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

Subway Line 2 is an inner circle line that rotates around Seoul. Although line 2 does not get you as far as other lines, by getting on it you can see some of the best city sceneries in Seoul. Line 2 a

Subway Line 6 : Noksapyeong Noksapyeong Station resembles an art museum more than a subway station with its famous glass dome ceiling, glass staircase and interior embellished with murals. It is commo

Skimming over the stations of subway Line No. 4, you will notice that there are various places where families and friends can have wonderful memories and come closer to nature. Many city parks and his