[7/19] Westernization / The Internet (by 액션가면)

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(First topic) : Westernization 

A few years ago, when foreign fast food chains began to overrun the country and surveys showed that Korea"s young people prefered a plate of spagetti to a bowl of ramyeon, the question being asked the most was: Is Korea being modernized or is this the result of "westernization"? Now the facts are in and the conclusion seems unmistakeable. The evidence comes in the forms of wine and blond hair.

 As most Asian trends do, it started in Japan then came to Korea. Korean rock stars were first to dye their hair blond, but now changing one"s hair colour is mainstream. Korea"s streets are filled with blondes and brunettes, and even a few "orange-heads". Almost all women do it , men young and old do it, and even little kids of 5 or 6 have dyed hair. In fact, dyeing one"s hair is so preval‎ent in Korea that its getting hard to find anyone under the age of 40 who has black hair. All of the Miss Korea contestants have either light brown or near-blond hair.

In todays Korea, only the most conservative young people have black hair. Is this just a passing fad that people will soon get tired of or are the new colors an attempt to look more western?

Discussion Questions

1. What's the difference between westernization and orientalization ?

    Then,  what do you think of westernization of Korea? (positive of negative)

2. When do you mostly feel that Korea become westernized?

3. How much do you think the westernized or western culture affect you? give specific examples.

4. If your future child bring their fiance who are excessively westernized,

       then how will you feel and how will you do?

(Second topic) : The Internet

By 1998, less than five years after it came into general use, it had become an integral part of life as we know it. As soon as it was discovered by the public, it grew by leaps and bounds. Today we can’t even imagine life without it. We depend on it for information, communication, our shopping needs, and increasingly, for our entertainment as well.

It is the first communication tool ever invented by man and that has the power to create a common global culture with a common language, yet it is still in its infancy. Of course, we’re talking about Internet.

The most common use of the Internet is for electronic communication, commonly know as email. It’s hard to find anyone who doesn’t have an email address. Even children have them. A person who doesn’t have email addresses are considered to be odd and somewhat out of touch with what is happening in society today.

Email communication has become so pervasive in society that the future of the postal service is in question. The volume of letters sent through the mail is steadily decreasing. According to the postal service, about 70% of the mail now being carried is junk mail.

Most people who are connected to the Internet use it to find information in the form of news, stock quotes, weather information, travel information, or any other type of information anyone can think of. The internet has actually replaced the public library for most people. Many people who still do visit public libraries go there to use the computers to connect to the internet.

Discussion Questions

1. Which of these Internet features do you use the most?

2. What is the good point or bad point in terms of Internet cultures or functions ?

3. What do you think of file-sharing? Do you think it’s OK, or is it wrong?

4. People say if you spend too much time surfing the web means you have the “Internet addiction disorder.”

    How should we deal with this disorder? 

5. Do you like Internet chatting or shopping or games etc., then, have fun stories about that ?

[Teddy~*]

와우~ 액션누나~~ ㅎㅎ 이번주에 최대한 참석할려고 노력할께요~ 시간은 미정~ (최소한 뒷풀이 참석)

[Shane]

해석중이에요.. ^^ (참석)

[Gina(진아)]

Nice!

[Gina(진아)]

I'm already there~ ^^

[Gina(진아)]

액션언니~ 이번주 민토회비 면제 되겠습니다~ ^^;;

[Luna~]

정시 참석하겠어요^^*

[Gina(진아)]

쪼아~♡

[Timothy]

해석 하다가..일시정지..ㅋㅋ 일단 친구랑 참석하겠습니다~ㅋ

[Gina(진아)]

네, 손잡고 오세요~^0^

[Angie_♬]

` 저도 가요 ~~~~~ ㅋㅋㅋ

[Alba(Manager)]

오호~~~ 반가운 얼굴!!

[Gina(진아)]

알바~ 다른앤지랑 착각한거 아니라??ㅋㅋㅋ

[Teddy~*]

착각했다에 나도 한표~ ^▽^

[Alba(Manager)]

ㅎㅎㅎ 나도 한표!! 앤지님 얼굴 궁금하군!!

[Alba(Manager)]

정시보다 빨리 참석 할꺼예요~~~^^

[Gina(진아)]

넵!!^^

[Hank]

will attend it this week also.

[Gina(진아)]

Great!!

[도르도르]

참석~!

[Doo ^^]

참석~!~!

[Clark]

가께요~

[MaryJane]

참석이요-ㅋ

[Nana]

참석요~ 정시보다 늦을 것 같아여 ^^*