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The BEAUTY trend to follow nowadays is “inner beauty.” As people have started to care more about what they eat and how it affects what they look like, inner beauty became highly popular. Many beauty programs are now broadcasting the benefits of healthy juices such as detox juice and green juice to promote this notion. Moreover, shops selling healthy foods are gaining commercial supremacy and vigorously opening shops on main streets. The trend is evident around every corner. Inner beauty can be achieved in numerous ways. One of them is through drinking healthy juices. In this article, three dif
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Choi Ye-seon
2015.10.08 16:48
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IN 1956, the very first fashion show in Korea marked the beginning of the fashion trend in this modern era. Since then interest in fashion has spiked in Korea, with many people being very sensitive to trendy clothes. Interestingly, fashion trend has continuously received huge influences from notable popular contemporary musical figures. As celebrity musicians gain social influence, fans emulate their clothing as well as their music. 1960s - Yoon Bok-heeGeneral interest in western suits and skirts peaked during this period, which also brought the birth of Korean westernized fashion. At the same
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Hong You-kyoung
2015.09.07 23:50
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EVEN IN busy subway stations, we often witness people with their eyes glued to their smartphone screens. Whether it be a tired salary man catching his breath after a long day or high school girls giggling together, many people seem to enjoy reading webcomics or “comics that are published on a website.” Koreans refer to these webcomics as “webtoons,” a combination of the two terms, web and cartoon. Reading webtoons has become cultural phenomenon in Korea and a popular way of relieving stress for many people. The webtoon fever in Korea The history of webtoons is rather short. In fact, it began d
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Yim Ji-min
2015.06.08 22:45
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MARRIAGE IS universally considered as one of the most important events in one’s life. In fact in Korea, it has become the norm that marriages be prepared for a long time and celebrated lavishly in big halls with many guests. Contrary to such norms of our culture and also what Hollywood movies show us, some cultures retain unique wedding traditions that may be quite unfamiliar to us. “What would your wedding be like?” Although this may easily be deemed a question with predictable answers, it may actually produce countless exotic ones from couples all around the world. India, abundant in intrica
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Cho Yun-myung
2015.05.07 13:30
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PASTA RESTAURANTS are among the most popular dating venues among people in their twenties or thirties. Many young adults choose Italian restaurants to meet their boyfriend or girlfriend because they can enjoy a luxurious atmosphere at a relatively cheap price compared to other fancy restaurants that sell steak or seafood. It is true that people expect extravagant environments from Italian restaurants, although the price of food is not as high as the atmosphere. Perhaps the reason might be because some people think that pasta deserves an extravagant atmosphere due to its high quality, regardles
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Kwak Young-yoon
2015.04.01 18:51
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UPON ENTERING 21C, the world has faced economic recessions and it is expected that unemployment rate will continuously increase for the years ahead. More and more people are failing to find a job. However, not everyone simply succumbs to such misfortune. Some people saw this time of hardship as a moment to capitalize on their unique talents, establishing careers that are not so common. The book Unconventional Jobs, Vivid Interviews published by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and Korea Employment Information Service introduces several unique jobs these people decided to take. Caring for w
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Kim Tae-hyung
2015.03.02 15:06
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IT IS known that humans spend about a third of their entire life unconsciously, that is, sleeping. Considering the average lifespan of human beings, this means a typical human would spend approximately 25 years “shut down.” It may seem like a huge waste of time, said Thomas Edison, considering the fact that humans are mortal therefore destined to live a limited amount of time and eventually die. Even so, sleep is crucial to our lives. According to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), sleep is essential for a person’s health and well-being: it not only helps our brains work properly, but also p
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Kim Ji-sun
2014.11.06 01:09
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“WHAT WILL happen to me this semester?”, “Could I have prevented this from happening?”, “If only I had known...” Do these thoughts sound similar to yours? If so, you are one of the millions of people throughout history, all over the world. It is human nature to wonder about the future and make attempts to predict it, and it is such curiosity that has led to the astonishing leaps in the development of science. However, although science has resolved the answers to some physical inquiries, such as predicting when a volcano will erupt, or when lightening will strike, much of human being’s experien
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Kim Ji-yoon
2014.09.05 14:47
