Hello! I am Koo the reporter of KMLA-university and I will write my opinions about one short movie, 'The age of stupid.' The age of stupid is a documentary about environment, especially global warming. The movie consists of six parts, which include different situations about global warming. Each part is connected by one sub character. He, the sub character, is one of the few people who exists in the Apocalypse. He turns on an electronic equipment and it starts to show environmental problem.
Glacier is melting now!
Documentary starts with Fernand-Pareau, an 82-year-old man working as a guide on the Mont-black-glacier in France. He guides one family and explains serious problems about the ice receding massively. Glacier-mountain has been melted by warm atmosphere so they have to climb the glacier with ladders. The problem is not only melting itself but also the speed of melting. It is increasing sharply. Also, Pareau is shown to take an action against expanding road in his area by riding his bicycle.
Second part is combined with a poor Nigerian woman, Layefa-Malemi's ambition and the exploitation of Shell Nigerian. She struggles with poverty even though her country is wealthy due to oil. She tells her dream studying medicine to take care of poor and sick people and influence of Shell on Nigeria's health and the environment.
Third part is the story of Jehangir-Wadia, a businessman in India who manages his low-fare airline. He named the company 'Go Air.' He wants to make his company available for every people, so that both the rich and the poor can afford air travel.
Disagree sustainable energy?
Fourth part is about arguing between building wind turbines and destroying them. Piers and Lisa Guy, a British couple are main characters in this part. Piers is a wind-farm developer and talks about his efforts to bring sustainable energy to an English village. However, the project is blocked by people who think they should prevent global warming but cannot practice what they do because wind turbines destroy view. So, his family tries to reduce their carbon footprint and thinks again about the effects of air travel.
Hurricane katrina....
Fifth part is the story of Al-Duvernay, a resident of New Orleans. He stays behind in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. All of his possessions have been washed away by the flood, and he says what he feels, but he does not regret his long career in the oil industry. He thinks the oil is being wasted, with using the phrase "the age of stupid", contradictory, he believes his company is environmentally friendly.
The last part of this documentary has two characters, Jamila and Adnan, two Iraqi children who run away from their family to Jordan during the Iraq-War. They tell the story of their father's death. Retaining a lot of oil resources, the U.S army killed Iraqi citizens and soldiers including their father. The American government persisted that Iraq was the country which directed the 9.11 terror, so they rationalized themselves attacking Iraq. However, Alan-Greenspan claims that Iraq War was motivated to control oil.
The society is getting more complex, people has been developing various equipments such as cars, air conditioner, refrigerator and so on. The most impressive thoughts, I felt after I watched documentary, is about selfishness and ignorance. I recognized selfishness of both society and individual. Many people use too much electric equipment which requires fossil fuel to operate, which causes the Earth to get warm. Even though people know that the Earth will be in danger, they do not take any actions. Even we are developing other machines too. Isn't it selfish? Also Fernand-Pareau guides people and said the glacier is melting... So what? He does not do anything. He rides a bicycle to prevent land from being road. However, that land is his. If the land is others', would he disagree to the idea of building road? Maybe not. Malemi wants to be a doctor in Nigeria, and being a doctor is not only for helping poor people but also for fame. Fame can be one part of selfishness. Fourth part includes majorities' selfness since they argue wind turbines destroy view. Which is more important environment or view? Al's possessions were washed away by hurricane so he must have felt depressed but he had to talk to interviewers not about his depression but the feeling about how dangerous the natural disasters are.
Can you recognize difference?
In the third part, I wonder why people support low-fare airline company. Low fare does not mean good quality. If it is, how much pollute will they emit? Plus, there should be many experiments of developing airline. Most people may think that company is good for human because it is cheap and safe. This saying is very ignorant. I ultimately do not want any advertisement of company to deceive people and we recognize our selfness.
Hello class 10v2 friends, and Mr. Menard. My name is Ja - Seung Koo and I will tell you my special personal narrative about family's love. Let me begin.
