When we hear the word “struggle,” we often think of an obstacle that is almost impossible to overcome—perhaps a final exam during your senior year that you have to pass in order to g
My head was always heavy and half asleep in the mornings. It happened a year and half ago, when spring was awakening from long silence of the cold. I had gone through four successive semesters, each o
The world is full of rules, kept in place by clear rewards and punishments. For example, an average person would not commit murder because he or she is afraid of the law. However, it is not only the f
Last month, the residents of Gang-seo District were all over the news for their fierce opposition against the establishment of a special needs school in their area.The construction of the school has b
“May Peace Prevail on Earth.” This statement is located on the first floor of War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The moment I saw this phrase, pathetic emotions filled up my
You get off the bus. Looking around, you see the corner where you agreed to meet your friend. You take another sip of your coffee, grabbed from your favourite coffee shop on the way over. You’re
Convenience stores are indeed convenient. They are great in that not only do they sell literally all kinds of goods, but that many of them are open for 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It does not m
Choi So-rah (Division of International Studies) “You’re not cut?” Waris Dirie, a Somali woman featured in Sherry Hormann’s Desert Flower (2011) looked bewildered. Hormann ill
Haejung Yun (Department of International Office Administration) How did you feel when you saw the competition, AlphaGo vs. Lee Sedol last year? Were you afraid that AI (Artificial Intelligence) and
On Aug. 25, Lee Jae-yong, the acting chairman of Samsung, the grandson of the company’s founder, was sentenced to five years in prison for multiple crimes including embezzlement and bribery.In a
Today, most university students have many worries about their future occupation. They have difficult time both deciding which job they will engage in and doubting whether that job would be come true.
A number of years ago, I ran into a former student who had just recently graduated. She told me how frustrated she was at trying to find a job since most companies required her to fill out an online a
Individuality is often ignored in Korea. From their younger years, Korean people are mostly taught by rote and do not have enough time to think of themselves or share their opinions with others. They
We all aspire to be powerful and confident women. But in a man’s world, how can one achieve such bold journey smoothly? Thus, for all the wonder women reading this article, here are some persona
So off they go. Four Korean celebrities open a restaurant at an Indonesian resort island for a week. The concept sounds overly simplistic and unrevealing, yet the television show, Youn’s Kitchen
Usually, during first-aid classes at schools, teachers highlight the importance of shouting “Please, the person in the red dress, help me!” instead of “Help me!” during an emer
From the 29th of March to the 1st of April, Beings, a theatre troupe belonging to Ewha’s English Language and Literature department, performed American Playwright Sarah Ruhl’s Dead Man&rsq
“Between B (birth) and D (death), there is C (choice).” This rather well-known phrase refers to the unchanging truth that your life is an unbroken series of making choices. From life-chang
My name is Anna, I’m an ethnic Korean from Moscow, Russia. My family had to move to South Korea because of my father’s business. I graduated from Russian embassy school situated in Seoul a
APRIL is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixingMemory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain.T.S. Eliot wrote his poem as April depicting ‘the cruelest month.