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IT IS not uncommon these days to see one popular cultural genre to extend to another kind of industry to generate a synergetic, new culture. Of countless examples, one of the most impressive one in today’s world is the transformation of toy into a cultural item. Teddy Bear Museums and Barbie movies form a greater stream of mass culture today. However, the most interesting case among them might be that of Lego blocks. Lego blocks have slowly yet steadily risen from a toy into a cultural item, and by combining itself with other forms of arts and industries it has successfully created whole new s
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Koh Soo-min
2014.05.05 23:33
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“DO YOU play League of Legends (LOL)?” This is perhaps the most commonly asked question among male university students. Over the years, LOL, the most played PC game in Korea has become an essential part of their lives. Some even claim that LOL is a prerequisite for having a sound social life and that those who do not play the game are likely to become outcasts. Likewise, people nowadays often form social connections through LOL, and thus non-gamers are compelled to learn how to take part. What exactly is LOL? How does it work? What makes it so special? Stay tuned to find out the answers!How LO
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Seo Hyeon-dong
2014.04.27 11:44
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ACCORDING TO the Merriam-Webster dictionary, vocabulary can be most commonly perceived as a collection of terms employed by a language, group, individual, work or in a field of knowledge. This definition implies that the primary purpose of vocabulary is to communicate denotations of knowledge, ideas, and emotions as well as implied meanings of concepts when they are applied to various specific contexts. Going further though, vocabulary is an expression medium that influences our access to potential knowledge; the vocabulary we use unconsciously shapes our current knowledge and affects what we
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Choi Ju-hye
2014.03.03 19:57
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HAS SOMEONE ever written a note to you, and you were able to guess who wrote the text just by looking at the handwriting? Or has it ever occurred to you that your best friend’s handwriting is so like her? Well then, welcome to the field of graphology – an area of pseudo-science that specializes in analyzing handwritings. Graphology has been used in various fields for a long time. Traditionally, graphology was used in the medical field, where handwritings were evaluated to diagnose diseases related to nervous systems. Today, however, graphology is used as a method of personality analysis
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Koh Soo-min
2013.12.15 17:44
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“BOND, JAMES Bond.” When James Bond first introduced himself through this infamous statement, it was a memorable moment that marked the emergence of a new world-famous spy. James Bond, code name 007, was a womanizer with charms no woman could deny. His cold, cruel eyes and dark hair created an ominous atmosphere around him. The Bond character was first introduced to the world through the novel, “Casino Royale” by Ian Fleming. However, James Bond did not stay only in books. He was brought to the silver screens through the film “Dr. No” in 1962. Since then, the fictional British Secret Service a
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Chung Dha-ra
2013.11.18 01:56
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THE CONCEPT of ‘love’ is very vague and difficult to categorize. The components of love are very ambiguous and hard to define which may be because each person conceptualizes love differently. However, Robert Sternberg, a prominent American psychologist, came up with a theory suggesting that love is not as ambiguous as one might perceive. He argued that love consists of three main elements, and can be divided into eight different types through various combinations of the three elements. Sternberg called this theory, the ‘triangular theory of love’.Three elements of loveAccording to Sternberg, t
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Ha He-bin
2013.09.01 21:32
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THE COSMOS, composed of billions of planets and stars which stretch out over an incomprehensible span of space, serve to remind us that we are living in a world that is so much bigger than ourselves – a detail that we often forget in our daily lives. As we engage in meaningless small talk and engross ourselves in matters that only involve our immediate periphery, we tend to lose perspective and misperceive the world to be a lot smaller than it actually is. Hence, let us *Take a Break* from our often fickle lives, and spend some time focusing on the extraordinary – the spectacular m
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Kim Ha-young
2013.07.25 18:25
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YOUR STOMACH has been growling for the past hour, demanding food. You feel fatigued, the sudden sensation of exhaustion. It is still the beginning of the day and yet you feel totally drained out. Why,
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Kim Min-sung
2013.05.18 15:01
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EVERYONE IS afraid of something. As a basic survival mechanism, fear protects people from potential threats and dangers. By contrast, a phobia is an overwhelming, irrational fear of a specific object
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Jee You-seon
2013.03.03 02:11
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Cho Hye-jin
2012.10.01 00:10
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Park Jin-ah
2012.05.04 03:18
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Oh Jung-hee
2012.04.18 06:09