Seung Ji Lee / Final Draft / Wed 3, 4

Dark Side of Social Media

 

   These days, so many people use social media. Thanks to it, people can communicate with someone on the other side of the world. Distance is no longer a factor that makes them lose contact with friends who study abroad or emigrate to other countries. However, there are also some problems of social media: users easily becoming addicted, irreversible uploaded contents, and possibility of being misused as a means of crime.

   First, it is easy to become addicted to social media. Social media allows real-time communication among anyone who uses it. Due to that characteristic, time goes so fast when people contact each other using social media. Also, it contains various contents. Sometimes, some include highly provocative contents, and a number of people are attracted by those. Thus, if one fails to control the time spent on using social media, then too much time is wasted.

   Another problem is that once the content is uploaded on social media, it is irreversible. Because of the biggest feature of social media, 'real-time communication', anything can be spread so fast since people can share it at any time. So, it is very hard to correct wrongly spread information. Usually, public opinion is formed based on gossips through social media and it leads to a severe witch-hunting.

   Finally, the possibility of social media being misused as a means of crime is the last problem. People can always be noticed what others are doing through their social media, and it is a big problem in some respects. For example, burglaries can be committed when people go on a trip. To be specific, as soon as they upload any pictures that allow others to know that their houses are vacated, some might think it is the perfect time to commit a burglary. Also, some people can suffer from stalking because anyone can get information about what they are doing in real time by searching for that person's social media. Sometimes this leads to an invasion of privacy.

   To wrap up, social media has several disadvantages. For users, it is easy to be hooked on social media. Also, the contents that are uploaded on social media are very hard to correct or erase. In addition, it can be wrongfully used as a means of crime. Social media is a double-edged sword. It has many useful functions, but there are also problems. Therefore, it is important to acknowledge the dark side of social media and use it wisely. 

Yang seunghyeok/final draft/Wed3,4

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 A couple of years ago there was a telecom ad in which a baby is crying during a train travel while their parents embarrassed knowing not what to do. Suddenly a gentle man show an animation, pororo as proud as peacock then the baby quit crying and watch it pleasedly. Watching animations is fun and for parents, showing animations is convenient. Some may argue showing animation to children decrease valuable playing time between parents and children and watching animations is time wasting activity for not only babies but also young adults. However, watching animations is good because it is fun, educational and intellectual.

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 Above all, animations provide with fun. They have refined proceedings, distinct characters and amazing twists. they are no less impressive than written literatures. Animation watchers can have fun from not only animation stories and characters but also drawings. From wide view, they take use of various arts of drawings. There are own impressions and strength depending on drawing types of animations such as computer graphic, silhouette, clay and hand drawing. From narrow view point, animations generate pleasure by their fantastic scenes such as fighting scenes, beautiful scenes and others that is hard to produce in real filming. Animation fans can enjoy animations in other fields dealing with them such as games, movie versions, figures and clothes. Fans are able to enjoy them by even wearing the same clothes and accessaries as animation character's.

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 That some animations are educational is another reason watching animations is good. Some of them are originally made for educational purpose to teach such as chinese characters, history, math or science. Learning with pictures and stories helps learners understand the ideas and lessons, which keeps in mind longer. Even if other animations do not have educational purpose in common, animation watchers just can take advantage of animation to learn languages, especially foreign language. Learning foreign language using animation is better then using other media productions. Because voice from animations is clear, animations are full of conversations and scripts of animations are more available. usual animation running time is quite short as around 20 minutes, so learners can escape from tediousness by moving to another episode.

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 Educational effect of animation is not the only benefit of high- learning. It can provide with intellectual pleasure concerning with philosophy and lessons. Some of animations tackle picky subjects such as racism, death and crime with a little help of fantasy and imagination. It also ignites consideration about virtues such as patience, tolerance and love. Although these subjects seem boring and difficult in school book, animations come to us with little tediousness. Authors can put more imaginary situations, so animations can make watchers consider these issues in more if-scenarios, which is more fun and makes a variety of thought possible. Then animations take us to a lesson in the end and conversations and argument between animation fans facilitate much understand.

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 Some people say watching animation does not helpful for kids' future and watching animation is no use to adults. But animations are beneficial and can be more beneficial when used appropriately. Animations contain many educational and intellectual constituents. Thank to the fact that they are enjoyable makes the access to animation easier and more possible. Before judging something is vain and no use people should consider its benefits. And they should know they can use something more healthier and effectively if they find its novel usage and advantages. 양승혁

Yong-yoon Cho/Fisrt Draft/Wednesday 11:00~12:50

Why female characters should be developed

 

Many people enjoy watching movies. Some movies have in them a vision or dream which becomes reality. People learn new things that they have never thought about through movies and absorb them without even realizing it. The movie is one of the most influential media. However, there are few female characters in them. This is quite awkward and there are some reasons for movies to have diverse female characters.

