As a fourth-year university student approaching graduation, I was in the midst of sending out resumes to various companies in preparation for employment. Drawing from my past experience of playing games, I had made plans to seriously apply to a “game company.” I submitted resumes to several game companies and even made it to the final interview at “CJ Games,” ...
After the outbreak of COVID-19, the world has undergone rapid changes, with new technologies emerging. Blockchain technology, represented by Bitcoin, has been introduced, attracting attention and leading many people to invest in cryptocurrencies. Similarly, “NFT,” utilizing blockchain technology, has gained popularity. Moreover, the “metaverse” technology, unfolding the “online” world, has also been noticed. However, these once-prominent technologies have somewhat faltered. ...
“From Red to Green: Ecological Literature Critique” by Kim Wook-dong is a book that falls under the category of “ecological literature critique.” The reason for encountering this book was quite straightforward. It was because I took Professor Kim Won-joong’s class titled “Understanding Ecological Literature” in the last semester before graduating in my fourth year. The reason for encountering this book ...
The author of this book, Lalawin, is a writer who was active on Tistory. He was already among the ranks of power bloggers when the author started a blog on Tistory. He mainly wrote about dating psychology and everyday life know-how. Whenever Lalawin wrote, his posts would appear on the main page of the Daum portal, and in the past, ...
In the early 2010s, the lecture and book titled “What is Justice?” by Harvard University professor Michael Sandel became a social topic. In South Korea, EBS, the educational broadcasting system, recorded and edited Michael Sandel’s lectures at Harvard University, broadcasting them in Korea. This was something Sandel desired and introduced at TED. He aimed to spread university lectures through videos ...
Jingbirok (懲毖錄) is a book written by Ryu Sung-ryong during the Joseon Dynasty, when the author retired from office and wrote it, completing it in 1604 (the 37th year of King Seonjo’s reign). It was designated as National Treasure No. 132 of South Korea on November 12, 1969. The term ‘Jingbi’ is derived from a phrase in the ‘Shijing (詩經)’ ...
Recently, I came across an article about workplace bullying within the E-LAND Group. Negative news articles, including incidents like hundreds being mobilized for year-end performances, were disclosed through the news. In reality, E-LAND has been nicknamed “Il-Land” in the job market even before. Despite rising to the ranks of major corporations, it has received ambiguous evaluations as it couldn’t match ...
In the early 2010s, when An Cheol-soo transformed from a businessman to a politician, he brought a new breeze to the political arena. Now a member of the “People Power Party,” he has gained an image as a politician engaging in stale and stereotypical politics, but his life story, transitioning from founding “AhnLab” to becoming a programmer combating computer viruses ...
The book “위대한 나의 발견, 강점혁명 (Now, Discover Your Strengths),” co-authored by Marcus Buckingham and others, is a type of self-help book. I came across this book when I submitted documents to Eland Group in the winter of 2012 and went for the entrance exam. Applying for the “ESI 7th Internship” at Eland Group, I visited the Yeouido CCMM building ...
“Watching: The Magic Controlled by God” is a book published in the 2010s. Upon its release, the book gained considerable popularity and rose to the ranks of bestsellers. In fact, while reading the book, I couldn’t help but feel that it differed significantly from the scientific knowledge I was familiar with. Upon revisiting the content later, many people concluded that ...
William Shakespeare, a representative playwright of the Renaissance era in England, is considered one of the greatest playwrights in British history. His masterpieces have been adapted into films and referenced in various works of literature. Among Shakespeare’s notable works are the “four great tragedies,” which include “Hamlet,” “King Lear,” “Othello,” and “Macbeth.” Additionally, Shakespeare’s works include the “five great comedies,” ...
Lee Ji-sung was a writer who gained significant popularity in the early 2010s. With his book “Lead with Reading,” published in 2010, he sparked a “Classics Reading Craze” in Korean society. Riding on the popularity of the book, his previously published work “Dreaming in the Attic” also gained attention and elevated him to the ranks of bestselling authors. In addition ...