The Islander // Issue 12

issue 12 | autumn term 2015

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ISLANDER TEAM Editor

Ji Won Moon Design

Myung Hee Lim

Contributors & Writers in alphabetical order Adriana Lozano Toren

Minha Kim

Cho Yeon Moon

Min Jae Joh

Chaelin Lee

Dabin Moon Daeun jung Da In Ahn

Dayna Shin Diane Lee

Donggyu Lee Elly Lee

Etherine Wei

Geon Woo Kim Gyu Ri Kim

Hae Jee Cho Jane Lee

Jeemin Bang Jenny Lee

Jeongmin Lee

Jeongmin Song Ji Eun So

Ji in Song

Jimin Park

Jinhwa Lee Jinn Park

Ji Won Moon

Jong Won Lim

Joonyoung Huh Joshua Ha

Juhee Kim Junho Ha

Justin Kim

Kyung Joon Jang

Minho Kang Min JI Kim

Minseok Kim

Minsung Son Mr Lozano Mr Maher

Mr Schofield

Mrs Singleton Mr Taylor

Nancy Kwon Rachel Cho Sarah Yoo

Sharon Park Shi Yun Lee

Shunto Shigetomi Sung-Hee Kim Sunny Baek

Won Seo Cho Yeasung Lee Yeonju Shin Yi Su Kang

Yoojin Song Yoo Rim Oh

Young Eun Cho Yubin Cho Yubin Oh

Yun Jeong Han Yunsoo Park

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Art work Š Stella Lee Photography Dong Hyeon Seo The Islander magazine is designed by North London Collegiate School Jeju Marketing & PR department Gueok-ri, San 1-6 Daejung Seogwipo Jeju Republic of Korea www.nlcsjeju.kr tel +82 64 793 8000

A message from Mr Pugh I am delighted to introduce this issue of The Islander to you and I

hope students, families, staff, old Nor th Londoners and suppor ters of the school will find something of interest while perusing these

pages. It seems only fitting that this first issue of the academic year should follow the theme of change. Over the long summer break,

preparations took place for the new term and the large amount of

change you will, by now, be aware of; the Junior school has expanded altering the physical look of the first floor of the Girls’ school, new

Senior classrooms have, therefore, been established and there are many new faces among our communit y both in as par t of the staff

team and among the student body. Students from a wider variet y of backgrounds bring with them their own unique contributions from

which we can all benefit. They also gain something from students of

long standing in the school. Our second wave of graduating students, unleashed onto universities throughout the world will, no doubt,

bring a bit of the NLCS Jeju way of doing things to their studies and those they interact with in later life.

Students have been more involved in the writing and editing of the ar ticles in this magazine. Some new depar tures have been tried; you can read about relatively new co-curricular activities in the

school and perhaps join one over your time in school; there are two

objectively written spor ts match repor ts and this is an area that will develop over the coming issues. Those of you who follow writers in

The Islander will, no doubt, be able to see a developing and changing st yle in their ar ticles. New writers are just star ting this journey so I

hope you take the oppor tunit y to take an interest in their offerings

– af ter all you are quite likely to find that you first read the work of a famous writer first in these pages.

We all react to change in different ways, for some it brings an element of excitement, a “breath of fresh air” and a renewed vigour. Others may be skeptical or approach new things with trepidation. I hope as a communit y, we choose the former and embrace our school’s

wonder ful journey as we grow older, learn together and make the

most of the exceptional students and staff that call NLCS Jeju home.

“They must of ten change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom” -Confucius Lois Pugh

Vice-Principal - Head of Junior School

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A letter from the editor desk lamp must be placed on the left end

This term, the Islander crew has been writing on the

calendar with a blue pen stuck on the

The articles explore the double-sidedness of change;

of the desk, and beside it must stand a spring to cross out passed dates.

Miscellaneous stationery such as glue,

scissors, post-its, and staplers must be kept inside a white box, which must be placed on the right end of the desk along with my diary.

When I am using a laptop, a pencil case should always be placed on the left side of the laptop, and books needed for the task on the right.

Not a single change is tolerable. Even a slight change can choke me on uneasiness, anger, and frustration

and eventually drive me mad—I dread even the most trivial change in my life.

Unsurprisingly, for me, coming to this school was no less painful than misplacing the entire desk.

Transferring to a new school, which is more than

450 km away from home, living in a dormitory with

new friends, going through a British curriculum, and

attending numerous extra-curricular activities turned my perfectly organized life into chaos in the blink of an eye. Placed in an unfamiliar environment, I was disoriented, terrified and anxious.

theme of ‘change’.

its role as torturing us with pain and fear and its role as ushering us into the wider world. In fact, I wasn’t contradicting myself.

The change was indeed a nightmare, but it was also a daydream that refreshed a dull, monotonous life.

I know that I am not alone here.

We all have an instinctive reluctance towards

giving ourselves to the daunting shadows of change

but, after going through the change, at some point, we find ourselves captivated by the fruits and progression that we reap.

I think this is what makes change enticing. The

beginning of change is so murky that the end seems brighter.

Hopefully, this becomes clearer as you read through the pages.

Ji Won Moon, Year 13 Halla

Four years have passed and the chaos has settled down as the norm in my life. Yet, even in

retrospect, the change I faced when coming to this

school was dreadful. What I did realise, with hindsight, was a clear paradox: I loathed and enjoyed change at the same time.

While expressing nostalgia to the pre-change life and grumbling about the stressful task of adaptation, I

was welcoming more changes by signing up for sports squads (many of you’ll know how distant I am from

A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR sports), interacting with new people and taking part in theatre, to list a few.

I have to admit, I was a true hypocrite.

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STORIES A Change is as Good as a Rest................................................................................ 8

I am Diabetic, So What? ........................................................................................ 10

Change in Colours ................................................................................................. 12 Is There Anything We Can Change for the Better in Our School?....................... 14

Juggling Co-curricular............................................................................................ 18

SomoSomo.............................................................................................................. 20 Zenith of Tranquility............................................................................................... 24

How NLCS Jeju Changed Me ................................................................................. 25 Interview with NLCS Jeju Student . ...................................................................... 27

Cooking for Fun ...................................................................................................... 29

Destination ImagiNation ....................................................................................... 30 Robot Revolution ................................................................................................... 32

Women’s Ability & Beauty ..................................................................................... 35 The Disney Spells ................................................................................................... 37

Time for a Change................................................................................................... 39 Puberty.................................................................................................................... 41

Meet My Alters......................................................................................................... 44 Change in Society................................................................................................... 46

From Mainland to Island......................................................................................... 48 The Abnormal Norms............................................................................................. 51

Be the Change You Want to See in the World....................................................... 52

Inventions that Changed the World...................................................................... 54 Rag to Riches........................................................................................................... 56 The Life Changing Experience .............................................................................. 61

Books that Taught us Acceptance......................................................................... 64 Accepting Phobia.................................................................................................... 68 Change in Women’s Rights..................................................................................... 70

How did Children’s Entertainment Change?........................................................ 72 A Trip to Theatres in History.................................................................................. 74

How Humans Changed Our Environment............................................................ 77 The Evolution of Whales......................................................................................... 78

Two People and Their Scientific Theories that Changed the World.................. 80 Under the Skin......................................................................................................... 81

The Sports Article................................................................................................... 86

Sports Reports........................................................................................................ 88

the islander magazine

Created by NLCS Jeju Marketing & PR Department comment & suggestion

Please e-mail to: alozano@nlcsjeju.kr or mhlim@nlcsjeju.kr we may not always be able to enter into correspondence. Any oppinions expressed is the honest belief of the author based on all available facts but is not necessarily the view of the NLCS Jeju or its staff and students.

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A CHANGE IS AS GOOD AS A REST mr schofield vice-principal curriculum

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“a change is as good as a rest.”

- English idiom

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dioms are interesting; they are

If we look back at my Great Aunt’s idiom

don’t simply gain from resting.

meaning, yet thrown around in

positive manner we can set ourselves

a great believer in our co-curricular and

sayings that often are rooted in casual conversation.

When I was growing up my Great Aunt

Doreen had a huge influence on myself,

and had been a surrogate Grandmother to both my father and my siblings as

children. She was an extremely active lady who never stopped, managed to

concurrently run a number of activities,

and lived to the ripe old age of 96 years.

“A change is as good as a rest” was one

of her favourite sayings and it has stayed with me for many years. However, it was

not until I had to think about my Monday and Wednesday assembly that I really

thought about what the idiom meant to me.

I believe that change is emotive. We

either feel positive or negative towards

change. Kubler Ross thought that we go through a range of emotions and she

published her emotional response graph in 1969.

However, I believe that her graphical

reaction to change can be thought of as

sinusoidal, as change occurs continually around us, and hence, our emotional

response goes though a series of peaks and troughs. As a mathematical geek I love that these sinusoidal functions

can be added together using a Fourier

Series, and what is generated probably

surmises my own compounded reaction to change.

I believe that by embracing change in a upon a strong positive mental state.

For me this could be seen in the manifestation of my career as I changed not only professions, but also roles, in embracing new challenges, and increasing my mental state in a positive manner. However, I believe that this idiom “a change is as good as a rest” promoted by my Great Aunt Doreen, is not just looking at the

great changes we make in life, but how we manage our mental and emotional wellbeing on a day to day basis.

How many times have you walked away

from something unable to solve a problem, only for the solution to pop into

your head when doing something else?

This is one of the reasons why I am such Bryant programmes.

Yes, it is great to take risks, to try yourself out, to embrace something new. Yes it

allows us growth as an individual, or as a citizen of the world. Yes it helps us in becoming more 3 Dimensional.

Nevertheless, for me it creates the necessary change in routine that allows us

to recharge our minds, to maintain focus, and keeps us from becoming lethargic.

So think about my Aunt’s idiom “a

change is as good as a rest” and think what it might mean to you if this deep-rooted idiom is true.

It is this change in task, the mental

switch to something else that I believe is so

important. I have always had something else to do, to occupy my time, to think about.

I am not saying that resting does not

have its place, there are times that ones

body need to regenerate, but for me, it is important to keep mentally challenged.

This challenge has also changed for

me, from hockey or rugby, studying for

postgraduate qualifications, or learning a language, to martial arts.

It is the ability to switch off from work, to clear the mind, to concentrate on something completely different, that often I

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“Don’t let diabetes control you, you control the diabetes”.

I

magine waking up one day and

cose levels normal when you eat carbohy-

This caused an enormous change to my

ever been, more thirsty, wanting

your levels go up causing damage to your

with and alert to my body. I have to know

feeling more tired than you have

water 24/7, and losing weight without

wanting to, even though you are constantly eating.

You get a blood test to make sure

everything is normal and healthy. Then,

the next morning while you are at school the lab that is analyzing the blood calls, the nurse says that something does not

seem right. Your blood glucose levels are through the roof and your hemoglobin is

way above average. And just like that, you have become a type 1 diabetic…

This happened to me about 5 months ago.

I started getting all the usual symptoms like tiredness, thirstiness, hunger and

weight loss about 3 months before I was actually diagnosed.

When my mom came to my class to tell

me that the doctor called and wanted to

see me again I thought that it was nothing.

Then, when I got my results I still thought it was

nothing because I did not understand

anything. When my mom explained to me that I am possibly type 1 diabetic I had no idea what that meant. I knew quite a few other people with type 1 diabetes, but it never occurred to me to ask what type 1 diabetes was.

