Taking pictures

This semester I take four classes and Photojournalism is the one of them. Actually, this is the last chance that can take Jounalism classes because when I get back to Korea, I've left just one semester before graduate, and I have to take Korean literature classes to get credites for graduation. (I'm senior in South Korea and Korean literature is my second major.) When I resistered the classes Photojournalism is the best expected class! I thought this class might teach me the way to get good shot, the skill of taking pictures or basic information of picture and camera. However, it's really different from my expectation. I love to learn about Indesign program and writing caption, on the other hand, I feel little bit sorry for this. I lose my last chance!

In my country, taking picture is boom! At least, one of eight young guys has DSLR and they bring that to everywhere. They are not expert photographer but they want to have high quality DSLR even though it's really expensive in Korea. Depend on this current, people easy to see high quality pictures in the Internet blog. Thesedays, in Korean society, blogs do the role of mass media and they try to standing against the media control of government. DSLR booming is great role of this current, many people can take the picture of one event and they can take pictures in many different view.

Anyway, I'm not a person who likes follow the trend but sometimes I want to take good pictures by my small automatic camera! And do American people likes taking pictures? :-)

It's so hard!

Today I did my homework in interpersonal communication class. Actually this is the most difficult class in this semester. I can't concentrate on my whole class time so it's to hard to follow the class. Anyway, this homework is the transcription exercise. Listening one conversation and write down their conversation and add transcription symbols. At first, I thought it was not a big deal but I realized that i was wrong, very soon after started transcription. When I watched Korea movie, sometimes I couldn't understand some conversation because of their pronunciation or their too loud or small voice even it was Korean! In addition, these days I tried to watch the animation without subtitle for listening skills but it's quite difficult got every words. This is my currently English condition. How can I get all conversation? I wanna cry ;-( And I have a question, every American can get whole conversation in movies?

Three local/UNK issues

1. UNK salary cuts idea premature, maybe legal issue, Milliken says
By SARA GIBONEY, Hub Staff Writer
and relational opinion about this issue is here and here.

2.MONA has creation, discovery for kids, adults alike
By RICK BROWN, Hub Staff Writer

3. Jury out on seat belts in school buses
By MIKE KONZ, Hub Managing Editor

"Please Keep Your Faith" : 2nd editorial

In these days smoking ban is became quite hot issue because from June 1st, the law of smoking is going to be more strict to statewide. From the end of last century many states started making a law to control to smoking In America, and now many states separated smoking and nonsmoking area in public places. From June 1st, nobody can smoke in public places include restaurant, club, and pub and effecting of new law provides exemptions for tobacco shops, some hotel rooms and laboratories used for research on smoking. Many smokers and shop owners argued that it was ignored their lives or rights but I think it was very right decision for many people.

When I was arrived to Nebraska, from South Korea, I was really surprised. The first reason is that not many smokers in the UNK campus and Kearney that I expected. I thought many young people all over the world enjoys smoking just like as Korean society, but I was wrong. The second reason is that every restaurants and pubs don’t have bad smell from the smoking. When I was in Korea, I really hate going to pub because smoking smell made me almost crying.

The world is going to make strict rules of smoking after they know smoking is really bad for human and environment. They try to cut down the rate of smoking by strict rules. Following this tendency of the world, South Korea also started making rules of smoking ban in 2003. At first they started separate place to smoking and now they arguing to forbid smoking on the street. It quite big progress from the start but I don’t think it is enough. Government ban smoking in public places but that places include just working place, government building, or school. In restaurant, café, or pub still can smoking in there. They argued they following the separate rule but it just pretend to follow because in everywhere in that place people can smell of smoking. Every nonsmoker wants to escape from the smell and smoke not smoker themselves. Furthermore, some smoker’s perception of smoking ban is very low even though the rules have quite big fines. Some smokers smoking in the building in campus (they might think that smoking near the window is fine without bothering the others but it was not fine) or some smokers smoking in the subway station even it is dangerous behavior! As a nonsmoker, I really hate that situation, but life in Nebraska is like as heaven to me! Because of not enough strict smoking rules, the rate of smoker is not going down in Korea even though cigarette price and death rate by lung cancer that caused by smoking go up regularly.

