When thinking won"t cure fear, action will.-W. Clement Stone-W. Clement Stone"s quote urges the reader to go ahead with whatever one might be hesitating to do. Worrying will not solve anythi
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
The recent uproar over the SGA"s mismanaged funds has sparked anger and bewilderment. As apologies, explanations, and requests are put up on the walls of the buildings around campus, we cannot he
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
The Universiade was held in Daegu under the banner of spreading peace among international youths through fair play and healthy comradeship. Unfortunately, the well-meant sports event has ended with th
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
1."Friendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words." -George Eliot- A Victorian writer and a humane free thinker whose insight
The Dionysus festivities of ancient Greece were a time to celebrate life through eating, drinking, performing, and most of all, enjoying a sense of togetherness. The Ewha Daedong festivities are also
"The future belongs to those who prepare for it today." -Malcolm X- Malcolm X, a militant black leader, was one of America"s most powerful voices at the center of the black civil movement with Ma
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
The long-awaited General Assembly of All Student Government Representatives on April 10 was canceled yet again, marking the fourth consecutive time that the assembly was called off due to the lack of
"It is amazing how much you can accomplish when you do not care who gets the credit."-Harrison S. Truman-Harrison S. Truman was the 33rd American president. He was known for taking all the negative pr
A few days ago,the school put up a notice on its homepage, notifying that the course egistration period had been changed. I welcomed this change with all my heart, until I took a closer look at the no
"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
Until you breathe out the last air left in your body, the world around you constantly demands you to make decisions. The decisions made effect you in ways you cannot even imagine. Therefore, in making
"Advice is what we seek for when we already know the answer but wish we didn"t."-Erica Jong-Poet, novelist, and essayist Erica Jong expresses the inner minds of the person when asking for advice.
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