Opinion Writing

 

The Powerful Weapon to Change the World

     

Figure1. smiling children

  Many developing countries suffer from poverty and hunger. When viewing the below chart one can see that people who living on less than $2 per day is more than 50% in many developing countries. Advanced countries help them to improve things, However, it is nessesary to fundemental development in their sociaty. In my opinion, education is the best strategies to achieve social development in developing countries. Thus, I think that we should support them to improve their educational environment.

 

 

Figure 2. People Living on less than $2 per day

  First, Education enables those in paid formal employment to earn higher wages. Better-educated individuals in wage employment are paid more to reward them for their higher productivity. (1)According to The UN Secretary-General's Global Initiative on Education, on average, one year of education is associated with a 10% increase in wage earnings. Also, education helps protect working men and women from exploitation by increasing their opportunities to obtain secure contracts. (2)In El Salvador, only 5% of workers with less than primary education have an employment contract, leaving them noticeably vulnerable. By contrast, 47% of those with secondary education work under signed contracts.

  Second, Mothers’ education has saved millions of children’s lives. (3)Due to The United Nation Development Program 'Human Development Index' published on 2004, if the women in developing countries gets one more year of schooling, 5-10% of infant mortality rate decreases. Educated mothers are more likely to give birth with the help of a midwife or other skilled birth attendant. (2)Around 40% of all under-5 deaths occur within the first 28 days of life, the majority being due to complications during delivery. A literate mother is, on average, 23% more likely to have a skilled attendant at birth. And, Educated mothers are likely to ensure their children are vaccinated. (1)According to The UN Secretary-General's Global Initiative on Education, if all women in low and lower middle income countries had completed secondary education, the probability of a child receiving immunization against the diseases incident to childhood such as diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough, would have increased by 43%.

  Third, Educated children has the excellent potential for leading society. There is an organization named 'Compassion'. This organization built the school for educating children in developing countries. (4)Their Child Development Program provides opportunities that encourage healthy development in four areas — spiritual, physical, social and economic. (5)In 2008, Dr. Bruce Wydick, a professor of economics and international studies at the University of San Francisco, conducted a study of Compassion’s Child Sponsorship Program to determine its impact on the adult life outcomes of formerly sponsored children against those of children who were not part of the ministry’s programs. The research found that former Compassion sponsored children were more likely to be leaders in their communities and churches. They were 30 to 75 percent more likely to become community leaders as adults than their non-sponsored peers. This means that future generations of children will have better opportunities, inspiring role-models and strong voices to speak up for them.

 

Figure3. The Reserch from  Dr. Bruce Wydick



 (5)Nelson Mandela said that education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. I think that education gives them the strength for earning higher wages, saving children, and leading their future. This also means that conduce to the peace and progress of the world.

Reference:

(1) UN Secretary-General's Global Initiative on Education, http://globaleducationfirst.org/ 

(2) Sustainable Development begins with education-How education can contribute to the proposed post-2015 goals, Published in 2014, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 7

(3) Ronald J. Sider, Rich Christians in an Age of hunger, IVP

      Human Development Report in 1992, pp-12-25

(4) 한국 컴패션, '전인적인 양육'이란 무엇이며, 왜 중요한가요?, http://www.compassion.or.kr/eventAmount/raising_main.aspx 

(5) Compassion International, https://www.compassion.com.au/blog/april-2013/compassion-works-research-proves-it!

http://www.globalissues.org/article/26/poverty-facts-and-stats

http://www.compassion.com/poverty/education.htm

(accessed Dec 5, 2015)

Figure1. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Saturday, October 17, 2015, http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/international-day-for-poverty-eradication (accessed Nov 28, 2015)

Figure2. Poverty Statistics & Graphs: Looking Beyond the Numbers Published Apr 2011, http://www.poverties.org/poverty-statistics.html

Figure3. Compassion Works: Research Proves It!, https://www.compassion.com.au/blog/april-2013/compassion-works-research-proves-it!, Apr 4, 2014

Class Review

Class Review

This is my class review for Nov 12, 2015

Blog Post #5

 

Extra Motivation

figure1. motivation
 

 As I wrote about the changes of the Internet Age, I realized that the platform is very important nowadays. There are many platforms that we log onto everyday such as Naver, Youtube and so on. These had been just my lovely tools for my convenience before, however, while doing research, I thought about the businesses that is working though the platforms. Some people make money or gain worldwide fame with one click. And, people can easily share their idea on the platform. After I knew it, I decided to response this change quickly. Especially, I like making images. So I have an account on Youtube and upload my video. It means many people can watch my video, and leave a comment. I think it gives me extra motivation and helps me to improve my work. 

