The sea is very important to human beings. It is where living things were born, and keeps the ecosystem in balance. On the other hand, human beings have been throwing away the dregs of human endeavor in the sea. Even though the sea has self-cleaning properties, because of the rapid increase of sewage caused by technology and industrial development, the self-cleaning property will reach a limit and the marine ecosystem is being destroyed. I will talk about what the marine pollution we are facing now and what the world has done and the Korea does to deal with it. The dregs of human endeavors are
The "baby box" system was made for parents who don't have the ability to raise babies. At present, some countries like the Czech Republic, Japan, and Germany use the system. In Korea, the Jesus Love Community church's minister Lee Jong-rak also has conducted this system since 2009.ProThe baby box was made to prevent the death of infants who were abandoned. Only a church in Gwanak-gu in Seoul has it in Korea. It has two doors, one for parents who want to put the baby in it and the other for caretakers to take babies. When a caretaker hears the alarm bell connected to the baby box, he can take t
FTA is an acronym for Free Trade Agreement, which makes tariffs lower or removes them for all kinds of goods and services between nations. Traditionally, it has not been free to export or import goods and services across nations due to tariffs. The Korea-U.S. FTA is negotiations to minimize tariffs and other barriers in trade between Korea and the United States.The FTA talks started during President Roh’s presidency. He decided to begin meetings in February 2006. After that, the two nations concluded the negotiations through eight meetings. However, lawmakers of the USA’s Democratic Party expr
Animal testing means doing research using experiments on animals. The testing is conducted inside universities, medical schools, and pharmaceutical companies. The purpose of testing and the number of animals that are used are various. Animal testing has engendered a lot of controversy.ProHuman beings encounter many illnesses. For this reason, people conduct a lot of experiments that develop new medicine and medical technology. In the course of experiments, many animals are killed testing medicine because using medicines that are not guaranteed to be safe for people is very dangerous. Animal te
Lemmings, small rodents which are usually found in or near the Arctic, are the subject of a popular conception that they commit mass suicide when they migrate. They follow one another in a migration that leads to their plunging off a cliff one after another. In the past, their behavior seemed to be glorified in that they purposely killed themselves, potentially to save more food for others.However, it is now known that as they approach the cliff top, the leader suddenly changes direction heading along the cliff towards a path down to the water. Those lucky enough to be in the front of the foll
People all over the world were shocked about and mourned the death of Steve Jobs, the former CEO and chairman of the board of Apple. It is not too much to say that the 21st century can be divided into before and after the iPhone. That‘s why many people remember him as an innovative person.Jobs was born in San Francisco in 1955. He was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs. Because Jobs‘ biological mother was a single mother going to university, she could not raise him. He studied philosophy in Reed College in Portland, Oregon. He took only classes he felt interested in. A calligraphy class which was
Recently, Billboard, a world famous music chart, made a K-pop chart category. It means K-pop is spreading beyond Asia to Europe and South America judging from “SM Town in Paris” in June, the JYJ concert in Spain in October, and the forthcoming Cube Entertainment’s London concert in December. Fans of K-pop are waiting to see Korean singers. They have even made K-pop fan clubs with friends, singing and dancing to K-pop songs. Through this article, we look into the whole story of K-pop fever and find its economic effects. Most people think that the beginning of K-pop fever was Japan. However, it
These days no matter where you go you can find advertisements for English books, academies, camps, and other programs. Each one claims to have the “secret” to learn to speak better, faster, or more like a native speaker. But there is always a cost. No book company or academy will tell you that the key to success actually costs no money at all. Let me share two of my language learning experiences as an example. From middle school all the way into my later years of university, I had to take second language classes to fulfill graduation requirements. Although we had a few choices of languages, m