for celebrities when they go through hard times due to gossips and rumours. Even though some celebs sued some cyberbullies for libel, it is not easy to let other online strangers not to write groundless claims. I suggest "Internet Real-Name System" as a good solution to this problem because people will care about their names to be revealed and they reconsider replying to articles. -이상미(Hannah)-
Gachon University banned drinking alcohol from 3 years ago. From now we can not find alcohol bottles at school. I want to drink alcohol at my Univerity. First, University students are adults. They are old enough to drink alcohol. Drinking alcohol at university is one of awsome memories in university life. Second, pubs or bars around universities are very expensive. University students don't have enough money but they want alcohol. There is noway to drink alcohol unless we pay expensive price at a bar or pub. Last reason to allow drinking at Univrsity is alcohol makes people communicate. Some students have trouble with friends or some students want to get closer to their major head professor but there are noway to get closer except drinking. By drinking alcohol we can get closer to friends or professors and we can keep the closer relationship. That's why we need alcohol at university.
Oh..my god. Eric. Go the president of Gachon. Go 청와대. You............amazing perfect. Very interesting story. And I agreeeeeee 200% with you. First, I can feel your passions. Second, Perfect logic. I can't keep my mouth closed. So.. I wonder how do we solve this problem? how can we drink alcohol at university?
I really agree your opinion. University said the reason is that drinking alchol in university is interrupt study atmosphere and accident. But we know that we are adult and we can control. So university want to real purpose, they teach and notice alchol manners. And i have idea that we only buy 2 bottles per peoson and student onlu drink in specific place.
I agree with you someone who makes trouble because of alcohol is personal problem. alcohol is an innocent material pure and holy.. school must release alcohole banning and let them drink the consequences of drinking in our matter university is not a primary school and we are adults - 이성우 Liam
Have you heard about military service extra points system? It is the system that gives those who fulfilled (or finished) military service extra points on public exams. But it was abolished in December 1999 upon the Constitutional Court's ruling that it was against gender equality. But these days, military service extra points is hot topic. Because a lot of people think that military service waste the time for 2 years. In fact when i was soldier, i received 100 dollars for one months.so i agree with the military service extra points system. The country should compensation for two years military service. Fist,I can't get a nothing from two years military service.In fact when i was soldier, i was only trained for killing person. It is not useful for society life. So military service waste of the time. In order for equity, the man who was finished military needs to military service extra points system. Second, The other country(for example Israel,Cuba,Norway) have conscription both male and female. This show that woman can receive military train. But in Korea only man have to go military service. So i think that it is unfair.The Government gives plus points for man Third, A lot of people agree this regulation. In fact About 83 percent of Korean citizens agreed that those who have fulfilled their military duties should be offered benefits， showed a recent survey conducted by the Military Manpower Administration. Among the 1，500 respondents who answered in November-December last year， 87.1 percent of the men and 78.7 percent of the women supported policies to offer social or financial benefits to people who have served the military. This results show that many people thinks it is natural military service extra points system. In conclusion, I think that our society needs to military service extra points system -오의준(OH)
Interesting! I agree with you about giving extra points system. But I have a different opinion about the time when I was soldier. At that time (when I was a soldier) I can endure the millitary time because of having a proud of nation. Someone has it! So, Is there any good things about millitary service?
It is very interesting story for who went army I also think those who went army have to get compensation but i think giving extra point is only for public exams so i think every person who went army have to get compensation not only public exam how about you?? do you have alternative things??
reply 박성민 ummm.. But we can learn the endurance in society.I think that it is more easily and useful learning in society. In army we should a lot of time spending for endurance. reply 김진규 I really agree with your opinions. How about certification test extra points?
I know your intention and i agree some of your opinoin. But i think military service isn't wasting times. Frankly after army i have confidence and know my possibility.So i think we did military service is advantage . And i agree your second reason. I think women must go military service. Because in army there is work that women can do better than men. -김관형(LEO)
I agree with you. I think men who fulfilled military service miss a good opportunity for 2 years than women who don't go to army. So I think that the government gives men who fulfilled (or finished) military service extra points on public exams. 강혜빈(Bella)
I totally agree with you military service is one of duty in korea but only man's duty so it needs a little bit of advantages for loosing 2years and also women must do like public servises or administration in army if they can not go to army because of the lack of physical abillity 이성우 (Liam)
Frankly, I think that we need to consider celebrities' situation. For example,they cannot have eough time to donate their time.In this case, donating money is the best way to help other people. And I want to say that donating money has a value itself whatever thought celebrities have since it is not easy to give money that I earned to other people. -오세윤(Tracy)-
I think the most beautiful Korean woman is Yuna-Kim. Figure Queen Yuna-Kim is a famous Korean figure skater. She won several international competitions, including ISU World Figure Skating Championships female single, the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and ISU the Grand Prix Final female single. She does not have extremely good-looking appearance like actresses, but she has a small face and her shape of head is pretty. Also her single eyelids are attractive, so she has an oriental beauty. She has a elegant and luxurious face. She has not only her face, but also great mental. She is known as the ‘Donation Angel’ because she donates for many kids who need help. She donated one hundred million won for the 2010 Haiti earthquake and the prize of world championship second place for damaged children by japan earthquake. In addition, she supports for child breadwinners and incurable disease patients the every end of the year through UNICEF. According to a UNICEF staff, there are much more unofficial donations which is unknown to the public. Also she has tried to advertise Korea working as an honorary ambassador for Pyeongchang’s Winter Olympics, the G-20 Seoul Summit, Hansik Globalization, and Incheon International Airport. Yuna-Kim has a beautiful appearance and also has tried herself since she was young. Now, she is at the top of her own field. And she helps the poor and advertises Korea steadily. When someone reaches a stage which nobody can’t do, people call her(or him) ‘Legend’. I think the most beautiful Korean woman is the Queen of figure skating and Legend of the World Yuna-Kim.
Hi, Julia. I was surprised you introduced Yuna Kim as the most beautiful woman in Korea. I thought that too and I have already mentioned she is a famous philanthropist in Korea and I admire her not only because of her career but also her good deeds. I believe she will do a good job as an honorary ambassador for the 2018 Winter Olympics. -이상미(Hannah)-
SPA Brand is acronym of speciality retailer of private label apparel. It is speciality retail store that plans of its common brand product, directly manufacturing and distribution. A manufacturing establishment is main agent of decision. So SPA brand is reduce the manufacturing cost using mass production methods in pursuit of efficiency. And it's products are low prices and rotate fast, because manufacturing establishment curtail the distribution steps. However SPA brand have many flaw. First they are focusing on the trend many clothes are thrown away. Nowadays, people are so sensitive at trend and trend is changes very often. Seriously, many clothes after one season are thrown away. Second, these thrown away clothes are lead environmental pollution. Carbon emission is greatly increased and damage to environmental quickly. Third, they are producing low-cost and fast in order to set reasonable price at developing countries factory with low pay. This low pay and poor working condition behind fast mechanism are torment workers. In the Bangladesh, lax subcontractors factory is collapsed and more than 1,000 workers have died. These are fast fashion's inconvenient truths that lies behind on rational consumption and trendy figure. -조환희(Taylor)-
Well, I agree with you in general but I just wanted to point out few things. I do agree that SPA brand is somwehat exploiting on cheap labors in developing countries but I believe that those SPA brand companies are also contributing in those nations' economy. SPA brand companies are creating jobs and opportunities for development in third world nations and this is postively affecting those nations. Yet, I do agree that workers might be receiving less than they deserve and thus better working conditions and proper payment must be settled to resolve unfairness.
According to surrounding people, there are many low self-esteem people. They always say “I’m fat, I’m short, I’m ugly” and they say low words themselves. These people are not confident of human relationship or social life and they live in tension and anxiety. It’s hard to change their personality of their youth. But if they have earnest to change steady efforts, it will change. First, you promises not to blame or bother yourself. we have mistake or have difficult situation. In this case, we shouldn’t have mind set such as ‘I can’t do it’ , but have an positive attitude not condemning myself. Second, you must try every thing to change passive personality. It’s bad way to judgment in advance not trying to do. Since experience allows people to learn, if one has a trying attitude, one could make higher self esteem. Third, we have modeling someone which we want to resemble. we see ourselves according to comparing constantly. Mostly, people harm themselves by comparing with other people who can do better. we need to change perspective from finding negative in comparison to learning how to act optimistically. As a result, if one keeps these three aspects, one can love oneself and improve self esteem. 김지영(Blair)
I agree totally with you. I have low self-esteem. I always judge in advance not trying to do. And I have mind set such as 'I can not. I will fail'. But as you say, I try to thihk positively, have modeling someone, I can make higher self-esteem. Thank you for sharing your opnion and good advice. 강혜빈(Bella)
I agree with your opinion. Changing personality and attitude towards one's self is not an easy thing to do but constant efforts to have positive mindset is something that everyone should encourage themselves to do.
