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                                                            SYDNEY AND SEOUL
 

I want compare with two city. which is sydney in Australia and seoul capital in korea. Both of them very different. however they a few ways are similarities. such as both of them is developed city in the world as well as there are lots of foreigner.

I think both of them very different. First is area. sydney bigger than seoul that's why sydney lots of house and can easy saw that park and farm, and also when we move one place to the other place take lost of time. But in seoul area can easier see that high building and which park very small most of them just located near by river which name is hangang. Second is people about foreigner. In the sydney they are lots of foreigner including chinese, indian, Vietnam, tailand, America, England and so on. they are lots of kind person we can saw. But in korean there are less than sydney I think most of foreigner are chinese. third one is business hours. in the sydney they close very earlier. most of restaurant close at 5pm, but in the koran they close in the midnight even there are lots of restaurant open 24 hour. that's why korea have lots of drinker than the sydney.

It is interesting to see how people and places from different city can similar and different between two country. I think that's is different culture. But they are also similar because they are both places where follow to modern style.

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Hongkong and Macao

 

Introduction of Academic Writing (2)
Friday 1 -2
Prof. Jon Bahk-Halberg
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         Last summer, I went to the Hongkong and Macao. Before I go there, I actually didn't know much about that places, so I thought that they are the name of the country which are located in the South-East Asia. However, I was definitely wrong. They are located in the same areas, but have different lifestyles. It was really interesting that they have some similarities and also differences.
        Hongkong and Macao have many geological similarities. Both of them are located in the South-East of the China, and they are special administrative regions. Also, they have the same point that they we re the colony of other countries. Hongkong was the colony of the Britain, and Macao was the colony of the Portuguese. Hongkong and Macao are using Cantonese as their first language. Finally, both of them are in the subtropical regions.
         However, they also have many differences, which is cultural things and their lifestyles. Industry and market of Hongkong totally relies on import, so they earn their money through manufacturing, while Macao earn their money through the tourist industry, especially from the casino. In the point of political system, Hongkong is using two system because the city is separated in two parts which are peninsula and island. Macao is using one political system.
         As I mentioned, Hongkong and Macao are very similar in the point of geological and historical studies. However, they also have many differences in cultural points. Because two cities many similarities and differences, it was very interesting to travel there.

Week 11 Assignment by Jang Jun Hwa

 

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Jang Jun Hwa

Fraternal Twins, Gold Coast and Pattaya

 

　　　Do you have any plans for the winter vacation? During the upcoming vacation, I will go to the beach. Does it sound weird? However, if you get some information on Gold Coast in Australia and Pattaya in Thailand, which are famous for their beaches, you will understand me. I highly recommend spending your holiday in one of them. Those two cities seem to be fraternal twins, which have not only many similarities, but also differences.

　　　When I visited Gold Coast, the ambience of the city reminded me of Pattaya in many ways. In both cities, there are many tourists. A large number of people visit Gold Coast and Pattaya every year. According to Allpattaya.com, the number of tourists in Pattaya is over 5 million. When it comes to Gold Coast, the city council's statistics show that it attracts more than 10 million tourists annually. In addition, winter is the best season to travel these two cities. Thailand is known for its tropical climate. Even though temperatures fall to a minimum in winter, the average temperatures are about 25 degrees. During this season, it hardly rains and the weather continues to be cool and pleasant. As for Gold Coast in Australia, the temperature is the highest. This is because Gold Coast is located in the southern hemisphere. It is usually clear and warm. People can enjoy a perfect weather for outdoor activities such as surfing.

　　　Meanwhile, they have a big notable difference in those two cities. It is the scenery of the city at night. At night, it is hard to see people on the streets in Gold Coast. Except for the weekend, the city seems to be a place where no one lives. On the other hand, people can find the splendid night in Pattaya. The streets are crowded with people who do not merely follow the tour guide and want to fell the real Pattaya. There are many bars which offer Muay Thai show and mini concerts, and markets where people can buy Thai traditional crafts. Among many attractions, the biggest surprise is the red-light districts. A lot of young girls solicit openly on the streets, holding tourists by the arm. During the Vietnam War, the US soldiers came to Pattaya to get rid of their stress and its seedy sex industry was thriving. Christopher Evans wrote in his book, Adventure guide Thailand, "Not surprisingly, the prostitutes, pimps, pill pushers and pornography purveyors moved in as more and more US soldiers discovered that Pattaya was the place to party."(pg. 146)

　　　You will be surprised how similar and different Gold Coast is with Pattaya at the same time. Tourism is still the most important industry in both cities. Especially, from November to January, the number of tourist reaches its peak. However, the main reason why people visit each city can be little different. Gold Coast is called the surfers' paradise, but Pattaya is considered a place to party.

 

Comparison Essay

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Hyungmin Jeon

 

 

Protect Teens from Alcohols

             Nowadays, more and more teenagers are exposed to alcohols and cigarettes worrying many parents and adults. To handle such problem, both governments of Korea and the U.S. are taking measures by means of strict rules and punishments. However, even though the two countries are pursuing the same goal and implementing a variety of methods, Korea, if it is compared to America, still has a long way to go in preventing teenagers from such violations.

