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written by 10328 Hwang Yerin     The Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor announced that the working hours system would be reorganized on March 6th. So there are many considerations about the reorganization in Korean society.   In Korea, a total of 52 hours, 40 hours of basic statutory working hours, and 12 hours of overtime for a week after an agreement between the worker and the company was made. The 69-hour workweek system refers to a system in which the maximum working hours per week are increased to 69 hours, but the subsequent working hours are reduced by the amount of overtime worked over 52 hours or compensated with leave. People know it as ‘69 hours working time’. It is true but there are some misunderstandings. The reorganization plan maintains the frame of '52 hours per week' (basic 40 hours + maximum 12 hours of overtime). And workers and employers are allowed to operate working hours on a monthly/quarterly/yearly basis. So, every week, it is possible ...

written by 10418 Lee Seohyeon & 10610 Park Somin The Russia-Ukraine War began with a Russian on February 24th,2022. The Russia-Ukraine War has continued for over a year because Ukraine attempted to join NATO and the natural gas pipeline. In addition, Ukraine Wanted To Increase Toll Tax On Russia's Gas Supply Line To Western Europe.                                 Therefore, In September 2021, Russia built the gas pipeline called ‘Nord Stream’. But, the Nord Stream stopped when the war started. because Russia engaged in coercive and military action using natural gas. For Russia, if Ukraine got accepted into NATO, they could get many pression. , If Ukraine joins NATO, the NATO Military Ukraine and Russia’s Military will face each other at the border of the Middle. All of these are undesirable for Russia, so it invaded to stop these from happening. Even some Russians were against the war. Many Russian soldi...

  written by 10718 Lee Eun Soo Food Teens nowadays like to eat heady taste food like spicy Tteokboki, fried chicken has high calories. ‘Mara’ is a spicy flavored spice originally used in China. Maratang, Marashangguo and Mara hotpot are famous foods that many Chinese enjoy. After these mara foods became popular in Korea, Koreans combined mara with many Korean foods. Now there is mara with fried chicken, Tteokboki, noodles and so on. We can often see teenagers eating these foods.  Teenagers find desserts that are unique and special. One dessert that was hot on Instagram was burned ice cream covered with marshmallows. Ice cream covered with marshmallows is given, and it is burned right in front of you with a cute dinosaur-shaped torch.  And there is salt bread. Salt bread is especially cheaper than other desserts, and it is easily found, so teenagers can easily afford it. Mochi is also on a trend. There are mochi-covered ice cream, and fruits. Playing There is a formula for...

  The History of English written by 10105 Kim So Yeon Let me introduce the history of English. First, Old English. From 559 to 1066, Old English was used. Old English is one of the West Germanic languages and differs from Modern English in many ways. In terms of grammar, Old English had personal pronouns that were singular, plural, and dual. They were more formal than those in modern English. Regarding vocabulary, the alphabet of Old English was significantly different. It was influenced by Runic in the early days and Latin in the later days. Since Old English was affected by Latin, it incorporated religious and academic words. Furthermore, Old English lacked derived words from Latin and French. Notably, there is a significant piece of literature written in Old English called "Beowulf," an epic poem of unknown authorship from the 8th to 11th centuries. Second, Mid...

written by 10206 Kim Eunhwan The COVID-19 pandemic made people spend a lot of time on the internet. Because of that, the risk of SNS addiction increased. SNS addiction causes a lot of problems.  Individually, the health of people gets worse. It causes many diseases, such as back pains.  Generally, society loses communication. This communication means offline, not online. Many people become determined in social media, and they become neglectful of their real life. It causes a decrease in communication.  According to the National Library of Medicine, stress related to COVID-19 may escalate internet addiction.  They did a study to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on internet use to college students. The result showed the use of SNS increased, but the enjoyment of that decreased because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The increased usage of SNS ...

                                         written by 10714 Dawon Yoon, 10208 Hayun Kim             The Taliban in power The Taliban, an armed group of Islam governed Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. In the first period, they oppressed human rights, especially women’s. In 2021, after the US army withdrew, they became Afghanistan’s government again. They promised to respect women's rights but they didn’t keep the promise.  Oppression about women First of all, the Taliban oppresses the right to education. The Taliban prohibited girls from going to middle school and high school. In 2021, The Taliban limited the major that women can major in university. Women cannot major in economics, engineering, and journalism. In 2022, Taliban fin...

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 han...