It was about February, 28, I made carved into my head. The day before I entered KMLA, I had a farewell party with my friends. At that time, I did not realize tomorrow is the first day of my life at KMLA. So I played with no definite idea, but I felt a little bit sad about the last day of meeting middle school friends. I woke up at 8 o'clock and I went home before ten minutes passed. I did not say anything about where I was going to play, when I will come back to my parents. I even turned off my cell phone. I played with my friends and came home around 1 o'clock A.M. I had played more than 16 hours. I was worried about coming back to my home at such a late time. To my surprise, when I came back to my home, all of my family was asleep since we p had to wake up tomorrow morning. In the last morning in my house, I felt that atmosphere of my house was depressed. I thought that was because of my leaving. So I said to my family, "I am now a KMLAian. Don’t be sad. Although I’ll miss you all, don’t cry!" However, my parents’ faces turned even gloomier. Count one's chickens, I recognized how much they are going to miss me so I was little happy. Thinking that today is the last moment to stay with family, I felt sad and afraid of leaving. But I tried hard to make my parents feel better. After we finished packing, we rode on a car. Even though it was happy moment, my family felt sad. For about an hour almost no one talked. After a little while, my father hesitated to say something. I recognized that behavior and said “Don’t hesitate to talk, father.” My mother's face turned gloomier. Everyone remained silent. Suddenly, my father said, "Your grandmother is in the hospital. Yesterday, your grandmother collapsed and we called you much, but your phone was turned off. We wished that you did not turn off your phone intentionally." After I heard that saying I felt abashed and sorrowful. Your grandmother really wanted to meet you before you enter high school. We were planning to take you there early in this morning, but your grandmother said "no!" because she wanted you to enter school smiling and did not want to burden you. My mother cried. I myself was disappointed. My grandmother really wanted to meet me. However she couldn't because I played with my friends. I heard more about her. She had cancer and she must take surgery, but she did not do because if she took surgery before I entered high school, I might feel sad. Also, it is not good for me in Korean traditional superstition. I am sure that no one has the same experience about feeling grandmother's love. My grandmother endured for me even though she could not walk independently. In contrast, I did not think about her any moment. I cried in the car and I felt family is really special and regret my behaviors. I arrived in KMLA and called to my grandmother composed. Her voice was high and bright but I knew she tried hard to look healthy. My heart was destroyed and after I put off the phone, I cried again.
Fortunately, her operation was very successful so nowadays she can talk and walk. I met her about three times in February and March. Every moment that I meet her, I felt sorry to her. I will never forget about the love my grandmother gave me.
I sometimes feel gloomy when I thought about my special memory. I went to ski camp with my friends. My middle school, Yang Chang, go to ski camp every year. In third grader, I went to my last ski camp. It was tomorrow that I got accepted my high school, KMLA. So I and my friends rode bus and enjoyed my pass. All of my friends celebrated After our happiness time in bus, we went to our room and organized our baggage. The real happiness time was opened.
We went skiing place and we had wonderful time. We had exciting time in skiing camp but the last day came. In the last day no one knew which will be occurred. After we finished our last lecture of skiing, we played and talked stationary. The time flowed and we were same as before. Suddenly, one of my friend said,
"If we graduate our middle school how can we meet together again"
There was no answer, and the noisy was changed silent in fast by his saying. Almost 3 minutes I thought many things.
'I will go to dormitory school, so I can not be able to meet them often. Also I thought they might not play with me after I graduate my high school, since long time passed and we might be awkward.'
These thoughts made me feel gloomy. My brain was be in hurry and noisy, in other hand, the atmosphere was silent. Nobody knew how to answer the question. I felt sad, and I could not endure my sadness so I cried. After I cried all of my friends cried. I really did not want to part with my friends. To break this sadness one friend told to us,
"We can meet each other someday in the future, so do not worry about this silly question."
Although the answer was right, most friends kept crying. I either cried. We met every day for three years. Who does not have friendly relationship with them? However, I thought conversely if we stayed about three years, how strong our relationship is. So I said,
"If we met together about three years, we must have our strong friendship, so let's meet after three years and do meet us."
All of my friends agreed my saying and promised meet someday again. We found rest emotion. We played and enjoyed our last camping.
On coming bus, we looked little bit tired but all has smiling faces. We might know the reasons why they looked so tired. We all memorized our special memories and promises. We talked as same as before and it will be continued forever. After I arrive our home, I felt cool because I solved big agony. It might not just for me, my all friends big agony. Even now I felt gloomy because I want to meet my old friends. However I am living positively watching the future in someday. I love you boys and we should meet in the future.
