In his short poem, "Lack of Steadfastness," English medieval poet Geoffrey Chaucer complains that the world, once "stedfast and stable," is now so "false and deceivable" that everything is "turned up-so-down" and "all is lost for lack of steadfastness." Then, he asks, "What makes this world to be so
On my return to Seoul after the summer vacation, it struck me that traffic congestion had become appreciably worse during my absence. This was particularly disheartening since I had been under the illusion that things were actually improving, that all the efforts of city planners over the past two d
The administration's proposed five-day workweek system, starting in July next year, will trigger a sudden change in the leisure and tourism culture. The new system will allow us that the whole family much time to go out together. Furthermore, Korea's fine autumn weather is an additional attraction.
I believe that three chances will come to me in my life. According to a common saying, only a person who get ready can catch a chance. I already caught my first chance. It was when I became the Post reporter.When I was disappointed with campus life, I heard about a reporter's life from my colleague,
In recent days, there has been a controversial dispute over sexual discrimination on "My Insistence" board in the DU homepage. Starting from the inquiry about escaping military service and the necessity of women student representatives, a lot of students have been questioning the discrimination issu
It is impossible for the DU Buddhist Hospital in affiliation with the College of Medicine and Oriental Medicine to open in December, even though the School Authority (SA) stated that the Buddhist Hospital will be opened within this year. However, the SA changed its position last month and said that
Now I am one of the fans of The Dongguk Post. But I was the editor of the Post 5 years ago. So I know very well about the merits and demerits of the campus magazine. Before graduating this August I thought it is most helpful to put a finger on the demerits objectively from the aspect of an outsider.
Two Korean middle school students lost their lives on June 13. They were walking on a roadside in Hyochonli, Yangju county, Gyeonggi province, and were run over by a U.S. Army armored bridge carrier.After the accident, the U.S. armed forces in South Korea insisted that nobody was responsible for it.
우리 문화에서 초록 색상은 자연을 상징하고 있다. 이는 영어표현에서도 예외가 아니다. 영어표현 'green'은 색상으로서의 의미 외에 자연을 상징하는 의미를 가지고 있다. 이미 한국어 속에 외래어로 자리잡은 복합어 'green belt'(자연보호구역)는 'green'이 '자연'이라는 확장의미를 가지고 있음을 보여주는 예이다. 또한 자연은 보호되어야 하는 최우선 환경보호 대상이므로 'green'이 '환경'이라는 또 다른 의미로 사용이 되는 것은 당연하다. 전 세계적으로 연결되어 있는 녹색당 명칭 'the Green Party' 속의
They were the best of times, those glorious days and nights of World Cup play when time stood still and the streets were thronged with Red Devils.The magnitude of support for Korea's team overwhelmed me the night I ventured to Gwanghwamun immediately after the victory over Portugal clinched a spot f
There are enormous and irreversible technological changes sweeping through the world in these days. These changes are redefining the ways in which people work and interact with one another. These technological changes are happening so fast that leaders of both private and public organizations are fi
The Dongguk Post Changed My Mind!Park Min-heeNo one knows how life will change and go. I was a Maritime University student two years ago. I had good memories of life at that time. Now I am a reporter at The Dongguk Post and writing this essay to advance from a cub-reporter to a reporter.Frankly spea
The World Cup hardly piqued my interest this semester until it seemed to be an excellent topic for small-group evaluations in my English Conversation classes. During the evaluations, all of my students spoke excitedly about co-hosting this international soccer festival, including those students who
Money for Life, Life for MoneyBy Lee Young-minRecently, many people committed suicides because they could not payback the debt. Many of those were aroused through the cash loan service of the credit card. Credit card is a convenient tool that we can buy something without carrying the money itself. I
The significance of the Buddhist concept of Ahi sa by Kim Sun-keunCapitalism in the Age of Globalization gives unlicensed freedom to the individual with regard to the acquisition and use of wealth and thus creates a superiority complex in man, making him feel that his individual ego is all in all. I
A FEW THOUGHTS ON STUDYING ENGLISH!! When asked to contribute to the next issue of the POST I immediately turned to Hong Sung-Won’s article “Take a Detour in Approaching TOEIC, etc.” and decided to expand on a few points as well as add a few of my own. He made a couple of VERY good points that also
World Cup Fever and Enfants Terribles World Cup fever is just sweeping the whole nation. At last, 2-0 victory over Poland gave Korea's supporters something to shout out. On that Tuesday night when Team Korea achieved its first ever World Cup soccer victory, hundreds of thousands of Korean people swa
A Festival For EveryoneIt was incredible! Everybody was amazed at the prowess shown by the Korean football fighters in a warm-up match against defending World Cup champion France. Korean people's expectations for qualifying for the final 16 are very high.With World Cup games being played all around
"OLDSTERS"My frequent visits to America allow me to keep in touch with what transpires in that ever-changing society. Yet what really struck me on this past visit was that youth-obsessed America is, in fact, home to "oldsters." This is not just because I spent most of my winter vacation with my 83-y
Buddhist Should Oppose Capital Punishment By Damien P. Horigan IntroductionToday in South Korea there is growing interfaith movement to abolish the death penalty. Some Buddhists have joined this movement already, but I feel that more Buddhists should support the drive to eliminate the death penalty