Elementary Composition – Night

  Everyone as citizen can enjoy basic freedom and right citizens in modern society. This was result that people who were estranged from civil society of early-modern ages tried to protect themselves interests. Many people tried to build up the better society of Korea. The main events connected with civil society’s formation are 5.18 Kwangju Democratic Movement, 4.19 Anti-Dictatorship Revolution, etc.., a lot of citizens which happened to resist about a prolonged one-man rule and a rigged election participated. These were democratic movements that resisted about authoritarian dictatorship. Until the 1980s, citizens’ movements were limited in political areas mainly but areas of monements were expanded more after the 1990s. That is, it tis that various kinds of citizens’ movements such as environmental conservation, improvement of human rights, prevention of irregularities and corruption etc.. are accomplishing together. Also, recently many kinds of civil society’s organizations’(NGO) activities which lead citizens’ campaigns are very lively. Meanings of these citizens’ movements are great in terms of can promote Korea social’s developments. Now Korea social’s developments are not assignments which are given to specific majorities, but all of people will have to participate and lead up their society. 
 

 Thesedays I became a lazy student. If teacher give some assignments, I always do them at the day before deadline-day. Of course, I know this is not good. So I tried to start my assignments in advance. But repairing my habit is not easy. Moreover I wake up too late on nowadays. I usually go to bed after I do homework and prepare next quiz. Yesterday I went to bed at 6am. By the way, when I woke up in this morning, it was nearly time for lunch! I felt despondency then. What can I do for myself?

It’s hot. I had little appetite these days, and I didn’t like hot food like soup and rice. These days my favorite food is naeng-myun, Ice cream and cucumber kimchi. When I eat for lunch in school I almost always eat naeg-myun. I also enjoy eating ice cream, and today I ate four ice creams. Ice cream is really  cold so I feel cool. Finally, cucumber kimchi is really wonderful side dish. This whets my appetite. It’s really cool and delicious. I don’t like cucumber kimchi when I was a child, but now I crazy about it.

 Advertising tricks customers to buy something that is unnecessary. Do you think advertising always leads us to buy what we need?

Now, we are living in the world, full of advertisements. So we have to look advertisements very carefully so that we can distinguish a proper ADs from whole ones. Of course , advertising can be very helpful to us. For example, it gives us many informations about new products. Or it makes us possible to compare with various items easily. However, it can be dangerous to people who are not critical enough to compare like children or elderly. And advertising makes products more expensive because it includes much money which is caused by advertising. As a result , I think ADs that gives us proper informations are necessary in our lives. but exaggerated ADs shoud be limited.

I take a History of Modern Philosophy this semester. My professor is Kim, Jae-ho. I really respect him. He is really smart. Modern philosophy is a not easy class. Thanks to him, I can understand Descartes,Hum,Kant, and other philosophers. His explanation was really good so he made me interesting to this class. Maybe I couldn’t know modern philosophy well and be interested like this without him. I really got a lot out of the class. I also like and respect his personality. He is really generous to his students. And I also have really good teachers in other classes. I think I’m really lucky because I have wonderful teachers.

People use the word “friend” in a variety way. A friend can mean anything from a casual acquaintance to someone you’ve known your whole life. Whoever they are, friends are an important part of life. They provide companioship and emotional support. Friendships are the most voluntary. We choose our friends.

Making new friends! It’s easy to stay in a circle of friend you’re comfortable. If you are old, friendships may be lost-people move away. You have to make new friends to experince new things.

Keeping friends! Whether friendships are old or new, you can’t neglect them if you want them to last. Though it’s sometimes hard to spend time together, it’s important to keep in touch. Two ways are flexibility and respect.

Physical touch has many meanings than skin-deep. For example, a simple touch like a hand on a shoulder, or an arm around a waist can reduce heart rate lower blood pressure. Even people in deep coma may show changes in their heart rates when their hands are held. Positive touch appears to stimulate the release of endorphins, and the body’s natural pain suppressors. That may explain why a mother’s hug can cure it better  when a child skins his knee.

