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Freedom is defined as the absence of necessity, coercion or constraint in choice or action. It is also defined as a lack of restraint, or having no boundaries. Given this definition, many of the place
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2017.01.02 16:26
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The selection committee has gone through processes to select three essays as winners of this year’s CBNU GLOBE Essay Contest. We thank all the participants of the contest who put their effort to
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2016.11.01 11:38
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Are you planning to spend the summer learning English? Maybe you will attend graduate school, work in a business, or do some research in an English-speaking country. I want to prepare you for life in
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2016.07.01 14:02
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How can a country that is made of immigrants from all over the world have traditions? Each family in America is made of its own special blend of other countries, predominantly from Europe. Many Americ
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2016.05.03 12:39
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In South Korea, many Koreans and foreigners alike become excited when spring is around the corner, which is usually in February or early March. There are numerous reasons for this hard-to-conceal anti
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2016.03.03 14:51
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Southern California is arguably the best place in the world to live in terms of having beautiful sunny weather for most of the year. But as a California girl, I would have to say autumn is a season th
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2015.11.09 09:50
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“Dreams is not what you see in sleep, is the thing which doesn’t let you sleep” an impressive quote that fascinates me to write a brief note about Dr. APJ. Abdul Kalam, who passed aw
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2015.09.09 10:47
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It’s summer and people are now drinking iced Americanos instead of hot ones. However, this seems to be a distinctly Asian custom. But it is a relatively new custom. A far older summer tradition
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2015.07.10 16:16
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The spring in Korea is amazing as the weather is usually nice and warm and the flowers start to bloom, especially the cherry blossoms. The fantastic thing about the spring is that wherever you go, you
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2015.05.12 14:47
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A certain well known coffee shop chain is now offering discount to customers who are polite to their staff. On the first Wednesday of every month, if you call the customer by their name and order by s
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2015.03.05 13:10
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Summer is often marked in my country, as a time for leisure. As a child growing up, summer meant no responsibilities, school, or academies (we don’t have those creativity usurpers). Summer was v
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2014.07.07 10:33
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Southeast Asian air is distinct yet hard to define: thick with sweat and spices, dense with pollution and humidity; we should hate it, but we always love it. As my partner and I stepped off the plane,
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2014.05.13 10:13
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China’s most south-western corner is famed for its diversity of culture and climate. Bordered by Tibet, Burma, Laos and Vietnam, Yunnan province has a wonderful blend of Han Chinese and indigeno
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2014.03.12 14:35
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There’s this perfect little step as you enter a train car. It’s cold and metal and if you’re lucky you can sit down and see little bits of snow rising up from that whirring accordion
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2014.01.10 11:44
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As I write this, I am preparing to return to the United States after two years teaching in Korea. For the last six months or so I’ve reflected a lot about my time here and why I’ve decided
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2013.09.03 11:55
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I used to think the path to happiness was paved with superficial things. I figured as long as I was rolling in money and scientists finally invented negative-calorie French fries I’d be set. Pai
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2013.09.03 11:07
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Spring always reminds me of my first day at school. I remember it like it was yesterday, (it wasn’t). I remember getting off the bus and heading for the entrance, on my first morning at a new sc
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2013.05.07 10:38
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Something I read in high school really stuck with me. Henry David Thoreau, a 19th century American author, poet, philosopher and lover of nature, left the city and took up a solitary life in a cabin b
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2013.03.25 15:11
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Lately, something I’ve noticed from conversations with Korean friends is that Western culture has much more of an appreciation for “me time.” By “me time,” I mean time sp
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2013.01.16 13:57
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September is a time when a lot of new teachers and students come to Korea to start their lives here, be it for a short time or a longer time, so here are some reflections for the new foreigners and th
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2012.09.04 13:30