First, movies with various female characters are evidently much more fun than others without them. The character plays a huge role to a considerable extent in movies. However, most female characters have neither a name nor her own personality. It might sound obvious, but gender-specific views inevitably limit and weaken the messages these movies are sending. On the other hand, female character development can result in the novelty that is distinguished from traditional movies. For example, George Miller, Director of <Mad Max: Fury Road>, strengthened female subjectivity to innovate existing action movie plots. To sum up, female characters make movies interesting.

Another common reason for necessity of female character is a strong influence on society. Numerous female characters are overtly sexualized and objectified. Moreover, they are blindly obedient to male characters. These kind of fixed, submissive roles can be bad for boys and girls. They can learn gender stereotypes and internalize them. Therefore, as one of the most powerful mass media, the movie must perceive its impact and pursue a better world where men and women are equal.

Lastly, why are there few female characters even when almost half of the population are women and girls? If there were more female characters and diverse characters were available, many actresses would get an opportunity to perform a better role and not 'fight over a really crappy role in a movie.' That was one of the reasons why Reese Witherspoon started her own company. Likewise, the female audience could be far more immersed in movies than now. Filmmakers should consider it since women make up half or more than half(in Korea) of the movie audience. In short, women themselves deserve more female characters.

In conclusion, female characters have to be developed for several reasons. Basically, movies can be exciting with female characters. In addition, diversity of female characters can help children overcome traditional gender role. Also, female characters are worth much more than filmmakers think. We must recognize the unequality and keep in mind that nothing changes if we stay quiet. 

Jiwon Jung/First draft/wed 34

 These days, lots of universities and companies are dealing with 'Humanities'. We can find them in lectures and books. When we check bestsellers in bookstores, books about humanities are always in top. Then why is humanity a rising issue these days? There are three reasons I think why people crazed for humanity these days.

  First, as technology inxreases slowly the world wants innovators, not inventors. For example, what we use these days except computer and phones, almost everything was invented about a hundred years ago. Cars, light, building and what we use often have been invented a long time ago. These days, these things are just changing or developing. Inventing things stopped. Our phones, computer and car are all just developing with just little functions.

  Next, these days most people work in service part, which means understanding other's mind is improtant. Most people are working and wants to work in service part. It means that we need contact with others and what we should do is understanding their mind and fulfill their desire. So, to understand them, humanity is a way to study them. I think this is why large companies are stressing with humanity books and lectures.

  Finally, companies wants us to study humanity because consumption today needs a storytelling, which is a image consumption. For instance, advertisement these days, they don't talk about their product anymore. It's hard to find that kind of advertisement. Instead, companies and advertisements today, they are telling us about their values and what kind of their company is. These kind of advertisement make people to have a faith in company which directs to consumption.

  In conclusion, why people craze in humanity these days is related with changing age. Technology made us to innovate, not invent. Working in service part made us to understand others. Consumers wants companies to show their value. Therefore, to adapt and lead the way, humanity is a important learning.

Shin Sung-ju/ First Draft / Wed. 3 4

 

Is Artificial Intelligence A Threat To Mankind?

 

 After the battle between Lee Se-dol and AlphaGo, artificial intelligence (AI) becomes the worldwide issue more than ever. As Al research is progressing rapidly, human already achieve remarkable success in Al. Although the potential benefits of Al are huge, I believe Al could be a threat to mankind.

 First of all, today's computers are smart enough. They can handle the tasks with an almost human-liked intelligence. Microsoft has developed a game that can assess player's mood by analyzing theirs expressions. Moreover, IBM's Watson (supercomputer) won Jeopardy – a quiz show that often requires contestants to interpret humorous plays on words. In addition, AlphaGo beat Lee Se-dol could be seems as the first battle between the mankind and Al and sadly, human loose the first competition.  

The second reason of Al could be the threat is that some leaders in science and technology have warmed us. Such as - Stephen Hawking said: Artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity when it gets too clever as humans will be like ants. Elon Musk also said: Artificial intelligence is our biggest existential threat. Even Bill Gates agreed with Hawking and Musk – We do need to worry about artificial intelligence. In short, such great pioneer like Hawking and Musk consider the Al as threat, Mankind has no reason to object the warning.

 

Is Artificial Intelligence A Threat To Mankind?

 

 After the battle between Lee Se-dol and AlphaGo, artificial intelligence (AI) becomes the worldwide issue more than ever. As Al research is progressing rapidly, human already achieve remarkable success in Al. Although the potential benefits of Al are huge, I believe Al could be a threat to mankind.

 First of all, today's computers are smart enough. They can handle the tasks with an almost human-liked intelligence. Microsoft has developed a game that can assess player's mood by analyzing theirs expressions. Moreover, IBM's Watson (supercomputer) won Jeopardy – a quiz show that often requires contestants to interpret humorous plays on words. In addition, AlphaGo beat Lee Se-dol could be seems as the first battle between the mankind and Al and sadly, human loose the first competition.  

