2020 Archive
The History of Human Rights
By Jiwon Hwang
Earth is inhabited by more than 7 billion people who all were born with human rights that have to be protected. Everyone agrees that human rights should be enforced, but most people do not know where it came from and how it started (read more...)
Calling Love
Lumina Lee
What is love? When hearing this enchanting word, numerous images pass by. Romantic serenades-at the balcony, obviously-, Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, altruistic, caring parents, Jesus Christ’s “Love thy neighbor.” and much more. (read more...)
How to Be “Stuck” as Happily as Possible: Regarding COVID 19
Seoyeon Y.
“Can't fight this no more, it's just you and me / And there's nothin' I, nothin' I, I can do / I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you”
This quote was taken from the lyrics of a song called “Stuck with U”. (read more...)
Every year, 38,000 people die from gun violence in America. Every day, more than 100 people die and more than 200 people get injured because of guns. The US gun homicide rate is 25 times higher than other high-income countries such as.....(read more)
Public Medical School: Government V.S. Doctors
The spread of COVID-19 has revealed the fact that an increase in the overall labor force and specifically, an increase....(read more)
Ethics, often called as moral philosophy, is philosophical thinking about morality, moral problems, and moral judgements. It attempts to arrive at an understanding of how we should live and what constitutes right conduct.....(read more)
Universal Basic Income
Is basic income the best option?
For a long time, human’s ability to understand others' thoughts and empathize with people around them was a mystery which many scientists tried to solve. This was an important matter because it is related to....(read more)
Well, we know for a fact that China is a communist country. Therefore the government controls the media and press. For this reason, it is hard for people outside of China to know about how they are doing... (read more)
[Nth room case] The Nth room case was first known to people around February though this serious sexual crime had been happening for a long time. Cho jubin, who was called ‘Baksa’ was accused of leading a group....(read more)
Yeoksam middle school is one of the best schools in Gangnam. Not only because of talented students, but also its varsity teams in football and basketball and other sports. As I, myself, am a member of football varsity team, I would like to introduce what varsity team have done from year 2018. (read more)
Recently, huge wildfires have been burning in California and the Western US for a week, clouding the sky in orange. The governor of California....(read more)
This year’s United States presidential election. It is not a normal election. It is probably one of the most important Elections in the world. Normally....(read more)
Disaster Relief Funds: Is Universal Aid Always the Best Decision?
COVID 19. The worldwide famous, deadly virus has affected 213 countries around the globe. Korea wasn’t an exception. In fact, it was one of the earliest countries to be affected, being close to China(where Wuhan, the origin of the virus, is located). The virus had a major impact on our society, especially on our economy... (read more)
Harry Potter and Human Rights
By 박채리
“No one asked your opinion, you filthy little mudblood!”
Above is a famous quote from Draco Malfoy of the Harry Potter series, which not only portrays a magical world full of fantasies and hope, but also holds other complicated context and values; it tells us about justice, the definition of good and evil, and most of all, human rights (well in this case, elfish rights also), which could be recognized when one reads it carefully enough. For readers who have not caught these details yet, I would like to point it out, and explain how it is directly related to the current society in the Status Quo. (read more...)
Once interested in how people view South Korea in other parts of the world, as a proud patriot I used to search up “South Korea travel guidelines” and “South Korea fun facts”. The articles I found usually had a lot of information....(read more)