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Boeing 737 Max Crashes

On March 10, a Boeing 737 belonging to Ethiopian Airlines, which left Addis Ababa in the Ethiopian capital of Nairobi, crashed six minutes after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board. Last October, the same type of plane belonging to Indonesia's Ryanair crashed 13 minutes after takeoff, killing 189 people on board. As a result, the Boeing 737 Max model has been suspended worldwide. The cause of the two accidents is under investigation, the malfunction of the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) is the most probable reason. As the nose of the plane bwas lowered due to MCAS
Is It Okay To Let AI Make Value Judgements?

People were shocked when the artificial intelligence program AlphaGo beat Kim Se-dol 4-1 in 2016. As the accuracy of artificial intelligence (AI) has increased recently, there have been many attempts to apply it to entire industries. Innovative big data, cloud computing, and machine learning converge to solve a variety of real world challenges. Most notable is that while conventional AI was owned by experts in one field, it has recently been revealed to non-experts in a form that is easily understood and immediately applied by non-experts through the revitalization of open sources, thus improv
Nationalization of Firefighters

Recently, large forest fires broke out in many areas, including Gangwon Province and Busan. In particular, the Goseong-Sokcho forest fire in Gangwon Province, which occurred on April 4, 2019, was predicted to be a major disaster. However, the recent independence of the National Fire Agency has made it possible to mobilize firefighters from all over the country in the event of a disaster. Because of this, 3,200 firefighters rushed from everywhere around the country, contributing greatly to the success of stopping the forest fire and reducing the damage. Cheong Wa Dae Public petition is a site t

Foley Artist

We think the sounds in movies are recorded at the shooting site. Unlike our thoughts, everyday sounds in a movie are made by a Foley artist in post-production after filming. For example, sounds like a lid opening, glass breaking, or footsteps are made by Foley artists. These people create sounds to match the scene and increase the dramatic effect. This name came from Jack Foley who was famous for his legendary sound effects in Hollywood movies in the 1930s. They make about one thousand sounds for a commercial movie. Role A Foley artist creates all sounds except lines and music in a movie. Th

Crisis of Venezuela

On November 16, 2016, Venezuela declared that it would default on loans. Since then, the country has been experiencing hyperinflation and political chaos. Venezuelan currency, the Bolivar (B), has completely lost its value and famine has increased so much that 75% of Venezuelan adults lost an average of 8kg in 2016 alone. Meanwhile, evading responsibilities of the economic crisis, two presidents in Venezuela are making political instability. On January 11, 2019, Nicolas Maduro was reelected as the 61st president. However, during his presidential term since 2012, Venezuela has had serious fin

Sale of Classes in Universities

At the beginning of every university semester, many students have difficulties registering for classes because most Korean Universities use a registering system that has a first-come first-served basis. Therefore, students who gained spots in popular classes try to sell their spots to students who failed to register. Some sellers do this intentionally to make money. This happens every semester and many people bring up some problems in these cases. At the enrollment period, students are active in KMU’s social communities trying to buy and sell spots in classes. Students who want to sell their

Should Dams Be Dismantled?

In December 2008, the government announced its push for the Four-River Project. However, some representatives strongly protested, citing budget waste and concerns over poor construction work, and political debates have continued since. Two months later in February 2009, the plan was completed. The goals of the project were to develop recreational areas along rivers, create reservoirs for agriculture, and restore river eco systems. In early 2013, the Four Major River Project was completed. Soon after, some people proposed dismantling the dams due to the growth of algae in the reservoirs, but s

2018 G20 Buenos Aires Summit

From November 30 to December 1, 2018, the Group of Twenty (G20) summit was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This was the 13th meeting of the G20 and the main agenda items were about trade, refugees, immigration, environment and climate change. The most important issues were about environment and trade. Through the summit, 19 countries, except the United States of America reconfirmed their participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change. All leaders agreed that the recent trade conflicts have negative effects and settled the need of reforming the WTO (World Trade Organization). Despite t

Travel Writer

These days, many people travel around the world. Some of them write about their experiences while traveling. These books sometimes give other people hope or confidence to travel. Because of that, travel writers are getting attention. They usually write journal or articles in various field related to traveling like short local trips, destination trips and side trips. To introduce this job, the writer Jang Yeong-eun participated in an interview. Introduction of the writer, Jang Yeong-eun Hello, my name is Jang Yeong-eun. I am the author of the book When you need a comma in your life. The conten

The Kim Yong-gyun Act

On December 11, 2018, Kim Yong gyun was working at the Taean thermal power plant when he died unfortunately while checking a conveyor belt. When the details of this incident became known, people were not only sad but also outraged by the irresponsible behavior of the power plant. The labor union pointed out the dangerous work environment and asked the company to have workers work in pairs, but the power plant did not implement it because of manpower problems caused by restructuring. The power plant even called the maintenance company before reporting the incident to the police. Even though th

Chapel in Missionary School

Chapel refers to a church or a chapel attached to a large church, school, hospital, or private mansion and refers to the attendance of a service or service held at a university. In other words, it refers to the worship required by a mission school or a seminary to honor students. There is also a mix of traditional craftsmanship and worship services. In this way, there are many pros and cons in that each school learns its own religion through chapel or Christian classes. Pros Even if you don't have a particular religion, all schools founded by religious organizations are called religious school

A Shore Excursion Manager

Only a few years ago, most people enjoyed their vacations on the ground. However, nowadays, people are also having fun taking cruises at sea. To make sure people have fun on a cruise ship, there are many members of the crew available to help. Here are more details about shore excursion managers. What They Do Members of a cruise ship’s crew provide services so that passengers are comfortable, safe, and happy on the cruise. Hundreds of employees work in various fields on cruise ships. There are many managers, engineers and cooks, but the most influential person to start a cruise is a shore excur