 

Reference:
Figure1. 7 Essential Resources for Understanding Motivation in Games, http://www.motivateplay.com/2013/04/647/ (accessed Nov 14, 2015)     

Blog Post #2

The Great Dynamics For Writing

 

Figure1. Leave Comments

 

 As I posted the comments on student's writing, I could learn these two things about my English writing. First, It helped me improve my English writing skills. While I reading a friendly piece of advices from other, I could correct my error. For instance, in my Descriptive Paragraph, Doogi said that my writing was so detailed and easy to understand, but I had mentioned 'Most importantly' twice from different points. So he was little confused of them. After I reading this comment, I went over my writing. I found that I had said 'Most importantly' twice that should be included on one point. Thus, I could decide that set the one point which to explore more deeply on the next writing. Also, when I posted the comments on other blogs, It taught me various expression that I hadn't even thought of. The title of Moonju's Reasons/Example Paragraph showed me the example of good title. While I examined the expression ‘Water: Cheap Medicine’, It led to me thinking about the title that helps people understand easily about essay. Second, It motivated me to study English Writing skills. Bora Seo mentioned on my Reasons/Example Paragraph that my writing was interesting and informative, and was the best thing that she had ever read. It made me happy, and I decided to make a better article. Meanwhile, as I commented other blogs, I found that many students had great skills of English Writing. So, I could study hard under the stimulus of them. Like this, the work of posting comments enhanced my writing ability, and I think it is a important dynamic for trying to be a fascinating essay. 

 

 

Reference: 

Figure1. Comment Back Comments Graphics, www.allgraphics123.com (accessed Oct 31, 2015)
송두기's comment on http://ssoyee.blogspot.kr/2015/09/study-is-easiest-thing-in-my-life.html , Sep 30, 2015, (accessed Oct 31,2015)
이문주, ‘Water: Cheap Medicine’ ,http://lmj3519.blogspot.kr/2015/10/mid-term-exam-paragraph.html, Oct 10, 2015, (accessed Oct 31,2015)
서보라's comment on http://ssoyee.blogspot.kr/2015/10/creation-of-new-media.html , Oct 12, 2015, (accessed Oct 31, 2015)

 



Audio Unit

                              The Creation of New Media

 

  Content industry has changed along side the development of the Internet in these two ways. First of all, Many kinds of media has been developed by using the Internet. For example, The Internet has become a new place for people to read comics. Numerous users are fascinated with this media named 'Webtoon' as it is accessibility to enter and able to see in one glance all contents. Another example, the comic variety show has been aired on the Internet. In the example at the top, there is the program '신서유기'. It was modeled the TV show '1박 2일', and has gained popularity with many people. It also generates huge income. '신서유기’ uploads its one episode divided into 10 sections, and it makes a profit whenever one person log on to the one section. It is expected to cause a lot of income if we thinking about World wide web users. Second, Platform has become more important. As individual artists are getting easy to perform, it leads to supply exceeding. For instance, artists could be only possible to advertise their work through the company before. But, using the Internet, they can easily perform their work to upload the website, such as Naver, Youtube. It also has the benefits that can share across the border, anyone can access, and doesn't cost to enter. However, it causes the contents to be saturated. Therefore, Platform that managing it efficiently has become important. Youtube, which is the representative platform in Worldwide, offers various videos for its users selectively. The contents that Youtube wants to show is located in the main page of its website, or if users log on to some videos, it suggests others optionally. Thus, customers have the contents that chosen by platform first, and it has influence on sales according to advertisement of platform. To conclude, a trend of content industry has altered in a new direction on the Internet, and it is expected that their influence continues to expand on the media.  



