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If : Balance Game
The balance game is a popular discussion game where people choose one of two or more options in a scenario, and it’s popular among the MZ generation because it presents many opportunities for conversation. Nowadays, due to smart devices and other reasons, communication between people is becoming interrupted more frequently than before. How about making eye contact with your friends through a balance game?If... Kgchelin is too crowded, I&rs...
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Unveiling the Dark Reality: The Glory Exposes the Alarming Severity of School Violence Crimes
Recently, Netflix’s thriller series The Glory has grabbed a lot of public attention as it delves into the prevalent social issue of school violence. The series follows the story of a woman who suffered severe bullying in high school and seeks revenge against her former bullies 20 years later. More and more people are therefore recognizing the harsh reality and severity of school violence, leading them to raise their voices for effective so...
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Is Alcohol a Class One Carcinogen? The Harmful Use of Alcohol
Since COVID-19 has calmed down, drinking parties such as MT (membership training), festivals, meetings, and company dinners are being revived. In Korea, drinking alcohol is a common way to form family ties and build relations with others, and this significant drinking culture of Korea is deeply ingrained in social structure. However, excessive drinking not only has negative consequences but is also the cause of disease. Recently, the National C...
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Bank-run? Beware the Bank-tap!
On March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a global financial institution specializing in startups, went bankrupt due to a bank run. SVB was the 16th largest financial institution in the United States and approximately 44% of its clients were tech and healthcare venture companies. However, it shocked many people that such a large bank collapsed just 36 hours after the bank run, which was the second largest in history, following the collapse o...
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Ozone Layer Recovery! Back to the 1980s
The ozone layer is a thin gas layer in the stratosphere that absorbs almost all harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun. The ozone layer was destroyed by certain chemicals that humans generated such as Freon gas. Some chemicals break ozone molecules, making the ozone layer thinner and creating holes in it. However, recent studies found that the ozone layer can still be recovered naturally by the year 2040. In 1985, British scientists discovered t...
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Do I Have Call Phobia, Too? MZ is Afraid...
Recently, it is easy to see people around us who are suffering from Call Phobia around us. According to a survey of 518 adult men and women conducted by job portal 'Job Korea', 53.1% of the respondents said they felt Call Phobia. In other words, more than one in two adults suffers from Call Phobia. So what is Call Phobia? Call Phobia is a combination of Call and Phobia, in which people feel more nervous than necessary before a call, su...
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What Is on Your Bucket List?
What’s on your bucket list? A bucket list is a list of things that you should do or that you want to do before you die. To welcome the new semester, we are going to look at the bucket lists of three students from Kyonggi University.Joining a new club - Department of Public Administration, Park I think that being unable to join clubs made me miss the opportunity to have a relationship with others. It was hard for me to commute to school, so...
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Self-Development: Succeed This Time with a Small Step Strategy!
Self-improvement is one of the promises that we always make in the new year. The types of self- improvement are usually various activities such as exercising and reading. The desire to grow into a better person makes us set goals. Realizing a complete transformation is definitely difficult, but if you make a practicable plan for the new year, you will be able to achieve your goal. Psychological counseling expert Amanda Stemen recommends a narrow...
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2009 All Over Again! Aiming for the Top at the WBC
The Qatar World Cup marked the end of 2022 with enthusiastic cheering. To keep the sports fanaticism rolling, the World Baseball Classic (WBC) has been announced for the start of 2023. Originally supposed to be held in 2021, but postponed due to COVID-19, the 5th WBC will be held in the United States, Japan, and Taiwan from March 8 to 21. 20 countries will participate in this WBC, and 5 countries will be organized into four groups: A, B, C, and ...
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A Fast-Changing Trend, A Fast-Dying Planet
"Fast fashion" refers to clothing that can be created and sold quickly and at a relatively low price like fast food, which is designed to immediately reflect the latest trends. Reflecting the rapidly changing trend due to various SNS and media influences, amount of clothing created is increasing. As clothing consumption increases, the amount of clothing discarded is also increasing. In the process of disposing of clothes, you can find a secondha...