The second reason of Al could be the threat is that some leaders in science and technology have warmed us. Such as - Stephen Hawking said: Artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity when it gets too clever as humans will be like ants. Elon Musk also said: Artificial intelligence is our biggest existential threat. Even Bill Gates agreed with Hawking and Musk – We do need to worry about artificial intelligence. In short, such great pioneer like Hawking and Musk consider the Al as threat, Mankind has no reason to object the warning.

At last, there is high possibility that accident could happen in the Al programming. For example, What if AI smart enough to understand their own designs and upgrade themselves. What if a virus make the AI turn evil. What if hacker control the AI. All these hypothesis could be the potential threat. Human create AI to make better world, however, mankind is the only ones who make planet sick. Therefore, AI probably decide to wipe humanity out. 

To sum up, with well development of technology which is keep developing rapidly and high risk of the AI's development. AI could be the threat to mankind. Additionally, with warnings from few experts, mankind should seriously be careful with AI.

Yunsang Eom/first draft/wed34

n modern society it was common thing to eat at night.

Especially koreans eat a lot of things at night, such as chiken, pizza, hambugger and etc. They have midnightsnack for various reasons Representatively environment and habit cause them to eat at night. In other word Night shift work environment cause them to have Midnight Snack. Also these things lead their family eat together at night. These night food culture make many health problem

 

First, eating in night may cause obesity. The foods that we eat in daytime can be digestd as our activations but eating in night time absorbs carolies in body directly because of lack of activations. Also, foods not be digested in sleeptime causes eating small in breakfast and lunch. Vicious cycle, eating small in daytime and eating a lot in nighttime, stack up much carolies in our body. As a result, carolies is stacked up in body and make much probability to be obesity.

 

 

Also, Eating in nighttime can be the causes of chronic fatigue. In our body, there is hormone called by melatonin which helps us to sleep well. Melatonin controls our eating and make us to sleep. But eating in night time represses creation of melatonin and increases secretion of hormone. So we can't sleep deep if we eat a lot in nighttime. It makes us sleeplack and finally causes chronic fatigue.

 

In conclusion, eating in night can be the causes of many health problem, such as obesity, chronic fatigue and etc. Therefore we need to pay attention to eating food at night. In moment, eating can be pleasure but the joy of the moment can lead to diseased body. finally we need bear in mind that night food can be poison

Yang-Seunghyeok/first draft/Wed3.4

 

  A couple of years ago there was a telecom ad in which a baby is crying during a train travel while their parents embarrassed knowing not what to do. Suddenly a gentle man show an animation, pororo as proud as peacock then the baby quit cry8ing and watch it pleasedly. Watching animations is fun and for parents, showing animations is convenient. Some may argue showing animation to children decrease valuable playing time between parents and children and watching animations is time wasting activity for not only babies but also young adults. However, watching animations is good because it is fun, educational and intellectual.

  Above all, animations provide with fun. They have refined proceedings, distinct characters and amazing twists. they are no less impressive than written literatures. Appreciaters can have fun from not only their stories and characters but also their drawings. From wide view, they take use of various arts of drawings. There are own impressions and strength depending on drawing types of animations such as computer graphy, silhouette, clay and hand drawing. From narrow view point, animations generate pleasure by thier fantastic scences such as fighting scenes, beautiful scenes and others that is hard to produce in real filming. Animation fans can enjoy animations in other fields dealing with them like games, movie versions, figures and clothes. Fns are able to enjoy them by even wearing the same clothes and accessaries as animation character's.

  That some animations are educational is another reason watching animations is good. Some of them are originally made for educational purpose such as to teach chinese characters, history, math or science. Learning with pictures and stories keeps in mind longer and helps learners understand. Even if other animations do not have the purpose in common animation watchers just can take advantage of animation to learn languages, especially foreign language. Learning foreign language using animation is better then usig other media pieces. Because voice from animations is clear and animations are full of conversations. Scripts of animations are more available and usual animation running time is quite short as around 20 minutes, so Learners can escape from tediousness by moving to another episode.

  Educational effect of animation is not the end. It can provide with intellectual pleasure concerning with philosoghy and lessons. Some of animations tackle picky subjects such as racism, death and crime with a little help of fantasy and imagination. It also ignites consideration about virtues such as patience, tolerence and love. Although these subjects seem boring and difficult in school book animations come to us with little tediousness. Authors can put more imaginary situations ,so animations can make watchers consider these issuse in more if-senarios. Animations take us to a lesson in the end and conversations and arguemant between animation fans provide with much understand.

  Some say watching animation does not help kids for future result and watching animation is no use to adults. But animations provide with fun , educational and intellectual pleasure. Thanks to many benefits of animation concerning with fun, educational and intellectual effects animation can make watcher think about difficult subjects with little hating. So watching animations is beneficial.