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According to Sung, et al. (2012), the annual cost of road congestion of South Korea recorded 27.9 trillion won in 2009, which is almost same with 190 trillion pounds in current exchange rate. The main portion of them goes to metropolitan cities, such as Seoul, Busan, Daegu, etc. It accounts for 17 trillion won, similar to 110 trillion pounds in current exchange rate. If we look into the graph below about the cost per person, it shows the increasing trend obviously. Except the downfall in 2009,…

The Middle East has the same stuff over there that the rest of the Western world has, but (in some cases) it’s different. They change it, adapt it, and make it their own. In some cases they don’t alter it at all, and keep it in its purest unadulterated form. They value the authenticity of western culture: the good, the bad, and the ugly. An appreciation for American gluttony and beauty at the same time. That’s not to say they won’t vehemently defend their own culture when the two worlds collide.…

1. Executive Summary This proposal is prepared by PARK Hyejin for LG Electronics on 19th February 2016. It focuses on Mobile Communications unit, the best revenue source of the company. While observing LG Mobile, the consultant found that there is a huge gap between real sales and expected sales. Although its representative smartphone, G4 itself, is comparable to other high-end phones such as Galaxy S6 or iPhone6 in terms of hardware quality, the real sales have huge gap between them. It shows…

Dreams; we all have them, whether they are dreams that arise in your sleep or dreams that will determine what and who you become in a future time. According to Henry David Thoreau, "Dreams are the touchstones of our character." When first pondering upon this statement, it is difficult to decipher which "dreams" Thoreau is describing. If this quote were to be broken apart into individual words, "dreams" would refer to our desires and our hopes. What is meant by touchstones in this case is certain…

How can one soar higher than the stars and be any longer than the dirt below them? Many have asked that question in regard to scientist who manipulated their data in a studies to prove their points. These scientists, who at one point could be seen as the forerunner in their field, now cannot be trusted when it comes to publishing their data. One of these leading scientists, Hwang Woo-Suk, was once considered the pride of Korea before being exposed as a fraud in 2005-2006. Having claimed to…

In my early and middle childhood, I spent my time in the beautiful place called, Seoul. In its environment, I have normally studied the history of the Korean Peninsula as part of my life, as a Korean. During learning a knowledge of the history of the Korean Peninsula, I found out that there is a one disastrous history of Korea. The disastrous history is about “military comfort women” during World War Two when Korea was under Japanese rule. In fact, a ‘comfort woman’ is an inappropriate word…

C Have you heard Nut rage or Nutgate? When you hear Nut rage, you may imagine that a cute character which looks like a nut expresses its rage. However, it was such a serious incident that affected Korea so much. It occurred at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, the US on December 5, 2014. Hyeon-A Cho, who is one of the vice presidents of Korean Air, got angry at the flight attendant who served her macadamia nuts on the plane which was taking off. As Ms. Cho expected the flight…

America shouldn’t aid the spread of democracy. Pushing pushing democracy onto another country is no different the pushing communism. Both are ideologies about how to make a free society but neither are universally applicable. Given that democracy has worked out great for The United States of America and liked minded countries, while communism has had its troubles, my core issue lies with the inconsistent results and the various fall outs that come with branding ourselves as crusaders of…

Product Idea Description: The problem manifested through traditional exchange of business cards which stems from the initial point of exchange to the final storage of contact credentials. Traditional business cards despite their prevalent use; has its own limitations and pain points. Specifically, there are three main sources of pain for users, including: 1) Need to always carry a large stack of business cards. 2) Manual process of inputting and organizing contact information to a device.…

Anabolic Steroids On August 7, 2007, Barry Bonds stepped into the left side of the batter’s box. Every person rose to their feet to watch history happen. They sat in awe, waiting for him to surpass Hank Aaron on the career home runs list. On a count of two balls and two strikes, he hit his 756th career home run. He now stood alone as the greatest home run hitter of all time. Four years and two months later, Barry Bonds was indicted on four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of…