Hi, Blair. Your writing was so touching and I hope everyone can read it. Here, I would like to introduce a book and a song to help someone to love himself or herself. The Color Purple by Alice Walker and Greatest love of all sung by Whitney Houston. If you see the change of Celie and the lyrics, they will give you power to have self-esteem. I like the lyrics, "The greatest love of all Is easy to achieve Learning to love yourself It is the greatest love of all." -이상미(Hannah)-
construction permission of Tourist Hotel around the school
Recently, the government is thinking about accepting to construct Tourist Hotel without entertainment outlets for adults around the school as part of deregulation. It means that if there must be no entertainment facilities for adults such as bar, gambling house, billiard hall in the hotel and the hotel must satisfy more than 100 rooms. And tourist hotel which is located within 50-200m of school could be constructed by government permission. The government contends that constructing tourist hotel around the school should be accepted for promoting service industry, attracting more foreign tourists, creating employment and so on. But many civil groups desperately oppose to this regulation. And I think that government assertion doesn't hold water and this revised bill is not necessary for following three reasons. First, it is very hard to prevent the building of entertainment facilities additionally since then, if the hotel is accepted to construct around the school once. Entertainment facilities for adults nearby the hotel will affect very negatively to environment of education. Although the hotel is built around the school without any entertainment facilities, it would disturb learning atmosphere and infringe on the student’s rights by itself. Second, constructing tourist hotel around the school brings on traffic congestion problem. Traffic builds up because the roads are generally narrow nearby the school. Hotel guest’s cars and tour buses can threaten the security of students who come to school and go back home. Third, it can lead to oversupply problem of rooms in the hotel later. Constructing tourist hotel is unavoidable to solve a short supply of rooms for increasing foreign tourists every year. But, if the regulation about constructing hotels is relieved, tourist hotels are more likely to be built excessively in mismatch between the supply and demand. So, in this case, closed hotels would be increased showing a loss. Consequently, I don’t think that the regulation should be definitely passed and put into action. I think that policy of regulation must be passed for the nation. And neither do any of accepting to construct tourist hotel around the school. The government should consider the actual condition in which tourist hotels are not even begun constructing in spite of government’s permission. It is more effective to consider various tourist accommodations such as smaller hotels, guest houses and boarding houses instead of building major hotels around the school.
Beauty is one of the most subjective values that cannot be quantified or measured. Although there exists a widely accepted standard of beauty in a society, beauty is still in the eyes of the beholder. Nowadays, Korean people admire big eyes with double eyelids with oval face and high nose, just like a barbie doll. Yet, it is undeniable that there are many people who are attractive enough without any elements of standardized beauty. I believe that such standardized view on beauty holds many negative aspects as some people get obsessed and biased when they look at others. Everyone on earth shines with his or her own personal attributes and thus I hope our society could embrace all beautiful individuals.
I agree with you. I'm not rather self-confident about my body because I'm little bit fleshy bit I felt that I love myself. Also, If I date a boyfriend, i will meet and love a man who loves me just the way i am. 김지영(Blair)
I agree with you. These days, don't respect their individuality. The important thing is to get confidence your self. You should cherish yourself, and love yourself. -강다영(Lisa)
I totally agree with you. Nowadays, people seem to judge others' appearance and they also care about others. I also think that each person has characteristic charm. So, we should love ourselves just the way we are. 김혜림(AMY)
Thank you for sharing your valuable opinions in comments. I do agree with you all on the way we should view beauty of a person. Hope our society could generously love individual charms and what people are natuarally born with.
Have you ever seen the movie "likeness"? It is a story about anorexia nervosa(거식증). The main actress only focuses on her own weight, which cause her not to eat anything. I think this miserable situation of her is based on "lookism" of society. So, i would like to talk about the negative effects of lookism.
First, lookism brings about cosmetic surgery. When an employer interviewed for staffs, he or she is inclined to concentrate their beauty of face or body. Even if the interviewer has various abilities to work, the employer will not select him because he is ugly. For this reason, some people did cosmetic operation to get a job.
Moreover, lookism makes inequality at work. When a woman staff is pretty and makes mistake, the immediate supervisor are not angry and just help her to solve the problem. On the other hand, if she were not pretty, the supervisor might be angry and irritated. Some people say that this case is very dramatic, but it is realistic in Korean work space.
Finally, lookism makes people ignore inner beauty. As I said, the tendency of beauty is only based on extrinsic beauty. Given a research, people tend to give a handsome and good-looking candidate inner beauty such as kindness, chastity, or intellect. Therefore, they don’t think whether he is good or bad and only think if he is handsome.
For these reasons, I think lookism has a negative impact on personal life. Of course, outer beauty makes some people think they are proud of themselves. But if we were obsessed with extrinsic beauty, we would not develop our intrinsic beauty. Also, even if we have desirable appearance, to have a good relationship with people, we have to improve and develop intrinsic beauty. Consequently, Never judge from appearance.
Have you ever thought about anonymity on the internet? Anonymity on the internet assure rights to speak out their idea freely than real-name system. Although I know that the intend of anonymity is positive, I disagree with anonymity on the internet. Most important problem of anonymity is we don't know each other's faces. Therefore, compared to real-name system, we feel less guilt about what we do on the internet. When we wrote rude and offensive replies to somebody, then our freedom became nothing. Freedom without responsibility is same as self-indulgence and confusion. Therefore, we need to be more careful when we write replies.
I agree with you. I think anonymity on the internet is very important. Now a days, there are too much bad comments in internet. They comment badly by using anonymous. People have freedom comments what they want say, that freedom leads very bad things. Some people died due to malicious comments. It's so serious situation for using anonymous.
Yeah. It is very difficult controvesion. I think anonymity on the internet must be banned. Some people post and reply their opinion that makes other people sad and angry because they can do anonymously. So, we have to use the name in using internet! -최정민(Choi Jung Min)
Right. I think so too. Anonymity on Internet makes people feel guilty less. Even some entertainers or people killed themselves because of abusive comments. Assuring rights to say anything people want is important, but I think we need to think the comment target's feeling first. We have to make the clean Internet culture.
조환희, 최정민, 유소연- Yes. Some celebrities commited suicide because of malicious comments. Because people who write malicious comments don't think of target's feeling and they use malicious comments to release their stress. So, when we use real name in the internet, a number of people who write malicious comments will decrease. 김혜림(AMY)
I agree with you a bit. But in facebook, there is many posts and replies about attaction, blame and ridicule eventhough facebook is not anonymous. I think this is not a problem about anonymity but a problem about personality. -이다은(Jenny)
I agree with you on how people should be more careful and responsible in sharing their opinions online. But freedom of speech is something that made web based opinion sharing more diverse of which is what we acheived by leaving the web space anonymous.
I want to tell the story about inner beauty. Most people has a complex of their outfit, nose, eyes, height and weight. As we know, human always have a mission that we should overcome. And I also have a problem of outfit. But someday I took a book "hooponopono" which is written by doctor who lives hawaii. The doctor says if we say 'I love you, Im sorry, forgive me, thank you', everything is going to be alright. He says confidently. Because he saw the change. when he worked at mental hospital, there is many problems. Everyday patients fought each other, nurses had a damages and many worker had a high absence. Since he started working at hospital, he said "I love you" to everything. Surprisingly, as time goes by, most patients had a satisfaction and many emplyees got smiling. So, after 2 years, that hospital got a prize and many patients recovered. Under the treatment of a doctor. He made it. Im impressed about this story. So since I read it, I have tried to love everything. And I believe that love is the best thing ever in this life. If you have a problem, why don't you fall in love with that situation? If you say 'I love you', everything is going to be changed.