Type 1 diabetes is a disease that causes the pancreas to stop

producing a substance called insulin.

Insulin is what helps keeps your blood glu-

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drates. When your pancreas stops working, body. This usually appears in young chil-

dren under 14, but can sometimes appear in adults.

Type 1 diabetes is not a contagious

disease, I repeat, it is not a contagious

disease, nor is it proven to be hereditary, but it could be.

I am sure that someone in my family from a different generation has had it.

To control my diabetes, there are four fundamental steps:

insulin injections; either by a pen or a pump,

a manual pancreas that is outside your body, I recently got one;

glucose checking to make sure my levels are normal; to get enough sleep,

like everyone else in the world; and exercise a lot.

Exercise helps to bring levels down.

So, instead of having my pancreas take

care of me, I have to take care of myself.

Not only do I have to inject myself, but I

constantly need to be checking my blood glucose levels using a needle to prick my

finger and a special machine called a glucose meter, that tells me a number.

At night my parents do controls for me 1-4

times. Usually, the levels range of a normal person is between 70 and 160 mg/dl. But

even when someone without diabetes eats carbohydrates, they can go up to 200 or

more, but their body naturally brings them down.

lifestyle. I have to be constantly in touch how I feel when I go below the range or

when I go above. I have to do things other people do not even have to worry or even think about.

Around 10% of the population in the world has type 1 diabetes, and 0.4% of the population in South Korea have diabetes.

Sometimes I have really bad days where I hate having to live with it, but others I am happy that it happened to me and

not someone else, because I feel strong enough to take it and even turn it into something positive.

Dr. Douglas Melton, from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute,

considers his team to be 5 years away from a cure. Even if Professor Melton is 10-20

years from a breakthrough, I am hoping for a change for the better.

In the meantime, what can I do?

My future plan is to host a fundraising in event at NLCS for the Juvenile Diabetes

Research Foundation, which works closely with Harvard and other research facilities towards a cure.

Every step brings me closer to a hope.

Some of the best advice I was ever given was “Don’t let diabetes control you, you control the diabetes”. And I think I have.

I AM DIABETIC, SO WHAT? Written by Adriana Lozano Toren, Year 10, Mulchat

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CHANGE IN COLOURS: THE STORY OF

PINK

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Lizzy Lee, Year 10, Geomun

Think of the colour pink.

Do you have any images that just randomly pop up into your head? Let me guess. I am

quite sure you have a general image of girls in your mind. It is natural for everyone to

think of pink as the ‘colour of girls’, espe-

cially taking into account that the prejudice

has been instilled within us from a very long time ago. However, pink wasn’t always the ‘girls’ colour’. As lately as the early stages of 1900s, pink was seen by the majority

as a colour that complemented boys far

girls and blue with boys. There have been a

lot of studies which suggested that females just “innately” prefer pink over other col-

ours, as well as blue being the colour which males prefer naturally.

A number of other media approached this issue by saying that the current colour

consensus, which appears to have emerged during the 1950s, came from the Nazis stig-

matising homosexuals with pink triangles in their concentration camps.

better than girls; correspondingly, blue was

Whatever the reason may be, the two col-

female gender.

and resolute. As a matter of fact, there

a colour which was predominantly for the Newspapers back then, such as the The

Sunday Sentinel (1914), suggested tips for new parents like the one below:

“If you like the colour note on the little

one’s garments, use pink for the boy and blue for the girl, if you are a follower of convention.”

In 1918, The Ladies Home Journal wrote,

“There has been a great diversity of opinion on the subject, but the generally accepted

rule is pink for the boy and blue for the girl.

The reason is that pink, being a more decided and stronger colour, is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl.” The

paper additionally stated that since pink is similar to red, it is more fitting for boys, as red is a “bold and powerful” colour, while

blue is more relevant for girls because the

Virgin Mary is customarily dressed in blue.

Disregarding the initial connotations of blue

ours’ connotations may not be so insistent are some indications that pink is making

its comeback as a colour for boys, so stay tuned. We never know- decades later, the

trend might be repeating itself by printing

out pink cards for congratulating baby boys.

This example of the colour pink is one of

the many common prejudices that we live

with, and an idea that we feel absolutely no rejections towards.

As we live in a community where people

influence one another a lot, prejudice can

actually be a more serious obstacle for our betterment than we may actually regard it as. Prejudices prevent ideas from devel-

oping and changing. Therefore, although

certain prejudices can be believed without

doubt, maybe because some studies might

have proved the theory, or it has been there for a long amount of time and had techni-

cally became a truth, prejudices can always reverse themselves into an unexpected doctrine in a blink.

and pink, it’s evident that the convention of today have switched the original nuances

so that pink is much more correlated with

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Is there anything we can change for the better in our school? written by Yunsoo Park, with a little help from Mr. Maher

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Is there anything we can change around the school?

Isn’t the new printing system wonderful and aren’t we really glad the

staff members from different departments. These are the results of

and, while there always will be teething problems, this change will

This question was asked to over 100 students of all ages and a few the survey. I was left with 12 important points from my survey.

Lunch Time •

Add breaktime to lunch

•

Increase lunchtime and finish school later

•

Add changeover time to lunch

Do students really want a longer lunch break?

Do they so value the activities they do at lunchtime that they think they need longer for this?

Do we want to make sure we continue to have opportunities to explore more issues on our own?

Cafeteria •

Increase the size of cafeteria

•

Designate a table or more if needed for each year group

•

Use the space in a more orderly fashion

Perhaps we can simply use the area more sensibly and get greater use out of the limited space?

Open the library 2nd floor door •

Librarian may stand near the door

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Teachers must be able to trust students

•

Door may be closed during lesson times and after 3:30

Why is the door closed?

Do people know that the doors on the first and third floors are open

and monitored all the time because there is a member of staff beside them? How much would it cost to have to employ another member

of staff so that students just didn’t have to walk up or down a flight of stairs? Do we really want this change?

CCAs • • •

Students may create, run CCAs

Students may recommend CCAs to teachers Students may change CCAs more easily

Are we saying that we value CCAs so much that we want to run them?

Do people not see the Sixth Form students running CCAs for other students?

school has made this change for us? It’s such an improved system make a significant improvement to student’s lives.

wi-fi • •

Change the wi-fi routers

Add more routers around school

The wi-fi system does work for us and has been improved over the

last year. When will the next technological breakthrough come and give us something else to get our heads around in adjusting to the change?

Consequences •

Stronger consequences for swearing

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Stronger consequences for fighting

• •

Stronger consequences for Korean

Stronger consequences for not bringing correct equipment/kit

Perhaps students reading this and breaking the rules will change

their attitudes and we can all live in a more pleasant atmosphere?

Medical Centre •

Make it easier to obtain medical slip

•

Only one person may accompany/help the hurt person

• •

On emergencies, no medical slips needed

Only one person may accompany/help the hurt person in the lift

Is this really a change? Don’t we all adopt a common sense approach to the medical centre and emergencies?

Library • •

More books

More computers

Clear consequences for rule-breakers such as : •

Eating

•

Take books unauthorized

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Drinking

Playing games on library computers

Yes! give us the opportunity to change and broaden our minds!

Outdoor activities • •

Teachers must have a plan B for when it is raining

Nonetheless, students must bring some kind of protection from the rain

What happened to the old adage ‘ Be Prepared’? Doesn’t the rain

bring new challenges to us in our outside activities that we will just have to surmount?

Day students •

Make day room at house

•

Allow day students to go upstairs

•

Improve day room condition

Isn’t it great that we do have day students participating in Bryant and CCAs?

Printing •

Add more computers to the printing system

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Add more printers

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Link other computers to the printer

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Juggling Co­curricular Written by

Elly Lee, Year 10, Geomun Da In Ahn, Year 10, Geomun Jong Won Lim, Year 8, Jeoji

NLCS Jeju students can be challenged in various activities with

scarf juggling, ball, unicycling, plate spinning, poi­s winging, devil

activities which school provides.

Mr. Carter­S tead explained that he juggles in front of everyone

no limitations and co­c urricular activity is one of the creative

‘Juggling Club’ one of these. Co-curricular is an activity which is held after the end of lessons. And, as if we could guess, ‘Jug-

gling co-curricular club’ is the club where we learn how to juggle.

That is juggle items not our hectic social lives!

This club is held every Wednesday at the Auditorium with NLCS Jeju seniors.

Mr. Carter­Stead is running this club.

He encountered juggling from his maths teacher in Year 7. It be-

came his favourite hobby since. And later, he had an opportunity to reveal his talent at NLCS Jeju.

He really seemed to like juggling because he greeted us while explaining about juggling skills such as fire juggling and knife juggling.

‘Juggling co­c urricular’ started last year. Despite the short his-

tory, the club has evolved every term. Club members have been

challenged by various types of juggling skills. They have learned

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sticking, balloon modeling and diabolo so far.

until all the members completely understand about it.

One of the most frequent words that Mr. Carter­S tead used was

‘free.’ Mr. Carter­Stead doesn’t force or expects his students to succeed in all of these skills first time.

Every student can learn juggling as much as they want to. They

get to choose which juggling they are going to learn. He told me

that the club should be ‘relaxing’ and ‘entertaining’ rather than being ‘competitive’.

Some would say, “this club is too free”, as he requires members

to attempt various juggling skills and challenge themselves. When I asked him “what is the ultimate goal of the club?”, he responded

that he would be happy to see more people succeed at unicycling and meet the challenge of riding the ‘six foot high unicycle’.

He told me that it is only Eric Brown and Sabine Kim who have succeeded in this so far. In addition, he emphasised

once more that everyone has their own pace in terms of learning

new things, especially in juggling. Moreover, though his students can’t accomplish all those skills, he will be happy by seeing him or her improving and challenging themselves.

He explained that members can both develop themselves

physically and mentally. In terms of physical improvement, students can improve their ‘hand­e ye coordination’.

Mentally, they can learn ‘patience’ by attempting variety of skills in terms of juggling.

Interviewing Mr. Carter­S tead and his club certainly was a great experience.

I learned that there were many benefits by learning juggling.

Moreover, I was able to learn various types of juggling, which was hilarious!

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first for Ms. Singleton & Mr. Morgan, a lifetime for Ms. Brandon, a life experience for our students and an inspiration for the students of Somosomo.

As we take off from Incheon airport I take for granted the plane will be air conditioned, well stocked with food and, no doubt, be showing a selection of the latest movies that will entertain me on the 10 hour flight to Nadi Airport, Fiji.

In our matching T-shirts, the 27 members of NLCS Jeju start to wonder about life on the remote island of Taveuni and, despite all the information imparted about the island by Miss Brandon, this article only touches the surface of what we found.

As we leave Nadi airport we are taken to a small local airstrip to board a ten-seat plane with 3 simple propellers, at this point the looks of disbelief spread across the student’s faces.

I, on the other hand, was thinking, great.

The weather is good and the breeze light! Where are all the movies now?

A beat up truck meets us at the airport and drives us the short journey to the village of Somosomo. We wind our way through the luscious green flora of coconut palms and mango trees on a road made up of tarmac and dirt.

The village is a collection of houses, small shops, churches and schools. The houses are made of a combination of cement and corrugated iron and very few of the windows contain glass but, instead, wooden shutters.

We pull up to our basic accommodation and the next shock of the trip hits the NLCS students … no wi-fi for 5 days!

