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Dealing with addiction
When a children's story depicting the adventures of a boy wizard named Harry Potter, written by J.K. Rowling, appeared to great popularity a few years ago, a strange phenomenon occurred. After the release of a sequel to the first book was delayed, readers, tired of delays, staked out the author's publishing house and several bookstores, and protested the postponement. In the United States, dazed children spent their time in school and at home …
July 02,2002
Pledges and the law
A controversy in the United States has roared ever since a federal appeals court in San Francisco decided Wednesday that the Pledge of Allegiance was unconstitutional. The court said the phrase "one nation under God" violates the separation of church and state in the U.S. Constitution. Koreans are accustomed to various pledges of "allegiance" that reek of nationalism. Under the Syngman Rhee administration, students had to learn Our Pledge by h…
July 01,2002
Great balls of fire
On June 30, 1908, a huge, orange-colored ball was seen flying across the sky northwest of Lake Baikal in central Siberia. The flaming orb exploded at an altitude of 8 kilometers and then caused a large, fiery detonation. Filled with fear, none of the locals went to the explosion site, believing that Ogdy, the legendary god of destruction, had appeared. It took 19 years for scientists to figure out what had happened. Leonid Kulik, a Soviet ast…
June 29,2002
Drug industry needs research
It has been a thrill to be able to witness the World Cup, an absolutely exciting performance by the Korean national soccer team and the heartwarming support of the Korean people. Korea can be proud of a world class soccer team. Nowhere else in the world will you find such enthusiastic support, but without the violence and destruction witnessed in other countries. Korea also has many world class industries. Korea is a world leader in ships, cars, …
June 28,2002
Don't let Korea get a red card
"You should still be careful after scoring a goal," a sportscaster said while the local television was airing the scene of the Brazilian striker, Ronaldinho, trudging off the field after being given a red card during the World Cup match between Brazil and England last Friday in Japan. Ronaldinho had been splendid throughout the game: He assisted an equalizer to Rivaldo right before the end of the first half and scored a sublime free-kick five min…
June 27,2002
The beat goes on
The 2002 World Cup is running toward closure while creating many topics of dinner conversation. Korea's continuous upsets, which by Sunday had sent home three soccer heavyweights -- Portugal, Italy and Spain, and another good team in Poland -- are drawing much attention around the world. Mystical theories are circulating, which are being used to explain the Korean team's good "fortune" and other teams' "misfortune." Let me introduce three theorie…
June 26,2002
Teamwork melts adversity
The expedition to the South Pole by Ernest Shackleton, a British explorer, early in the 20th century is a symbol of the challenging spirit of mankind. Mr. Shackleton was disappointed by the news that his compatriot, Robert F. Scott, had lost a race to the Antarctic to Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian. Moreover, Mr. Shackleton was shocked by the tragic death of Mr. Scott on his return trip and made up his mind to cross Antarctica safely. As soon as…
June 25,2002
Politically sensitive news
Since Adolph Ochs, a Jewish-American businessman, purchased the New York Times in 1896, the daily newspaper has made every effort to avoid the description, "a Jewish newspaper." It was not the anti-Semitism that raged in the late 19th century and early 20th century in America that made the newspaper go that way. The New York Times needed to win a reputation for fairness in order to grow into a top-class daily. First, the New York Times of Mr. …
June 24,2002
Turn left at Hiddink Street
I visited Coach Guus Hiddink's hometown not long ago to gather information on his personal history and background. The villagers I met there were happy about the Korean soccer team's advancement as if it were their own team. Then they all asked the same question: whether the Korean government really plans to erect a statue of him in Korea. I assured them that the Korean government would name a street or a square after Mr. Hiddink, in addition…
June 22,2002
Old lessons and new ones
"Hunyo Sipjo" are 10 lessons that the Goryeo Dynasty founder Taejo Wang Geon delivered just before his death. The 10 pieces of advice were spoken 1,060 years ago to advise the scions of the royal family. The lessons were based on the feng shui principle, the predominant ideology of the time. Thus, it is obvious that the 10 principles do not sound realistic and reasonable today. "I have accomplished the great achievement of national unification…
June 21,2002
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