If you think of love as power to overcome problem of appearance, why don't you love someone and say I love you? I think love is not confined in lover. We can love anything such as parents, friend, and nature. Happiness and satisfaction come from emotion of love. -최정민(Choi Jung Min)-
I write good travel destination that I've ever had to go. And please don't blame because it is personal opinion and it is pure recommend. So I recommend two foreign area. The reason i recommend foreign area is i have more foreign travel experience than korea travel. Because when i was child, my father operate trade business company so i have many chance to foreign travel . First recommend country is Maldives. Maldives is called 'heaven on earth' and 'perfect and end of honeymoon' ,but this island will go down because of global warming. Maldives have beautiful and fantastic sea. This sea is not explain with language. Sea color looks like cristal and really beautiful. And we can do 'skin skuba', during skin skuba you can see a lot of tropical fish, shark and turtle. I think that if you can do skin skuba, it is really will be unforgettable experience. And if you choice house, you can choose special house that you can see sea in house. This house built on a sea and house floor is transparent. And Maldives have 'Sea of Star'. Sea of star is really beautiful, it is looks liked stars is floating on sea and color is Emerald. Second recommend country is Argentina. Argentina is famous of soceer, wine, beef, tango. Argentian is home of tango. And Argentina have 'Iguazu falls' that called one of the world three biggest falls. Iguazu falls is located between argentina and brazil. So you can see both side. and each side have different scenery. And argentina is home of tango. So there is tango road and tango village and you can learn tango. I have experience that i learned tango. Originally, i didn't like tango but after learning, i really love tango. It is wonderful music and dance. if you want to know more information of my recommend's, please ask me and comment on this post.
One of my life plan is to see Iguazu falls. When I saw that on tv I was very impressed. I want to see the majestic water falls with my eyes and feel the power of nature.It might be one of unforgettable scene in my life 이성우 Liam
I want to tell about korean's beauty trend. There's two kind of beauty, inner beauty and outer beauty. Almost korean people think outer beauty is more important than inner beauty. They use many time to their inner beauty. Although I can understand this trend, I think this trend is wrong. Outer beauty may improve people's confidence and it is indispensable thing to people's life but Outer beauty can't express a person's being. Excessive thing is worse than the thing which we don't do. We can see many examples which people mind their beauty excessively so they ruin their nature beauty. There's many important things more than outer beauty but we can't criticize only the people who pay attention to outer beauty. I think this society's atmosphere and mass media have a responsibility to this problem. Especially, mass media have affected to our' life and people can be exposed easily. Although How to treat the information about outer beauty from mass media depend on people's attitude, it is fact that there are excessive things in mass media. I think it is hard to find the solution about this situation. The thing which I want to tell is we have many things which we pay attetion to except out beauty. There's not a lot of time which we can mind this. If you have different thinking to me or the solution about this problem, please comment to this.
I agree with you on how Koreans are paying more attention to outer beauty than inner beauty. It is undeniable that outer beauty is probably the first thing that we see to judge others. Unfortunately, there is practically no perfect solution in changing this social atmosphere but it will gradually get better as society becomes more diverse.
I agree with your opinion but I think outer beauty is also really important. Because when we meet unkown someone, we have first feeling and image. First image affect to judge others. It is instinct. People love healthy physical and beauty So we know that we must effort to conrol outer beauty. But we never all in outer beauty.
Recently, in the Social Networking service has a lot pictures of difference between wearing glasses looking normal, not wearing glasses they look fabulous and handsome. Similary, leflet that a man looks very normal, but simply changes like wide shoulders, tight chest like for just 3 months working out. short term appearance change not only looks very seductive, but also imply us that we can change like that so fastly. But fact, these model looks already fabulous with or without glasses and he already has wide shoulder but didn't revealed himself. Making change for yourself is very hard because you've done all things to become yourself over 22 years. Metroflex magazine says, long term diet success rate is higher 30% than short term diet. Like the statistic, try to make long, effective plan.
Freedom of smoking, In the street
ReplyDeleteRecently, In Korea, smokers are full of complaints. Because the government has made policies like rising cigarettes' prices and increasing non-smoking areas.
Smokers says that they have freedom of smoking. But, Is it a reasonable opinion? I don't think so. First, smoking in the street has a bad influence on health of non-smokers. Second, children can be burn by cigarette ash. and Last, unforeseen cigarette smoke can discourage effort of stopping smoking
Of course, in a community, personal freedom must be respected. But I think that in a community giving up one's freedom to avoid others' disadvantage is manners.
-황보미(Hwang bo-mi)
I agree with you! Smoking is not only one person but every people in the place. "giving up one's freedom to avoid others' disadvantage is manners" is the perfect sentence. So.. I wonder, When is the worst things about smoking like smoking in the street.
Delete박성민(charlie)
I also agree with you because I'm not a smoker every people have their right but it can't avoid other people right
Deletewhat is your suggestion to prohibit the smoking in the street
김진규(Chris)
charlie : Sorry... I don't know the meaning of "smoking like smoking in the street".
Delete-황보미(Hwang bo-mi)
Chris : I think imposing fines on smoking in the street is great. But for that, we should make enough smoking boothes.
Delete-황보미(Hwang bo-mi)
I agree with you.
DeleteSmokers say they have the right to be free from cigarette.
But Non-smokers also have the right to be free from cigarette smoke.
So the smokers shouldn't be smoking on the street where many Non-smokers walk by. 김지영(Blair)
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DeleteI agree with your opinions. But Do you know how many smoking area in Seoul? there is very a few. So we should respect smoker rights
Delete-오의준(oh)
Although I'm a smoker, I agree with you. I think second-hand smoking on the street can be harmful to other people.
DeleteHowever, The government just prohibited smoking without alternatives.
I mean, If they build enough smoking room with the tax money from the smokers, it will work for both smokers and non-smokers.
-전웅식(John)
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DeleteI agree with your opinions. But on the other hand, That's too bad smokers don't have enough places to smoke eventhough they pay more expensive cost for their cigarattes. I think smokers should follow the rules, but enough places to smoke are also needed.
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Do we have to give free meal to all student??
ReplyDeleteRecently, In Korea politics some people say that every student have to get free meal even though they have enough money and it is very controversy in Korea society .
Do you think we should pay free meal for all student?? In my opinion I don't think we should pay all student free meal , First it is waste of money if we pay free meal for only poor student we can use money for more things. Second all free meal is not tasty and it will not be good ingredient because meal price will be very cheap so can't use good ingredient and good taste. Last it is not free meal it is all our tax and we should select the priority of tax used all student for free meal is not our priority tax used so we should not give all student free meal just poor student.
-김진규(chris)-
I little disagree with your opinion. If we pay free meal for just some poor students, they won't eat free meal. Because eating free meal means they are poor. what do you think about my opinion?
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DeleteI think so too. I don't know that purpose of that policy. In my opinion, that policy is useless. Of course, that policy is need for low-income bracket. But that is useless for regular citizen.
Delete-강다영(Lisa)
I also agree with you. I know their purpose was fine. But I think free meal for every student lower the quality of meal. Thus, government should give free meal to the poor.
Delete김혜림(AMY)
I agree with you. I think it is a kind of populism. Apart from the money problem, the real problem is the poor qaulity of the school food.
DeleteLike you said, The quality of the meal can be lower because of a limited budget. I want to help poor children, but I want to the government do it the right way.
-전웅식(John)
reply to 박승하(Kate) I also think about that but every student know whose house is rich and whose house is poor not only free meal so that can't be problem.
Deletereply to 조민희(Maria) yes that is what i want to say
reply to 강다영(Lisa) yes i think so too
reply to 김혜림(Amy) yes we should improve school free meal qurality first not give them free meal
reply to 전웅식(John) I also think it is populism just to get voted and i agree that we have limited budget so have to select free meal to poor student
-김진규(Chris)
Korea's standards of beauty.
ReplyDeleteThese days, where is the Korea's standards of beauty going.
Korea seems to be unable to accept the beauty of the Orient.They like big eyes of Westerner than small eyes of oriental. They like visage of Westerners than visage of Asians.
