Over the more than one year that has passed since the pandemic started, everyone has been going through a myriad of difficulties, such as the death of loved ones, layoffs, bankruptcies, and poorly-functioning online school classes. While some have suffered more than others, the most marginalized of
http://www.heraldinsight.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=835The Good is Outweighed by the Bad, and the Ugly in the World of Teen Community Service (Article 1 of 2)I like to consider myself a “sincere volunteer” who believes that community service is not just a graduation requirement but a way to i
Participating in volunteering has been a real challenge over the past year as social distancing guidelines have sidelined most programs. While the impact of volunteering on a student’s college application is debatable, there is no argument of the impact volunteering has on the recipients. Last year,
Recently, I watched a Youtube video on the intensifying conflict between Chinese and Muslim ethnic groups. In the video, Muslim merchants refused to sell products to Chinese residents and often verbally abused Chinese passer-bys. I decided that I wanted to know more about the source of this antagoni
The COVID-19 situation has changed a lot since the initial breakout, and so did the school's learning schedule. As the positivity rates increased during the first few months after the breakout, including the mass infections in Daegu, everybody, including most of my friends and my parents, though
At the start of the 2nd semester, ideas for starting new school clubs that will be created for the next fall are submitted. Since my future major is going to be business related, I wanted to submit an idea for a business club that would create a startup business, obtain crowdfunding, and make mock s
Music. Creativity in its purest form, music is an art form that can express sentiments and emotions. It has existed alongside humans since prehistory, although back then it was mainly expressed through singing or humming. As humanity developed, interest in music also increased, leading to the creati
Last Christmas, I found a thin square box under the tree. It was a record by my favorite artist, Crush, and was given to me by my father. After reading the book The Secret of the Record by Young-ho Kwak, my father started to buy and collect records, record players, amplifiers, and other types of aud
The DMZ Youth ECO Club at Seoul International School explores scarce ecosystems near the DMZ (Korean Demilitarized Zone), which is a buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea that was formed after the cessation of the Korean War in 1953. Since the formation of the DMZ, civilians have been proh
Various forms of art have sparked social change by evoking empathy and understanding through the tacking of a wide range of issues, such as social injustice, the stigma of AIDS, the refugee crisis, and even war. Today, art is being increasingly used to look critically at problems that threaten socie
I have always been interested in government and politics so I was elated when I passed the screening process to be an intern at The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea for two months during the summer of 2020. Learning about how the government operates through a textbook is fine, but actually
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… these are the signature words of every Star Wars movie opening since its first showing in 1977. The Star Wars franchise is probably the biggest and most recognized franchise in cinema. Created by George Lucas, an “American film director, producer, s
A couple months back in December, I wrote an article outlining the changes made to cheerleading for the 2020-2021 winter sports season at Seoul Foreign School. At that time, COVID-19 cases had been decreasing, which made us hopeful that the season would continue even with the changes, such as Zoom K
It has been almost a year since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Italy. Even though I am a devout Catholic, I didn’t go to the church for a while to avoid gathering. However, as the government of Lombardy eased the restriction from orange zone to yellow zone, involving the daytime reopening of bars and r
The other day, I was looking at the list of the richest people in the world, and a little bit of Google searching took me to an interesting list. The four most valuable companies in the world today (November 12, 2020) are Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google. I noticed that these four companies are
Our lives have been greatly affected since last year. The number of COVID-19 cases exponentially grew, which caused the schools and academies to close temporarily. Not only that, but many people were laid off from their jobs. At this point, it is tough to meet someone outside because of the social d
High school students across the globe participate in a yearly competition where they show off their research and writing skills in the fields of humanities and social sciences. The ISSCY (International Social Science Conference for Youth) was a new challenge for me as I did not have much free time d
Winning Reviews from the 10th Session of Herald Insight & Tomorrow Student Reporters헤럴드 인사이트 & 투모로우 10기 활동기간 동안 학생기자들의 원고 내용과 노력, 포스팅 횟수, 검토 횟수 등 모든 사항들을 검토하여, 아래와 같이 우수 학생들을 공시합니다!The 10th Session of Herald Insight & Tomorrow : August 2020 ~ January 2021▶ Winners ( 7명 )Amy Park, Grade 10 Seoul Fore
The 2020’s holiday season was drastically different for me and my family as well as for so many worldwide. I saw a lot of people who ignored government recommendations to stay at home but, I tried my best to follow these rules throughout the holiday season. To combat this depressing environment and
Pittsburgh has always been something of a mystery. It is frequently ranked as one of the most livable places in America. But is that really true? Did you know that the Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises was filmed in Pittsburgh? Pittsburgh can certainly look like Gotham City, with its dark and broo