Kim-Ju

Gun Control Laws in South Korea
3/10/10 FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN SOUTH KOREA South Korea allows the freedom of speech, press, petition, and assembly. However, if anyone acts or talks in favor of the North Korean laws or Communism, he or she can be punished by South Korea, but this rarely happens today. Also, there is a harsh election law that takes place a few months before the election in South Korea. Nobody is allowed to criticize or be in favor of a certain candidate or party nor can they write any speeches that are biased toward a certain candidate or party. If this aspires, you might be prosecuted and also if you wear a certain color of your party.

PROS AND CONS OF GUN CONTROL //**AGAINST:**//We all know that guns can kill and damage any possible number of people. And this is why use of guns should be prohibited from every country. The number of harmful weapons are increasing, but some people are still thinking that guns should be allowed. If they really say it's for self-defense, why don't they agree on getting rid of all gun so that nobody can neither attack or defend themselves? If we let guns be used by anyone, the the death and inuries from weapon will increase.
 * //FOR://**The main reason why we are not being sure if we really need guns or not is due to safety reasons. There are lots of killers, murderers, and criminals in this world and one thing we really need is something that we can protect ourselves with. Knives don't really work because by the time you are trying to decide if you should really kill this killer, you would already be dead. Calling sure doesn't work because, i mean, who's got the time to press some numbers when this murderer is standing really close to you? Also, it is important to know that it is not the gun that is causing all the trouble, it's the fingers that pull the trigger that matters. So as long as control the people who possess guns and warn them, having guns will not be a problem.

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 * 12/2/09

**Life on Mars**
9/18/09

1. Would you volunteer for the mission? Why or why not? 2. What sort of people do you suppose would volunteer for this kind of mission? 3. What would they have to gain? 4. What, if anything could go wrong? 5. What technological advances would have to occur before this could actually happen?
 * I wouldn’t volunteer for the mission because it might be dangerous to go somewhere where the scientists are not sure of and the other explorers can go instead of us while we stay at home listening for any news relating to the mission.
 * I think people who are want them to be well-known and make money will volunteer for this kind of mission because if they find something interesting on Mars, they will earn lots of money and become famous for the discovery.
 * Even though I said that they will get lots of money if they discover something, I think that they should have plenty amount of money before they go. This is because it costs a lot of money to go to outer space. If they didn't have any money and were very poor, they wouldn't be able to volunteer for the mission.
 * If anythingn could go wrong, it could be something wrong with the spaceship that they are riding on, lost their way back to Earth, or a meterorite or a big star hits the spaceship. Then, they might not be able to come back.
 * In order for this to happen, there should be a spaceship that has large amounts of food and even makes food for later use. If there was no food, people will starve to death even before they get to Mars. Also, it might be useful to have a robot that can land on the planet by himself and see if it is dangerous.

Maritime Technologies Discussion
8/26/09

1. The invention of maritime technologies that allowed sailors to master treacherous and unfamiliar ocean environments is what really allowed for the Age of Exploration to occur. If you wanted to extend the Age of Exploration into outer space, what new space technology would need to be invented so that human beings could travel to other planets and solar systems?
 * If human beings were to travel to other planets and solar systems, there should be a couple of new space technologies. First, there should be type of spaceship that provides infinite amount of fuel and food supplies so that they don't have an accident for not having enough fuel or starve to death if the travel takes a long time. Also, they should have a device that helps you walk on the ground even when you are in another planet where there is no gravity so that if there is something harmful on the planet, you can run back to the spaceship instead of flying slowly in the air, hoping to reach your spaceship before getting harmed.

2. Think of some of the fears that existed amongst people during the 15 & 16th century when it came to sailing the open seas (monsters, boiling waters, falling off the edge of the Earth). Identify some of the fears that other people might have today if you had to convince them of traveling into the far reaches of outer space. What would you have to say or do to convince people that their fears are unwarranted and that they will be safe?
 * if there were some people traveling into the far reaches of outer space, I think they would fear getting sucked into the Black Hole, getting hit by a meteorite or a comet, or meeting space monsters. I would have told them that as long as they are calm and supportive of their journey, it would end successfully and they would be renowned for being the first one to find a discovery about the mysterious outer space.

3. Both Columbus and Magellan had a hard time finding someone to pay for their trips. If it wasn't for the Spanish monarchy, these men would never have been able to afford the financial cost of their adventures on their own. Finding someone to pay for your space expedition is going to be tricky too. Where would you go to gain the funding you need to pay for your space exploration trip? What would you say to the leaders of that nation to convince them of the benefits your expedition would have for their country?
 * I would ask South Korea to pay for my trips. I know that a lot of countries are going through financial problems, but if I asked my home country for a trip to make new discoveries, they would think of how they would look if I did find new planets or other things about the outer space. I would tell them that Korean can become the country that made significant discoveries to the solar system. It would make Korea a great country. This will benefit both the country and myself.