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Park Sung-Ik

Park Sung-Ik

The Korea Times

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Writing skills among freshmen at Seoul National University

Recent reports indicate a troubling trend among the incoming class of 2024 at Seoul National University (SNU): approximately one-third of students...

21.01.2025 9

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Park Sung-Ik

Lack of democracy in social life

Citizen protests have become more common since the Dec. 3 martial law declaration, particularly in Seoul, where large-scale candlelit protests have...

08.01.2025 10

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Park Sung-Ik

Confucius' home education

The term “helicopter mom” refers to a mother who hovers around her children like a helicopter and meddles in all sorts of things even after the...

01.01.2025 4

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Park Sung-Ik

Confucius' home education

The term “helicopter mom” refers to a mother who hovers around her children like a helicopter and meddles in all sorts of things even after the...

01.01.2025 1

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Park Sung-Ik

Sloppy extracurricular activities in Korean secondary schools

Extracurricular activities in Korean middle and high schools are usually carried out by teachers setting up special activity classes and students...

23.12.2024 4

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Park Sung-Ik

Golden rule

In Xue Er, in the first part of "The Analects of Confucius," in which his disciples edited Confucius’ words, the first sentence begins with “Is it...

04.12.2024 5

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Park Sung-Ik

Confucius' respect for life

Confucius was a scholar from the Spring and Autumn Period in ancient China, around 550 B.C. Today, he is considered the founder of Confucianism....

15.10.2024 7

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Park Sung-Ik

From Milan to Toledo

Myeongdong Cathedral's Catholic Bible Academy hosted a European pilgrimage from Aug. 16 to 23, visiting the sites of the Virgin Mary's apparitions....

08.10.2024 6

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Park Sung-Ik

Art of conversation

As we live in this world, we always talk to other people. So how can we speak well and lead a happy life? First, if we want to have a good...

18.08.2024 2

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Park Sung-Ik

On reflection, forgiveness and penance

When a person is around 60 years old, it is necessary to look back and reflect on one's life. In other words, we must reflect on and repent our...

23.07.2024 2

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Park Sung-Ik