I think that is not a good thing. First, I don't like that ignore the beauty in each. we have to accept that each ethnic have different beauty's standard. Personal preference is respected, but it should not be a criterion of beauty. Second, the problem of cost. The plastic surgery is need high cost. Is an expensive operation in order to be beautiful, according to the standards of others. Is not problem if personal finance is enough. If not, but you do plastic surgery, that is a social problem. And last, the problem of side effects. Even though cosmetic surgery is to succeed, there are many side effects.That person should be responsible for all side effects.
To the conclusion, we have to reject the plastic surgery, and love myself.
-강다영 (Lisa)
I agree with your opinions about plastic surgery cost and side effects. But if someones have a very very ugly face.so he or she always fails to get a job because of their face. In this situation someones shouldn't plastic surgery?? i wonder your opinions.
Delete-오의준(oh)
I agree with you. Society and people know this situation is not good thing. But they still want pretty face like westerner and many people do pastic surgery. What do you think about?
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I think operated plastic surgery is their freedom. People are operated plastic surgery, because of seeing beautiful. And they operated plastic surgery just they want. The cost is too expensive because not covered by insurance, but they paid that just they want to surgery. Now a days woman who operated too much plastic surgery called Kangnam woman. However, i think it's their choice, what they want and their beauty. So anyone shouldn't say them bad.
DeleteI don't know what is your topic. Is it "Cosmetic surgery" or "We should respect ourselves"?
Delete-황보미(Hwang bo-mi)
오의준(oh) - That people's perpose is more close to treatment purpose. I think.
Delete박승하(kate) - I'm sad to that reality. people's conception is hard to change.
조환희 - I also respect their personal thoughts. However, the result is a problem when the return to the social problems.
황보미(Hwang bo-mi) - I'm sorry to your confused. My topic is "Cosmetic surgery" and the solution is "We should respect ourselves".
fashion trend
ReplyDeleteNowadays, there are many fashions in Korea and all over the world. People want to look good and want to appear themselves by fashion.
I think fashion is of little importance. That reason is. First, fashion trend passed very fast. For example, famous actress wear colorful skirt in her drama, so colorful skirt is become trend. But the drama finished, colorful skirt is also finished. Second, people have different points of view about fashion. So I think long dress looks fashionable but my friend think that is old fashion. Finally, fashion is just the means of self-expression. As befits the situation, people can wear whatever they want.
-한수연(Jane)-
Charlie
DeleteWooow I agreeeee with you :) Especially "Fashion is just the means of self-expression." this is the best sentence I think. Perfect man!!!! As I read it, I have a question. How do you have a confidence of self-expression? I mean, when someone wears old fashion which many people thought, he or she feel sometimes depressed. In this case, how could you overcome this embarassment? Because fashion is difffffffffffficult!!
I agree you. These days, so many people want to be fashionable like celebrities. If famous top-star carries a luxurious bag in TV, some people buy same bag and that bag is sold out. Today, people call him(or her) ‘완판남’(or ‘완판녀’). This word means an actor(or an actress) who makes clothes he(or she) wore or bags he(or she) carried sold out. But there is a problem. If buyers can afford to buy expensive bags, it’s OK. But sometime people buy a expensive and luxurious bag or clothes without consideration, even though they do not have ability to pay. Finally they become a delinquent borrower. I want people to persue their own style.
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I agree with you, but i think fashion is not the same as trend. My fashion is a formal, which is related to my work. So, it is not trend but personality. I think you had better say "personality of fashion".
Delete-최정민(Choi Jung Min)-
At first, you said you think fashion is of little importance. But at last, you said fashion is the means of self-expression. so, I want to ask that you really don't think fashion is important although it show ourselves?
Delete-황보미(Hwang bo-mi)
I agree with your third reason, but not first, second reasons. I think expressing their own personailty to fashion is good. But just following other's fashion is not good for their individuality.
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ReplyDeleteYoo Seung-Joon’s Comeback
ReplyDeleteYoo Seung-joon was one of the most popular singer in Korea up until the 2002. He was once a K-pop sensation and everyone liked him. In 2002, He received notice of military duty. Although his popularity has reached its peak, He said on a TV shows that he would join the army. Furthermore, he was named an honorary ambassador for Republic Of Korea Marine Corps. As many celebrities in Korea dodged the draft, it brought him a great deal of popularity. However, he soon went to America and renounces his Korean nationality to avoid military service. Many Koreans became angry at him for breaking his promise, and in February 2002, he was banned by the Korean government from entering the country. Recently, He attempted a comeback through an Internet TV. Though it was a long time ago, I am opposed to his comeback. First, he’s comeback is go against equality. Every Korean is under an obligation to protect the country. In fact, even Psy rejoined the army because he got a special favor. However, Yoo Seung-Joon avoided military service and he couldn’t join the army anymore because of his age. Second, It doesn’t make sense that he wants to make money in Korea that he abandoned to avoid his duty. It doesn’t matter what is his nationality. However, It is rude to people who used to be his fan. At last, According to Korean Law, the man who lost his nationality because of evasion of military service couldn’t restore Korean nationality. As Korean Government isn’t changing their stance, He should accept responsibility for his act. For these reasons, I’m opposed to his comback.
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I agree with you. Military service is a critical duty in Korea. If someone avoid this duty, I think he or she cannot get a right to live in Korea. Also if he(YoonSeung-joon) is allowed to come back to Korea, the other people can think that avoiding military service is OK.This can lead to negative result that many people try to avoid this duty.
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I think so too. Some people think that it is the time to forgive him, but In my opinion duty about nation can not be considerd as apology. So we concentrate think about how he react to our opinion.
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Yeah i agree with your opinions. I think that he just want to earn the money in Korea. If he really want to forgive for people. he should go army. But he already over the age. He can't go army.
Delete-오의준(oh)
I also agree with your opinion. I heard that Ministry of National Defense allow Steven Yoo to do entertainment activities during his service term. How come he passed over that favor? It was so childish behavior. And what makes people most angry is he wait until he became 40.
Delete김혜림(AMY)
I agree with your opinion. Some people like Yoo Seung-joon think miliatary service for 2 years is wasting time. But we must know that we are divided nation and Warring countries. So we have pride to go army because go to the military is means that have healthy. But Yoo Seung-joon don't have pride for country and oneself. We must know his real hope that why he want to come back.
Delete-김관형(LEO)
Agree with you he could go to army even after he left this country but he didn't and only just trying to appeal people's emotional part
DeleteI think if he wants to come back he must go to army first
Liam 이성우
Why do you risk your life to extreme diet?
ReplyDeleteNowadays, we can see a lot of articles about the anorexic that is caused by extreme diet in not only Korea but also most countries.
Most women want to be slim. However, a lot of people go on a wrong diet like starving compulsorily or using pills. But we don't have to go on a immoderate diet. First reason is society asks us a seriously slim body. But the standard weight for the health is more heft than the beauty weight. That we have to do is just maintain the standard weight. Second, our body needs essential nutrients. In ordinary, people who is dieting don't ingest all essential nutrients. But, immature diet impairs our health. Of course, Fat and carbohydrate are important for our health. Last, Stress caused by diet is harmful to our mental health. Mental attitude satisfying and loving our own body is needed for mental health.
So, We don't have to have obsessions for diet.
-이다은(Jenny)-
I agree you. These days, there are many dieters because of lookism society. Also one my dieting friend drank only water for 3days. This extreme dieting makes people sensitive. In serious case, many people die because of anorexia caused by dieting. So the wrong way of dieting is very dangerous. I do not say, “We must not diet because dieting is too bad.” If we exercise steadily and eat well-balanced meal for dieting, we can make beautiful and healthier body. Above all, I think it is better to encourage your own talent and individuality, not to concentrate on your appearance and lose your health.
Delete(유소연-Julia)
I agree you. I did a diet for a 2 monthes. I didn't eat much. Just eat once for a day. Resultingly i lose my weight, but i lose my physical strengh too. I use bad method for diet. Before than losing weight, i get tired easily. And when i eat something, i'm nervous of getting fat. I always feel unstable psychologically. Therefore now a days i eat once for a day.
DeleteI agree with you. Extreme dieting can make people enervate and they cannot concentrate on their work. Also they can get lots of stress about eating because they think they will be fatter by eating. However, I think they can keep their weight by exercising as much as they eat. But at night, we need to avoid eating because at that time most people prepare to sleep so they tend to avoid exercising.
