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Hawaii Charges Entrance Fee for Tourists

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written by 10116 Woo Se Yeon Hawaii is considering a tourism fee for visitors to preserve its environment. Under this new legislation that is considered, tourists older than 15 will have to buy an annual license to visit Hawaii’s forests, parks, trails, or other natural regions. The fee will be used for restoring Hawaii’s unique nature, such as coral reefs, dolphins, turtles, and forest trees. Currently, some debates are going on about this legislation.  Those people who agree say that this entrance fee will solve the over-tourism in Hawaii, encountering more than nine million tourists per year. This over-tourism led to damaging Hawaii’s ecosystem. While dragging back the yacht that was grounded in the marine life conservation district, colonies of corals got destroyed. Also, recently 33 swimmers were caught pursuing spinner dolphins, interrupting the dolphin’s sleep necessary for their survival. Therefore, using the fees to sustain the environment is considerable. On the other hand, t

Korean people love spicy food

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                                                                                                    written by 10226 Seoyeon Choi Have you ever eaten spicy food?  Maybe if you are Korean, you will eat spicy food that is made in Korea like jjigae, buldak, kimchi etc.  Korean people love spicy food more than people from other countries.  What happens while eating spicy food? It can relieve our stress. When we eat spicy food containing capsaicin, We will increase our endorphins. When we eat spicy food, it stimulates the membrane of the mouth. Then the sense of pain triggers our brain to secrete endorphins.  Also,  it can help us lose weight. spicy food speeds up our metabolism, allowing us to burn calories faster.  Koreans stress of the present The stress problem in Korea is a national problem.  Most know that Korea's suicide rate is higher than other countries.  Many students are stressed by studying. This is due to most of them having to take the Suneung, Also, they experie

Green Taxonomy, is it good for us?

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        written by 10108 Kim Yena Nowadays, most of us know that there are so many environmental problems. But why? Because it is getting deeper and deeper. In 2022, Denver, Colorado in America, snowing in the middle of summer. In Korea, there is a drought in Gangwon. So many countries are not responding to such sudden changes in the earth. Thus we are trying to find a way that solve these problems.   “Green Taxonomy” Green taxonomy in economic terms, was made by E.U in 2020. Suppose companies which not use eco-friendly energy will be imposed duties during exporting. Even some countries give them an import ban. Nowadays,  Green Taxonomy is becoming a standard to sort businesses that contribute to Climate change or carbon emission, etc, because we can distinguish eco-friendly companies by it.     "The issue" There is a point to be considered.  In the Green taxonomy, nuclear energy is included with many strict rules. If we want to use nuclear energy, we should have