The main difference between rich and poor is that the poor people do not get a chance to get out of their hard situations. It is a endless in Korea. If you are born with rich, you will start the best thing. You can afford to receive good education, get a expensive lands, and make a lot of money. With your many money and rich parents, You will be supported. But if you are poor, you will start to struggling. You don’t get the good chances. You have to work hard for small accomplishments. It is not fair.

When I was little, I don’t remember either of my parents reading to me. But I love to read. Why do I like to read? I think that I like to read because both of my parents are avid readers, even if they didn’t read aloud to me when I was younger. My mom reads while eating a snack. My dad reads in his office and before bed. They didn’t exactly hide the fact that they love books. I believe that this is why Iike to read books.

In these days, weather is so warm. I like warm weather, but the matter is it’s too hot. It’s really hard to study in library nowadays. I wonder why they don’t turn on the air conditioners in the library. Even outside of the library is cooler than inside. I can’t be sitting a long time in the library, because my bottoms become too hot. I have many assignments to be finished within this week, and I have no places to study other then my school library. All libraries nearby my house are on repair work, or have been closed from some days ago. I didn’t understand why they didn’t turn on the air conditioner, and criticized their stinginess at first, but now, I want to appear to them for a little mercy.

Yesterday, I handed in my final project in media English class. My project was a making ten ads. Some friends also were making ten ads. At first, I eagerly prepared to take pictures. But I did not have digital camera. And I did not use computer about photo well. Although I had only celluar phone camer, I did my best my project. Whenever I saw my project, I felt terrible and depressed. Specially, When I saw my friends’s final project, I felt angry at me. My project is a trash. It is crazy. So, I did not see my teacher because I were very shame. ㅜㅜ

Today I went to a local library in Pu-Pyung with my friend. Whenever I go to a library, I always used to borrow a book from a library. After I searched a book, I watched a bulletin board. There was a notice that you can see a good movie, listen to a concert, obtain a beautiful painting or participate in craft. The library offered many services. Libraries were not only alive with the records of our progress, but they were also alive with activities to improve our daily lives. But most people only go to there for book. 

Last night, I had many to do things like homework, ready to quiz, and note arrangement. So I stayed up all night. Then I came out of house at about 5:50. My condition was terrible before came out home, because I had a headache. What I hate most is headache. But when I came out home, I felt better. Because I smelled grass. Have you ever smelled the grass? Because of lack about English writing, I can’t explain very well. Anyway it’s very fresh, sweet, and comfortable. I forgot this smell for a long time. But today thanks to stay up all night, I can feel this great smell.

I don’t like reading a newspaper. I know what a shame as a university student. Anyway I’m weak about politics and economy. One of my major classes gave me a homework. The homework was news interpretation. Even the story is about politics. These days I learned the class about U.S. politics especially Choosing the nation’s president. Then this news was about voting problem. Oh my God!!! I tried to interpret, but I can’t understand the story. So I should find a lot of words and stories for understanding. I think this is shame. But more sad story is that I know U.S. politics better than Korean politics. HA HA HA. Am I right a Korean university student? Anyway I feel very hard news interpretation.

 Today is my payday. As I have already told many times, I have a part-time job. Actually, 10th of every month is payday. But tomorrow is Saturday. So I receive my salary before one day, because the banks of Korea are not opened. Even though I’m so tired, only thinking about my pays is happy thing. I would like to do a lot. However, if I spend my pays freely, before long I will regret obviously. Therefore, I will make a plan to save money and spend it. Ah~ I feel so good now!

Today I turned on the computer for homework. Actually I don’t like turn on the computer. Once I start to the computer like the internet, I can’t stop easily. So, finally, I was trap the attraction of the internet. During the surfing, I remembered the movies music of Poseidon and Corpse Bride. Because I saw the movies recently. When I listened the music at the movie, I was steal my mind at the first to the music. I really liked it. Especially when I listened the music ”Victor’s piano solo” again, I was very pleasure. But I also felt to be gloomy. I don’t know why. Sometimes any music let me be gloomy and feel strange. A year ago, when I watched the movie Howl’s moving castle and listened the movie music, I felt the similar emotion. But I don’t hate this feeling. Just I can’t explain about this. Then I get a little bit gloomy feeling. That’s it!

