Nowadays, we often hear news about child abuse. 10,943 cases of child abuse happened in 2012. It means 30 cases a day. The abuse and the age of the victims vary. In addition, people sometimes ignore cases of child abuse. We need to protect children who could be abused and provide treatment for children who are abused.Child abuse is physical, mental, or sexual abuse. Physical abuse is beating children or doing bodily harm to them. Mental abuse is ignoring, constantly criticizing, threatening, or rejecting children. Sexual abuse is making children do sexual behavior. According to the National Ch
Every year, many foreigners move to Korea, so the number of multicultural families keeps increasing. However, despite the increasing number of multicultural families, they are suffering from many types of discrimination in Korean society. Therefore, multicultural parents and children can’t easily adjust to life in Korea. A multicultural family counselor can solve these problems.RoleMulticultural family counselors help foreigners who have a hard time in adjusting to life in Korea. In addition, multicultural families’ children are often discriminated against because their appearance is different
Last May, the actress Kim Hye-soo apologized after acknowledging that she had committed plagiarism. Last October, a professor at Joongang University who plagiarized a students’ paper resigned. In the same month, the son of the dean of the Medical School at Hanyang University went to the graduate school of Hanyang University Medical School with plagiarized papers. When it was revealed to the public, the son dropped out of graduate school and his father resigned to take responsibility for his son’s mistake. These plagiarism controversies by celebrities have continued since 2007. It means Korean
I “enjoy” long-distance running, but I find it difficult to motivate myself into putting in the required miles, as just running for miles is boring even for someone motivated. A comparison can be made between myself and language learners in Korea. That is to say that students are often focused upon the hard grind of test-taking with communication taking a back seat. Test taking is important, especially for future job seekers, but this does not mean that communication should be ignored. For those seeking to improve their communication skills, there are numerous opportunities on campus – l
These days, the desire for a healthy life and interest in exercise has increased. However, there are many people who don’t know what the proper exercise is for them. Also, many people don’t know what kind of exercise can make up for their physical weakness. A health and fitness specialist can solve these problems. Health and fitness specialists introduce methods of exercise treatment for their clients’ health and check whether they do the exercise properly or not. They examine their clients’ medical records and talk with their clients about their physical condition. Through this process, they
Recently, the government has pushing to make Korean history an obligatory subject on the College Scholastic Ability Test. Many people are divided about this policy.ProThe lack of historical consciousness among high school students is a problem. According to a survey by the Seoul Newspaper and Jinhaksa in June, which targeted 506 high school students, 349 students (69%) answered the survey’s history questions incorrectly. The more historical consciousness we have, the stronger the historical identity of our country will be. Therefore, making Korean history an obligatory subject on the Korean SA
Last May, unfair dealings between the head office of Namyang Dairy Product Co. and its distribution stores occurred. A salesman from Namyang Dairy Product Co. supplied more products than the owner of the franchise ordered. Therefore, the owner refused these products. However, the salesman forced the owner to purchase the products and verbally abused the owner. This situation caused a deterioration of the company’s image, and consumers boycotted the products of Namyang. In July, the head office agreed to compensate the franchise for the damage, but the amount of compensation was not decided. Ho
Nowadays, consumers’ needs are important. Companies try to attract consumers and provide the products which they want. These companies hire people to survey costumers’ needs more accurately and examine the data. These people are called market research analysts. This job was ranked the 5th highest paying job in 2012 and the future is bright. However, this job is not well-known in Korea.WorkA market research analyst analyzes the consumption market. Market research analysts provide accurate information for the marketing of companies. Before products are released, market research analysts read tre