In a village that barely has electricity and clean running water, fiber optic cables are few and far between.

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As we settle in and unpack, the news of our arrival spreads through the village.

We walk back down to the school to be greeted by children coming out of their lessons in the junior school and, those others who haven’t made it to school, stop their play time in the river to warmly welcome us with beaming smiles.

Our welcome is overwhelming; we are presented with hand made garlands and treated to traditional dances, setting the scene for the week ahead.

The nervous NLCS ‘teachers’ start their lessons that afternoon, they settle in well but, to be honest, it wouldn’t have shown if they didn’t as there were only beaming smiles on the faces of all the Somosomo pupils.

Salaseini, in Year 7, said “she looks forward to the NLCS visit every year, she always gets to try new things.”

The teachers admit they simply ‘chalk and talk’ everyday. They have very little access to books, basic resources such as glue and scissors and no ICT support limiting how they can teach.

The mud and rock covered road would give the average person a workout.

The pupils scale it with ease, most of them in bare foot. A young girl next to me explains she walks an hour to school every day from a farm in the mountains. That is dedication for you… and reminded me of the numerous times I have heard the sixth formers moaning about how far away Halla House is!

As we finish school and trek back down the slope the local river has come to life.

Mums and daughters wash their clothes on the rocks with a simple bar of soap. Young children, carefree, jump off the bridge into the rocky water below.

We decide we should join in the fun and wade into the cold river to be mobbed by the pupils we have just taught and other local villagers. They climb on our shoulders and jump off. They asked be thrown in the air by the ‘strong’ rugby boys.

Laughter is everywhere.

Mrs Waqatabu commented that “our students are so lucky to have NLCS Jeju visit, they get to try their hand at so many new activities. We are lucky too, as teachers we learn something every year.”

The teaching week did not start smoothly for all. A few of the NLCS students start to appreciate the term “fail to prepare, prepare to fail!” and it gives them a new found respect for teachers, in particularly the primary school teachers. Phrases such as manic, uncontrollable and they never shut up… were being battered about. My response was simply it sounds like my Year 10 boys class!

The middle school - years 4 -8, can be found at the top of a steep dirt track.

You can see by the end of day two that the visitors have begun to adapt to their new

Master Joji added, “students who haven’t attended school in weeks come back when NLCS visit. They are very keen to get their hands on models and materials as we have nothing like that here”.

A late night of planning means very little sleep for the ‘NLCS teachers in the making’. Not to mention being disturbed by the crazy cockerels that have decided to crow all night and not just at sunrise!

Somosomo written by mrs singleton

surroundings and build relationships with the pupils in their class. The Fijian pupils were shouting ‘An-nyung-ha-sae-yo’ at every opportunity, amongst other phrases they had and hadn’t been taught.

Looking around, students are covered in paint from making papier mache planets, or, have stained hands from tie dying. They didn’t care, it felt like nothing was going to stop them smiling!

Alice, in Year 6, admits “it is the most I have listened in class in ages! I love learning new words and I get to paint lots of pretty things”.

After another late night of planning its day three and the NLCS Teachers are up there with the pros. Thinking on their feet, setting tests, teaching taekwondo and having water balloon fights. Finally, the teaching draws to an end, there are a few tired faces but it is clear the NLCS students have made an impact on the students that won’t easily be forgotten and I hope the feeling works both ways.

Pauly, in Year 6, tells me his favourite parts have been, “volleyball, learning Korean words and reading new books”.

Salaseini adds she “now knows lots about global warming and giggles as she tells me San is as big a kid as she is”!

The village throw a spectacular farewell with more garlands, more traditional dances and this time the NLCS pupils get thoroughly involved. They sing loudly and fed the whole school. Every day the local villages provided us with lunch and dinner, it is probably realistic to say fed us more in the 5 days than they feed their family in a month.

Now the tears are flowing as the final goodbyes are said. The Fijian pupils give small gifts to show their appreciation. That fuzzy feeling inside cannot be explained as people, who have so little, give us so much in order to show their gratitude.

I asked Minjoo and Julie in Year 12 about their experiences. Julie explained, “the kids were so supportive, I felt like I was the one being taught. I was so touched by their warmth and kindness”.

Minjoo adds, “I was surprised by their good manners and how warmhearted they were. Their enthusiasm kept me going everyday”.

We finish our time off with the students at a village party to raise money for the senior school’s athletic team. There were some serious shapes being shown on the dance floor in particular by Aidan and Gia. Mr. Morgan was a hit with the ladies and kept getting asked up to dance on numerous occasions, much to the amusement of everyone.

With the service part over we moved to the resort for some well-earned relaxation!

Some students looked very sad as they realised they were now in luxury compared to where they had been. They really seemed to appreciate how fortunate they were. Others were too excited by finally having Wi-fi to step back and take a look at their new surroundings.

The next four days moved by quickly.

Students from the school made regular visits to the resort to say “hello” to their new friends. The NLCS teachers went back to being students and got the chance to

go snorkeling on the Rainbow Reef, just off the shores of the Island.

A beautiful coastal walk lead them to the local waterfalls where they jumped into the water from the great heights above, some students over coming fears and taking new risks. Plus, a trip to the International Date Line meant they could be in today and tomorrow at the same time!

As I reflect on the trip tears well up in my eyes. These pupils do live in poverty but are trying to make the most of their education. The reality is most of them will never leave the island and will drop out of school by the time they are 16 to work on the local farms or become mothers.

These pupils made us remember you can be happy without money, a simple river can be turned into a theme park and the smiles on their adorable faces will be long imprinted on my brain.

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Our students are so lucky to have NLCS Jeju visit, they get to try their hand at so many new activities.”

Mrs Waqatabu 21

Behind the story of somosomo 22

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Zenith of Tranquility

&

Succulent Rhapsody

C

lose your eyes and imagine you are in a wild for-

Those ingredients were used for juice in the new

energising you.

Fortified by its nutritious and delicious material, exquisite

est with the shining sun under lighting the trees, The wind is quite moderate, neither hot nor cold.

However, don’t you think something is missing?

What would you think about a waiter, wearing a penguin suit, coming towards you and offering a drink.

Well, I would suggest a delicious, refreshing juice in a long, tall glass.

The waiter asked in a deep whisper, “What would you care for combine, mademoiselle?”

Well, think about some ingredients apple, cucumber, lime, ginger, coconut water, and almond milk.

How do you reckon about the relationship between those ingredients? Is it disgusting?

Is it unusual? Is it wonderful?

Well, welcome to Jogging and Juice!

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co-curricular programme, Jogging and Juice.

scenery with fragrance of freshness, you can stimulate your passion and appetite.

This all awaits you after you have gone for a run. The art of

delicacy in running will make participants challenge themselves, increasing stamina and fitness.

The courses will be varied and extended every week so you

get to sample different juices after running different courses.

Also, the conspicuous thing that is absent in the sweet taste

of the juice ingredients is added sugar. No refined yuckyness flavour here, but it is unlike any flavour you have had.

This programme is on Thursday.

If you are engaging within enrage with your diet there’s certainly no hope for you now!

Jong Won Lim, Year 8, Jeoji

How North London Collegiate School Jeju Changed Me

Written by Wonseo Cho, Mulchat & Kyung Joon Jang, Jeoji, Year 11

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Everybody has been told, at least once in their lives, “senior school

I can still remember the erstwhile moments of my first visit to

change for everybody. Entering year 7 you still feel like a kid, your

I honestly did not know what I was getting myself into; I was

is what you make of it.” It’s true- senior stage is a time of great

post-secondary and career choices far from top priority. However, by year 11 you become more mature and grow into a young adult.

Personally, looking back to my year 7 self and comparing him to

the IGCSE student self of today, I am able to see significant changes in my character, my experiences and personal goals.

There are many aspects within my personal character that have changed since coming to NLCS Jeju in Year 7. One of them is my

time management skills. When I first started out as a Year 7, I used to procrastinate, end up rushing all my homework the night just

before, and wake up late in the morning. The “rushing through my work” part was especially problematic. The homework would be

done but would be very sloppy, and only “finished” just so I could say it was done. After four years though, I’ve learnt my lesson

and do my homework efficiently. I felt the necessity of prioritiz-

ing which assignments were most demanding and important for tonight.

Few years ago, I was one of those people who would be called to sit at the front during whole house photos, while others stood at

the back, ready to smile. I always looked up to stay on eye contact while the conversation went on between above my head. Eventually, I had a creeping suspicion that I had acquired a chronic neck-pain because of having to constantly look above. Then, I

could only dream about inhaling the fresh air above my head, in

the higher altitude. But then- I started growing. Growing, growing,

growing- both horizontally and vertically, but mostly in the vertical direction. Freed from discs or neck pain, I suddenly reached the

upper atmosphere, which I so yearned to breath. Soon I was able to experience the the atmosphere above people, away from the

dense, hot air down below. And recently, I found myself on stage, mimicking Mr. Tamlyn.

- Wonseo Cho, Year 11, Mulchat

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North London Collegiate School Jeju.

walking into a life changing experience. As I walked towards the

campus that day, I felt extremely nervous but my nerves quickly

melted away as I spoke with Mr. Cheung. He informed me about the school and the things I would be doing as an NLCS student. The

school has allowed me to harness potential I did not even know

I had. I had never expected to learn about music, dance, drama,

computer science and geography; all of this was a new ballgame

for me. Before becoming a student of NLCS Jeju, I imagined myself graduating a Korean high school. I would have never thought of

learning music, dance, drama, computer science and geography

in such school. However, NLCS Jeju was a breathe of fresh air and

I was able to experience the unexpected. On top of every new skill

I acquired, the most important one that this school taught me was how to learn. I gained self-motivation and used it to teach myself how to learn independently in this new environment. I am im-

mensely glad I found NLCS Jeju and I am grateful for the opportunities that the school has offered.

I would not be anything close to the person I am today without this place. My furture plan is to use the experience I have gained at this

school to guide me into my adult life, whatever it may consist of. I’ll be honest; I don’t really know what I want to do yet. But what I do

know is that whatever I decide to do, I’m confident that the things I have learned here will be an asset in overcoming any challenge that presents itself to me.

- Kyung Joon Jang, Year 11, Jeoji

Interviews with NLCS Jeju Students Byungkun Kim Year 9 Mulchat

Etherine Wei Year 10 Mulchat

Sharon Park Year 11 Geomun

In ‘An Exceptional British Educational School’, it seemed to have various subjects with gen-

eral facilities. The campus was so large. So large I couldn’t memorise where the classes are, which I had to stick with other friends to find the right classroom.

One thing I was so amused at was science being divided into 3 subjects: chemistry, biology and physics. I found myself become more active and trying new things, such as house competitions and co-curriculars.

Simply, I made lots of friends at NLCS Jeju. Also, I encountered new language, Korean, and

learnt many words. After coming to NLCS Jeju, I continued dance and music and found more values in these subjects.

Now, I appreciate the changes and I am fully motivated in enhancing my skills and passion.

I live in Mulchat and such dorm life has given me some tips to live in this community. I actively communicate and try to maintain good relationship with new friends. Now, I interact with students in upper year groups, both confidently and comfortably.

I’ve become more independent.

Independence was one of the many things I thought I wouldn’t be able to gain, especially since I’d always been dependent on my surroundings. Friends were my no.1 priority in

school, and I took them as the most significant. But as I moved up to an older year, I realised that I should be the most significant to myself and should become more self-determining.

