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Sun, August 20, 2017 | 12:50

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Ticking off the bucket list

A visit to Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance, had been on my bucket list - the list of things I wish to do before I kick the bucket, that is, before I die - but I did not get around to traveling to that city until recently. The word “renaissance” literally means rebirth, and in a broad sense, the Renaissance was the rebirth of the Greek and Roman civilizations. To b...

Thoughts of the Times | 2017-08-18 17:16

Ticking off the bucket list

A visit to Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance, had been on my bucket list - the list of things I wish to do before I kick the bucket, that is, before I die - but I did not get around to traveling to that city until recently. The word “renaissance” literally means rebirth, and in a broad sense, the Renaissance was the rebirth of the Greek and Roman civilizations. To b...

Thoughts of the Times | 2017-08-18 17:15

And the world (still) goes around

Ipsos MORI, one of Britain's largest polling firms, accuses Brazil of having the third most idiotic people in the world. This study, which deemed Mexicans and Indians even more idiotic than Brazilians, only included 30 odd countries, and there are close to 200 countries on Earth. There is therefore much room for error. Analysis of this article prompted the following reader to...

Thoughts of the Times | 2017-08-17 16:25

After watching 'The Battleship Island'

The dynamic blockbuster movie "The Battleship Island" has drawn millions of people to the cinemas in a very short period of time. The Hashima Island in the movie, which looks like a navy warship, may motivate the ordinary people to rely on patriotic sentiment because it opened ahead of Liberation Day season in August. The film, which I watched with some close friends recently...

Thoughts of the Times | 2017-08-16 17:45

Caution on expanding student rights

If the experience of the United States is any indication, the new guidelines proposed by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education to expand the rights of students are likely to have unintended consequences. What begins as a well- intentioned attempt to protect students from arbitrary rules eventually undermines the moral authority of teachers. It’s the latter that rightly c...

Thoughts of the Times | 2017-08-15 17:47

Gyeongju earthquakes

Last September, the region of Gyeongju was struck by the biggest earthquake recorded in recent Korean history, and since then, the citizens of Gyeongju have been subject to a series of aftershocks, which affect their daily lives. North Korea conducted five underground tests at the Punggae-ri nuclear test site, which is made of Cretaceous granite. However, there are 4,380 vent...

Thoughts of the Times | 2017-08-14 18:10

Gender equality in Saudi Arabia

The late King Abdullah, who is known for his significant contributions to the improvement of women’s rights in Saudi Arabia, died on Jan. 23, 2015. Among his significant gender equality reforms were allowing women to work as supermarket cashiers, appointing a woman as a deputy minister and allowing women to vote and participate in politics. Despite this progress, however, wom...

Thoughts of the Times | 2017-08-13 17:24

Memories from HUFS

I have bitter memories of taking classes at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. As a sophomore at Korea University, I had taken so many classes on international politics, the main subject students need to focus on to pursue a career in diplomacy. Eager to know more about international affairs, I attended some special lectures given by prestigious HUFS professors. Upon finis...

Thoughts of the Times | 2017-08-11 17:23

Philosophical approach to juvenile justice

When minors commit a crime, should they be punished like adults? Should minors be punished lightly - or not at all for children under the age of 10 - regardless of the severity of the crimes committed? John Stuart Mill extended the applicability of his doctrine only to humans with mature faculties. Expecting the same maturity and behavior standards from children as adults wou...

Thoughts of the Times | 2017-08-10 17:55

Is corn with GMO safe?

“Visit a mart near your house, and you’ll know that numerous cakes and snacks are stacked around. Over half of them are produced by corn.” I once read this in a book. Children or adults always enjoy eating the cakes and snacks as a side dish when they are happy or sad. Moreover, corn is used as canned food, popcorn, or cereal. Also, it is used as a food additive such as in ic...

Thoughts of the Times | 2017-08-09 17:15

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