Society
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The Right to Die with Dignity, Euthanasia and Social Discussion
Euthanasia has long been at the center of debate. Euthanasia, which means ‘merciful death,’ is a system that allows near-death patients suffering from pain to choose intentional death to escape from pain. For patients who are about to die due to a major or difficult-to-treat disease, the quality of their lives is significantly reduced. They often determine for themselves that they cannot even maintain human dignity. Euthanasia can pr...
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Paying through the Nose: Jeonse
For the past few years, jeonse fraud has been surfacing nationwide. Jeonse fraud means that the deposit is not returned even after the lease is terminated. The worst reality of the Korean estate market was revealed in December 2022 when the press reported that hundreds of tenants were unable to get their jeonse deposits back because of a few “villa king” landlords whoowned a large number of “kkangtong houses.” As the inve...
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The Flower of Democracy, Elections
2024 is the global election year. General and presidential elections are scheduled in about 50 countries such as the United States, Taiwan, India, Japan, and the United Kingdom. According to this social situation, lots of fluctuation and uncertainty are rising in both international society and the economy. On April 10, there will be the 22nd National Assembly Election. People are deeply interested because the results of the election and the init...
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Teachers’ Lack of Authority; Can We Bring It Back to Life?
Recently, a teacher committed suicide at Seo2 Elementary School in Seoul. This staggering incident has shocked the public. In the process of investigating this incident, it was found that a lot of school parents interfered with the teachers’ ability to teach and meddled in the affairs that happened in class. Also, many teachers have talked about how serious the infringement of teachers’ rights is, making waves in the media. Attesting ...
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More VEGE, More ZERO, More BIG of Distribution Marketing
Consumers usually purchase products based on their needs or to try something new that they’ve never experienced. Therefore, this type of consumption generally stems from inner desire. However, many consumers are influenced by external factor such as marketing in modern society. A lot of marketing brings consumers to a conclusion that generates desire for consumption and consumes in effect easily. In other words, marketing is a sales promot...
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The Faltering Medical System, Is It Going to Be Okay?
As the social atmosphere of wishing to attend medical college is becoming prevalent among elementary students, so-called ‘medical college bias’ is appearing in our society. However, in reality, there is a shortage of doctors’ manpower in departments such as surgery, pediatrics and obstetrics, all of which are essential. This is because most medical college students apply for more popular departments that let them earn a higher ...
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“We Don’t Want to Drink Radiation”
After a nuclear power plant explosion was caused by the Tohoku Region Pacific Coast Earthquake in 2011, contaminated water used to handle this unforeseen accident was leaked. Therefore Japan announced in 2021, that they have decided to dump the contaminated water into the ocean. Now they are giving shape to the plan and discussing the discharge time. Their announcement has made a big wave across the international community because it serves to d...
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Cyber Wrecker Why Do They Make Money off Other People's Misfortunes?
Modern people are living in a media environment where they can actively participate in content production and reproduce content easily. Meanwhile, a new type of content producer called “cyber wrecker” has emerged, taking advantage of this situation. A cyber wrecker is a person who creates media content that delivers information on various issues quickly. They have a feature that quickly uploads stimulating videos whenever an issue oc...
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What Makes Us Uncomfortable: Demonstrations or the Truth?
Protests demanding the right of accessibility for the disabled by Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination (SADD) are intensifying day by day. Seoul Metro has taken non-stop action against the demonstrations, and also the police have forcefully blocked members of SADD boarding trains. These demonstrations began in 2001 after an accident in a subway station: While an elderly couple with disabilities was using a wheelchair lift to enter the st...
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The Itaewon Tragedy: How Does the Society Mourn?
In 2022, many incidents such as the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, the Death of Queen Elizabeth II, and the Assassination of Shinzo Abe made people all around the world depressed. Not only in other countries but also in South Korea, there were tragic accidents and disasters. In particular, the Itaewon Tragedy which occurred last October was the most notable. Most of the victims were young people in their 20s, so many university students empathize ...