Starting a life as a newly independent 11 year old, NLCS brought me challenges at first.

I quickly felt the huge, gaping hole of my parent’s care and attention to my daily routine.

Dayna DI Shin Year 11 Sarah

Here, I was just a young girl who was nervous and directionless. Simplest of tasks such

as handing in a homework assignment on time, and being at the right place at the right

time were more difficult than imagined when I had to manage my time on my own entirely.

However, when my housemistress knew that I am going over the hard time, she gave me an

advice that weighed on me more than anything. Following her one advice, I reminded myself what girl I used to be, and throughout living in the boarding house more than a year with my own philosophy of life, I became a totally new person.

Whenever I am depressed or full of stress because of something, such as friendship problems, or tests, my philosophy gives me a reason to do it positively and be an optimist.

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COOKINGFORFUN! 28

K

orean television shows nowadays are mostly

fancy-looking dishes through basic methods, awed by his

entertainment has dominated the screens,

by his unpretentious, approachable manners. Aiming for the

about two things: eating and cooking. Culinary where young male celebrity chefs captivate the audience with their brilliant cooking skills.

The likes of ‘Please Take Care of My Refrigerator’ - ‘냉장고를 부탁해’, a cooking entertainment program starring profes-

sional chefs, and ‘Mr. Baek’s Homemade Food’ - ‘집밥 백선생’ are gaining tremendous popularity.

This trend is a change of the scene. We have seen cooking

shows with big name chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver, and we have seen the ones starring middle-aged

female chefs with their motherly warmth. However, the current phenomenon is unlike anything we have seen before;

at the centre of the limelight are non-celebrity and perhaps

non-professional cookers, more than often young and male.

The collaboration between mass media and food is proving to have extraordinary power. Every restaurant featured in popular shows become ‘it’ places, and the demands for

cooking ingredients are soaring at an unprecedented rate.

Lotte Mart, a Korean hypermarket, have stated that their

sales of salts and various types of sauce and spices has increased by 72%, and the sales of kitchen utensils by 63%.

The most notable fact is that most of the popular cooking

shows in Korea involve a group of amateur or non-profes-

sional chefs, and focus on introducing creative ways of swiftly preparing a good meal. What’s more, even the shows that

star professional chefs are beginning to concentrate more on easy recipes for home cooking.

This culinary craze was, arguably, triggered by a chilled,

easygoing and smiley chef in his fifties: Baek Jong-Won.

Starting off on My Little Television, which is in the format

of internet broadcasting with interactive viewer participation, Baek proved himself to be a fantastic communicator with the audience. The audience is absolutely captivated

by his magical skills of transforming ordinary foodstuff into

extraordinary passion for all things culinary, and enamoured ‘people who live alone or who have never been interested in cooking before’, Beak stated, he only uses ingredients easily found in ordinary supermarkets, and his recipes are simple for the audience to follow along.

In the past, Koreans saw cooking as an activity only for

professional chefs and housewives. According to an OECD

survey, the amount of time Korean men does housework in their homes is the lowest amongst 29 other countries. On

the other hand, the amount of time Korean women spent on their housework was 141 minutes - the highest among the countries surveyed. Traditionally, Korean Society defined

kitchen as a place only for women and it was considered a taboo for men to enter the kitchen.

However, communicative cooking television shows are

attracting an unprecedented array of audience through

showing them how to make a variety of dishes using limited ingredients usually at home. Nowadays, more and more people seems to understand the joy of cooking.

The entirety of the Korean society seems to be on the

verge of a huge change; fathers and sons are beginning to enjoy cooking after watching their fellow men cooking on

television to the delight of the public. The influences of food shows are moving beyond popular culture, into restaurants and homes.

More men are cooking; this may mean that the unseen do-

mestic wall between the roles of the men and the women in the household is also beginning to collapse.

Cooking is a representation of much more than just the

preparation of a meal. In the age of instant food and fast

delivery, it is remarkable how the audience has rediscovered the joy of cooking through these food shows.

Clair Oh, Year10, Sarah

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Destination ImagiNation

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“In our lives, we will never forget this year.”

These were the words of the students that used to be in Mrs Bulut’s Destination Imagination team, back in Turkey.

D

estination Imagination is a highly prestigious organ-

This is how this group went about it. The main point here was that

who have not heard of this intriguing program, it is a

laid the newspaper on the floor and using a device formed from the

isation, all about teamwork and creativity. For those competition, where teams of up to seven complete missions within a very short time.

The missions require thinking outside the box, for example, creating a floating object that supports weight. The teams may only use the materials given to them and their brainpower.

From this explanation, kindly provided by Mrs Bulut, it’s pretty ob-

vious that students who participate in Destination Imagination are

good all-rounders. Intelligence, along with creativity and a sense of humour, is required.

One of the groups Mrs Bulut had before had solved a particular

problem quite ingeniously. The team was give a small rectangular area, and within this area there stood a ball on an empty loo roll

cartridge. Then outside this area, they were given materials such as newspapers, a spoon, straw, tape, and a piece of string. The objec-

tive was to remove the ball from the area without letting the empty loo roll fall over, and without allowing the ball to touch the floor.

the ball couldn’t touch the floor. In order to solve this, the students other materials, managed to slide the ball off the loo roll onto the newspaper, which stopped it from making contact with the floor.

From here, all they had to do was slowly tug out the newspaper, and they had solved the problem.

Mrs Bulut exclaimed at the cleverness of the students, and empha-

sised the importance of having the right people in the teams; people

clever and creative, teaming and tolerant, inventive and imaginative.

Here, Mrs Bulut expressed her wishes to have enthusiastic, dedicat-

ed students in her Destination Imagination group here at NLCS Jeju; people who are willing to try something new and exciting.

Destination Imagination is recognized worldwide, and what’s more, it helps you develop positive traits. The co-curricular activity takes

place on Friday. Try it out next term if you think you want something new, something that can really benefit you in many ways.

Dain Ahn, Year 10, Geomun

How would you have got around this problem?

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ROBOT REV

H

istory changes. Lifestyles

change. Everything changes with time. One of the major changes that lead these changes is

technology. History is made by the use

of technology. For example, World War II

shows the use of the technology of coding and hacking. Countries wanted to hack

into each other’s’ system in order to spy

on other country’s military strategies. The one who solved the code with which military secrets were written shared through deciphering the code was the one who saved the country.

Lifestyle is also affected. Everyday, we use our phones to contact our family.

Everyday, we use our computers to do

homework. Even this issue of islander took a lot of technology to make. Computing

technology to type the articles, printing

technology to print out the issues, so on

and so forth. These days, the most important technology, however, is the technol-

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ogy of electricity. It underwent countless

numbers of change throughout its history.

Computers were the beginning of elec-

tronic technology; programming technology has ceaselessly influenced the whole world, and its impacts are still massive.

The very first computer was named

“ENIAC”. This was only used in calculating numbers, specifically in designing and

calculating artillery firing tables for the US Army’s Research Laboratory. The ENIAC contained 17,468 vacuum tubes, 7200

crystal diodes, 1500 relays, 70000 resis-

tors, 10000 capacitors and about 5000000 hand - soldered joints. It weighed more

than 27 tons and was roughly about 2400

feet. It occupied 167m2 and consumed 150 kW of electricity. The program installed in

the computer mainly studied the feasibility of hydrogen bomb.

How are computers nowadays though?

They are small and comfortable to use,

and armed with cutting-edge technology, of course, as is always the case. If ENI-

AC was only able to calculate and study

hydrogen bombs, the computers nowa-

days can compose music, save document files, save photographs, enable users to exchange texts in a matter of seconds,

and even are connected to the Internet,

a concept only very recently introduced to the public. As computers developed,

the designs also changed; the bulky, huge machines disappeared to be replaced by relatively compact desktops and booksized laptops.

Phones have also underwent countless

changes. When the concept of a telephone was invented, there was a limit in the

distance connected by telephones, which were bound by a wire and and didn’t support great sound qualities. The first ver-

sion of phone or telegraph was founded by Antonio Meucci, who initially did not fully

understand the nature of his invention. He

VOLUTION? demonstrated how to use the communicating device when it was done, but still

could not figure out what it exactly meant.

Time passed as Meucci figured out what

he made was; however, while Meucci was

deep in thought, Alexander Bell appeared

and succeeded in communicating through a telephone, who Bell continued to develop the invention and finally succeeded in granting a patent for the technology.

As time passed, people invented wireless phones. Phones could only be used in-

doors with the wire connection before the invention of the mobile phone. This was a huge innovation. Everybody had a phone inside their house or outside the house,

and everybody was able to contact each

other. And in 2007, a company called Apple created iPhone. Named ‘smartphone’,

this monstrous little gadget was capable of doing what only computers could do;

connecting to the Internet, doing mathematical calculations, transferring text

messages and even downloading various applications for specific purposes. This

was the first IOS phone introduced to the

market, before the emergence of Android phones in 2008.

Another development that gave a huge impact was screens. Screens are used

mostly every electronic devices. There

are two main devices to which the screen

is vital. The first device is called cameras.

At first, cameras could only take black-

and-white photographs with relatively low definitions. Now, we can take pictures of

extreme sharpness even with our phones.

The second is television. At first, television screens were very small, and only could show black and white pictures with an-

tennas to receive images. These days, the quality of videos are very different from

the past; television screens are larger, and

the images are very realistic with extremely high definitions.

Then, how did people’s attitudes towards

ple, my grandfather, who is about 80 years old, only uses his smartphone to contact other people through phone calls and

messages.. On the other hand, my mother

uses most of her phone’s functions to contact others, share files, go on the internet, and search for various information. I use an old phone that is not a smart phone,

and I’m okay with it; I only use the calling and messaging functions anyways.

Overall, technology developed a lot

compared to the past. We now have more convenient devices like smartphones and

portable computers. Scientific technology will continue to develop with time, and by the time my generation grows to be the

elders of the society, the world might have

been conquered by robots and computers.

Sunghee Kim, Year 10, Sarah

technology change? Some people love

these changes and wants the progress to continue, while other people are facing

difficulties figuring out what they should

do with their electronic devices. For exam-

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Clockwise Meg Whitman - Chariman of HP, Christine Legarde -Managing Director of IMF, Indra Nooyi - Chairperson & CEO of PepsiCo, Angela Merkel - Chancellor of Germany

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Women’s Ability & Beauty Written by Elly Lee, Year 10, Geomun

t is evident that the importance of women’s beauty and

I

According to a thesis, written by Jeung Mu Guan, Park Jong Hun

Women invest a lot of time for their beauty. The standard of

highlighted the importance of beauty.

order to reach a conclusion.

ning of the Miss Korea Jin isn’t only an honour in itself but also a

ability is potentially dividing.

their beauty and ability is gradually increasing. However, the

significance of beauty and ability had not been compared so far.

Elly Lee found interest in this issue and began researching in Elly found that women’s ability has more value than beauty.

For the evidence, women’s leadership has been publicly known and became more and more remarkable.

Germany’s Prime Minister Angela Merkel, Managing Director of

Internation Monetary Fund IMF ’s Christine Lagarde are two of the top leaders in the world.

Hillary Clinton is United States of America’s former Secretary of State and currently in the running to be the next president who

have great power. Moreover, USA magazine found out that 18 out of 500 women were CEOs of global companies.