             Similarities of the two are quite obvious. An increasing number of students in both nations start drinking alcohol or smoking in their earlier ages than of the past. Under the law of the two countries, students are strongly restricted to alcohol and cigarettes. When it compared to the U.S., however, there are some loopholes in Korea for teenagers to break such rules. In Korea，store owners are strictly prohibited from selling alcohol to minors under the law. In reality, however, some minors can buy alcohol, saying that they lost their IDs. What would it be like in the U.S., a country which we might think is more generous or open in terms of drinking culture? In fact, compared to Korea, it has a draconian legal system in place to stop underage drinking. Detectives in plain clothes often engage in a sting operation to catch shop owners selling liquor to the minors. Teenagers cannot even think about purchasing alcohol pretending to have lost their IDs. If a shop owner is caught selling alcohol to minors three times within three years, his license is revoked, and in some cases he has to serve his time in prison. One there was an article about a Korean American living in LA who went bankrupt after being caught twice selling liquor to minors. His license was revoked and he even lost his ownership to his store.

             All this is a reminder that it is shop owners who should be at the forefront of preventing minors from having access to alcohol. In the U.S. store owners never sell liquor to anyone who cannot prove that he or she is legally an adult because they know this can be a recipe for bankruptcy. In Korea, however, there is no shop owner who sells alcohol to minors and gets punished rightly. Thus, The Korean authorities and shop owners should learn a lesson from this and establish stronger and better-organized systems to protect young generation.

 

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November 16, 2010 Introduction to Academic writing (2) fri 1,2 Comparison/ contrast essay   "I didn't commit a crime. I am innocent. I cannot understand why I should pay more than 400,000 won as a fine."    Some Koreans who do not know the rules in Singapore can argue they are innocent after police officers approach and force Koreans to follow into the police station. This situation happens because of the different culture between Seoul, Korea and Singapore. People might think Singapore is totally different from Seoul. However, both cities have things in common.    Seoul is a capitol city in Korea. It is a harbor of high technology and business. Therefore, most people usually are in hurry because of their busy lives. Like Seoul, Singapore is a capitol city of Singapore. More and more people live in Singapore, too. Also, lots of foreigners visit both cities to experience each of culture. Safe night life, well-equipped public transportation such as subways and buses and uniqueness of each culture might strongly appeals to them.    Compared to both cities, they also have two differences on aspects of law and the language education provided in each country. At first, Singapore has far more strict laws than those in Korea. As I mentioned above, such behaviors like spitting on the road, smoking in the public places and being a jaywalking, which is accepted in Korea, are subjects to criminal prosecution. In addition, a lot of kids learn Korean as a mother tongue. They learned English as a foreign language when they are young. Some kids event go abroad to speak English fluently. On the contrast, Singaporean kids learn two mother tongue languages. They learned Singlish and Chinese in their usual lives.    Both cities are attracting many outside people by their characteristics. Capitol cites of each country, being safe in night, unique culture are the similarities between two cities. They are also different attitude toward law observance and language education.

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Seoul and Vélez, a small village in Spain, are two places that are nothing alike; however both places are very open and kind to tourists. Also both places also have their own charms that make me feel at home. For me, it would be very difficult to choose between the two places because of their differences and their alikeness.

Contrasting Vélez and Seoul isn't very difficult because their differences are hard to ignore. The biggest contrast between the two places is that Seoul is a megacity. It has a population that is even bigger than some of the smaller countries. On the other Vélez is a small village where everyone knows everyone. It's so small that no one can hold secrets from each other. Another contrast is that Seoul is a high-tech city. It has all kinds of high-tech gadgets to improve the life of its citizens. In Vélez however, everything is low-tech. Time seems to have stopped and progression with it. The third major contrast is its lifestyle. In Seoul everyone is in a rush. People on the street are rushing to somewhere as if they forgot to turn off the stove and need to rush home to shut it off. In Vélez life is much slower. Everything is in a slow pace. People take their time for everything. They seem to enjoy life in their own slow pace. Both cities have distinctive contrasts that make them both special and hard to choose which one is the better one.

             Between the megacity and the small village, there is one similarity that is obvious. The both places are very tourist friendly. On the one hand, Seoul, in its own way seems to be very hospital and very open to tourists. It's what makes Seoul an attractive place to visit. At the same time, Vélez is also a very tourist friendly place, but differently. They don't see tourists as strangers, but more like a neighbour who came to visit them. It's not unusual in Vélez that a tourist would be invited for a local barbeque. This one comparison is what connects the two places to each other.

             Thinking of the Seoul and Vélez makes me realize that both places are equally important to me and that both places are a necessity in my life. On the one hand, the high-tech and high pace way of living in Seoul is something I like and probably need to succeed in life. On the other hand, the slow way of life from Vélez is equally necessary to me to blow off some steam and to get my batteries recharged again.

Jeon Yejin week 11 assignment

  

Two beautiful islands

 

 

Imagine that you got up a minute ago. There's a sunshine went through the window toward you. You stretched and walked to the window to get a fresh air. So, guess what? There's a blue sea! This is the situation that you would undergo if you are living at an island. Not a few people in the world experience this for the place they chose to live is in the islands. Santorini and Dokdo might also be suitable examples of this.

As for the similarities between them, they both belong to the country which meets its three borders from four with sea, Korea and Greece. Also, they were both formed by the eruption of volcano standing under the islands. Although they have lots of similarities including these, however, they also have some differences about how people think about them. As for Santorini, the population of the island is from 6,500 to 11,000, maximum. However, Dokdo has a little more than 40 people including 37 guards protecting Dokdo or people live there. Add to this, while people often think Santorini as a place to travel in summer, Dokdo is argued in the historical or practical context. This different view point probably was made from their difference in advantages.

 As we looked through, Santorini and Dokdo has some similarities but also differences. People can see beautiful scenery of sea in both islands but might feel totally different emotion for the islands have different history and important points.  

 

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Greeka.com which is created by passion for the Greek islands

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Ulleung-gun's official webpage