Delete-오세윤(Tracy)
You're right. I couldn't agree with you no more. I've once been on a diet. I skip two meals because I don't like to do exercise. Effect of skipping two meals was really good. But I felt dizzy and tired every moment. So, I went to hospital and after blood test, doctor said anemia. Recently, I changed my means. I eat 3 meals and do exercise reguarly. And it calms me and really helps me relax.
Delete김혜림(AMY)
I agree with you. Serious diet is harmful on not only our health but also our mental. When I was 20 years old, I also did diet. but It was terrible because, to be slim, I should not eat my favorite stuff. So, I want to know what is the best diet which you recommend,
Delete-황보미(Hwang bo-mi)
@유소연(Julia)
DeleteThanks for your opinion, Julia. I'm worried about your freind who is dieting......And I agree with your last sentence.
@조환희
Yes. I wonder why people do a extreme and wrong diet even though they know this is not good for their health.
@오세윤(Tracy)
Thanks for your opinion, Tracy. Diet is always following girl's life.....:(
@김혜림(Amy)
What a relief! I did such a wrong diet last time, But it doesn't work too.
@황보미
Umm...I don't know about good diet. But I heard from my friend that eating one food that you want in one day and exercising regulary is very effective.
Hi, Jenny. I agree that people should not harm their health just because they are conscious of other people. Especially, however, lookism is rampant in our society and people cannot just ignore others. I think we need a rule that celebrities should maintain the standard weight because they can influence the public.
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University is the way of getting a job or the means of learning several things?
ReplyDeleteMany university student have lots of interest in their future job. Such as how to get a job or kinds of job. It means they have thoughts about their life. So it is good situation. But nowadays this situation is overheating. Students think university just as way of getting a job and spend more time making "Spec(Specification)" than enjoying their campus life. I think it isn't good for university students. University have several things to learn.
First, students can learn social relations. When students start to go university, they have to get along with new people. Between new people, they can grow their sociality that necessarily need in workplace. Second, university provide them to experience more bigger world like overseas study. They can learn various world and widen their mental vision through that thing. Third, through major class, students can learn expert knowledge. University's major classes are different from high school class. Major classes make student more useful in society.
Consequently, University is good learning place for students.
-박승하(Kate)-
I agree with you todays korean student only think about getting job and university is just stair
Deletewhat is your suggestion to resolve these kind of think??
김진규(Chris)
Chris - I think students have to enjoy and cherish their campus life as much as one likes before getting job. Also university have to make several programs. Such as meeting people regardless of major or finding what they really want to be.
DeleteI agree with your opinion that university is a good learning place for students. Especially we can learn about team projects in university and this will be helpful for getting along with other people by working together.
Delete-오세윤(Tracy)
I agree with your opinion. But these days, It seems that perverted its meaning. Many student just think about college is place to make a spec.
DeleteI'm sad this reality.
-강다영(Lisa)
I agree with you that univ is good learning place for us. However, I think technical high school's major class is more practical than univ's.
DeleteUniv's major class is theoretical rather than practical.
-전웅식(John)
I agree with you completely. University provides our with various learnig programs. We can learn sociality with new people and expert knowledge for major. We should not think those things as way of getting a job or Spec.
Delete강혜빈(Bella)
Tracy - I think so too. But today, I heard that some students didn't cooperate with their team members.
DeleteLisa - Yeah... So sad....
DeleteJohn - I agree with you. But i think theoretical thing is important too. Because theoretical thing is fundamental for learning practical thing.
Bella - Yeah We have to do.
Unmarried mothers
ReplyDeleteI think some social and personal effects have resulted in unmarried mothers. First, the former, Korea is too much closed and Confucian, I mean conservative. It really put obstacles in offering a better way. The latter is that uneducated people are carried away by impulse without the future plan. Then how can we prevent unmarried mothers? In our society, we should be exposed to a kind of mass media talking about the birds and the bees openly and got educated. But it is no use only society doing it that way. Each Individual should be changed. Therefore we have to know the necessity and plan a family for your lover, your baby and you. Because unmarried mothers are not only second-class citizens but also social problems.
-이상미(Hannah)-
Yes, I think so too. These days there are many unmarried mothers. Today, there are lots of jobs that men and women work together. Increasing of opportunities that men and women contact, some people fall in love each other. But some people don’t know how to success contraception because they are lack of personal sexual education. Finally, it results in increasing of unmarried mothers. In Korea, 77% of unmarried mothers are 16~25 years old. They are too young to be responsible babies alone. So I think we need continuous institutional support, developing high quality of sexual education and evaluation and eliminating prejudice.
Delete(유소연-Julia)
Our society has to focus attention on unmarried mothers.
DeleteOne of my friends is an unmarried mother.
She is really cautious and she doesn’t want to show her fact.
Our society has to encourage, provide education and give financial support to single mothers. I hope that our society will be generous.
김지영(Blair)
I agree with you entirely. Our society tends to unmarried mother is cautious for opening to the society. I think this is not their problems but a mood of our society's problem. This is what we have to solve from now on.
Delete-이다은(Jenny)
Julia, thanks for your reply. They are really young! I think young people should be responsible for their baby. If they planed a family, they would feel happy to be a family and live together.
Delete-이상미(Hannah)-
Blair, thanks for your reply. I think people around unmarried mothers should help them because they must have had difficulty raising their child. I feel sorry for your friend because she seemed to have some problems. It is probably not easy to get it off her chest.
Delete-이상미(Hannah)-
Jenny, thanks for your reply. I think sexual education is the most important thing for young people. Two people should know that being an unmarried mother is not easy especially in Korea and take responsibility for their actions.
Delete-이상미(Hannah)-
Teenagers plastic surgery
ReplyDeleteChildren these days are very obsessed with their appearance
Middle and high school students say at least one or even more of their classmates have undergone plastic surgery But it is questionable that teenagers are allowed to get surgery only to look good. Many parents said they would allow their children to have plastic surgery as long as it does not have heavy risks or cost too much money. because they want to remove their child’s facial complex. but If teenagers gets surgery without considering the side effects it could result to dangerous consequences. Plastic surgery is a big social issue and it becomes more controversial when it comes to dealing with teenagers. There is no right answer about this conflict, but we need to consider it for our society.
-이성우 Liam-
Then, you think adults' plastic surgery is okay, because they are considering their side effects? I think teenagers are also considering their side effect wisely. because they are smart enough and their parents intervene in their plastic surgery. so, I can't agree why teenagers' platic surgery is bad compared to adults' plastic surgery.
Delete- 황보미(Hwang Bo-Mi)
I agree with you to some degree for teenagers' plastic surgery. But I can't agree with you to some degree. High school students worry about their appearance. I think not only worrying but also concerning their appearance can be self-control. They maybe accept and endure side effects to be more pretty. 김지영(Blair)
DeleteI agree with your opinion. Students have to concentrate more about their studying. But if student has plastic surgery because of severe stress about his or her facial complex, is it okay?
Delete-박승하(kate)-
I agree with you. It is true that Korean girls almost grown up when they were in high school. However they are not mature enough.
DeleteEven 20 is completely different from 21. I mean, As they are still growing up, It is better they get plastic surgery when they are fully grown.
-전웅식(John)
황보미(Hwang Bo-Mi):Yes adults makes their decision after they consider about the side effects 'wisely' however teenager, their mind is still young even though they say they consider a lot, that is why we call them teenager and limit their behaviors in our society. According to that logic we should not ban them buying alcohols or cigarettes. May be one of teenager who smokes cigarettes might say I'm smoking after I considered wisely about my health.
Delete김지영(Blair)& 박승하(kate) : Students who considers about their apperence so much that has to get plastic surgery in teenage. I don't think they 've got only single eye or bold hair whatever if not in case like that that doesn't really matter only the problem of self-regard.
Do you think if they gets plastic surgery, and then they will gonna study hard or think about other parts to get next surgery.