HP’s Whitman and Pepsi Cola’s CEO Indra Nooyi.

and Kim Miang Sock, they studied the effect of beauty and they

Based on their thesis, beauty doesn’t directly effect the interview

result. Moreover, the prize for the winner of Miss Korea Jin in 1997 was 20 million won but rose to 50 million won this year. The wingreat opportunity as well.

Winners get a great following among the society and a lot of them became entertainers or celebrities.

Rather than investing in beauty, which you can’t change without a great effort, it is better to focus on improving your ability and enhance your personal value.

Elly hasn’t determine whether beauty or ability is important.

It is because both factors seem to influence significantly to a lot

of women. So, the question still remains. Is women’s beauty or is women’s ability important?

They are the ones who are in the list. We can’t avoid the fact that

some of the leaders are beautiful and their beauty was somehow beneficial for them to succeed. However, it is definitely the case that these women mentioned above didn’t succeed because of their beauty, but because of their extraordinary abilities.

On the other hand, Elly also found that women’s beauty is highly

valued. When it comes to selecting a women employee, it is generally known that their beauty is regarded significantly.

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The Disney Spell W

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ritten by Yubin Cho, Year 10, Mulchat

W

hen we’re young, we don’t

From 1989 to 1992, princesses such as Ari-

afraid of showing her true characteristics.

Luther King Jr, Albert Einstein,

noteworthy point is that finally non-white

sword fighting. Also, she is not temperate

look up to figures like Martin or Isaac Newton.

Most childhood idols are not even real;

many boys admire dinosaurs and mon-

sters, with powers that could just about make anything that annoys them dis-

appear in thin air, and many girls adore

Disney princesses who party with friends 24/7 with pretty dresses on. While most

boys would soon realise that it’s impos-

sible to be a dinosaur or a monster, girls never stop dreaming to live the life of a princess.

This ‘princess effect’ is not accidental; to

a certain extent, it can be argued that Dis-

el, Belle, and Jasmine appeared. The first

princesses began to emerge, represented

by Jasmine, which shows that Disney had

begun to actively embrace a wider cultural diversity. Their personalities are not as

tedious as their predecessors; these ‘second generation’ princesses were curious,

rebellious, adventurous, and increasingly

independent; they began to do what they truly want to do, and realised they didn’t

have to act feminine all the time. Yet, they were not the true heroes of their lives.

They were still submissive, and their lives was still, arguably, all about finding the perfect husband.

ney princesses are purposefully designed

From 1995 to 2009, the princesses became

conduct for girls. In other words, Disney

brought up the Chinese Mulan, the Native

in such a way that it functions as a code of princesses are made to teach girls about how they should behave, moreover what

they should aspire to be. This is shown in the way princesses from different time periods reflect the respective period’s definition of ‘the perfect girl.’

From 1937 to 1959, princesses were the

even more culturally diverse. Disney

American Pocahontas, and the African

American Tiana. These princesses chal-

lenged the conventional Western standards of beauty, representing a variety of

cultures, thus helping children to accept

different types of beauty and grow confident about their own appearances.

‘classic beauties’, the perfect examples of

Nowadays, princesses are not unrealistic

They had wide eyes, thin waist, white skin,

the true heroines, a fighter who doesn’t

which are Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. and blonde hair, and did virtually nothing as they calmly waited for a handsome

prince to come and find them. This shows how the society in the early to mid 20th

century wanted girls to be submissive to

men, moreover encouraged them to care about their appearance more than any-

thing else. It seems to have been widely thought that the only way girls could

achieve success was through tying the

knot with a rich and powerful man. This would have lowered many girls’ self-esteem, especially as they realised what

they saw in the mirror was different from the ‘ideal appearance.’

barbie dolls, but tomboys. They are now

need anybody to rescue themselves from agony but themselves. For instance, in

the disney movie Brave, princess Merida

abandons marriage to find true freedom, whatever the cost may be. This shows a stark contrast with what Cinderella

believed in: all Cinderella craved for was a

She is skilled in archery, spears, and even nor obedient; she is an adventurous girl

with strong opinions of her own. Merida’s

appearance is also the complete opposite of Cinderella. Whilst Cinderella is por-

trayed wearing a colourful and decora-

tive dress and a crown, an attire the sole

purpose of which is beautiful appearance, Merida chooses to wear a humble dark green gown, suitable for hunting and

other outdoor activities. While Cinderella looks flawless with the perfect body

shape, eyes, and hair, Merida looks more down-to-earth with her long wild hair,

pale and freckled skin, and even a slender yet not-too-thin body. She is by no

means ‘perfect’, but her unique person-

ality makes her as beautiful as any other princesses: she shines with the magical

willpower to achieve her goals on her own, without the spell of a fairy godmother or the rescue by a handsome prince.

Disney princesses are evolving. The

princesses of this generation are teach-

ing young girls the courage and power to question conventions society imposes upon them, the importance of finding

their true passion, and the perseverance to chase their dreams. What’s more, the influences of the feminist ideas in the

modern Disney movies go beyond inspiring young girls: it seems to be changing

the very way society defines the female gender.

magical, surreal success without initiating any active endeavor on her side. Such

passivity made Cinderella seem highly

dependent on Prince Charming, and this kind of dynamic had been strengthen-

ing the concept of male superiority over

women, moreover the idea that all women are expected to do is to look attractive

for their men. In contrast, Merida is never

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TIME FOR A CHANGE! Written by Jimmy Park & Thomas Lee, Year 11, Sarah

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We’re sick and tired of this.

The time has come for us to change this.

Do you want to know what it is? Then keep on reading.

We decided to change the topic of this edition of the Islander.

As you guys would have figured out from reading the countless

pages you flipped before reaching this page, this term’s topic is “Change”.

Sure, we’re going to write about ‘change’- we don’t want to be

rebels- but we decided to write from a slightly different perspective. Since we are so kind and respect your rights to have an en-

joyable read, we will try and save you from this overabundance of changed (or, perhaps, edited) articles, going on and on about the same thing, and help you guys find out how ‘changes’ changed us- literally.

When we heard that ‘Change’ was this term’s topic, we went straight to the dictionary to research the exact meaning of

change. Out of the countless definitions that we found, one defi-

nition inspired us deeply. The definition was “coins you have that do not have a high value”. Why? Why is change defined as some-

thing that does not have a ‘high value’? We decided to challenge this definition directly and prove how much importance change can have when used in a special way.

On a perfect summer day in South Korea, with the sun blazing,

people would normally sit outside sipping a glass of cool lemon-

ade, eating watermelon, for the whole afternoon. But such peace of a lazy summer afternoon was broken by a group of police of-

ficers invading a post office and investigating the staff members.

The reason behind the arrest was that the staff members stole

about $500k (about 580 million won) over a period of five or so

years and it somehow reached a policeman’s ears. This might not sound that amusing considering the long time period, but what will surprise you guys is the way they carried out their crime.

The post office workers smuggled 30 cents (300 won) from every customer that came for mail. Everyday a worker and his accom-

plices welcomed the customers with bright smile on their faces.

The customers replied to them with a formal smile with their

curiosity about their positive behavior. However, not a single customers knew the true nature of the workers. Behind their

a brief storyline, instead of committing crime by collecting coins, this anecdote focuses on collecting coins on the ground and using them to the benefit of others.

A gloomy, dark street that is covered by nauseating cans and

trash, has a coin rolling around that makes tinkling and jingling sounds. At night, you will see this coin reflecting the lingering light of the moon that lures one’s eye like a shimmering star.

Fortunately, this wasn’t picked up by people because of the mis-

placed judgment that coins are useless. People paid no attention to the coin even if they knew the presence of it. As this ignorance towards the coin seemed to stay for eternity, an old, husky man came near it. Surprisingly, he picked up the coin and put it in

his pocket, with a big smile on his face as if he had done a good thing.

This old man is a member of Seoul labour union that cleans

the street of the Seoul City. Some might see him as a relatively

insignificant person in society. However, his behavior, with his big smile and the coin in his old pocket, deny that stereotype. This

coin didn’t go inside to a coffee machine, but went inside a box.

That box’s contents was full of coins that the man and the other members of the labour union had been picking up coins while

they are cleaning and gathering some garbages. These have been

doing this for a year, eventually leading them to collect more than ten million won (about ten thousand dollars) to buy 2900 kg rice.

It is neither for themselves nor for me, but for the poor citizens!

We are not hoping that you guys get a metal detector and start touring beaches and playgrounds to get coins by writing this

article. All we want and hope for you guys is to learn the value

of small things. To notice the true values hidden in small things,

you guys will have to change your perspectives on viewing those

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puberty Written by Cho-yeon Moon & Young-eun Cho, Year 10, Jeoji

“

Puberty is a natural way of transforming a child into an adult, all for the sake of reproduction.

While both girls and boys go through puberty, girls reach puberty and sexual maturity at earlier ages than boys do.

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Physical Changes

menarche and it marks the age when girls

from happy and confident to depressed

in height and weight. Starting at around

curs varies on an individual basis.

mones and is a normal part of puberty.

As girls go through puberty, they increase age of nine, girls begin to gain about 17% to 18% of their adult height. Most girls

grow rapidly about six months before they start their first period. As they grow taller, they will probably gain weight too. They

may notice more body fat along the upper arms, thighs, and upper back.

Breast development is an early sign of

puberty in girls. Between the ages of eight to thirteen years, girls start developing breasts. In terms of form and shape,

breasts look like a cone with the base at

the chest wall and the apex at the nipple.

The size of the breasts and the time when it starts to grow also varies on an indi-

vidual basis. While most girls notice their

breast developments, they might also no-

tice pubic hair. An increase in hair on arms and legs, in armpits, and around pubic area are early symptoms of puberty.

Soon after they develop breasts, most

girls have their first menstruation, which is known as a period. It is a process in which a sexually mature female’s body releases of a small amount of blood and tissue

through her vagina. It is a normal process

that every healthy and sexually mature fe-

male undergo generally once every month.

First occurrence of menstruation is called

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become sexually mature. The time it oc-

Puberty starts at different times and fin-

ishes at different periods of time for boys

as well. Physical changes are most noticeable in boys. Sex hormones cause boys to grow their genitalia, pubic and body hair, and produce acnes. The scrotum grows

larger and pubic hair starts to grow at the base of the penis. The penis increases in

length and most boys start their ejacula-

tion after one or two years. Furthermore,

their pubic hair also becomes darker, and curlier. Body hair grows in many parts of

your body, such as face, upper lip, under lip, and underarm. While the genitalia

develops, their body itself grows about 4.1 inches a year. Due to sweat and oil from

the glands and hair follicles, acne, black-

heads or whiteheads are produced. Their voice becomes deeper and may break as well.

Social & emotional Changes

During adolescence, they will have some

conflicting thoughts such as finding their identity and searching for future jobs.

They might want to get support from their parents but at the same time they might

want to be independent. These thoughts will also cause their mood to fluctuate

and gloomy. It is usually caused by hor-

Due to hormones, physical changes hap-

pen, which also makes you feel conscious about your body and your friends. As

puberty is for making your body ready for reproduction, they will develop sexual

maturity and they may be curious about sex and bodies.

As their body undergoes many changes,

it is easy for them to feel uncomfortable

about the sudden changes. Also, they be-

come overly sensitive about your physical appearance, for both boys and girls, since majority of them wish to have girlfriends or boyfriends. As a result they may feel

irritated quite easily, lose temper or feel depressed with very little things.