The culture of drinking alcohol was with the history of humanity. One might think of French drinking wine elegantly. Another might be imagining Russian gobbling strong vodka. However, I dare say that not any one of them is as unique as Korea’s philosophy of drinking. We can maintain and form good relationship with other people, and we can solve our problems and announce our polite to other countries.
First of all, people can make better relationship when they drink alcohol. In Korea, when people meet for the first time, most of Korean people drink So-ju or beer together. It is because, drinking is one of the easiest ways to make friends or peers. From long time ago, Korean traditional people have been drinking liquor when they meet people to have good relationship with them. Also, drinking can be a catalyst making good relationship between lovers. Male and female can feel their frank mind about each other and their loving mind will be deeper than before.
Secondly, people can solve their problem when they drink liquor. If someone has the source of trouble, that person is not easy with saying their problems. On the other hand, if someone drinks alcohol, he or she can easily say their agony to friends or parents. This can help people solve problem. Also, Korea has unique drinking custom ; people drink alcohol much and they vomit them, and eat again. By these behavior, people can get rid of their stresses. For example, many workers drink alcohol after they did hard work to forget suffering. In contrast, American or European people drink wine for flavor.
Two hands
Also, there are many rules in Korean drinking custom. When the old give liquor to the young, the young have to receive liquor in two hands. If younger people do not get liquor in two hands, a lot of people think that he or she is not polite. Also, young people need to turn their neck, not to do eye contact to the old. Korean sometimes think drinking in front of the older people is not polite. It is because after drinking, lots of people feel better and do not pay attention to their tension. So, they can do mistake in front of older people. Korea is very polite society due to Confucianism which is from China's philosopher Confucius. By this effect, Korean think polite is very important virtue and drinking custom is one of the Korean's one part of polite.
To sum up, I want to announce drinking custom in Korea because, people can create good connection, resolve their own problems, and help people to be well - mannered for the old. I am too young to drink alcohol, but I know drinking is very important for many reasons include three of my reasons. I cannot conclude drinking culture is good to all of the people over the world, but these purpose and goal are for human, especially, have many trouble.
My goal is to become C.E.O like Bill Gates but I want to manage not It industry, but agriculture and fishery industry, and there are two reasons why I want to manage those fields.
Firstly, I think there will be more natural disasters in the future. So there will be many people who lack necessary ingredients, and I want to supply food which includes a lot of nutrients to them. So I can solve famine problem.
Also, refugees need places to live in and keep safety. However, houses have much more amount of demanding than supplying. In most undeveloped countries, there are few houses. Many people live in road, and this can cause many human problem such as, violent, accident ,and rob others. So, I want to solve this problem too by extending free places to live in.
These two hope is my goal and I will try hard to accomplish my goal.
My Name is Ja Seung Koo, and I am Kmla's new student. I was born in September 30th, 1997 in Seoul. My home town is Yeason, Cheongchung nam do, but I have been living in Seoul. I did not have any experience about studying aboard. I went to elementary school in Gwangmyeong and I went to middle school in Mokdong.
My hooby is playing soccer and reading comic books. Most of my rest time I usually play soccer with my friends. Also I sometimes read comic books to get rid of my stress.
In college, I want to major management and economy. I want to study these subjects further in KMLA. However I will not study not only these subjects but also various subjects and extracurricular activities. Futhermore, Kmla is dormitory school so I will meet friends and teachers for 3 years, so I need to controll well- balanced relationship with people in high school.
The day after the test
Third part is the story of Jehangir-Wadia, a businessman in India who manages his low-fare airline. He named the company 'Go Air.' He wants to make his company available for every people, so that both the rich and the poor can afford air travel.
I sometimes feel gloomy when I thought about my special memory. I went to ski camp with my friends. My middle school, Yang Chang, go to ski camp every year. In third grader, I went to my last ski camp. It was tomorrow that I got accepted my high school, KMLA. So I and my friends rode bus and enjoyed my pass. All of my friends celebrated After our happiness time in bus, we went to our room and organized our baggage. The real happiness time was opened.
"We can meet each other someday in the future, so do not worry about this silly question."