전웅식(John) :Me ,either
In Korea nowadays, Dispatch is tracking privacy of public entertainers and informing many people through TV, radio etc. For example, this informed story of love between 이나영 and 원빈, 이승기 and 윤아. However I have a negative opinion of this media. First, even though many people are interested in this kind of imformation, this media doesn't always inform correct information. This often does't check accuracy of information and set a false rumor afloat. This can affect public entertainers negatively because they are people that their images are important. I mean this media can have a bad influence on their images. Second, the most important thing is that public entertainers are also humans. I am sure that there are few humans who like stalking. Also I can say that Dispatch is same with stalking. So Dispatch can be a very dangerous source that make entertainers extremely stressful. Therefore, I think a law that can protect public entertainers from this media needs to be made.
ReplyDelete-오세윤(Tracy)-
I agree with you. I don't like Dispatch. They are cover very privacy things. If I'm covered by Dispatch, i become to crazy. And they're write the article that don't know it is true. Entertainer is a person and also has privacy. Nobody can't invade their privacy.
DeleteI agree with your opinion. Dispatch always issues news about celebrity's privacy. It is very bad thing. Meanwhile Dispatch is just a job for some people. They just do their work. What do you think about?
Delete-박승하(kate)-
조환희:Yeah you're right. Nobody have right to violate other people's privacy. This is clearly illegal.
Delete-오세윤(Tracy)-
박승하(Kate):I think spreading story about public entertainers without their permission need to be controlled. And actually, this kind of job that disclose other privacy is not needed in society.Because I think people who have this kind of job can let public entertainers to make extreme decision such as suicide.
Delete-오세윤(Tracy)-
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Delete조민희(Maria): You're right. They just rationalize their behavior however many victims firm. I can't understand their behavior.
Delete-오세윤(Tracy)-
Tracking privacy media Dispatch
ReplyDeleteIn Korea nowadays, Dispatch is tracking privacy of public entertainers and informing many people through TV, radio etc. For example, this informed story of love between 이나영 and 원빈, 이승기 and 윤아. However I have a negative opinion of this media. First, even though many people are interested in this kind of imformation, this media doesn't always inform correct information. This often does't check accuracy of information and set a false rumor afloat. This can affect public entertainers negatively because they are people that their images are important. I mean this media can have a bad influence on their images. Second, the most important thing is that public entertainers are also humans. I am sure that there are few humans who like stalking. Also I can say that Dispatch is same with stalking. So Dispatch can be a very dangerous source that make entertainers extremely stressful. Therefore, I think a law that can protect public entertainers from this media needs to be made.
-오세윤(Tracy)-
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DeleteI agree with your opinion, but reason is little different. I don't want know about their private lives. I don't like that happen is looks like one of the big news. I hope that reporting about more important incident. Rather than simple entertainment news.
Delete- 강다영(Lisa)
강다영(Lisa): Oh! I couldn't consider about that point! Yeah! I also think so. I think organ of expressions tend to report kind of pivate things instead of importatnt things today.
Delete-오세윤(Tracy)-
Hi, Tracy. As a person who values privacy, I totally agree with you. I feel sorry for celebrities when they go through hard times due to gossips and rumours. Even though some celebs sued some cyberbullies for libel, it is not easy to let other online strangers not to write groundless claims. I suggest "Internet Real-Name System" as a good solution to this problem because people will care about their names to be revealed and they reconsider replying to articles.
Delete-이상미(Hannah)-
Alcohol at Gachon
ReplyDeleteGachon University banned drinking alcohol from 3 years ago. From now we can not find alcohol bottles at school. I want to drink alcohol at my Univerity. First, University students are adults. They are old enough to drink alcohol. Drinking alcohol at university is one of awsome memories in university life. Second, pubs or bars around universities are very expensive. University students don't have enough money but they want alcohol. There is noway to drink alcohol unless we pay expensive price at a bar or pub. Last reason to allow drinking at Univrsity is alcohol makes people communicate. Some students have trouble with friends or some students want to get closer to their major head professor but there are noway to get closer except drinking. By drinking alcohol we can get closer to friends or professors and we can keep the closer relationship. That's why we need alcohol at university.
-윤형진(Eric)
Oh..my god. Eric. Go the president of Gachon. Go 청와대. You............amazing perfect. Very interesting story. And I agreeeeeee 200% with you. First, I can feel your passions. Second, Perfect logic. I can't keep my mouth closed. So.. I wonder how do we solve this problem? how can we drink alcohol at university?
Delete-Charlie
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DeleteI really agree your opinion. University said the reason is that drinking alchol in university is interrupt study atmosphere and accident. But we know that we are adult and we can control. So university want to real purpose, they teach and notice alchol manners. And i have idea that we only buy 2 bottles per peoson and student onlu drink in specific place.
Delete-김관형(LEO)
I agree with you someone who makes trouble because of alcohol is personal problem. alcohol is an innocent material pure and holy..
Deleteschool must release alcohole banning and let them drink the consequences of drinking in our matter university is not a primary school and we are adults
- 이성우 Liam
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ReplyDeleteHave you heard about military service extra points system? It is the system that gives those who fulfilled (or finished) military service extra points on public exams. But it was abolished in December 1999 upon the Constitutional Court's ruling that it was against gender equality. But these days, military service extra points is hot topic. Because a lot of people think that military service waste the time for 2 years. In fact when i was soldier, i received 100 dollars for one months.so i agree with the military service extra points system. The country should compensation for two years military service.
ReplyDeleteFist,I can't get a nothing from two years military service.In fact when i was soldier, i was only trained for killing person. It is not useful for society life. So military service waste of the time. In order for equity, the man who was finished military needs to military service extra points system.
Second, The other country(for example Israel,Cuba,Norway) have conscription both male and female. This show that woman can receive military train. But in Korea only man have to go military service. So i think that it is unfair.The Government gives plus points for man
Third, A lot of people agree this regulation. In fact About 83 percent of Korean citizens agreed that those who have fulfilled their military duties should be offered benefits， showed a recent survey conducted by the Military Manpower Administration. Among the 1，500 respondents who answered in November-December last year， 87.1 percent of the men and 78.7 percent of the women supported policies to offer social or financial benefits to people who have served the military. This results show that many people thinks it is natural military service extra points system.
In conclusion, I think that our society needs to military service extra points system
-오의준(OH)
Interesting! I agree with you about giving extra points system. But I have a different opinion about the time when I was soldier. At that time (when I was a soldier) I can endure the millitary time because of having a proud of nation. Someone has it! So, Is there any good things about millitary service?
Delete-박성민(Charlie)
It is very interesting story for who went army I also think those who went army have to get compensation but i think giving extra point is only for public exams so i think every person who went army have to get compensation not only public exam how about you?? do you have alternative things??
Delete김진규(Chris)
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Deletereply 박성민
Deleteummm.. But we can learn the endurance in society.I think that it is more easily and useful learning in society. In army we should a lot of time spending for endurance.
reply 김진규
I really agree with your opinions. How about certification test extra points?
I know your intention and i agree some of your opinoin. But i think military service isn't wasting times. Frankly after army i have confidence and know my possibility.So i think we did military service is advantage . And i agree your second reason. I think women must go military service.
DeleteBecause in army there is work that women can do better than men.
-김관형(LEO)
I agree with you. I think men who fulfilled military service miss a good opportunity for 2 years than women who don't go to army. So I think that the government gives men who fulfilled (or finished) military service extra points on public exams.
Delete강혜빈(Bella)
I totally agree with you military service is one of duty in korea but only man's duty so it needs a little bit of advantages for loosing 2years
Deleteand also women must do like public servises or administration in army if they can not go to army because of the lack of physical abillity
이성우 (Liam)
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ReplyDeleteFrankly, I think that we need to consider celebrities' situation. For example,they cannot have eough time to donate their time.In this case, donating money is the best way to help other people. And I want to say that donating money has a value itself whatever thought celebrities have since it is not easy to give money that I earned to other people.
Delete-오세윤(Tracy)-
Who is the most beautiful woman in Korea?