Almost everyone complains about pollution, but few people are doing anything about it. Average person shrugs his shoulder and says the problem is too big for him, but there are many things that he can do, surprisingly. The problem will not be solved without the cooperation of millions of people. Individual’s contribution will involve sacrifice, but it will pay for clean land air, and water.

Ever since I got a part-time job after school, I’ve had trouble managing my time. By the time I get home from work, I don’t have much time to do my schoolwork. I have to rush through my homework, and my assignments are always late. My social life is also suffering. I never seem to have enough time to be with my friends because I’m too busy working. Some of my friends have even stopped inviting me to go out with them. Worst of all, my demanding job leaves me little time for myself. I don’t have time to do the things I really enjoy like watching moves, hanging with my friends, and playing games. Altough I need the extra money I make, my job is really eating into my time.

Do you keep a diary?  I believe that to keep diaries is a good habit., whoever I am, whatever I am doing. I am sure that the reward is well worth of it. So everyday I try to write a diary. Although writing daily in diary is difficult. As time passed, we tend to forget precious moments in our lives, and the scenes tend to lose focus. Diary makes our lives more colorful.

There are many ways to economize on a trip to countries which has fascinating scenery and still have a good time.

 First, you an shop around for the best airfare. You and serch the tickets on the internet, or you can try package course that shouldn’t spend a lot of money, but also seeing views. Once you get there, you do not need to stay in the mose expensive hotels. Try to find you freidnds near where you are, or the situation get worse, you can stay at night public buildings such as hospital.

 You can also economize on food. You don’t need to buy food at expensive store at every time, and finding food store is also can be good experience, and you can make minimize and bring foods that squized water like Kim.

 Finally, you should take advantage of all the free cultural and historical offerings. I reccomend you to go to museum, and historical places where you don’t need to pay.

So guys, have a nice trip!

We are raised by our parents since we were born. As far as I know, all creatures especially human beings tend to think that parents should take care of their children until they grow up completely.So children usually think they deserve to be protected,and their parents are trying to teach how to live. As you know, the experience and the way of teaching from parents is affect to children make their independence by themselves. Raising children in a loving home make children to step forward into the new world,so parents shouldn’t be overprotect their children even if their children get into trouble somehow. Let me give you an example. Lions push their baby into under the high hill to make them stronger. Can you say the lions don’t love their baby by these action? I know that special care should be taken in raising children. Children are not caged bird but thdy are ready to fly. They are full-fledged,so if you love your children, you should make a fence around them very widely, but let them free to grow up themselves.

I enjoy a Lotto. It is a my friend. Whenever I feel depressed, I usually buy a Lotto. For example, I was very sick or I break out my girl friend. Even though Lotto is so expensive, I am happy during drawing a lotto. So I believe that somedays my Lotto will be won.  Some people used to say Lotto is addicted and a gambling with negative aspects. But In case of me, It is a really interesting game. If I win the Lotto, What should do I do with a lot of money? That is very happy a worry.

  Korea-U.S.A. FTA is rising as a hot issue. It means to expand broad opening and free trading to all industrial fields. However, this will have negative influence in Korea. First, Korea’s agriculture will feel the pinch of FTA. U.S., which has strong competitive power in agricultural products, can sell farm produce with lower price and it will cause Korean farmers’ income decreases sharply. Second, problems of part-time job will be worsen. Although pro-FTA insists more employment will be created with FTA, it is most part-time job which are provided no-benefit. Chile and Mexico are good examples. Finally, Korea-U.S.A FTA will instigate cost rises in health and medical service field. U.S. will pull up medical supplies costs with strengthening their patent rights. Therefore, the gap between rich and poor in medical area will be worsen because of  the commercialization of medical service system. Like this, Korea-U.S.A FTA may bring happiness to only a few people with the majority’s sufferings.      

