2009년 12월 7일 월요일

Must have love






함께 있단 이유로 행복했었던
우리 둘의 겨울날에 소중한 기억들
추운 날엔 언제나 네가 있기에
잊을 수 없는 memory
익숙한 음악소리 가득한 거리
하얀 거품처럼 내려와서 소복히 쌓이는 눈
멀리서 들려오는 맑은 종소리
날 위해 준비해 둔 것 같아 너무 아름다워
말을 하지 않아도 알 수 있잖아
나를 항상 웃게 하는 너만 있으면 돼
내 맘을 다 아나봐 하늘에서도
세상 가득히 눈이 와
친구란 이름으로 지내왔기에
새삼 말하기도 어색했던 그 고백 기억할께
나만의 사랑이란 이유만으로
모든게 아름다운 이 세상 너만을 사랑해
말을 하지 않아도 알 수 있잖아
나를 항상 웃게 하는 너만 있으면 돼
내 맘을 다 아나봐 하늘 에서도
Singing All Aloud
Singing All Aloud

함께 있단 이유로 행복했었던
우리들의 겨울 날의 소중한 기억들
추운 날엔 언제나 네가 있기에
끝일 수 없는 memory
잊을 수 없는 Memory~이 정보에 직접 참여

2009년 8월 31일 월요일

Book Repoprt



 Book Report 
Class & Number
1103
Name
권철환
Title
Tuesdays with Morrie
Author
Mitch Albom
Publisher
Anchor Books
Year
1997
Vocabulary
1. audiovisual: of, pertaining to, involving, or directed at both hearing and sight
2. replenish: to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.
3. inexplicably: incapable of being accounted for or explained
4. congestion: an excessive or abnormal accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part or blood vessel
5. aphorism: a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation
6. insidious: operating or proceeding in an inconspicuous or seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect
7. dab: to pat or tap gently, as with something soft or moist
8. consecutive: periods of time or events happen one after the other without interruption
9. hobble: you walk in an awkward way with small steps, for example because your foot is injured
Brief summary and personal reflection on the story
Year 2004 was the first time that I read this book. I was only 12and was too young to understand the message of the book. At that time, a book was only for fun, not for messages that was educational. Thus, it was so obvious that the book seemed boring. Today, as a vacation homework, I started to read the book. This time, not for fun, but for educational message. The book was different this time.
exchanging meaningful messages.

Mitch Alborn, a sports columnist as well as a workaholic, one night saw his old teacher, Morrie Schwartz on a talk show. Morrie Schwartz was a professor of Brandise university. To Mitch Alborn, Morrie was more then a teacher. He was his life mento to Mitch Alborn. They had a close relationship sharing their thoughts and meaningful messages. Unfortunately, Morrie was suffering because of Lou Gehrig's disease, a disease that causes muscle weakness and blocks the messages from the brain to the muscle. As the muscle stops functioning, it slowly weakens.
Hearing the situation of his teacher, Alborn Schwartz decides to visit his teacher. When Alborn Schwartz arrived at his teachers house, he was greeted with cheer. That day, they talked a lot and Alborn promised to visit him every tuesday. Every week, they talked about lot's of topics and had a fantastic time.
What Morrie thought most important was love. Every time he told Alborn schwartz to love each other or to die. Morrie was really different then other people. In the book he has said that things such as money, cars, fancy apartments are nothing in front of death meaning that it will be all gone when we die. I believe that the view of Morrie is true but is also curious if Morrie himself was able to give up those things because it was actually nothing. I my self believes that GOD is the most important thing in life as well as in after life. However, finds it hard to give up those things.
Sadly, Morrie passes away in 1995 leaving an image of peace and warmth. Personally, it was a great chance to look and to think of my own life. Those talks between Morrie and Alborn Schwartz really mad me think a lot. Also, I had a thought that it would be good to read again. I think that the message of the book would appear differently.

2009년 6월 22일 월요일

essay

Nowadays, as the interest of world heritage sites rise, the government is investing more and more money for the preservation of world heritage sites. However, with a limited government budget, the preserving is having some problems. Since the government has lot's of fields to take care, there are shortage of the budget. Thus, some people are saying that the government should forget about the poor and instead take care of the world heritage sites. However, in my view, I believe that the government should take more care of the poors.
First of all, the government should take more care for the poors because helping the poors have more benefits then taking care of world heritage sites. When the government helps the poors, that's helping the present. Since nothing is more important then the present, helping the poors are the best choice. Also, to talk more about the benefits, the citizens of one country will only take care of their world heritage sites once they are able to live well. Even if the government makes their heritage sites the best through out the world, it is no use if there aren't people taking care and visiting to look at it. As mentioned, helping the poors have much more benefits then preserving the world heritage sites. Thus the government should take care of the poors.
Secondly, it is obvious that world heritage sites are important. they allow the people through out the world to know about their past. By learning about these types of things, people can learn new knowledges that can be used later on. However, using money to preserve the world heritage sites aren't the end. Once the heritage site find's it's original form, the people needs to take care or them. The government can employ companies that will take care of it, of the citizens can take care of it. It is so obvious that letting the citizens to take car is much better in many ways. However, in order for the citizens to take care of it, they first need to have a stable life. Thus the government should first invest for the poor and needing citizens.
To conclude, even though knowing and preserving our past is important, what is more important is saving and helping the present. Also, since helping the present is also helping the past, I believe that the government should spent the government budget for the poor.