ReplyDeleteI think the most beautiful Korean woman is Yuna-Kim. Figure Queen Yuna-Kim is a famous Korean figure skater. She won several international competitions, including ISU World Figure Skating Championships female single, the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and ISU the Grand Prix Final female single. She does not have extremely good-looking appearance like actresses, but she has a small face and her shape of head is pretty. Also her single eyelids are attractive, so she has an oriental beauty. She has a elegant and luxurious face. She has not only her face, but also great mental. She is known as the ‘Donation Angel’ because she donates for many kids who need help. She donated one hundred million won for the 2010 Haiti earthquake and the prize of world championship second place for damaged children by japan earthquake. In addition, she supports for child breadwinners and incurable disease patients the every end of the year through UNICEF. According to a UNICEF staff, there are much more unofficial donations which is unknown to the public. Also she has tried to advertise Korea working as an honorary ambassador for Pyeongchang’s Winter Olympics, the G-20 Seoul Summit, Hansik Globalization, and Incheon International Airport. Yuna-Kim has a beautiful appearance and also has tried herself since she was young. Now, she is at the top of her own field. And she helps the poor and advertises Korea steadily. When someone reaches a stage which nobody can’t do, people call her(or him) ‘Legend’. I think the most beautiful Korean woman is the Queen of figure skating and Legend of the World Yuna-Kim.
유 소연 (Julia)
Hi, Julia. I was surprised you introduced Yuna Kim as the most beautiful woman in Korea. I thought that too and I have already mentioned she is a famous philanthropist in Korea and I admire her not only because of her career but also her good deeds. I believe she will do a good job as an honorary ambassador for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Delete-이상미(Hannah)-
SPA Brand is acronym of speciality retailer of private label apparel. It is speciality retail store that plans of its common brand product, directly manufacturing and distribution. A manufacturing establishment is main agent of decision. So SPA brand is reduce the manufacturing cost using mass production methods in pursuit of efficiency. And it's products are low prices and rotate fast, because manufacturing establishment curtail the distribution steps. However SPA brand have many flaw. First they are focusing on the trend many clothes are thrown away. Nowadays, people are so sensitive at trend and trend is changes very often. Seriously, many clothes after one season are thrown away. Second, these thrown away clothes are lead environmental pollution. Carbon emission is greatly increased and damage to environmental quickly. Third, they are producing low-cost and fast in order to set reasonable price at developing countries factory with low pay. This low pay and poor working condition behind fast mechanism are torment workers. In the Bangladesh, lax subcontractors factory is collapsed and more than 1,000 workers have died. These are fast fashion's inconvenient truths that lies behind on rational consumption and trendy figure. -조환희(Taylor)-
ReplyDeleteWell, I agree with you in general but I just wanted to point out few things. I do agree that SPA brand is somwehat exploiting on cheap labors in developing countries but I believe that those SPA brand companies are also contributing in those nations' economy. SPA brand companies are creating jobs and opportunities for development in third world nations and this is postively affecting those nations. Yet, I do agree that workers might be receiving less than they deserve and thus better working conditions and proper payment must be settled to resolve unfairness.
Delete라수정(Crystal)
According to surrounding people, there are many low self-esteem people. They always say “I’m fat, I’m short, I’m ugly” and they say low words themselves. These people are not confident of human relationship or social life and they live in tension and anxiety. It’s hard to change their personality of their youth. But if they have earnest to change steady efforts, it will change.
ReplyDeleteFirst, you promises not to blame or bother yourself. we have mistake or have difficult situation. In this case, we shouldn’t have mind set such as ‘I can’t do it’ , but have an positive attitude not condemning myself. Second, you must try every thing to change passive personality. It’s bad way to judgment in advance not trying to do. Since experience allows people to learn, if one has a trying attitude, one could make higher self esteem. Third, we have modeling someone which we want to resemble. we see ourselves according to comparing constantly. Mostly, people harm themselves by comparing with other people who can do better. we need to change perspective from finding negative in comparison to learning how to act optimistically.
As a result, if one keeps these three aspects, one can love oneself and improve self esteem. 김지영(Blair)
I agree totally with you. I have low self-esteem. I always judge in advance not trying to do. And I have mind set such as 'I can not. I will fail'. But as you say, I try to thihk positively, have modeling someone, I can make higher self-esteem. Thank you for sharing your opnion and good advice.
Delete강혜빈(Bella)
I agree with your opinion. Changing personality and attitude towards one's self is not an easy thing to do but constant efforts to have positive mindset is something that everyone should encourage themselves to do.
Delete라수정(Crystal)
Hi, Blair. Your writing was so touching and I hope everyone can read it. Here, I would like to introduce a book and a song to help someone to love himself or herself. The Color Purple by Alice Walker and Greatest love of all sung by Whitney Houston. If you see the change of Celie and the lyrics, they will give you power to have self-esteem. I like the lyrics, "The greatest love of all
DeleteIs easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all."
-이상미(Hannah)-
construction permission of Tourist Hotel around the school
ReplyDeleteRecently, the government is thinking about accepting to construct Tourist Hotel without entertainment outlets for adults around the school as part of deregulation. It means that if there must be no entertainment facilities for adults such as bar, gambling house, billiard hall in the hotel and the hotel must satisfy more than 100 rooms. And tourist hotel which is located within 50-200m of school could be constructed by government permission. The government contends that constructing tourist hotel around the school should be accepted for promoting service industry, attracting more foreign tourists, creating employment and so on. But many civil groups desperately oppose to this regulation. And I think that government assertion doesn't hold water and this revised bill is not necessary for following three reasons.
First, it is very hard to prevent the building of entertainment facilities additionally since then, if the hotel is accepted to construct around the school once. Entertainment facilities for adults nearby the hotel will affect very negatively to environment of education. Although the hotel is built around the school without any entertainment facilities, it would disturb learning atmosphere and infringe on the student’s rights by itself.
Second, constructing tourist hotel around the school brings on traffic congestion problem. Traffic builds up because the roads are generally narrow nearby the school. Hotel guest’s cars and tour buses can threaten the security of students who come to school and go back home.
Third, it can lead to oversupply problem of rooms in the hotel later. Constructing tourist hotel is unavoidable to solve a short supply of rooms for increasing foreign tourists every year. But, if the regulation about constructing hotels is relieved, tourist hotels are more likely to be built excessively in mismatch between the supply and demand. So, in this case, closed hotels would be increased showing a loss.
Consequently, I don’t think that the regulation should be definitely passed and put into action. I think that policy of regulation must be passed for the nation. And neither do any of accepting to construct tourist hotel around the school. The government should consider the actual condition in which tourist hotels are not even begun constructing in spite of government’s permission. It is more effective to consider various tourist accommodations such as smaller hotels, guest houses and boarding houses instead of building major hotels around the school.
-강혜빈(Bella)-
We all shine as who we are
ReplyDeleteBeauty is one of the most subjective values that cannot be quantified or measured. Although there exists a widely accepted standard of beauty in a society, beauty is still in the eyes of the beholder. Nowadays, Korean people admire big eyes with double eyelids with oval face and high nose, just like a barbie doll. Yet, it is undeniable that there are many people who are attractive enough without any elements of standardized beauty. I believe that such standardized view on beauty holds many negative aspects as some people get obsessed and biased when they look at others. Everyone on earth shines with his or her own personal attributes and thus I hope our society could embrace all beautiful individuals.
-라수정(Crystal)
I agree with you. I'm not rather self-confident about my body because I'm little bit fleshy bit I felt that I love myself. Also, If I date a boyfriend, i will meet and love a man who loves me just the way i am.
Delete김지영(Blair)
I agree with you. These days, don't respect their individuality. The important thing is to get confidence your self. You should cherish yourself, and love yourself.
Delete-강다영(Lisa)
I totally agree with you. Nowadays, people seem to judge others' appearance and they also care about others. I also think that each person has characteristic charm. So, we should love ourselves just the way we are.
Delete김혜림(AMY)
I agree to your idea. We should not have a prejudice against other's appearance. We are attractive enough as who we are.
Delete강혜빈(Bella)
김지영, 강다영, 김혜림, 강혜빈
DeleteThank you for sharing your valuable opinions in comments. I do agree with you all on the way we should view beauty of a person. Hope our society could generously love individual charms and what people are natuarally born with.
라수정(Crystal)
Lookism (외모지상주의)
ReplyDeleteHave you ever seen the movie "likeness"? It is a story about anorexia nervosa(거식증). The main actress only focuses on her own weight, which cause her not to eat anything. I think this miserable situation of her is based on "lookism" of society. So, i would like to talk about the negative effects of lookism.
First, lookism brings about cosmetic surgery. When an employer interviewed for staffs, he or she is inclined to concentrate their beauty of face or body. Even if the interviewer has various abilities to work, the employer will not select him because he is ugly. For this reason, some people did cosmetic operation to get a job.
