Do you ever worry about being bitten by a dog? Recently, an entertainer’s dog bit a restaurant owner who then contracted septicemia and died from the bite. The biggest reason the dog bit the person was that he was not wearing a leash and muzzle even though he was a breed of dog that can be aggressive. Accidents like this have occurred frequently lately. Every dog is capable of losing control and biting people, so there needs to be better protection for people to prevent this situation. Fortunately, the government just introduced a new policy and will enforce the old policy, so this situation s
Korea is enforcing conscription as duty for national defense. After military advantage law was abolished, conscripted soldiers performing with poor conditions for their efforts. Along the way, a petition was posted on Cheongwadae Petition Board with the title ‘The mandatory for only male’s military service should change for females to do it together'. This petition has received a tremendous amount of attention both positive and negative. Ever president Moon Jae-in commented on this issue. Mandatory military service for men has been debated for a long time. Accordingly, there are various pro an
Recently, the number of people taking the teacher certification exam has increased dramatically, which makes it much more competitive. On August 26 this year, temporary teachers protested their situation and demanded to be made permanent teachers. They must renew contracts their each year, unlike permanent teachers, because they failed the exam. They can continue to get their contracts renewed or new contracts and work as teachers, but they don't have the security of stability of permanent teachers.Temporary teachers believe they do the same work and are as good as permanent teachers, so they
Have you ever heard about food phobias? A phobia is an irrational and excessive fear of an object or situation according to the American Psychiatric Association. We usually associate phobias with scary or dangerous things or situations such as flying or spiders, but a food phobia is a fear of food. Phobias generally don’t threaten our lives, but they can make life inconvenient. The recent food contaminations, the pesticide Fipronil in eggs in Europe and Asia and Hepatitis E in sausage made by German and Dutch pigs in United Kingdom, have caused some people to develop food phobias.On July 1, th
On May 22, 22 people including children who attended Ariana Grande’s performance at Manchester Stadium were killed in a terror attack. After the show, two huge explosions occurred at the entrance of the stadium. The terrorist died when he detonated the second bomb. The bomber, Salman Ramadan Abedi, was a British Sunni Muslim born in Manchester. Not long after, there was another terror attack in London. On June 3, citizens and travelers were attacked on and near London Bridge. Three men drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and then got out of the van and invaded the nearby pubs and res
Since the blind recruitment system has been applied to public institutions in Korea from the second half of this year, it has caused great controversy. Some people agree with it because it is an equal recruitment system which only considers applicants’ skills. On the other hand, some people disagree with it because of its reverse discrimination and side effects.ProThe Korean government started to make blind recruitment mandatory at the 332 public organizations in the second half of this year. Blind recruitment is a method to focus on a candidate’s aptitude and capability, so it ignores factors
Have you ever heard of hamburger disease? It’s a funny name for a serious condition. The hamburger disease’s exact name is the Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), which is caused by certain strains of Escherichia coli (E. coli). E. coli has an incubation period of 3-8 days. After the incubation period, symptoms such as diarrhea and abdominal cramping happen. HUS usually develops in children after five to ten days of diarrhea. HUS occurs when damaged red blood cells block the kidneys’ filter system. Two to 14 days after the onset of diarrhea, the urinary output decreases and anemia begins. Swellin
Recently, a raise of the minimum wage is very controversial in Korea.Some people agree with it because of improving the quality of a worker’s life and growing the economy. Some people disagree with it because of rising labor costs and worker laziness.ProA raise of the minimum wage has a strong influence on society because of gaining income of the individuals, activating economy, preventing labor of exploitation, and income redistribution. However, Korea has had a stagnant economy for the last 10 years, and there have been scarcely any wage increases since 2008. For these reasons, the minimum w