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THE YEAR 1492 marked the beginning of an era of conquests, wealth, and power for Spain. When Christopher Columbus stepped onto the clean shores of the Caribbean, he was convinced that he was in India. The natives living on the continent were henceforth called “Indians”. In Columbus’ journal, these Indians are described as “all young and of fine shapes, very handsome; their hair not curled but straight and coarse like horse-hair … the people are ingenious, and would be good servants … they would very readily become Christians.” On the other side, for the natives, the encounter wit
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Yeo Ye-rim
2016.10.03 23:53
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THE LOGO of Cittaslow, or “slow city” in Italian, is a snail carrying a small town on its back, symbolizing slowness. Snails choose slowness as their method of survival in the fierce ecosystem. They are also small and thoughtful creatures that would never eat a single violet; rather, they eat dead or wilting vegetables, conserving the environment. But perhaps the most representative feature of snails is that without their shell, which carries their major organs, they will die. The Cittaslow movement’s logo thus shows how people cannot live without their villages, just as a snail cannot live wi
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Choi Ye-seon
2016.07.04 23:41
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SOUTH KOREA has one of the largest gaming industry markets in the world. Yet, due to strict regulations on gaming, the gaming industry in the nation has declined during the past several years. Fortunately, this year the government announced that it will relax some regulations that had discouraged game companies from expanding, and even pledged to increase support, as it started to acknowledge its dominant position in the global market. As the government took a step back and sought to remove several restrictions on gaming, the future of the gaming industry seems bright once again. Development o
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Hong You-kyoung
2016.05.11 00:03
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IN THE movie Interstellar, Cooper leaves the inhabitable Earth to find a hospitable planet for humankind. He goes through a wormhole,* which reduces the time it takes to get to the three candidate planets. 23 years pass on Earth during the three hours that Cooper spends on the first candidate planet, because the nearby black hole’s immense gravity slows down time for Cooper. When Cooper finishes his mission and later returns to a hospitable planet called Cooper Station, he reunites with his daughter who has aged much more than him. Thus, one can detect inInterstellar multiple concepts related
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Kim Yu-jin
2016.04.06 16:46
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INCHEON INTERNATIONAL Airport is the world’s first airport to win the Airport Service Quality Award for “Best Airport Worldwide” for ten consecutive years (from 2005 to 2014). Moreover, Incheon International Airport is the international gateway to South Korea, which over 45 million people fly through per year. Nonetheless, several security issues, such as the planting of a fake bomb, drug smuggling, and illegal entry, have occurred consecutively at Incheon International Airport this year. Due to such repeated security lapses, the country’s leading airline hub is facing fierce criticism from th
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Kim Hyo-jin
2016.03.05 21:34
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SEOUL IS literally a coffee shop heaven. Wherever you are, chances are you will encounter a coffee shop nearby with a long array of delicious beverages and desserts. Unless you have walked into a study café, you will also be met by the ceaseless buzz of people; men in suits and ties, couples on a date, teenage boys and girls, groups of young women chatting intently, and so forth. According to a report by Quartz in May, 2014, there were 284 Starbucks branches in Seoul, a number that beat every other city in the world. Domestic coffee shop brands too are expanding their realms. Ediya Coff
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Cho Yun-myung
2015.11.05 03:39
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TEN MILLION: this is the estimated number of people in Korea living with dogs, which is roughly about one fifth of the whole population. As such, dogs have become an indispensable part of people’s lives. Yet, behind this phenomenon lies another number of a different significance: 10,000. This is approximately the number of dogs abandoned every year. The sad truth is that it is not only the lives of dogs that are at stake. Animals that provide the meat that so many people love also face deplorable conditions of life in the farms. Some people may have heard vaguely that not everything is aright
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Moon Sook-hyun
2015.05.07 13:34
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ON ONE fine afternoon, in a restaurant in San Francisco, two partners had a passionate discussion on founding an information technology (IT) business in Silicon Valley. These two partners called themselves the “Hacker-Hustler” team, with Hacker in charge of the technology and Hustler dealing with the businesses. For a few months, they immersed themselves into searching for ideas and looking for sponsors who would make their dreams come true. Since other successful enterprises of Silicon Valley had humble but similar beginnings, Hacker and Hustler were certain that their idea could also bring g
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Paik Ji-eun
2015.04.01 18:46
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PEOPLE CALL the current student generation “a generation whose dreams are lost.” They say that students study having no idea why they are studying; in other words, without clear objectives. A lot of societal changes have taken place within the last few years, and with such massive alterations came accompanying transformations in the aspirations of students, especially university students. University students, who were once privileged to have nang-man*, are shorn of this freedom due to the generally heartless and competitive social ambience. Students are said to have surrendered to the harsh ec