Can you imagine live in the room which filled with bad smoke? To non-smokers it can be happen in allowed smoking places. The smokers don’t know how painful to stay with them. The under twenty percent of American is smoker. It means most people in American are non-smoker! Why non-smokers are stand the pain of bad air? Why non-smokers are bear to stay in dangerous of lung cancer? I recommend to Nebraska state, please keep your faith. Even smokers and shop owners claimed that they have right also, the state keep the smoking ban. Of course, every human have right to live upon their willing, but nation has duty to protect their people also. Sometime national duty has to come before private rights or happiness. In case of South Korea, the government in dilemma because cigarette sold by national own company so if make rules strict they are hit, but America is different! The state has to remember that the most important thing is people’s health. Making more strict rules about smoking and taking more tax from tobacco, and helping poor and unhealthy people just like Obama doing are the great way to make happier society. Most of all, smokers and shop owners have to realize smoking is crime! When they are smoking, they killing around people also! For their health and for many people’s health they have to quit smoking, for quit smoking we need strict smoking ban!

What about my FUTURE?

Yesterday is my 22nd birthday, so i got many call from my family and my friends and finally, i got a call from my cousin who study in Japan. At first, we talked about our future. Now she is junior and I'm senior so we have to get a job. She said to me she want to get a job in Korea but she give it up because every Korean company require to people have great English skill. She can speak Japanese fluently but most company require English first, and she don't want to study English, so she give up to get a job in Korea. When I heard this news I felt bitter. She has really good sense of design but she can't get a job in her native country because of english! It's really funny! Actually, this is the present tendency of Korean society and the reason why I came to UNK. (Of course that is not the only reason to make me came to America but it is the big reason.) Every company require to people very high score of English such as TOEIC, TOEFL but I don't think it has relation with EVERY work. If I have good sense of work, it is no matter to work even though I'm not good at English, if the work don't need English skill. Actually, the company really not need good English skill people, they think good score is just the way to show one's sincerity. I don't like this current but I have to follow, too sad.

Do you know conversation partner?

Today i met my conversation partner. I always expect the time to meet them because it is the best time to meet some american and talk a lot. Today, we went to TCBY and have a great time to talk about what happened each person last week.

Actually, last semester I participated in this program but I was really dissapointed because my partner was gone without any notice! I have never seen his face because he didn't appeared from the first meeting. I know this conversation is very bothering work but it is very rude attitude to international student.

In American aspect, the partners are not good at English so they can feel very tired. Frankly speaking, in my university has a similar program called "Korean language helper", but I haven't participate in that program because I thought ot is very tired program. However, how about thinking in opposit aspect? To international students it is very worthy time to make a native friend. They always feel hard to make a friend in class! I think it is great opportunity for American student to make international friends! many friends are great fortune to you. How do you know you guyz going to go studying abroad and to be a international student?

I recomment to you participate in many program with international students like as conversation partner! International students are not bite you! :-)

Three state issues

I choose three state issues, but it is quite hard.

the first one came from Journalsatr.com

1. Police find squalor in Norfolk home

NORFOLK — Two adults living in squalor at a Norfolk residence have been arrested on suspicion of child abuse and neglect and 38 counts of animal cruelty and neglect.Police officers following up on a dog-bite complaint last week noticed a horrendous smell coming from the house and numerous animals living there.Two children, ages 3 and 5, were removed from the home, and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services was notified. A dog had bitten the younger child.
The city condemned the house after police found 21 dogs, three cats and nine other types of animals. A dead dog also was found.A 35-year-old man and 30-year-old woman were taken into custody.

second one came from omaha world-herald

2. Nebraska smoking ban stays; opt-out plan killed
LINCOLN -– Cities and counties won’t be able to opt out of a statewide ban on smoking in public buildings and workplaces.The Health and Human Services Committee voted Wednesday to kill Legislative Bill 611, introduced by State Sen. Russ Karpisek of Wilber.The bill would have allowed local communities to decide whether to adopt less stringent smoking rules.The statewide ban is set to go into effect June 1. It provides exemptions for tobacco shops, some hotel rooms and laboratories used for research on smoking.Private homes used for businesses are not covered, unless they are used as licensed child care facilities.- Martha Stoddard

last one came from Omaha World-Herald

3. Omaha-based unit called up to help troops in Iraq
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A reserve transportation outfit has been called up for duty in support of U.S. forces in Iraq. Officials say the members of the 443rd Transportation Company will be honored at a farewell ceremony in Lincoln on Sunday. About 300 soldiers from 19 states will be headed overseas, with most of them coming from Nebraska.
The unit is based in Omaha

The fairy of ice, yu-na Kim

'The national sister' yuna did it again!
Every Korean loves her and i love her also.
She is so beautiful, and i really proud of her!!
Go for it! yuna!! :-) ♥

Dokdo, Beaustiful Island of Korea

When I saw this article,