Two stories from "Dubliners" : "Araby" and "Eveline"

"Araby"  At first glance, James Joyce’s “Araby” might appear the short story of a boy’s love and disappointment. After all, when the boy says that his body is like a harp and Mangan’s sister’s words and gestures are like fingers running upon the wires, we can easily see his enthusiastic love toward her while we can see his frustration when he sees himself as a creature driven and derided by vanity. However, on the other hand, his intense wordings implicate that the motivation of frustration is not just derived from the emotion of love. Therefore,...

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"The student" Anton Chekhov

 “The student” by Anton Chekhov is a short story which describes the protagonist’s realization about history and human nature. Ivan Velikopolsky, the son of sacristan, encounters two widows near a camp fire. Then, he tells the story of Apostle Peter to them. The widows respond to the story unexpectedly emotionally and intensely; this respond allows Ivan to find the connection between past and present and the new perspective of human life.  This short but strong story leaves numerous interesting features. First of the features is the...

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Minjok essay

 ‘Minjok’, this word is very controversial word in today’s Korean society. Some people relate this word with ultranationalism and exclusiveness and others interpret this word as identity. However, looking at the history of ‘Minjok’, it is shorter than the history of telephone in Korea. In the era of Japanese occupation, Japan tried to assimilate Koreans into their empire as ‘imperial subject’ around 1920s. Therefore, to prevent complete...

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Short essay about "London 1802" by William wordsworth

Milton! thou shouldst be living at this hour: England hath need of thee: she is a fen Of stagnant waters: altar, sword, and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men; Oh! raise us up, return to us again; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a Star, and dwelt apart: Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea: Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free, So didst thou travel on life's common way, In cheerful godliness;...

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Reading journal from new ideas from dead economists

 Maybe, humans' behaviors and mental states are one of the most unpredictable things in the world like Japan's earthquakes. Economics is the subject that predicts human's behaviors and choices and makes the theory useful in society. But, human's choice is so unpredictable that usual economists can't give sure answer. So, some people scorn economists always blow hot and cold. However, the great economists are different. They made sure their own answers and apply it in society. They contributed to the progress of society.  There are...

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ChalDduck pie

vivid description of ChalDduck pie I store ChalDduck pie in my closet. This delicious pie is wrapped in plastic package which is decorated with picture of a purple flower and a butterfly. The wrapping makes a rustling sound. I can see brown material when I rip off the wrapping.  This brown material is round. The front surface is uneven and the back surface is even but has irregular shape. To observe in detail, I can find slight cracks...

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Monthly TOEFL essay #2: The future of art

“I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.” This is the famous quotes from John Cage. This quote reflects the spirit of contemporary art like Dadaism, Fluxus, abstract art, etc. They have been tried to destroy the paradigm of previous art. Therefore, they create new world of art and contemporary art becomes the representative art of 20th century. However, I assume this innovative paradigm would...

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