I have one friend. He is the same age. He is very smart. So I often envy him. Today, I think why he is different? First he is alway crazy for his fonds. He has enough passion. Second he is very rich. He has a his house and car even if he is young. So woman alway follows him. I think his best action of his abilities is alway a humility. I really want to resemble him.

Do you have any plans for the vacation? I have a plan.First of all, I’m hoping to spend a couple days in the beach with friends. We’re going to play in banana boat, and one friend suggested bungee jumping. But I wouldn’t do that because I don’t have guts. Second, I will enroll some sports courses like ping-pong, jazz dance or yoga.I can have a lot more free time for vacation so I can work out. Finally, I will read English novels, newspaper and magazines. I really study English hard. I hope my English ability would be improved. This coming vacation is my last one so it is really precious to me. I don’t want to waste my precious time.

  By the advance of internet, the number of the people, called SOHO(Small Office Home Office) race, who work at a house, not at an office, and do for living are gradually being increased. It is a natural result by the advance of computer and way of communication. But we need to know exactly profit and loss gained by working at home. First of all, regarding the profit of a work at home, we can say a freedom, convenience, and financial saving, etc. What we can work without any interferences, limits of time, financial consumption of transportation and food charge, etc.. will be big merits. But we can not ignore the demerits in accordance with it. Convenience and feedom gained by working at home is apt to be changed to self-indulgence.If they feel the convenience and feedom, as human being is wicked existence, they would want more than it. Therefore, they will need bigger will than the workers of an office to control and govern themselves in order to be the SOHO race.

 What is Well-being? Originally “Well-being” has a meaning of happiness, good health or welfare. But these days it represents a new life-style for combining body and mind to make more beautiful and abundant life. People who support “Well-being style” are called “Well-being-jok”, and eat fish and organic food rather than meat, and also avoid chemical seasonings and carbonated drinks. The best reason people support “Well-being” is that it recommend people home made food rather than expensive restaurant meal. However, “Well-being” has some problems. Since the food for “Well-being” is as expensive as it is effective for health, poor-class people can’t afford ”Well-being food”. Moreover, some people for make money, presenting the title of “Well-being” on unhealthy food, which leads price raise. I don’t support “Well-being style”. I think it is better to keep health by exercising, not controlling food only.  

This case is actually experienced by me.

It was in the Summer night, and I was working for warning with a junior soldier.

It was covered by darkness, and I instantaneously slept.

Suddenly a junior soldier woke me.  He was scaredd.

“”What happened? as I asked, the junior soldier indicated a tree in the front mountain with a trembling hand.

At the moment, a faint object was seen.  At the moment of exactly catching the

object with a telescope, I was surprised and nearly fell back.  It was just a monster.

After collecting my mind, as I saw the place, there was nothing at the place.

I don’t know even now whether it was a monster or other creature.

You may believe or not…

The selling behavior of tobacco at a public place is needed to be prohibitted.

It is natural for smokers who would like to smoke if they see a tobacco.

Even though we try to prohibit smoking at a public place, if they sell tobacco, the effect will be useless.

Butan, a small country in Himalaya, hass pribitted the tobacco sales at a public place from the year of 2004.

In addition, it is a no-smoking area to the place remoted 6 m from a building in California.

You should not smoke at a restaurant, drink hall, seashore, etc. as well.
 
This prohibition measure contributed to reduce the smoking rate of the whole country as well as contributing to reduce the smoking rate at a public place.
 
This measure of the governmenet will be absolute to reduce smoking at a public place

1. Avoiding eye contact when being scolded.

It is understood by Koreans that looking into elders’ or your boss’s eyes when being scolded is insolent.  However, Americans think that avoiding eye contacts is not on-ly being disrespectful but also dishonest to others.

2. Pulling others’ clothes to get attention.

Instead of saying ‘excuse me’, Koreans often pull others’ clothes to get attention. This is very rude in

Americans’ point of view, considering how doing so intrudes on-e’s personal space.

3. Walking hands to hands with those of same sex.

Koreans, especially women, think holding hands with those of same sex is quite normal.

This is so because it symbolizes their strong friendship. However, Americans may think of it as a sign of lesbianism.