by Kang Dong-in (Korea Univ., 2) What kind of image pops up in your head when you hear the word "Ewha?" Colleagues of other universities who have any grasp of this name might think of Yoo Kwan-soon, p
Every girl has her phase of desiring a good looking, intelligent, wealthy and benevolent man to come sweep off her feet. I take that back, I used the word ?very to capture your attention. Thus, I?l re
I did not have much interest in China besides the food, so naturally I never even thought of applying for Korea & China Future Forest. What did catch my attention, however, was the fact that this
When I first joined Ewha Womans University, I entered as an exchange international student from Sudan. However, now I am a student at the Division of International Studies. I am proud to say that I am
We"ve heard that some of you found the last article on Konglish helpful, and so we have decided to do a second one. For those readers who missed the previous article, Konglish is a mixture of Kor
There are so many ways that a language grows, so when it is spoken in a country in which it is a second or foreign language, strange things happen to it. Konglish is a typical result of this type of l
In Part 1 we looked at the sentence fragment, a problem that occurs when a writer fails to make a complete sentence. A run-on sentence has the opposite problem. There is no "boundary" in that too many
It is common nowadays to believe that if you are a college student, you must travel abroad during the summer vacation. To do so, most students work very hard to earn money to pay for their trip. In my
The United States is at a turning point in its history. Some intellectuals and journalists have compared the destruction of Saddam Hussein with the fall of the Berlin Wall or even the collapse of the
Sentence boundary problems occur when a writer either fails to make a complete sentence or makes ?ore than a sentence. Boundaries are what set one thing apart from another; for example, a wall around
"Have a good time tutoring!" has in most part been replaced by "See you later!" to a lot of the students. Monday is what I consider "work - out day." After finishing four classes in a row by 4:45 p.m.
If you recall, when writing and revising your essay, you would want to avoid openings that put your readers to sleep. Likewise, instead of just restating your thesis statement in the conclusion, wrap
When writing and revising an essay, avoid an opening that has the effect of putting your reader to sleep. Nor do you want to make him or her cringe because your opening suffers from common errors such
When writing a news story, keep in mind the upside down pyramid where you begin with the most interesting and important things and end with what's least important. The first paragraph contains the lea
I am hardly the kind of person to be an advocate of tradition. But as my last show of respect to a few of the traditions, the traditions of the Ewha Voice, that I have learned to value and now come to
A news story is a lot like a conversation. Picture yourself talking with your friend about what happened on Saturday night. You start with the most interesting bit of information or an overview of the
After attending seven consecutive semesters at Ewha, I applied for a leave of absence this semester. I had participated in various non-curricular activities which were self-fulfilling but also had lef
Writing a story that comes alive for readers requires skillful use of detail. Readers need to feel like they can see and hear what? going on. One way of developing this skill is to use two different w
Last week, I stayed over at Yvonne? country cottage in Normandie. Coming from an agricultural background of Normandie, she excelled in her studies and earned a scholarship to the university of Ecole N
Varying sentence openers can help you avoid dull, repetitive writing to make your essay more interesting and hold your reader's attention. By beginning your sentences with the same words and phrases,