Reasons/Example Paragraph

                  The Creation of New Media

 

  Content industry has changed along side the development of the Internet in these two ways. First of all, Many kinds of media has been developed by using the Internet. For example, The Internet has become a new place for people to read comics. Numerous users are fascinated with this media named 'Webtoon' as it is accessibility to enter and able to see in one glance all contents. Another example, the comic variety show has been aired on the Internet. In the example at the top, there is the program '신서유기'. It was modeled the TV show '1박 2일', and has gained popularity with many people. It also generates huge income. '신서유기’ uploads its one episode divided into 10 sections, and it makes a profit whenever one person log on to the one section. It is expected to cause a lot of income if we thinking about World wide web users.





Figure1. Naver Webtoon

Figure2. '신서유기' poster



Figure3. Youtube Logo

Second, Platform has become more important. As individual artists are getting easy to perform, it leads to supply exceeding. For instance, artists could be only possible to advertise their work through the company before. But, using the Internet, they can easily perform their work to upload the website, such as Naver, Youtube. It also has the benefits that can share across the border, anyone can access, and doesn't cost to enter. However, it causes the contents to be saturated. Therefore, Platform that managing it efficiently has become important. Youtube, which is the representative platform in Worldwide, offers various videos for its users selectively. The contents that Youtube wants to show is located in the main page of its website, or if users log on to some videos, it suggests others optionally. Thus, customers have the contents that chosen by platform first, and it has influence on sales according to advertisement of platform. To conclude, a trend of content industry has altered in a new direction on the Internet, and it is expected that their influence continues to expand on the media.

 

Reference: 

 Figure1. 부산 일보사 멀티미디어부, "네이버 웹툰 4대 미녀는 누구? "실력에 미모까지 겸비했네" ", 부산일보, October 23, 2014, http://news20.busan.com/controller/newsController.jsp?newsId=20141023000256  (accessed Oct 10, 2015)

Figure2. 표재민, "[Oh!쎈 초점] ‘신서유기’ 누가 걱정했나? 시끌벅적 유랑기가 남긴 것", OSEN, October 2, 2015,http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110259426 (accessed Oct 10, 2015) 
Figure3.

롤매니아, "세계에서 가장 큰 동영상 보관 창고 유투브~", Naver Blog, Febrary  18, 2013,

http://blog.naver.com/qpyokk10/50163261539 (accessed Oct 10, 2015)

 

 

Study is the easiest thing in my life :)

Figure1. Inside of the Cafe

  I prefer to study in a cafe rather than in a study room. I think its spatial arrangement is the most ideal atmosphere to study. I'd like to browse this feature divided into these three points, the noise some people inside are making, the internal structure of a cafe and arranging furniture. First, there should be some noise to stay focus on my study. The noise such as people are talking each other, typing on the computer and grinding coffee helps me to concentrate my work. Second, it is important to make its interior more comfortable. There are several delicate lights, which shine yellow hanging from the ceiling and six special lights shaped like flashlight for shining three pieces of art work in the above of the side. Also, two pieces of art work, which makes people mind more fresh is below the special lights and hanging on the wall. The opposite side of the wall, there is also hanging the picture, and rectangle interior item. And, the window shaped rectangle is the next to the item, which has white check pattern bars. There also has a door, which can pass though, it has a white check pattern similar the window. About the floor, I like the woody-pattern and I　think it seems like more nature-friendly. Most importantly, the space which I study should be separated from the counter. Because, I think it feels more private space. Finally, this is the most important thing; furniture layout. There are three sofas in front of the window, so the people who sit these sofas seems like more cozy to talk about something to each other. In the below of two pieces of art work, there are two tables and partitions each of the tables for studying alone. And there have wider size of three tables in the middle of the space, which can people take up more space to study or do their work. In the edge of the room, the tables and the chairs are suitable for talking two people. The spatial structure elements are the important features to focus on my work. Thus, If I arrange my special place for studying which has these features, I could tell that 'Study is the easiest thing :)'

 

Reference :
Figure1. J David H., "Study area upstairs for student", Yelp, October 5, 2013,
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/starbucks-charlottesville-4?select=gszWUyj4ME7tvT2TSGvz8w (accessed Sep 26, 2015)