Since they are in the process of becom-

ing an adult, they may be curious about

what makes them a special person, which means that they are looking for their own

identity. Also, there is a general tendency

that they associate more with their friends rather than their family members. It may

be because their friends are going through a similar phase as them. They may try to figure out how they are different from

others and how they fit into the world.

This may eventually lead to some sort of a struggle to become more independent.

“If we don’t change, we don’t grow.

If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.”

Anatole France

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MEET MY ALTERS The Dissociative Identity Disorder

written by Jeemin Bang & Sharon Park Year11, Geomun “I am truly crazy, I told myself. It’s over.

in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of

of specific characters.

I cannot tell Tom. I cannot even tell Fran-

DID is only what we think we know, and

subtle than any Hollywood portrayal”,

I am not fixable.

cisco. So I won’t tell anyone.

My brain seemed out of control. Tom does not deserve a crazy wife and my children do not deserve a crazy mother.

I finally get it. This is not just repressed memory.

This is dissociative identity disorder.”

- Suzie Burke, Wholeness:

My Healing Journey from Ritual Abuse t makes a person seem crazy; first he

I

acts like a girl, then acts like a com-

plete freak, and then starts acting like a

bulldozer.

DID, also known as the Dissociative Identity Disorder, is an extremely debilitating disorder that makes people unable to function like a normal being. As one of the most

misinterpreted and contentious diagnoses

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Mental Disorders DSM, what we know about more than half of that information is either fully-exaggerated or just false.

An inevitable myth of DID is that the con-

dition is very rare. According to a scholarly study on recent diagnoses, roughly 1 to 3

percent of the general population meet full measure for the disorder.

Tiny, the number sounds, however, this puts DID as common as bipolar disorder, which

is a mental disorder marked by alternating moods of elation and depression.

Another mistake people make on DID is

that they often believe that it’s obvious and unquestionably noticeable when someone is undergoing the disorder.

This is because people are widely exposed to exaggerations portrayed in media,

especially in Hollywood movies, where they

display DID through overdramatic behaviour

The truth though, is that “DID is much more as psychologist Brand had mentioned.

Moreover, it is also commonly misunderstood that those with DID have distinct

personalities. However, instead of distinct personalities, they have different states; they have different ways of being them-

selves, which we all do to some extent. But

the difference is that people with DID cannot always recall their behaviour while they

are put into a different state, therefore they

usually act differently when their states have switched to another.

People with DID also go through other consequences such as the Borderline Person-

ality Disorder, but these impairment ranges vary in each individual from moderate to severe.

If the patient cannot overcome these

consequences, it may lead to unfortunate

occasions: suicidal attempts or even drug

were before. This symptom does not only

guished through four different criterias: the

must be cured through psychotherapy at an

human beings as well, so it might be hard

more distinct identities, alternation of iden-

abuse, because of these occasions, DID

early stage since, if it is improperly treated, it could last a lifetime.

There are several suggestions amongst

experts as to what causes the disorder and its origins can be classified into four main categories: an innate ability to dissociate itself easily, physical or sexual abuses

during childhood, lack of support amongst surroundings, and genetic inheritance

from one’s family tree. Most of the patients who suffer from DID have mentioned their

childhood experience as being disrupted by physical or sexual abuses, resulting in dark

traumas. Therefore, in order to escape from

their traumas, they have created themselves another identity, using it as an escape

method. The correlation between DID to

childhood abuse has led to intense scientific investigations, controversial fights amongst people as well as lawsuits concerning the accuracy of their childhood data.

Symptoms for DID vary between individuals due to the seriousness of the disorder, but yet there are several common symptoms

that are regularly present amongst patients,

such as amnesia, depersonalisation, derealisation and identity disturbances.

Amnesia, a gap between their memory, is

caused by DID due to the continuously interchanging identities where each identity only contains the memory of its own.

For example, one identity of a person is

unable to remember the things he or she

has purchased when the other identity is

controlling their mind. Depersonalisation is a symptom when the patient feels that his or her body is un-

real and is not acting under their control. Several patients have

mentioned that going through the process of depersonalisation is actually like watching

a movie of themselves acting, elsewise their body and their

soul feel completely separate.

Derealisation is also similar with depersonalisation, with the

exception that patients feel the environment is unreal, instead of themselves. For instance,

they might sense that the build-

ings are changing their shape or colour, although in reality the

buildings are the same as they

apply to objects but it also applies to other for the patient to recognise their friends

or families because it seems as if they are changing.

Identity disturbances are the most common symptom that occurs for the majority of

patients. For this case, individual patients

have an identity called the “host.” Although the host is not the original characteristic, it is the identity which dominates the patient

most of the time. This could be the identity that has been developed to escape from childhood trauma, as mentioned earlier,

or it could have been created through their

innate abilities. This symptom occurs when the patient feels terrified or experiences

horror- their “minds go out of body”- then this other identity takes over the original.

Experts strongly recommend patients who

suffer from identity disturbance symptoms visit psychiatrists for remedial treatment.

Psychiatrists define this sort of situation as a “switch” between identities. They have

also mentioned that, although the trauma is

not as grave as sexual assaults, if the patient goes under extreme stress the “switch” could occur immediately. To illustrate,

during intense exam conditions, the identity of the patient could drastically and dramatically change. Furthermore, during this alternation of identities, different identities have

doubted and denied each other, resulting in a loss of memory at least.

DID is comparably more severe than other disorders; it needs to be carefully distin-

traumatic stressor, demonstration of two or tities expressing control over one’s mind

continuously, and the determination that

these symptoms are not caused by drugs,

alcohol or any other substances that might cause addiction. However, the process of complete diagnosis of DID is extremely

complicated because it might overlap with other mental disorder symptoms and lead to common misdiagnoses such as schizophrenia.

After the patient has been diagnosed as

a DID patient, s/he goes through several

different methods of medical remedial. The treatment can last from at least 5 years to as long as 7 years, under the hypothesis

that the patient is an adult. One of the most common treatments is psychotherapy,

dealt by professionals who can be trusted

with patient safety. Hypnosis might be used along the process to restore the memory

that the patient has forgotten, and it might be also used to “fuse” different identities

through personality reintegration. After the process of psychotherapy, family therapy

is highly recommended, but this process is more focused toward the family than the

patient. Throughout this course, the family

can understand what DID is exactly and they can feel the changes to their skin that occur during personality reintegration. Moreover, group therapy is also available to patients who cannot overcome their condition by individual treatment. However, because patients are afraid of their unconscious

switches, this therapy does not occur regularly. Medication is seldom used alongside therapies but psychiatrists

suggest them, keeping the medication to a minimum.

It might be peculiar and frightening for a person to meet

someone suffering from DID: someone who changes their

personality on a daily basis, who cannot remember past events or promises. But we mustn’t

regard or categorise them as a

disparate group of misfits, and

instead treat them as we would

treat other members of society.

DID is, with no doubt, a curable disease if guided by a sufficient

amount of care and psychotherapy.

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T

he society we live in has undergone massive politi-

protests against the local government and used ‘Jean’ as their

created from revolutions. If we consider history,

Other incidences in various different countries also showed that

cal, social and economic change that humans have revolution was not a mere period of political and

economic upheaval, but it was a period of ‘change’

that transformed the entire fabric of society.

For instance, starting from the rejection of deeply entrenched

aristocracy, the so-called French Revolution and American Revolution has changed our society by imbuing people with the ethos of equality, independence and the rule of law. Based on these

kinds of major changes humans have derived from the past, the new wave of modern day revolutionaries want to achieve more: democracy through non-violent protest.

Colour revolution, a new series of revolutionary waves starting from the 2000s, employs the method of non-violent civil resist-

symbol of freedom.

the use of non-violence could reap great successes.

Unlike many traditional revolutions, participants of the colour revolution use mainstream media as a main tool. As a result,

many people from different parts of the world became aware of the main objectives and plans of the colour revolution.

Naturally, this makes people become participators of a new

revolutionary wave because they can easily spread information regarding the revolution through mainstream media.

The use of mainstream media and the resultant power of the

information exchange during the revolution were able to reap successes more efficiently.

ance against corrupt government. Notably, participants associate

Although the protests are still ongoing in some regions,

as an embodiment of the standing principle of the revolution.

enfranchisement of women, democracy, peace, justice,

their non-violent resistance with a distinct colour that serves

Starting from the people power revolution that took place in the Philippines in 1986, also known as the ‘Yellow Revolution’, the colour revolution has been propagated in over 17 countries.

Non-violent student activists and Non Governmental Organisa-

tions (NGOs) play a vital role in leading the protest. For instance, in the Philippines, student activists led demonstrations against the corrupt president Ferdinand Marcos.

In Belarus, a group of student activist known as ‘Zubr’, organized

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non-violent revolutions led to many changes. It achieved the disarmament and many other society needs.

Mahatma Gandhi once stated that a non-violent revolution is a ‘transformation of relationships, ending in a peaceful transfer of power.’

And there is no doubt that the colour revolution achieved this.

By Jinhwa Lee, Year 11, Geomun

Change in Society 47

Written by Gabriella Kim Year 10, Mulchat

From Mainland To Island

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Although there are increasing

ganise their time on their own;

result, they try to talk as little

overlook the importance of

foreign countries such as China

to chase after them, reminding

upset or even anger teachers

at first, try their best to skip

numbers of students from

and Japan, and even European countries such as Spain, the vast majority of the student

body is Korean. When Korean students first step into the campus of NLCS Jeju, they

realise straight away that things will never be the same again.

NLCS Jeju is very different from ordinary Korean schools, in

terms of the variety of cultures it is fortunate to embrace, and

the uniqueness of the boarding environment. At first, students

find it hard to adapt to the new environment, and sometimes

they find it hard to understand

the teachers. Below are some of the changes students experience when they first come to this school.

NLCS Jeju is special because students are entitled to an

unusual degree of freedom and

responsibility at the same time.

In Korean schools, teachers ‘push’ their students in a

different way from how NLCS pushes its students. Some

Korean teachers even seem

as if they nearly do the work

for their students. Of course, it wouldn’t be fair to say that

there is no academic pressure on the students at all in NLCS

Jeju. However, as students get

into years 10 and 11, they begin to be given more freedom,

and a wider range of options

to choose from. For example,

during a lesson, teachers would begin to encourage rather than force students to do certain activities that would previ-

ously have been compulsory.

Teachers begin to say, “You are now mature enough to make

your own decisions”: students are given increasing amounts of freedom as they grow up,

followed with a heavier burden of responsibilities.

Since NLCS Jeju is a boarding school, students have to or-

they no longer have anybody

them of what they should do.

Before they came to NLCS, a

majority of our students would have been used to living with

their parents, who would practically organise their time for

them. However, in a boarding house, it’s easy for students

to waste their time surfing the internet, chatting with their

friends on social media, and basically doing all sorts of things

that do not help them academically; it is impossible for the

house staff to chase after every

single student, nor should they.

Clearly, a strong sense responsibility is a crucial element for a successful academic life in

NLCS Jeju. One of the new students from last year admitted

that at first she was very happy to have no one yelling at her

to finish her homework during the weekends. As a result,

she spent almost all of her

time on SNS, which obviously made it impossible for her to

get anything done. Expecting

everyone else to be in exactly the same position as herself,

she confidently announced to the teacher: “I couldn’t finish my homework because I did

not have enough time during

the weekend.” As it turned out, everyone else in her class had done their homework. Need-

less to say, after that day, she learned how to organise her

time, and never made the same mistake again.

