On March 11, the world was surprised at a powerful earthquake in Japan. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake happened in Tohoku 373 km away from Tokyo. This earthquake is ranked in the top 4 in history. The earthquake was accompanied by a tsunami. The tsunami hit the east coast of Japan 10 minutes after the earthquake. The height of the tsunami was over 10 meters. The tsunami covered farmland near the city of Sendai and smashed cars and buildings. It smashed large ships in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture. Many aftershocks also damaged Japan. As a result of the aftershocks, the situation became worse
Nowadays, CCTV has become a controversial issue.ProOur society has a lot of problems including murder, theft, kidnapping, and beating. Furthermore, there are many sexual assaults in our society. We need an around-the-clock surveillance system like CCTV. People who intend to do illegal acts fear CCTV. We can prevent many problems by using CCTV. We can live more safely after CCTV is installed. For example, if CCTV is installed to observe illegal acts, the possibility of doing illegal acts is lower than before. According to one investigation, most criminals feel worried about CCTV, and they commi
Recently a student expressed to me that she has been feeling bewildered as to why she is at university. I told her I sympathized: I always hated school. Please don’t misunderstand me. I love teaching, but I hated being a student. I love learning, but I hate studying. I struggled to get through both high school and university. I didn’t struggle because I didn’t understand the material; I struggled because I didn’t know why I was doing it. It was hard for me because I fundamentally understood the purpose of university – a good job, a comfortable life. I also wanted to please my parents and
Starting with the drama Winter Sonata in Japan, the Korean Wave has sparked a fad for Korean movies, dramas, and pop music. The trend is spreading across the world beyond Asia. However, nowadays, an anti-Korean Wave movement is spreading into China, Japan, and other countries. There are many reasons why foreigners feel animosity to the Korean Wave. First, cultural identity is very important to all countries. People worry that their own culture will disappear because foreign culture spreads deeply in their culture. For this reason, they feel wary about Korean culture.The second reason is the fi
Seoul's elementary, middle, and high schools banned corporal punishment on November 1. Now, even light punishment can be corporal punishment. Because of this, the pros and cons of a total ban on corporal punishment have been raised. ProIn July, a video heated the Internet. It showed a student being slapped across the face and kicked by his school teacher when he wrote a letter of apology because of a fight with his friend. After the video was uploaded to the Internet, that teacher was dismissed from his post, and Kwak No-hyun, the superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, b
Why are you here? This is the question I asked my students at the beginning of the first class. By that question, I wanted to make my students think about what they want to achieve through their classes and college education. So, what is your answer to this question? Under the current difficult job market situation, getting a job might be the answer from most students. How can you get a job? Is there any formula you can use to figure out the way of getting a job? I don’t believe you have one definite answer to the question. That’s why it is difficult for you to prepare for getting a job. Durin
About 60 years ago, the Korean War broke out. Since the war, the Republic of Korea’s economy has improved and the status of Korea in the world has also risen. Korea was introduced to the world by hosting the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul and the 2002 World Cup. This year, it was great to host the G20 Seoul Summit 2010.G20 is the group of the heads of 19 countries plus the European Union. After the 1974 oil shock, 7 major countries including the U.S., Japan, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Canada had a meeting to solve the problem caused by the oil shock. This group dealt with
Lately, some companies want to use smart phones for their employees. The purpose of using smart phones in the company is to develop the efficiency of employees’ work. In this article, there are two different view points about using smart phones in a company.ProLately, several companies have launched a lot of new smart phones. Smart phones, which add PDA functions to general mobile phones, make lots of functions possible. Because of their convenient functions, they can increase work efficiency and convenience. For these reasons, many companies are giving their employees smart phones. I think th