2009년 6월 17일 수요일

Building Green

Title : Building Green
Author: Chang Seung Lee
Pulisher & Year : Neung reaul English & 2009
Summary: As the importance and the desperation for saving our ecosystem gets known to more ansd more people, there are new methods of saving the ecosystem. One is the move for ecofriendly buildings, green buildings. Green buildings are buildings that use the most amount of it's surroundings inorder to save the ecosystem getting destroyed by human use. For instance, the ue of big windows help to save the use of electricity. Clackamas High School in Oregon have notably big windows alowing the maximam amount of lite to get in. During the day time, the school rarely needs the lights to be turned on. Also, the building has special sensors that will automatically turn off the unused lights when it detects no sighn of human activity. In addition, the sun light keeps the building warm even in the winter with it's natural heat inported.
Another example can be the garden of Calhoun School. You might be curious why a garden would be so important and saves the ecosystem. The garden of this school is special: it's on top of the roof. Then, why would a garden be on top of the roof? It will allow more sun light for the plants growing, but it has a more important use. The thik layer of greens and durt helps to block the sun's heat from coming in at summer and traps the heat from going out in winter times.
As we can see, there are lots of movements to save our ecosystem. However, these are too big and expensive for us to do individually. In that case, we can just start with small things such as recyceling. Recycled materials are being used widely as another way of savisavig our ecosystem. Thus, those small things are dramatical helps to our ecosystem.

2009년 6월 8일 월요일

2009년 6월 1일 월요일

Global Warming







Nowadays, global warming is threatening the nature all around the world as well as human beings. However, people say that it isn't a problem that should be urged to solve. In my view, I believe that it is one of the most urgent problem that humans should solve.
First of all, the reason why humans aren't recognizing the danger of this situation is because the impact doesn't show on the surface. There are lot's of problems that are happening inside. What makes it more dangerous is that the damage that happens inside is unknown until it is too late. What makes it worse is that the danger is as bad as it can be. For an example, due to global warming, the level of the sea is rising. Even though it is a small amount, as time goes, it will become an amount that will threaten man kind.
Secondly, global warming must be stopped soon because of it's side affects. Global warming it self is dangerous enough to lead human race to extinction. With the side affects helping the destruction, we can't estimate what will happen. A current research done by The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announces that with the current rate of rise of temperature, more then 76percent of animal species will disappear from earth in only 50years. However, regarding the side affects, more then 84percent will vanish from earth. Thus, it is important to stop global warming as fast as we can.
To conclude, even though global warming doesn't seems that urgent right now, it can be thought of the most urgent problem. Most of it's damages are covered up, not letting humans to feel it by skin. Also, duels, due to the side affects, we don't know what might happen.

2009년 5월 25일 월요일

현택이의 증조부....


폴란드 육군 2군단 22보급중대 병사들이 이란의 고원(高原)에서 엄마 잃은 아기 곰 '보이텍'을 발견한 것은 2차 세계대전이 한창이던 1943년 초였다. 병사들은 당시 생후 8주였던 이 아기 불곰을 막사 안에서 군납 우유를 먹여 길렀고, 의지할 곳 없던 보이텍은 병사들을 부모처럼 따랐다.이후 보이텍은 정식 사병 계급장까지 받고 2차대전 사상 치열하기로 유명했던 이탈리아 '몬테 카시노' 전투(1944년)에 참전하는 등 혁혁한 '전공'을 세운 뒤 1963년 스코틀랜드에서 생을 마쳤다. 영국 BBC 방송은 28일, 한동안 잊혀졌던 '참전 곰' 보이텍의 전기(傳記)가 어릴적 할아버지의 참전 스토리를 추적한 한 고교 교사의 노력으로 오는 3월 출간된다고 보도했다. 이를 전해들은 스코틀랜드 주민들도 뒤늦게 '보이텍 동상' 건립 운동에 나섰다고 방송은 전했다.

▲ 폴란드 군 소속으로 2차대전 때 참전한 불곰‘보이텍’(오른쪽)이 생전에 병사와 장난치는 모습. /임페리얼 전쟁박물관연합군 '병사' 보이텍의 임무는 박격포탄과 탄약을 전선으로 나르는 것이었다. 키 180㎝, 몸무게 113㎏의 거구로 자란 보이텍은 앞발을 이용해 11㎏짜리 탄약 상자를 가볍게 들어 날랐다. 사람처럼 두 발로 서서 걷기를 좋아했고, 차량을 타고 이동할 때는 항상 조수석에 앉았다. 휴식을 취할 때는 다른 병사들과 마찬가지로 맥주와 담배를 즐겼다. 더운 여름에는 사병 샤워장에 들어가 샤워도 했다. 한 번은 주변을 두리번거리다가 부대 안에 잠입한 적의 스파이를 붙잡기도 했다. 이 공로로 보이텍은 맥주 두 병과 반 나절 동안 욕조에서 첨벙거릴 수 있는 특혜도 얻었다.전쟁이 끝날 무렵, 보이텍과 폴란드 병사들은 영국 스코틀랜드로 휴가를 떠났다. 이 곳에서 전쟁이 끝나 부대는 해산됐고, 보이텍은 에든버러 동물원으로 보내졌다. 부대 동료들은 이후에도 이 동물원을 방문했다. 폴란드어로 부르면, 반가운 표정으로 '담배를 달라'는 몸짓을 했다고 한다. 전우였던 아우구스틴 카롤루스키(82)씨는 "곰이 아니라 완벽한 동료였다"고 말했다.