․ Written by Kim Su-young․ Genre: Travel essay & Self-improvement․ Published in September 2012․ 460 pagesThe Roman philosopher Epictetus said, “first say to yourself what you would be and then do what you have to do.” With this question, we can ask ourselves whether we are attaining what we want to do or not.Kim Su-young, the author of What Is Your Dream?, tells us that we have to practice what we have to do (reality) after you write down what you want to be (dream). She overcame her gloomy adolescence, entered a prestigious university and got her dream job at Goldman S
On February 26, Jinju public hospital closed. Jinju public hospital has functioned as the main public hospital in the western area of Gyeongsangnam-do since 1910. Therefore, the closure of the hospital gave the residents of the area a shock. In 2008, Jinju public hospital expanded public health services in poor western areas, but just five years later it closed. Because the hospital was loosely run and got into 30 billion won of debt, Gyeongsangnam-do decided to close it. However, criticism that public hospitals are judged only by profitability was raised.Jinju public hospital is a problem in
The Citizens’ Participation in Criminal Trials Act which was made to ensure the public’s involvement was recently finalized. However, there still remains a debate about it.proIn January, there was a trial about a stabbing in Yeouido last August. The jury gave a guilty verdict and unanimously decided to sentence the defendant to a heavy penalty. Therefore, the judge sentenced the defendant to 14 years’ imprisonment. As we can see from this trial, the jury participated in the trial and decided guilt and the sentence. The jury participated in the trial because of the Civil Participation in Crimin
When we visit an art gallery or a museum, we can appreciate many works. The people who help the viewers to appreciate the works and plan an exhibition are curators. In Korea, curator is not a familiar job. However, curators do various work such as planning exhibitions and preserving many works or artifacts, and curators are classified depending on their function. Also, to be curator, qualifications are needed. Therefore, we’ll look into the job of a curator.Curators plan and host exhibitions in a museum or art gallery, and also they purchase, collect, and preserve works or artifacts. Curators
The Most Impressive TravelLast year, I went to Busan with my girlfriend whose name is Kim Na-hee. The reason we went to Busan was to look at the sea and eat sashimi. In the early morning, we took a train from Daegu to Busan. After arriving in Busan, we went to Jagalchi Market to eat sashimi. As expected, the sashimi was really fresh and delicious, although it was a little expensive. It was more delicious because I ate that with my girlfriend. After eating sashimi, we went to Gwangalli because we wanted to look at the sea. Gwangalli was very beautiful! But Na-hee was more beautiful than the sea
1. Jeonju Hanok VillageJeonju Hanok Village is located in the center of Jeonju and is the largest Hanok village in Korea. In this village there are 700 Hanok, traditional Korean houses, and travelers can experience various aspects of traditional culture such as handicrafts. Hanok Village is the landmark of Jeonju, which is known as the most Korean city. 2. GyunggijeonGyunggijeon is a palace built at a blessed site. Gyunggijeon was built to enshrine the portrait of King Taejo Lee Sung-gye who founded the Joseon Dynasty. Tourists can easily find Gyunggijeon because it is located near Jeonju Hano
Tuck & Company, Inc. which runs a used mobile items marketplace concluded an agreement with Keimyung University on January 10. On January 19, the company released the “Hello Market Green Campus” application.This application allows students to quickly register items to sell through a smart phone’s camera. Also, this application offers location-based services (LBS) to show a seller’s location in the school, so this application connects sellers with consumers more easily. Students can search for items in real time that they want to buy. And, this application has a function that when the items tha
· Written by Jegal Hyun-yeol, Kim Do-yun· Genre: self-improvement· Published in September 2012· 279 pagesRecently, Kim Do-yun and Jegal Hyun-yeol who are graduates of Keimyung University published the book We Have No Wings, So We Run. They achieved their dreams with only their effort and without an academic clique or ability in English. These two men had high grades and received awards in various contests, in particular the Outstanding Person Award of Korea, but they were not hired by any big companies. In Korea achieving your dream without an academic clique is not easy, so many young people
These days, students are concerned about the upcoming presidential election. The Keimyung Gazette carried out a survey on the presidential election with 200 university students.1. Have you searched for information about the presidential candidates?① Yes (54%) ② No (46%)2. What factors are important as a presidential candidate?① Policies (43%)② Character (41%)③ Political party (10%)④ Other (6%)3. What is your political tendency?① Progressive (39%)② Moderate (28%)③ I’m not interested in politics (22%)④ Conservative (11%)4. When you choose among presidential candidates, what are you influ
These days, students are concerned about love. The Keimyung Gazette carried out a survey on love and dating with 200 university students. 1. How long have you dated your current boyfriend or girlfriend?① Under 3 months (4%)② More than 3 months ~ under 6 months (10%) ③ More than 6 months ~ under1 year (33%)④ More than 1 year (53%)2. Where do you want to date?① Cafe (28%)② Park (24%)③ Movie theater (20%)④ Amusement park (18%)⑤ Other (10%)3. When you see the opposite sex, what is the most important standard?① Personality (63%)② Appearance (20%)③ Financial power (5%)④ Academic ability (1%)⑤ Other
Recently, in our society many sexual assaults have occurred. According to SBS News, sexual assault occurs 35 times a day on average, so sexual assault has become a big problem. Many assaults are done by neighbors, so people worry. The targets of sexual assault are from elementary school students to pregnant women. Furthermore, child sexual assault is serious. Our society is not a safe society. Compared with other countries, the punishment in Korea for sexual assault is too light. For example, in 2010, Jo Du-sun, who is a sexual assault criminal and raped an elementary student, was sentenced to
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These days, many students do part-time jobs. The Keimyung Gazette carried out a survey on part-time jobs with 200 university students.1. Are you doing a part-time job?① Yes (48%)② No (52%)1-1. If you are doing a part-time job, which field are you working in?① Restaurant industry (46%) ② Education (private lesson, private educational institute) (15%)③ Manufacturing industry (14%)④ Leisure industry, cultural industry (3%)⑤ Other (22%) 1-2. If you don’t do a part-time job, which field do you want to work in later?① Education (private lesson, private educational institute) (31%)② Restaurant indust
The 2012 Korean Language and Culture Training Camp were held for three weeks from August 6 to August 24. 170 foreign students from Germany, Japan, France, and the United Kingdom participated in this camp. The students in the camp visited Korea to learn about Korean culture and language. Classes consisted of Korean culture classes such as graded Korean language lessons, hanbok experience, samulnori, taekwondo, traditional crafts, and traditional food of Korea. Also they visited Korean heritage sites such as Gyeongju, Yeongju, and Cheongdo to see historic sites and to experience Korean culture.
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