To make a better future.

Many countries in the world are suffering from water shortage. It is not only country’s problem but also world’s. The perennial problem of water shortage grows more serious. Despite the water shortage, most people in the world do not recognize this serious problem. Korea is categorized as a country with a water shortage too. We really need to step up to the problem. People can solve this problem by changing trivial living habits. Washing the dishes as the water off and using water from washing rice are two effective ways of saving water.

 

One of the effective ways is that turn off the water while washing the dishes. People waste a lot of water washing dishes under running water at the sink. About one-fifth of home water usage is in the kitchen. This is no small thing. Especially, washing the dishes is the most waste element of water usage in kitchen. Washing the dishes needs more than 100L of water while 10 minutes with running water. However, using a washing-up bowl and turning off the water when do the dishes, we can save a lot of water. 

 

Another way is that using water from washing rice in many ways. The ways of using that water are effective method of eco-friendly. Have you ever listened the means of using water from washing rice? Watering the pot and washing one’s face are the example. Watering the plant for using this water is unfamiliar, but it plays a role as a nutrient to plants. The water includes a lot of good components, for example vitamin B and mineral. In addition, the water can be used in washing the face. This is good for skin in lightening and moisturizing.

 

Washing the dishes as the water off and using water from washing rice are small habits but it can change our country and the earth healthily. It’s not difficult to save water. These small and simple actions may help save a lot of water. We can find a lot of things like effective ways of using water in our living. Now, do you believe a proverb that “From small beginnings came great things“?

'Wall street' in the movie.

Have you ever listened the word ‘wall street’ for place or symbolic word? Wall street is the U.S financial centre and stock exchange in New York City. This place used to refer to the business that is done there. Wall street is a very important element of the movie ‘The wolf of the street’ because the place appears to the major settings and backgrounds in the movie. The movie deal with the story of New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort.
 

One of the important events in the movie involve succeed in Jordan Belfort’s business. Jordan Belfort, a real character, an now American author and motivational speaker, and former stockbroker who pleaded guilty to fraud and related crimes. The movie deal with his real life until he was sent to prison. Originally, he was a door-to-door meat and seafood salesman. However, the business ultimately failed. So, he finds a job as a trainee stockbroker. A few years later, he goes to the wall street in New York and starts his own firm with American dream. His corporation grows fast, and he have excess success and affluence in his twenties. The wealth he gain is from wall street where he works. If he did not work in wall street or work in other places, he will not accumulate enormous wealth and warranted the title ‘the wolf of the street’. The reason his succeed is that he knows flow of wall street’s stock well and he excels marketing penny stocks.
 

Another events in the movie involve Jordan Belfort’s business failure in the wall street. He becomes wealthier, his greed more big, eventually he rakes enormous money through manipulation. He runs the rackets in the wall street. The strong of his knowledge about stock is turn into a illegality. Money, power, women, drugs, temptations were for the taking and the threat of authority was irrelevant for him. For Jordan and his co-workers, modesty was quickly deemed overrated and more was never enough. If he worked in other places not in wall street, he will not become a criminal. The characteristic of the wall street incited him to greedy, finally he goes into bankruptcy.
 

‘The wolf of wall street’ could not be set in any other place. Jordan Belfort as a stockbroker has it all and lost it all in the wall street. For Jordan Belfort ‘wall street’ is both fortune and unfortune place. Would you challenge if something happens like this to you whether you gain or lose everything?

 

Unique geotourism in Gochang

Located in the southwest side of the Korea, Gochang is popular for geotourism. Gochang–gun is the first site in korea that designated by UNESCO as a world biosphere reserve, in 2013. Chief of the site of Gochang, “Yonggye village” is the most famous of the geotourism.

The possible effect of geotourism in Yonggye village are able to experience time travel and the unique local cultures of Yonggye village.

 

One possible effect of geotourism in Yonggye village is that tourists can experience time travel. Yonggye village became well known for the biggest dolmen in the Orient. More surprisingly, the dolmen’s weight is 300kg. Tourists can experience time travel to the primitive ages in the place. They can wear clothes as a primitive man and go through life of them. It is a unusual and special experience for tourists. Especially, this is popular with children.

 

Another possible effect of geotourism in Yonggye village offering a unique experience that tourists have an great time with various local cultures. Tourists can lodge at a traditional houses with local people. They might learn about Korean Traditional Etiquette during the trip. Also, local people offer a local food like plum which the traditional food of Yonggye village. Tourists can easily understand local cultures and regional characteristics.   

 

Gochang is unique place that has beautiful natural scene. In Gochang, we can learn culture and history of region, and also can interact with residents.

 

Summary : Living on an Urban Planet

Cities used to be regarded as negative term and many people viewed cities largely in negative terms. When people think of the word cities, most think of crowded, dirty, unhealthy environment, crime and so on.

But Edward Glaser who is Havard economist asserts that cities bring largely positive benefits. He says that cities are productive because of “the absence of space between people” so, people flock to cities. The flow of ideas is the most important to cities, and successful cities attract smart people and enable people to learn from on another.

Stewart Brand is another person who think that urbanization is productive too. He takes the view form an ecological perspective. Living in cities have less impact per capita on the environment, and people living in dense cities drive less. In other words, cities produce fewer greenhouse gas emission per person than scattered, sprawling suburbs.

Seeing urbanization as evil is mistake.

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Hi. My name is sumin Song. I'm 22 years old.

 

I was born on August 19th, 1994 in yeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do. 

I've grown up in jukjeon, but I recently moved close to my university because it takes quite long to commute from where I lived. 

 

I'm a junior at Sungshin women's university doing a double majoring in education and English literature. I am a vice president of the education student council. It is very hard but there's a lot I can learn from that. In addition, I am a Sungshin ski team leader. I've been skiing since I was very young. So, I love winter, the best season for skiing. Every winter vacation, we go to the Bokwang Phoenix Park for training camp for 6 weeks.  

 

I hope we all have a great time in class in this semester. Thank you:)