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20105 Kim Sang Eun It is a great honor to participate in the second magazine publication at The PRESS . While working with all the members, I learned the true meaning of passion and cooperation. I hope that the efforts of 2021 The PRESS members and teachers can be delivered to all the Sawlians through EXPRESS .   20107 Kim Ji An I am very thankful for giving me a chance to participate in a variety of activities. Writing articles and interviewing was really fun, and I think I’ll never forget this experience.   20121 Lee Go Eun It was such a memorable experience to be a member of The PRESS . I hope all the school members of SAWL enjoy reading it.   20126 Choi Si Young Writing articles in two different languages was a nice experience. I really enjoyed working with The PRESS members this year!   20305 Kim Min Chae Thank you so much to the teachers who worked hard with me. Also, it was still difficult to write an article in English, but I’m so proud to see this i

written by 10126 Ha Ye Won, 10203 Kim Dan Ah, 10808 Park Su Ji, 20105 Kim Sang Eun, 20305 Kim Min Chae & 20420 Lee Seung Ho January This year Korea had heavy snow, and several people amused others by making snowmen. The public usually responded favorably to the various snowmen, including ducks and character-looking snowmen like Elsa in Frozen . However, the act of destroying snowmen caused displeasure. This snowman destruction behavior emerged as a social issue. February COVID-19 changed Lunar New Year’s Day. Families are unable to gather together due to the rule. People exchanged untact greetings to their families. Like this, COVID-19 changed the Lunar New Year’s culture. But the mind that people think of their family remains unchanged despite COVID-19’s crisis. March Joseon Gumasa eventually decided to abolish it after the second episode. Joseon Gumasa became controversial from the first episode, which was covered with Sinocism. It was also criticized for disparaging Korean

                                                                                                  written by 20807 Kim Eun Jae   THE PRESS: What was your first impression of SAWL? Principal Seo Dong Shin: When I saw the school motto,  “ Building Bridges to a Wider World ”   and the school vision  “ The talented people that the world wants, the education that the talented people want. ”   , it was just like I thought . I saw the students’ active, positive, confident appearance. I was especially impressed by the beautiful school, students and teachers.   THE PRESS: What was the most memorable thing in SAWL? Principal Seo: It was our school’s international exchange program. The international exchange program is a process of learning through experience by visiting a country that uses one of the major languages that is learned in the classroom. Through this program, Sawlians can be global citizens that have broader aspects and minds that can understand the world. I hope

  written by 20105 Kim Sang Eun   THE PRESS: What was your first impression of SAWL? Vice Principal Kim Kun: My first impression of SAWL was that it was bright and active. When I came to this school, it was impressive that the students’ greetings were very cheerful. While working at this school, I realized that Sawlians are more voluntary and active compared to students at other schools. Students sometimes show a soft calmness, but they are cheerful and bright. One more impressive thing was that each student has their own clear goals. I think the motivative and voluntary atmosphere of SAWL comes from this.     THE PRESS: What do you expect of Sawlians? Vice Principal Kim: There are two things I expect of Sawlians who are at the center of SAWL’s education. First, learning is life. Learning is the life of a student. Just as we don't show off what good we’ve done in our daily lives, learning shouldn’t be done like that either. Learning is not flashy like com

                                                                                                                                                                                                       written by 20807 Kim Eun Jae   THE PRESS: What wa s your first impression of SAWL? Principal Kang Kil Ja:  When I came to SAWL, I felt the school was mysterious and huge. Also, I thought SAWL was hard to access. Now, I believe that students are free, dynamic and bright.   THE PRESS: What kind of expectations do you have for the students? Principal Kang: I hope and cheer that all students can develop their dreams or skills. Also, I wish students would pull their weight. So, they can see that their effort is well-done.   THE PRESS: Do you have any plans as principal? Principal Kang: Now, I’m more focused on the role I can play than on planning. As a principal, I think it’s important to go together. I think our school’s educational goal has an excellent academic perspecti

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  written by 20105 Kim Sang Eun   The hyperconnected era is how people refer to the 21 st century. Highly advanced technologies have become as intelligent as humans. Developments surpass human’s level are continuing. This implies that the future society we have to live in and lead will also be a hyperconnected era where everything forms a connection and a relationship. So, what can the connection mean? This can mean a connection between machines. Internet of Things (IoT) technology enables every device to connect and cooperate with each other to achieve more efficient results. The connection can also mean a relationship between machines and people. For example, with the invention of wearable devices, cell phones were knocked out of their position in the digital revolution. This is because people can carry and use wearable devices on their bodies. However, the true meaning of connection symbolized by the hyperconnected era is the connection between humans. Whatever the propo

                                                                                     written by 20811 An Ga Hyun Do you enjoy watching Netflix? If you don’t use Netflix, you’ve heard a lot of people around you talk about it. They probably said, “I watched Netflix last night”, or “Let’s watch Netflix after this exam”. Nowadays Netflix is a familiar and natural service to us. All the things that provide us with media services like Netflix, we called it OTT service. What Is OTT Service? OTT service is an abbreviation of over-the-top service. Top here refers to a set-top box, which implies that a content provider is going over the top of existing internet services. This media service is offered directly to viewers via the Internet. It provides various media contents like movies, dramas, videos, TV programs, and music. If you can’t understand this, you have heard about the services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, YouTube premium, and Watcha. Don’t they provide us with various

                                                                                       written by 20807 Kim Eun Jae What Is the Complaint?  R ecently, some Korean dramas caused controversy. For example, Joseon Kumasa that’s set in Joseon, used Chinese clothes, food, music and was criticized for distorting real people and history. This drama dealt with King Sejong who is one of the most respected figures in Korea, so people were angrier. In another drama, True Beauty, a scene in which Korean girls eat Chinese hot pot at a convenience store was controversial. The reason for the controversy is that the PPL of a Chinese company is to eat Chinese food at convenience stores in Korea, not Korean food. In addition to that scene, it is a Korean drama, such as a poster advertising a Chinese shopping mall. Viewers were divided into two sides. There are opinions that even though it is a Korean drama, too much Chinese capital is invested and exposed, not many people can read Chinese, and it looks l

                                                                                       written by 20107 Kim Ji An What Is Victory Day?  Victory Day (called День Победы in Russian) is a holiday that is held to commemorate the surrender of Germany in 1945. During World War 2 (WW2), Nazi Germany invaded the Soviets with millions of soldiers and interceptor aircrafts. Thus, Soviet aircrafts were destroyed. Around a million Soviet soldiers died or got caught. When Adolph Hitler failed to invade Leningrad, he blocked it, so that the Russians would die when they ran out of food.  However, Russians survived by eating things such as mice or feedstuff. Since Nazi Germany attacked Leningrad a few times, a third of the Leningrad population died.  Later on, the Soviets reclaimed Leningrad through a very intense fight. This event is considered meaningful. There was a parade to commemorate the Russian victory.  Why Is It Meaningful in Russia?  In Europe or America, Victory Day is not as important as