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Sun, December 4, 2022 | 11:09

Blind spots

When I was sent to the mission team in 2010, I felt the need for dynamic mobility to reach destinations promptly and freely. So, I was eager to learn to drive in spite of my limits.

2022-11-17 16:10

Radical feminism and Shulamith Firestone

Radical feminism and Shulamith Firestone

Since the late 1960s, many women activists and theorists have argued that the Marxist concept of production or the economy was too narrow. They asserted that the concept of production should include not only the production of things and goods, but also the reproduction of humans and the care for humans usually done by women.

2022-11-16 14:37

Australia: Vital US ally reconfirms commitment

Australia: Vital US ally reconfirms commitment

With little media notice, the United States plans to deploy up to six B-52 strategic bombers to Northern Australia. This imposing, and enormously capable, long-range strategic bomber is one of the most durable and respected military aircraft in history.

2022-11-15 14:01

Two contrasting reconciliations

Two contrasting reconciliations

On Sept. 30, Kevin was at the City Hall in Ottawa to commemorate the Second Truth and Reconciliation Commemoration Day. He was there to address the public as a survivor of residential schools where hundreds of Indigenous children were abused and died. Forced into a residential school when he was five, separated from his family for years, he turned into a kind of hate machine....

2022-11-14 14:11

Simone de Beauvoir and women

Simone de Beauvoir and women

Sometimes I ask a question to myself. What is woman? How can we define woman? As a womb with ovaries? Or as a certain essence of abstract philosophical thoughts? According to Linda Nicholson, the author of the book, “The Second Wave,” there is no such thing as a fixed unchanging substance of being a woman, or of being a Black person, or a Jew. The features of a woman, Black p...

2022-11-13 14:02

Rational quitters

Rational quitters

Quiet quitting has become a generational trend for millennials and Generation Z. According to research done by Gallup, more than 50 percent of them refuse to work more than required and think that merely meeting the job description is enough. Some people interpret this situation as meaning that these generations are lazier and more selfish. However, looking at some related da...

2022-11-10 15:12

Twitter and Musk

Twitter and Musk

“Big Brother Is Watching You.” That was the pervasive punchline in British writer George Orwell's novel “1984.”

2022-11-09 14:28

Police and definition of danger

Police and definition of danger

"We understand that, unlike in usual times, it was not a problem that could have been solved by deploying police or firefighters in advance. As you know well, yesterday there were various disturbances and protests in downtown Seoul, so police troops were dispersed to these places."

2022-11-08 16:39

“The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms” a quote attributed to Socrates. By defining things agreeably we are able to discuss and communicate about things. “Human nature” is an expression whose meaning is in continual contestation and in somewhat of uproar debate to this day.

Kim Ji-soo | 2022-11-07 17:00

A tribute to Korean parents

A tribute to Korean parents

Korea was one of the world's poorest countries in the mid-20th century. Today, however, Korea's GDP ranks 10th and its trade volume is 7th in the world. Indeed, Korea has come a long way and is the envy of less-developed countries.

2022-11-07 15:08

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