Moreover, lookism makes inequality at work. When a woman staff is pretty and makes mistake, the immediate supervisor are not angry and just help her to solve the problem. On the other hand, if she were not pretty, the supervisor might be angry and irritated. Some people say that this case is very dramatic, but it is realistic in Korean work space.
Finally, lookism makes people ignore inner beauty. As I said, the tendency of beauty is only based on extrinsic beauty. Given a research, people tend to give a handsome and good-looking candidate inner beauty such as kindness, chastity, or intellect. Therefore, they don’t think whether he is good or bad and only think if he is handsome.
For these reasons, I think lookism has a negative impact on personal life. Of course, outer beauty makes some people think they are proud of themselves. But if we were obsessed with extrinsic beauty, we would not develop our intrinsic beauty. Also, even if we have desirable appearance, to have a good relationship with people, we have to improve and develop intrinsic beauty. Consequently, Never judge from appearance.
-최정민(Choi Jung Min)-
Have you ever thought about anonymity on the internet? Anonymity on the internet assure rights to speak out their idea freely than real-name system. Although I know that the intend of anonymity is positive, I disagree with anonymity on the internet. Most important problem of anonymity is we don't know each other's faces. Therefore, compared to real-name system, we feel less guilt about what we do on the internet. When we wrote rude and offensive replies to somebody, then our freedom became nothing. Freedom without responsibility is same as self-indulgence and confusion. Therefore, we need to be more careful when we write replies.
ReplyDelete김혜림 AMY
I agree with you. I think anonymity on the internet is very important. Now a days, there are too much bad comments in internet. They comment badly by using anonymous. People have freedom comments what they want say, that freedom leads very bad things. Some people died due to malicious comments. It's so serious situation for using anonymous.
DeleteYeah. It is very difficult controvesion. I think anonymity on the internet must be banned. Some people post and reply their opinion that makes other people sad and angry because they can do anonymously. So, we have to use the name in using internet!
Delete-최정민(Choi Jung Min)
Right. I think so too. Anonymity on Internet makes people feel guilty less. Even some entertainers or people killed themselves because of abusive comments. Assuring rights to say anything people want is important, but I think we need to think the comment target's feeling first. We have to make the clean Internet culture.
Delete(유소연-Julia)
조환희, 최정민, 유소연- Yes. Some celebrities commited suicide because of malicious comments. Because people who write malicious comments don't think of target's feeling and they use malicious comments to release their stress. So, when we use real name in the internet, a number of people who write malicious comments will decrease.
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DeleteI agree with you a bit. But in facebook, there is many posts and replies about attaction, blame and ridicule eventhough facebook is not anonymous. I think this is not a problem about anonymity but a problem about personality.
Delete-이다은(Jenny)
Yes I agree with you i want real name in internet so that every person can be responsible for there writing
Delete-김진규(Chris)
I agree with you on how people should be more careful and responsible in sharing their opinions online. But freedom of speech is something that made web based opinion sharing more diverse of which is what we acheived by leaving the web space anonymous.
Delete라수정(Crystal)
I want to tell the story about inner beauty. Most people has a complex of their outfit, nose, eyes, height and weight. As we know, human always have a mission that we should overcome. And I also have a problem of outfit. But someday I took a book "hooponopono" which is written by doctor who lives hawaii. The doctor says if we say 'I love you, Im sorry, forgive me, thank you', everything is going to be alright. He says confidently. Because he saw the change. when he worked at mental hospital, there is many problems. Everyday patients fought each other, nurses had a damages and many worker had a high absence. Since he started working at hospital, he said "I love you" to everything. Surprisingly, as time goes by, most patients had a satisfaction and many emplyees got smiling. So, after 2 years, that hospital got a prize and many patients recovered. Under the treatment of a doctor. He made it. Im impressed about this story. So since I read it, I have tried to love everything. And I believe that love is the best thing ever in this life. If you have a problem, why don't you fall in love with that situation? If you say 'I love you', everything is going to be changed.
ReplyDeleteCharlie 박성민
If you think of love as power to overcome problem of appearance, why don't you love someone and say I love you? I think love is not confined in lover. We can love anything such as parents, friend, and nature. Happiness and satisfaction come from emotion of love.
Delete-최정민(Choi Jung Min)-
I write good travel destination that I've ever had to go. And please don't blame because it is personal opinion and it is pure recommend. So I recommend two foreign area. The reason i recommend foreign area is i have more foreign travel experience than korea travel. Because when i was child, my father operate trade business company so i have many chance to foreign travel . First recommend country is Maldives. Maldives is called 'heaven on earth' and 'perfect and end of honeymoon' ,but this island will go down because of global warming. Maldives have beautiful and fantastic sea. This sea is not explain with language. Sea color looks like cristal and really beautiful. And we can do 'skin skuba', during skin skuba you can see a lot of tropical fish, shark and turtle. I think that if you can do skin skuba, it is really will be unforgettable experience. And if you choice house, you can choose special house that you can see sea in house. This house built on a sea and house floor is transparent. And Maldives have 'Sea of Star'. Sea of star is really beautiful, it is looks liked stars is floating on sea and color is Emerald. Second recommend country is Argentina. Argentina is famous of soceer, wine, beef, tango.
ReplyDeleteArgentian is home of tango. And Argentina have 'Iguazu falls' that called one of the world three biggest falls. Iguazu falls is located between argentina and brazil. So you can see both side. and each side have different scenery. And argentina is home of tango. So there is tango road and tango village and you can learn tango. I have experience that i learned tango. Originally, i didn't like tango but after learning, i really love tango. It is wonderful music and dance.
if you want to know more information of my recommend's, please ask me and comment on this post.
One of my life plan is to see Iguazu falls. When I saw that on tv I was very impressed. I want to see the majestic water falls with my eyes and feel the power of nature.It might be one of unforgettable scene in my life
Delete이성우 Liam
Iguazu falls is really beautiful and awesome. If you wiil go argentina or brazil, I can help you make a scedule.
DeleteI want to tell about korean's beauty trend. There's two kind of beauty, inner beauty and outer beauty. Almost korean people think outer beauty is more important than inner beauty. They use many time to their inner beauty. Although I can understand this trend, I think this trend is wrong. Outer beauty may improve people's confidence and it is indispensable thing to people's life but Outer beauty can't express a person's being. Excessive thing is worse than the thing which we don't do. We can see many examples which people mind their beauty excessively so they ruin their nature beauty. There's many important things more than outer beauty but we can't criticize only the people who pay attention to outer beauty. I think this society's atmosphere and mass media have a responsibility to this problem. Especially, mass media have affected to our' life and people can be exposed easily. Although How to treat the information about outer beauty from mass media depend on people's attitude, it is fact that there are excessive things in mass media. I think it is hard to find the solution about this situation. The thing which I want to tell is we have many things which we pay attetion to except out beauty. There's not a lot of time which we can mind this. If you have different thinking to me or the solution about this problem, please comment to this.
ReplyDeletepark joon hyoung(박준형)
I agree with you on how Koreans are paying more attention to outer beauty than inner beauty. It is undeniable that outer beauty is probably the first thing that we see to judge others. Unfortunately, there is practically no perfect solution in changing this social atmosphere but it will gradually get better as society becomes more diverse.
Delete라수정(crystal)
I agree with your opinion but I think outer beauty is also really important. Because when we meet unkown someone, we have first feeling and image. First image affect to judge others. It is instinct. People love healthy physical and beauty So we know that we must effort to conrol outer beauty. But we never all in outer beauty.
DeleteMake long appearance change
ReplyDeleteRecently, in the Social Networking service has a lot pictures of difference between wearing glasses looking normal, not wearing glasses they look fabulous and handsome. Similary, leflet that a man looks very normal, but simply changes like wide shoulders, tight chest like for just 3 months working out. short term appearance change not only looks very seductive, but also imply us that we can change like that so fastly. But fact, these model looks already fabulous with or without glasses and he already has wide shoulder but didn't revealed himself. Making change for yourself is very hard because you've done all things to become yourself over 22 years. Metroflex magazine says, long term diet success rate is higher 30% than short term diet. Like the statistic, try to make long, effective plan.