Is there a guitar club looking for help? I play acoustic, electric, and bass. Does anyone want to start a cribbage league? I’ll bring my board. Is there a campus baseball team that needs a batting coach? After a couple of trips to the cage, I’ll be ready to roll. These may sound like the words of a
Before 2006, the English word frame was just a cinema terminology in Korean media. In December that year, professor Hong Seung-min wrote on Hankyoreh, “people who have gone through the Korean War understand socialism through the bbalgaeng-i(reds*) frame”, and was one of the first cases where the wor
Time is like a clock that keeps running, but one that will stop at one point. This stopping point, however, is different for everyone. So why should people be running a race against each other? Life becomes a pointless race when one starts comparing it to those of other people.Unfortunately, there a
In a reading I have enjoyed teaching to my students, the writer states that each person has to know themselves and how their mind works to tap into our creativity systematically. I often like to share the method that works for me which is to contrast two things together. When I was writing my Ph.D t
“Sorry for being late. I haveso many things to do. Yeah, that includes…some projects I do for my club and anassignment, my study.” “(Sending some gifticon that thereceiver might like) Sorry for not visiting your show. I’m sending this coffee couponjust in case… got busy with my work.Good luck with y
Ranking lowest out of the 29 OECD countries in the “Glass Ceiling Index” announced by the Economist earlier this year, Korea is once again a laughing stock when it comes to gender equality. Korea received 20 points out of a 100, falling short of the OECD countries average of 60 points. The index was
I have to say that out of all the film watchers in the world I am most impressed with the horror junkies. Those unique individuals who can watch any skin crawling flick and never lose a wink of sleep. Lately, I’ve been trying to be more like them, and I think you should join me on my quest. Here are
For poetry makes nothing happen: it survivesIn the valley of its saying where executivesWould never want to tamper; it flows southFrom ranches of isolation and the busy griefs,Raw towns that we believe and die in; it survives,A way of happening, a mouth.W. H. Auden’s poem In Memory of W. B. Yeats de
Is there a certain period of time in your life that you miss? Do you long for your childhood or your teenage years? If you are an adult, do you miss your twenties? Since the past is the only element of life we have no control over, it causes a sentimental feeling of nostalgia that grows over our dai
EWHA Womens University has been well known for its exterior looks and its beautiful view, and I was glad to be able to enjoy this campus during my university life. However, this merit that has given my eyes a blissful time, was also in some manner a demerit when considering the factor that it also a
Influence is something we all have, everyone has influence on others. However, the source or the degree of influence may vary depending on the person. The source of the influence may be the relationships one has with others or one’s social status can be what creates such power of influence. This pow
I first started yoga by the guidance of my mother, who has been practicing yoga for nearly a decade since her back problem started to worsen after an accident 12 years ago. I was going through a difficult time trying to cope with both my grade and my deteriorating health as a year 12 student getting
One of the rewards of being a teacher is watching students have a “eureka moment” as they process and understand information, and reading their writing is especially satisfying. When students write about what they know, their understanding, character, humor, and even their wisdom shines through. For
When I had first arrived in Korea, it was certainly a surprise. The fast-paced culture and ever-changing trends. For someone who is considered ethnically Korean, yet has the mindset of an Islander, adjusting to this new culture was one of many challenges.For someone who had left Korea at a young age
Recently, celebrities’ past hateful tweets has been resurfacing and has sparked huge controversies among people, especially to those who were seriously offended by the tweets. The 2019 Academy Awards went host-free due to the Kevin Hart’s (host-to-be, comedian and actor) tweet from 2011 and his stan
When I walk into classrooms these days, it is common to find students reading from electronic devices either tablets or smartphones. Yes, we have got to go paperless, we all want to save the planet. Then, I started to wonder, why aren’t we trying to save our ability to think critically? Don’t get me
“There are dreamers and there are realists in this world. You'd think the dreamers would find the dreamers and the realists would find the realists, but more often than not the opposite is true. You see, the dreamers need the realists to keep them from soaring too close to the sun. And the realists,
“Look at this painting! Does a camel cry?” someone said with confusion while I was standing at an art exhibition. These words brought me back to reality when I was lost in my mind. I immed
Religious cults have always been a problem in a modern society. The founders and so-called “fathers” try to recruit as many people as possible to gain some profit from the potential member
It is not a recent phenomenon where a surge of interest in companion animals has taken place in our society. Korea is a country where more than one fourth of the households have a companion animal whe