When it comes to Disney, representing the LGBT+ community hasn’t exactly been their forte. There has never been an openly gay character in an animated Disney film, except for some speculation on Oaken from Frozen. Some activists have gone as far as to claim that many villains in Disney films are por
“The Biggest Loser” is an American reality TV show that has aired on NBC since 2004. The show documents a group of overweight and obese individuals who compete to lose the most weight within nine months. At the beginning of each season, the contestants are split into three teams. During each weekly
The Korean economy has gone through many shifts in the past century, and is one of the fastest changing economies in the world. It has gone through great development and modernization starting from 1953, right after the Korean War. Many positive things happened for the economy, such as Korea becomin
Taped on the glass walls of every KFC store is a poster with the words “KFC IS SAFE” printed in bolded letters. The poster advertises KFC’s innocuous fried chicken that has been cooked for a safe duration under high temperature to be eaten with reassurance. Through extensive research, this controver
Around the world, one out of five people have tattoos, design that is drawn on one’s skin by using needles to inject dye. These days, tattoos are causing some social controversies and stereotypes in South Korea. Unlike other open countries such as America and England where tattoos are more acceptabl
With summer break quickly approaching, many students begin to wonder what to do with their newfound free time. While many students in South Korea use this time to enter hagwons to prepare for their SATs or other subjects, others look towards Pre-College Summer Programs. Pre-College Summer Programs a
On 22nd May 2017, suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated an explosive device at pop-star Ariana Grande’s concert in Manchester. Among the 22 innocent people who died, there were girls as young as fifteen, fourteen and even eight years old. The travesty of the attack was ubiquitous in the English soci
Recently, many Chinese students left the Korea International School Jeju with little warning, leading many students and parents to think this was some long-range side effect of the THAAD deployment. THAAD, or Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, is the most effective anti-ballistic missile system av
Traditional markets in Korea have been declining since 1990s due to the change of life style and distribution channels. People enjoy their time by going to department stores or big shops. So, the government has performed many counter measures to revive the traditional markets across the country. One
When a new semester starts, parents and students begin to worry about the students’ grades. They squirm to find the best “hagwons,” academies or private educational institutes, to improve their GPA and standardized testing scores. As the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)’s resear
"It is designed as a method of national inquest into the conduct of public men." This famous definition of impeachment was made by Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 65. As Hamilton stated, impeachment is a means to investigate whether a person in power has abused or violated the public trust. O
On the 6th of March 2017, the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system has arrived in South Korea from the United States. South Korea is under constant threat of North Korea, a country pursuing the development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missile systems. Moreover, South Korea is juggl
February 10th, 2017: I remember this bittersweet day vividly. I, along with the rest of the Saint Paul Preparatory Seoul Boys’ basketball team members, was at KIS Jeju for a two day interscholastic basketball tournament. We were delighted on the first day of the tournament, as the team ranked first
Amidst the chaos surrounding President Park Geun-Hye’s alleged impropriety, the vast majority of the Korean citizens believed that President Park should be impeached. Accused of extorting money from the large family-owned business conglomerates known as chaebols, Park Geun-Hye was impeached on the o
Title IX of the Education Amendments Act establishes that “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” On Ma
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http://www.heraldinsight.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=381Technology – a friend, not a foe(Part 1: Rapid development and escalating fear)Considering that technology could help reform our society as stated in Part 1, then how exactly should our future look like? As the author of Robots Will
It is no secret that media has dominated our society. Magazines, newspapers, radios, TVs, cell phones, movies, and a myriad of other types of media bombard us with information at all times. For the most part, people see media as merely informative or entertaining; and theyrarely stop to think about
THAAD Article 1 : North Korean Nuclear Threat and THAADhttp://www.heraldinsight.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=360THAAD Article 2 : North Korea’s Nuclear Ambitionhttp://www.heraldinsight.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=378 The decision to deploy THAAD in South Korea has drawn criticism domestic
Let’s go back a few months when AlphaGo went against Lee Sedol in a historic five-game Go match. In the end, Google’s AlphaGo left with four wins to 18-time world champion Lee’s one. As we all know, however, this event went beyond the scope of just any regular Go match. It was a clear display of the