Another factor of NLCS Jeju

that troubles many new stu-

dents is the English speaking environment. A vast majority

of students in NLCS speak English as their second language,

and many come straight from

non-international schools. Nat-

urally, they feel it’s very strange

and almost scary to talk to their teachers in English, regardless of their level of English. As a

as possible, which tends to

who think the new students are refusing to receive help from

them when they seem to be in a desperate need of guidance

or support. Many of those who came into this school last year or the year before admitted

that they actually wanted to do nothing at first, because

they couldn’t understand most of the work they were given but they were afraid to ask.

It seems to be the same for a

large number of the ones that

came in this year; it will be rea-

sonable to conclude that it is no more than a part of the process of adapting to our somewhat

unique environment. This also

links to one of the PSD themes

we’ve had, namely acceptance: the staff and the students all

have to accept each other, so that NLCS becomes a place

where everyone understands each other.

NLCS Jeju’s one of the more

positive specialties is the great variety of co-curricular and Bryant activities. Korean

schools do not offer many

co-curricular activities, let

alone any Saturday morning activities. For those who used to think that school ended when lessons were over, and used

to go to libraries or study on

their own after school, going to

co-curricular activities must be

non-academic activities. Many, their activities; they make all sorts of excuses, saying that

they have too much homework, that they need more time to

work on a project, and so on.

However, as time passes, they realise that this is not the atti-

tude with which students used

to the school regard co-curricular activities, and they even-

tually adopt the positive and

proactive attitudes themselves, trying their best not to miss any co-curricular sessions.

As we have seen, new students who come to NLCS Jeju, es-

pecially the ones from Korean schools, have to go through

many changes that they have

never experienced in their lives.

We have looked at co-curricular activities and bryant activities, the English speaking environ-

ment, the extraordinary sense of responsibility expected for

students to cultivate, and the

boarding environment. At first,

these students find it extremely hard, and many suffer from

an extreme amount of mental

stress and pressure during the first term, unable to adapt.

However, thankfully, as time passes, many new students

seem to accept the new envi-

ronment, fitting smoothly into NLCS Jeju’s unique environment.

a weird and unfamiliar experi-

ence, especially since they are compulsory. At first, many of

the new students did not seem enthralled to participate, and their choices often depended on what their friends’ were signing up for. However, as

time passed, a majority of the

new students seemed to have

learned to enjoy their activities, moreover to try out new things regardless of their friends’ choices.

New students often seem to

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The Abnormal Norm Written by Gyulee Kim & Jini So, Year 11, Sarah

50

H

ave you ever thought about the

sified, events that followed, such as the

disappeared in most countries, racial

societies?

to Montgomery March, proved that the

utter abhorrence, and female employment

inequality prevailing modern

People have divided themselves into separate groups, discriminating others with

invincible anger. In 1789, the Third Estate

of France rebelled against the government challenging the inequalities throughout society. Even though the estate system

was deeply rooted in the French society for centuries, the people were able to

realise what was the right thing to do, and thus undertook the challenge to change the social norm.

As the French challenged the inequality, Americans set to challenge racial dis-

crimination. The most famous equality movement is known as the Black Civil

Movement. This initially emerged with the beginning of slavery in the US, but they

started to recognise the seriousness of the matter and began to challenge it around 1950s. A few examples of the movement are the Brown vs Topeka trial of 1954, Montgomery Bus Boycott led by Rosa

Parks and NAACP, and the Freedom Rides.

The change in law was undoubtedly a

great improvement in terms of desegrega-

tion, but it was still far away from what the activists really wanted to achieve; there was very little effort to actually put the legal change into practice.

The activists continued their ceaseless

efforts to achieve their uncompromising

goal, and although attempts to suppress the movement were increasingly inten-

March on Washington and the Selma

volition and bravery of the activists were

hardened also. The Supreme Court eventually passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Many

Black Americans died in violent rallies, and many others had to make huge sacrifices

for the movement, but these efforts were

precisely the reason why they could, eventually, implement social equality throughout the US. Without their courageous

initiative to challenge the status quo, the

US would not have managed to escape the unjust, irrational and inhumane claws of Mr Jim Crow.

Other than racism, gender inequality was also a significant issue in the mid-20th

century US. Discrimination against women was rampant in workplace, education and

discrimination is widely deemed with

increased about 25% during the last 20

years. Yet, the world is still far away from becoming a utopia; for instance, women

still earn less than their male counterparts in many sectors of the economy, the glass ceiling still prevents the socially ‘inferior’

from reaching the top of the social ladder, and the social stigma attached to homosexuality is just beginning to be tackled.

We still need to make more effort to un-

derstand others, and thus create a society where no one suffers under any injustice

because of the identity they’re born with.

If we don’t change ourselves, we won’t be able to make any social improvements:

we must begin by viewing the world with a wider vision, with an open mind.

home. The percentage of female students in first-year professional programs in

1965 was only 5%, and women were often deemed inferior as workers because of

factors such as pregnancy leaves, which forced many to leave work and take up

the traditional ‘female role’ of a house-

wife. Confining women to the traditional,

oppressive definition of the female gender, the society in general viewed female

professionals as ‘disturbing’ men at work, failing to fulfil their own role.

Now, the world has become much more just. Class discrimination has virtually

“

If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”

Jim Rohn 51

Be the Change You Wa

Written by Daeun Jung

“Be the change you want to see in

the world” said Gandhi, who played a significant role in India gaining

independence. This famous phrase has

been quoted by many people in various instances. There are some people who

actually practiced what Gandhi has told and brought huge changes in the world.

The first example is Barack Obama,

the president of the United States who changed the country and became a

significant person in the international society.

Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4th, 1961. His father was from Kenya,

and his mother was from United States;

Obama himself had black skin. During his adolescence, he spent dissipated times

since he had trouble figuring out his “ego.”

Yet, he still had a passion about his life.

When he became an adult, he started to

work as a community organizer who works

Obama’s oratory skills caught people’s

In 1988, Obama entered Harvard Law

big issue every time he delivered it. For

for citizens.

School and was selected as the editor of ‘Harvard Law Review’. He tried his best to develop the regional economy, and started his career as a politician from

1996. And eventually, he was elected as

the president of the Unites States in 2008, after 13 years of hard work.

Barack Obama is the first African-

American president of United States. His victory proved that Americans are not reluctant to the racism anymore, and

that racist ideas in the U.S. have reduced

significantly. In addition to that, Obama is not a conservative president. He came up with many open-minded policies, namely Obama care. Although some citizens

didn’t like this policy, people recognized his intentions; tend to the needs of the

citizens and reducing the gap between rich and poor.

attention, too. His speeches became a example, when he made a speech on

June 26th, 2015, he sung the song called ‘Amazing Grace’. It was the time when

he delivered the speech for people who died because of the shooting accident

at Charleston church. When he started

to sing, the whole audience sang along, and people claimed that it was the one of best moments in his career as the

politician. Obama is still the president of

United States and fulfilling his duty as the president. He will continue to change the world.

Another example is Malala Yousafzai,

who voiced her opinions with courage and produced palpable changes in the world.

Malala posted a writing which argued that women in Pakistan need to be respected of their rights to receive education on

a BBC blog when she was 11 years old.

She became famous because of it and

became the target of Taliban - a terrorist organisation, who were reluctant to the

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Be the change you want to see in the world.”

idea of women being educated. Malala was shot by the Taliban and went through the surgery.

The shot didn’t stop her from arguing her case about the women’s right to

education. She kept made speeches, and

stated that she will live for others since the God gave her the second life by saving her life from the shooting accident.

On October 10th, 2014, Malala received

the Nobel Peace Prize in reward of all the works she had done to ensure women’s

ant to See in the World rights in Pakistan.

He used inhumane methods of murder

people died. Many people lost their loved

She was only 17 when she received the

He built many extermination camps,

were varied, about 90 countries lost their

She was the youngest Nobel Prize winner. prize.

Malala is still acting for what she believes in, and she won’t stop as long as she has ability to.

Barack Obama and Malala Yousafzai are good examples of people who brought

positive changes to the world. However,

that is not always the case; there are some people who used their talent to destroy

peace and cause negative changes in the world.

Firstly, Adolf Hitler massacred millions

of Jews and became one of the reasons

why WWII broke out. He claimed that he will make Germany as a great country and make the quality of life better.

His appeals were welcomed by the

German population; he was referred to

as the “Fuhrer”, the leader, and indeed, people looked up to him as the only

man who could save Germany after the

Great Depression. His oratory skills and

charisma were cherries on top; his soaring popularity had nothing more to fear.

However, Hitler did not stay true to his

words. He started to fall into the idea of

eugenics and started to kill non-Germans including Jews, Slavs and more.

This genocide is also known as the Holocaust.

Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime killed

approximately 6 million Jews, and there

were other victims who were not Jewish as well.

such as gas chamber killing and shooting. also known as ‘death camps’ where nonGermans had to work as slaves for the

German industries; their jobs were very dangerous and difficult.

In this way, Adolf Hitler formed a huge

Nazi empire and tried to conquer other countries.

The worse thing was that many people

actually believed that what Hitler’s actions are justified.

Germany citizens genuinely thought that Hitler was the only one who can bring

fresh changes to the country. Indeed, he

did. The problem was that they were not exactly positive.

Secondly, Osama Bin Laden caused the

911 terror, one of the biggest tragedies in the United States, and in the world, too.

He was the leader of the Islamic terrorist

ones and since the nationalities of victims citizens.

The 911 terror is still the worst terrorist attack in world history.

These four people - Barack Obama, Malala Yousafzai, Adolf Hitler and Osama Bin

Laden were all talented individuals. Yet, there was a difference in how they used

their talents; some made positive changes while some other made negative ones.

Their purpose of bringing the change

affected the international society vastly,

and some people were guaranteed better life quality while some people faced deaths.

This proves that it’s very important to not just be talented but to use these talents “in the most positive way possible”.

group called Al-Qaeda, and they had a lot of troubles with many democratic

countries including U.S. The main goal of

Al-Qaeda was to drive American influence out of all Muslim nations and to get close

to this goal, they attacked the World Trace Centre in the United States.

On September 11th, 2001, four passenger

airplanes which were heading to California all from airports on the United States,

East Coast were hijacked by 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists. Two among those four planes

crashed into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center, and the buildings collapsed.

Because of this terror, 2,996 innocent

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Inventions that changed the world Written by Minseok Kim, Year 8, Mulchat The world we live in now is a highly

from lodestone, which is a naturally

bulb was invented by Thomas Edison,

or run to move to other places; we can

The reason why the compass is one of the

He is the one who invented the most

developed place. We don’t have to walk use cars, buses, or airplanes instead. We don’t need to write articles or books by

hand; we can type it using a computer. We can search things on the internet when we want to get information or when we have a question that needs answering.

As shown, the world we live now is unbelievably convenient.

There are many inventions that helped

our world to develop much more faster.

And in this article, I’d like to take you

through a journey on these miraculous objects that made the world a better place.

The first invention that helped the world develop highly is the wheel. A wheel is a circular component that is intended

to rotate on an axle bearing. It is one of

the main components of the ‘wheel and

axle’, as the name suggests, which is one

of the six most simple, but mind-blowing machines.

