Written by Jonathan TrigellGenre: FictionPublished in May 2009379 pagesWe make a first impression and feel prejudice through a person’s background and this affects how we treat them. In particular, we often have a negative prejudice against criminals and make a wall between them and us. Many people still treat people as criminals even after they have been released from prison. This book is said from the point of view of a perpetrator, not the victim, and the story is about the crime and thereafter. Boy A is a criminal who killed a child cruelly. When he was released on parole, he came back to
Directed by Rob ReinerGenre: DramaStarring: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman96 min. Everyone will meet their demise some day, but everyone has a different viewpoint as to how they will deal with it. People can die in a number of ways. Some die due to an illness. Some die in a car accident. Some grow old and die naturally. If people are faced with death suddenly, they do not know what to do and just want to live more. But if you have already done what you wanted to do before you ‘kick the bucket’, death is not very painful and the death might be meaningful. Do you know what the Bucket List is? Th
Have you ever heard of the ‘Moses’ miracle’?The sea is divided twice a day in ‘Tando’.It is a place where the sea route is exposed and big windmills hold the wind everyday. You can appreciate the beauty and mystery of nature which you can’t feel in the city. How to get to Tando?Ride intra-city bus, number 123, at Ansan station.->Get off at ‘Tando station’ (the end of the bus route) - it takes about 2 hours.√Tip: The bus, number 123, comes every 40 minutes to 1 hour. Therefore, there are many passengers on the bus. Especially at Ansan station, there are many people, and so it is hard to get a s
It’s not easy to communicate with lots of people using different languages in the global era. However, we can communicate with people from a variety of nations through hand gestures and actions. Body language is a nonverbal communication method, and it includes facial expressions and gestures. Here are a variety of simple hand gestures to communicate with foreigners. There are many more hand gestures. Many countries have similar hand gestures, but there are also many different meanings. Knowing some hand gestures can be helpful for us to understand other cultures. Knowing what the gestures me
Written by Kim Sang-moonGenre: BiographyPublished in May 2009300 pagesWe frequently hear about politicians on the news. It often consists of corruption scandals implicating incumbent politicians. Including bribery cases of members of the National Assembly, there are a lot of corruption cases related to public officials on the Internet, TV, and in newspapers. Although the officials should be honest and upright, there is a lot of bad news about officials. The Gazette would like to recommend one book about a respectable Chinese public official. When you hear of a Chinese leader, you may think of
Directed by Paul HaggisGenre: Drama, MysteryStarring: Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon112 min.When we walk on campus, we can see many foreign students. What do you think about when you see various races? Probably you feel unfamiliar to this kind of question because racial discrimination has never been a big issue in Korea. However, we often meet various races on the street nowadays due to globalization. Consequently, racial discrimination is becoming a sensitive and important problem for us. There is a movie that makes us consider the problem. It’s called Crash.The movie portrays eight
Written by Kim Jung-ranGenre: SportsPublished in September 2009255 pagesOn March 27, the 2010 Korea professional baseball season started. Since Korea won in baseball in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and advanced to the final at the 2009 WBC (World Baseball Classic), many more people have become interested in baseball. Over one million spectators have watched the 2010 professional baseball games so far. Baseball is particularly popular in Busan. 'A woman who knows baseball' is written by Kim Jung-ran, Sports Seoul baseball female editor. She didn't have any knowledge of baseball initially, but as s
Do you want to enjoy your summer vacation in nature? Are you under stress due to examinations or work? If so, go to Yul-dong Nature Park. The Gazette recommends Yul-dong Nature Park, which has a lake, green fields and other beautiful scenery. ♣Yul-dong Nature Park ●Address: 412 Yul-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do ●Transportation -Bus: 1500, 1500-2, 1005-5, 119, 17, 17-1, 33, 230, 3, 3-1 -Subway: exit 2 of Seohyeon Station, Bundang Line, and then take a bus Yul-dong Park opened on September 1, 1999. It has been a resting place for citizens and it has lots of entertainment facilities.