Society
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Is the Transition of Irregular Workers to Regular Workers Equality or Reverse Discrimination?
Recently, controversy has grown about the regularization of irregular workers at public institutions. In many public enterprises, including the Korea Expressway Corporation, Korea Railroad Corporation and Seoul Metro, they have adopted the regularization of irregular workers as a solution to the problem of discrimination against non-regular workers. However, the lack of systematic policies and standards has caused conflicts between reg...
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Multiple Masks, Multi-Personas
Persona, meaning mask in Greek, highlights the variability of identity, as when a person wears many different masks. Multi-persona similarly refers to revealing different identities depending on different situations and social media. For example, modern people show the characteristics of various identities, such as the different character aspects shown at work and after work, and aspects revealed in daily life and when engaged in their favor...
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Discrimination Viewed through COVID-19
Soccer player Son Heung-min coughed during an interview after a game. The reporter who was interviewing him closed his eyes and made an awkward gesture, and some reporters went too far, asking if he had the coronavirus. The whole world is experiencing a serous crisis, with the number of infections rising exponentially and the huge number of deaths caused by COVID-19. There is no doubt that everyone is concerned because of this catastrophic...
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2020 Tokyo Olympics, Is It a Ridiculous Dream?
Japan was originally scheduled to hold the Olympics in Tokyo on July 24, 2020. Through this opportunity, Japan was hoping for an increase in economic growth and tourism. However, the Olympics have been postponed until next summer due to COVID-19, which hit the country earlier this year. However, there have also been concerns that the Olympics, which should be held in harmony with various nations, are dangerous due to frequent earthquakes and rad...
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Korea Is Extremely Upset
This summer, Koreans were very upset due to actions by Japan. A decision Japan made and the history around the decision kindled the rage. People in our country started a movement that encouraged Koreans to stop buying Japanese products, and it spread very quickly. There are different opinions inside and outside of the country, but the truth is almost all citizens turned against Japan. It does not seem that this movement will be ending anytime ...
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It’s Not “Singlism,” It’s “Unmarriage”
It’s Not “Singlism,” It’s “Unmarriage” Have you seen the drama “WWW”? The main character of the drama “BAE-Tami” is considering “unmarriage”, and reflecting on the changing of people’s values these days. Like in the story of the drama, there are many people that support unmarriage-not getting married-because of difficulty in finding a job, the increasing of house prices, and...
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What’s the Inside Story of the New Job YouTuber?
As the YouTube market expands, more and more YouTube users are making profits by posting videos on YouTube and attracting viewers. In other words, the YouTuber is emerging as a new leader in the job market, taking fifth place in elementary school students’ future career plans. In addition, if you watch TV these days, you can see that YouTubers that appeared only on YouTube have come out as advertising models. As such, YouTubers are affec...
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Is Psychosomatic Disorder Considered a Reason for Commutation?
Is Psychosomatic Disorder Considered a Reason for Commutation? With the coming release of Cho Doo-soon, the felon, and the passage of the Yoon Chang-ho Law, a number of opinions have been raised about commutation based on psychosomatic disorder. Before the revision of the Yoon Chang-ho Law, there were many concerns that psychosomatic disorder could be abused as a defense for violent crime. Since the revision of the Yoon Chang-h...
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A Step Toward a Better Environment
Today, as environmental pollution gets worse, enviro-political campaigns and regulations are increasing. Among them, disposable products are especially highly regulated, but the regulation bills’ details and accurate reasons for the introduction of bills have not been revealed. Therefore, the Pharos will explain the bills’ details and their introduction causes, and provide information about the regulated things. Also, we will ...
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What Are Your Choices for Refugee Acceptance?
What Are Your Choices for Refugee Acceptance? Refugees are people who don’t want to return to their homelands after leaving them to escape from fear of persecution for reasons such as race, religion, political views, or participation in certain social organizations. In recent years, Europe has begun to accommodate plenty of refugees, and the issue of refugee acceptance has become a global problem, not just a national problem....