1. Name in chronological order the Korean Kingdoms, starting from the Ko-Chosun Kingdom.2. Who founded the Balhae Kingdom, and what country was he from?3. What is the name of the military organization
Recently, Korea has become involved in many disputes regarding perceptions of history, such as territorial disputes over Dokdo and Gando as well as historical distortions by the Chinese government. Ho
▲ Photo by Kim Yea-jin Professor Cheon Hye-jung (Human Ecology) By Kim Tae-yeon Many women fantasize that married life will be a chain of perfect moments with their lover. But due to this rosy fantasy
As Cicero once said, ?either can embellishments of language be found without arrangement and expression of thoughts, nor can thoughts be made to shine without the light of language.?Speech is necessar
Humans live in communities where speech is essential to both survival and adaptation. Language, including verbal and nonverbal, are the only ways we can communicate in-depth. Humans not only express i
By Song Hye-won The movie My Fair Lady is based on a play by George Bernard Shaw entitled Pygmalion. Pygmalion is a figure from a Greek mytholgy who succeeded in turning a statue he made into a human
By Song Hye-won Differences between men and women have long been a topic of interest to human beings. Sometimes the differences seem so big, they breed misunderstandings. Conversation then has to inte
By Min ju The program ?eeling Sympathy Between Old and New Generations,?a feature on the variety show, Imagination Plus, on KBS 2TV has been gaining popularity for the way it portrays differences in t
By Min ju Julius Caesar, the Roman military and political leader around 100 BC, was quite psychologically adept at manipulating the minds of people through his words. With his Commentaries, he became
By Song Hye-won Beginning in September, TOEFL changed its testing criteria by removing the structure part and adding the speaking part instead. Also, in the business field, many companies prefer candi
By Min-ju ?ur country, our house, our mother.?Koreans have the tendency to use the word ?ur?and ?s?more than ?y?and ?e?commonly used in English. This is probably because of the collectivism derived fr
With the rise of Information Technology (IT), the world seems to be dividing itself into two spheres: online and offline, click and brick, virtual reality and actual reality. But people are increasing
The younger generation may be unfamiliar with the name Lee O-young. Among other achievements, he was the former Minister of Culture and Tourism, Professor of Ewha, culture critic, editorial consultant
Korean foods often have five directional colors (五方色), blue, red, yellow, white, and black, which each represents east, south, center, west, and north. Eating the five food color equates with eating t
The musical The Play was introduced to the public in 1999 and, unlike most other locally produced musicals, it has been continuously popular among Koreans. Over 170,000 people watched the musical unti
100 regular guests visit Painter Bbal gan nal gae (Red Wing)? web blog per day to have a look at her drawings. For Choi Ae-youn (28), uploading her own drawings on to her blog is the happiest time of
Although many people might not easily recognize the so-called Digilog items, there are many that exist in our society; Digilog items vary from daily-living items to technology. Digilog is anything tha
A new keyword ?igilog?has emerged as the digital world has created a problem in the current society. Then what is the problem and why is it important to fix it? Ewha Voice asked those basic questions
Riding the subway train takes up a large part of people's lives, as it is one of the main transportation means for people of all ages. This can be easily seen when observing the street from the Ewha W
Line 1 was the first subway line opened in Seoul. It connected Seoul Station with Chongnyang-ni in 1974. The development of Seoul started from here, thus many stations on Line No. 1 reveal the modern