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Tue, September 26, 2023 | 05:32

Microaggressions

Microaggressions

Microaggressions have emerged as a core category of recent research on international students' cross-cultural experiences. The term “microaggressions” was originally coined in the 1970s to describe subtle racial put-downs that black people experienced in daily life.

2023-01-12 17:00

Who is the true ideal candidate?

Who is the true ideal candidate?

I am a senior in high school living in southern Seoul's Seocho District - one of the most academically thriving areas in Korea. Next is Gangnam District, where 1,898 “hagwon” (private academies) exist in an area of 39.55 square kilometers, thereby recording the highest number of hagwon institutions in Korea, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education.

2023-01-11 16:50

What matters most regarding family, in case of Jesus?

What matters most regarding family, in case of Jesus?

Regarding family, love and marriage, sometimes I think about and wonder what the most important one is. In particular, whenever I read the Bible (New Testament) I can't help but feel that Jesus seemed not to care about whether his disciples as well as people who came to him were married or had typical, normal families. He just seemed to have loved and liberated those people f...

2023-01-10 17:00

Pope Francis' leadership during turbulence of Roman Catholic Church

Pope Francis' leadership during turbulence of Roman Catholic Church

“An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth …,” is a useful starting place for discussion of the influence of Pope Francis, who is proving to be a remarkable activist and leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

2023-01-09 16:50

Like father, like son

Like father, like son

Prime time news these days often resembles a cock fight. Politicians of all parties incessantly attack opponents with the most offensive language. A scene of the chairman of National Assembly telling off the representatives of both the ruling and the opposition party concerning the stalled national budget was well worth watching. Who isn't disgusted by these politicians who p...

2023-01-08 16:50

Hospitals and prisons

Hospitals and prisons

"Ex-president Lee Myung-bak returns home from the hospital after a special presidential pardon." With this news, Korea marked the turn of the year.

2023-01-05 16:50

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

“Gather, gather yourselves together, O nation without shame! Before you are driven away, like chaff that disappears; Before there comes upon you the blazing anger of the Lord; Before there comes upon you the day of the Lord's anger. Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who have observed his law; Seek justice, seek humility; Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of th...

2023-01-04 16:50

On 'coopetition'

On 'coopetition'

In his book, “Theory of Evolution,” Darwin said that the process of evolution was the history of DNA. The essence of evolution lies in variation, species diversity, and competition. Through these mechanisms, plants and animals have increased their number of species.

2023-01-03 16:50

My version of Grand Tour

My version of Grand Tour

The so-called Grand Tour was a traditional trip through Continental Europe that British upper-class young men undertook from the mid-17th to early 19th century as an educational rite of passage when they came of age. Although the tour originated in Britain, sons of wealthy men in other European countries as well as North and South America also took on this practice.

2023-01-02 16:50

Members of our urban ecosystem

Members of our urban ecosystem

The Korea Times' recent coverage by Lee Hae-rin concerning stray cats and the Seoul Metropolitan Government's endeavors to stabilize their population and treatment is laudable. Also, the solo volunteer citizens and civic groups that mend and tidy up the 46-odd park feeding stations and other designated feeding areas are to be commended.

2023-01-01 17:00

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