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Kim Ji-sun
2015.03.02 14:42
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HAVE YOU ever opened a wardrobe in the morning and found nothing appropriate to wear? Does it mean there are notenough clothes in the wardrobe? Absolutely not. Ironically, the closet is full of clothes like black jacket that was bought carefree for a 70% off, a dress to wear after losing weight, and a denim jumpsuit which was once a “must-have item.” Every time we clean the closet, we firmly promise ourselves to be wiser consumers and to make reasonable purchase decisions next time. However, we, who are easily tempted by the word “SALE” written blatantly red and large, go into SPA stores on th
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Choi Ka-bin
2014.10.31 18:33
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"WHAT HAVE I to fear?" asked Tony Stark. Loki replied, "The Avengers. It's what we call ourselves. Sorta like a team. Earth's Mightiest Heroes type thing." This statement that Loki makes to Tony Stark means more than just introducing the Avengers; it demonstrates the extent to which superheroes have gained popularity among the world's audience, that they have now united as a team, reaching the world's mightiest status. Cinemas all over the world have been dominated by the superheroes for years, by those who possess superhuman powers that can save humanity from otherwise inevitable cata
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Choi Ju-hye
2014.04.27 16:27
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THESE DAYS, it seems as if everyone does the same activities during their leisure time: visiting matjibs with good food and chatting with their friends. This assimilation of hobbies has occurred especially among those who are in their twenties and thirties. Then, what is this matjib trend about? What is the significance of a place to be classified as a matjib, and why do people suddenly crave for good food? What are the connotations in the emergence of such a trend? The beginning of the matjib trend Korea is now experiencing a socially predominant trend of matjibs in which people visit around
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Choi Ju-hye
2014.03.03 20:03
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GLOBAL LEADERS, global campus, global vision - these are phrases that you probably hear quite frequently if you live in Korea. Korea clearly strives to become a global and diverse society, for which multiculturalism is a basic yet crucial element to be considered. Whether it has truly become a multicultural society, however, still remains at question. To what extent has multiculturalism developed in Korea over the years and what will the future of a global Korean society look like? About multiculturalism Multiculturalism is the phenomenon where a variety of cultural groups exist in one society
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Yu Ha-eun
2013.11.18 01:32
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THE WORD “Babelism” refers to the misunderstandings or conflicts that arise from miscommunication due to the existence of a number of diverse languages. It has originated from the story of the tower of Babel in the bible. According to the book of Genesis, mankind once shared one language and lived in peaceful coexistence. However, one day, men built a tower which can reach the heaven, and this arrogance infuriated the God. God punished them by confusing their language, forever preventing them from ever challenging God under one united group. As a result, the language barrier was created, and s
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Jung Sung-hee
2013.09.01 20:15
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COVERED IN the dust of past and present, the history of student-led media on campus is vague and unclear. Despite being the oldest English news outlet in Korea, The Yonsei Annals’ rich history is still unknown to many. Though the Annals’ logo has the phrase “since 1962” included in itself, the title of “the first campus English press” has always been with The Yonsei Annals.The meaning of “since 1962” The Yonsei Annals is, and always has been Yonsei University’s only official campus English media. The Yonsei Annals published its first campus English newspaper in tabloid form in June, 1962, as a
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Oh Jung-hee
2013.07.25 23:09
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“I WENT to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” In these words of Henry David Thoreau, he wanted to live a simple life with only what was essential to life and chose his own path to walk. In nature, in the woods and the mountains, people become free. When was the last time you ventured into the deep forest? When was the last time you set your foot on the top of the mountains?I stood still staring into the map. Beside it lay the e
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Hong Young-sik
2013.07.25 22:42
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Stealthily, we moved from the edges,Drawn by dreams of plenitude,Leaving our homes at the marginsOf the deserted flatlands,Where nothing growsAnd what we had of wheels and cogsGrow rust and harbour cobwebs.It was fear that urged us on,Hacking at our hearts,Fear of the demented power,That fed upon its own illusionsAnd cut the naval stringWhich bound us to our Tribal Story.We were stripped at gunpointAt the precise point of intersectionBetween what passed as frontier of theNations.We carry nothing with usBut the golden memoriesOf a love that had onceBound us together as a people,The incense of a
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Lee Yae-lim
2013.07.23 15:56
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“DID YOU see that show last night?”“Of course! It was so funny when he…”Any avid reality television fan would have had this kind of conversation with a friend. Reality television is immensely p
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Lee Yong-woo
2013.04.02 20:44