The wheel was invented in 3500 BC and

facilitated agriculture and commerce by enabling the transportation of goods to

and from markets. It has transformed our lives, and is used in ever ything from toys to tanks. The wheel may be simple, but we could not possibly live without it.

The second invention I’d like to

introduce is the compass. It was invented by the Chinese between the 9th and 11th centur y. It was originally made

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magnetised piece of mineral magnetite. most important inventions, is because it was an important tool for knowing directions at the sea, where sailors

could get lost easily. It is still used in

navigation of ships and aeroplanes, and

no one would dare to sail a boat without a compass, even with all the advanced technology we have now.

Penicillin also is an important invention.

Penicillin is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium-fungi. The discover y of penicillin is attributed to Scottish

scientist and Nobel laureate Alexander Fleming, in 1928.

who was a famous inventor in the US.

inventions in the world. 1,093 inventions

in the USA patent are enrolled as Thomas Edison’s name.

Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb,

because he knew the disadvantages of oil lamps which used widely by the people

in the US. The disadvantages of oil lamps were that it was it was highly flammable and was dangerous. It also needs a lot

of oil, and is ver y inefficient. With many failures, Thomas Edison invented the

lightbulb, and it was extremely efficient

because it wasn’t flammable, and it didn’t cost a lot of money like oil lamps.

The discover y of the penicillin was

Fifth, the personal computer was another

for ways to destroy bacteria. His lab was

the past, computers were extremely

actually a mistake. Fleming was looking

rather untidy, and he sometimes left the lids off hiser agar plates for a long time, letting the air in.

One day, in 1928, he found one of his

plates covered with mold, and he also

discovered that the mold was actually

killing the bacteria which was in the agar plate. He found it ver y interesting, and

had many experiments and researched about it. Eventually, the penicillin was invented and it cured many people suffering from infections.

The fourth invention is the light bulb.

It is well known by many people that the light bulb is a great invention. The light

invention that changed the world. In

large and one never expected to have

one at home. By the 1970s, technology had developed and individuals could

purchase unassembled PCs, or “micro

computers”, and program them for their

own amusement. This was the start of the development of personal computers, and today, we all have personal computers and can do many things on them.

The smartphone is a ver y effective

invention. A smartphone is a mobile phone with an advanced mobile

operating system which combine

features of a personal computer and a phone. The smartphone was invented

by the IBM, which made the first original

smartphone ‘Simon”. It is hard to tell if

instead of mud tablets or bamboos. It was

This was the start of the internet, and

just by looking at it, but it had many

easier to write on, and was extremely

internet as we know it now was founded.

it is a smartphone or a regular phone

of the functions current smartphones

have. Smartphones enabled people to

use the internet or play games. Mobile applications were also a revolution.

People could use them to work outside because the smartphone is much more

smaller than computers. But, it also have many flaws because people get addicted to smartphones and can be a distraction studying and problematic in health.

We always use paper in our daily lives.

Paper is ver y efficient for studying,

writing, and drawing. In the past, when

there was no paper, people used tablets or bamboos to write and draw. Even

students had to carr y huge amounts of bamboos to school in the past. It was ver y heavy, and the sheer weight of it probably put off a lot of people from studying. Paper was invented during

the Han dynasty by Ts’ai Lun. After it

was invented, people were able to use it

much more efficient because it was much light. When paper was first invented, only people who were ver y rich or had powers could use it. But, as it became easier to make paper, eventually, all the people

were able to use paper, which was a huge benefit.

Lastly, I personally think that the Internet was the greatest invention that affected the most people. These days, we can

use the internet to get information or use interesting programs. Even jobs that are related to the internet have

been founded. It is hard to say that the

internet was invented by just one person.

It was actually invented by a coalition of

after many successes and failures, the After that, other utility programs like E-mail, HTML, www, and graphical

internet browsers were developed. And

eventually, today we can do many things more efficiently by using the internet.

As shown, many inventions were required create the world that we know now.

Inventions make our lives much more

comfortable and easier. Inventions will be invented again and again, and the world will change steadily. Even when you are

reading this article, somebody might be

inventing something incredible, to change the world.

people, through series of stages. In 1961, Leonard Kleinrock created the idea of

the internet. In 1962, Licklider became the first director of the IPTO - s hort for

Information Processing Technology

Office , and started to create the idea of

the network using the idea of Kleinrock.

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Rag to Riches 56

H famous?

ave you ever, perhaps

early death left a deep scar on Rowling’s

the greatest success stories had to play a

tedious lesson,

create a character who experienced pain

That was exactly what Steve Jobs did.

during a particularly

daydreamed of a life where

you are fabulously rich and

It’s a common pastime of many, one of my personal favorites in fact.

Not many would turn down the prospects of a successful life. Some people may earn this life through constant effort

and determination; others use unlawful methods to get a taste of success.

Sometimes the process of this transition

from rags to riches takes place in a flash,

a spur of the moment, and at other times it’s ver y gradual, one step at a time.

J.K.Rowling is a famous example of

a person who is living a rags-to-riches

life. Having begun as a rather destitute person, living off welfare money in a

“not-too-pleasant” government housing, she has risen to become a writer, worldfamous and acknowledged by millions, even billions of people.

Rowling began writing as a ver y young

girl; her first book Rabbit was written at the age of six, which was about a rabbit named—quite appropriately—Rabbit.

Her amazingly successful novels, the

Harr y Potter series, had all begun on a

train platform. Whilst waiting for a train

that had been delayed for four hours, the idea of a scrawny wizard had fallen into her head. What great luck for all those

Harr y Potter fanatics out there, including myself—that the Manchester-bound

train’s delay brought about one of the

greatest novels of all time. She began to

write Harr y Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone from this ver y evening, though it

looked ver y different from how it finally ended up.

Misfortune for Rowling came at the time

of her mother’s death. She and her family was devastated by this, and to quote her directly, she felt ‘as though there was a

paving stone pressing down on my chest’.

The pain was quite literal. Her mother’s

heart that later affected her writing to

similar to hers—hence the tragic, early deaths of Harr y Potter’s parents.

Rowling moved to Portugal after this

hardship in her life, and worked as an

English teacher. She names this period of

her life as the beginning of the dark times she had to face. She felt she had failed

“big-time”. Her marriage had been shortlived, and ever ything she feared had become reality.

The time she moved away from Portugal was, according to Rowling, the ‘rock

bottom’ of her life. Nevertheless, her

hardship provided her with a sturdy, rock

solid foundation. She said, “Failure meant a stripping away of the inessential.”

Her hardships didn’t stop there—the

novel Harr y Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was rejected from publishers for a year until Barr y Cunningham from

Bloomsbur y accepted her manuscript for publication.

Once her novel was published, Rowling’s life began to pick up at a fast pace. The book was an instant success and won several awards.

She was now on her way to building a

great monument upon the ‘rock bottom’ that she used to dwell during the worst nightmares of her life.

Now, moved on to writing novels for adults, such as The Casual Vacancy,

Rowling has gone on to become a beacon of light for aspiring novelists. The huge

transformation in her life gives hope to any others wishing to follow her path.

It is just as she once said; “It is impossible to live without failing at something,

unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all—in which case, you fail by default.”

Successes like Rowling’s are hard to find, but are much wanted. It’s a well-known fact that the greatest fortunes are not won through the most ideal methods.

It’s quite the contrar y—people who had

risky game; thinking outside the box.

As the co-founder of Apple and chairman of Pixar, this brilliant man changed the way of people’s lives forever. He was

revolutionar y; not many would doubt

this. He has changed how the world runs with his mind and ingenuity.

Jobs’ mother was unwed; she was a

college graduate student who decided to put him up for adoption. So he was

adopted, and his parents cared for him ver y much.

His biological mother had wanted him

to go to college, so to college he went, to Reed College in Portland, Oregon.

However, Jobs’ at this point had no idea what to do with his life, and he couldn’t see how attending college could help

him find it out. So instead of wasting his parents’ savings on college, he dropped out.

According to Jobs’ speech at the

graduation of Stanford, he loved life after he quit school. The required classes were no longer required of him, and he began dropping in on classes that he took a

fancy to. He listened in on calligraphy

classes, and this is how we have all sorts of beautiful fonts on our computers today. It wasn’t all fun and games,

though. He slept on his friends’ floors and walked lengthy distances to get a free, decent meal at a temple.

At the age of twenty, he and his friend

Wozniak set up a company, Apple, within the confines of a garage. Wozniak was

the mechanic—extremely clever with his hands—and Jobs was the businessman and artist. He knew how to showcase a

product, how to make it appealing to the public.

In the time space of merely ten years,

Apple had grown from two young men working in a garage to a massive $2

billion company with over four thousand employees. Jobs then brought in

Sculley from Pepsi to run Apple, for the board considered Jobs too young and

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temperamental to do it himself.

The board’s concerns rang true. Jobs was indeed too emotional, and this simply wasn’t professional enough for Apple. He was

a fantastic businessman and artist, and to top this off, he was a world-class jerk was known as the “Giant Jerk” between his

employees. He fired people without notice, was quick to lose his

temper, and was overall a rather unpleasant person. It resulted in him being fired from his own company.

After that, Jobs began a new venture, a small company called NeXT, which didn’t attain the success Apple had achieved. He

bought this company and another company named “Pixar”. It was

a computer animation studio, struggling at the time. At Pixar, Jobs helped create a hugely famous film—Toy Stor y. Pixar is currently

well-renowned for its emotional stories; their works of art have the power to make the audience smile and to bring tears to their eyes.

Jobs returned to the company he had founded in 1997.

His methods, while unorthodox, had changed for the better.

He was more open to ideas and kept the top-notch people around him rather than drive them away. He considered his time out of

Apple as a medicine; to quote from his own words, “It was awfultasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it.”

Apple got on a rollercoaster that only went up. With the return

of Jobs, the company picked itself up from its near free fall and

continued to develop revolutionar y products. The iPod, iTunes,

MacBook, ever ything that would not be in existence if not for this

man, were produced. Until his sudden death in 2011, Apple brought on ovations to the world, along with amazing people and their feats.

The beauty of life is this; you never know what could be just around the corner. Who knows what you will encounter tomorrow, or the day after? It is the uncertainty that makes life worth living.

There’s no fun in plodding through a life that is planned out for ever y single moment. So tr y something crazy.

Have a reckless fling at something you absolutely yearn to do

before it’s too late to tr y. You never know; you could be the next person to write your own rags-to-riches stor y .

Dain Ahn, Year 10, Geomun

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The Life Changing Experience Written by Juhee Kim Year 10, Noro

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any people feel unhappy about their career,

The last notewor thy career-changer is Janet Robinson. She

especially those who are successful, because

for seven years until she retired in December 2011. Before she

but most of them choose not to change it,

they are afraid of taking risks. However, it is

not impossible to take the risk and become more successful: in

fact, there are many people who became really successful af ter changing their career.

One of the most successful people who changed their career is Josie Natori. She is the founder and the president of a company called “Natori”. She works mainly as a fashion

designer, but she had a different job before she took the risk

to change her career to her current one. Before she became a

designer, she was the first female vice president of investment banking at Merrill Lynch. She was ver y successful and

respected in Wall Street. However, she thought just making a money wasn’t enough; she wanted to do what she truly

wanted to do. So, she changed her career to become a fashion designer. There, she took another risk, which was to star t a

lingerie company. When she began the business, lingerie was

considered as no more than simple sleepwear. However, Natori believed it could be transformed into a fashion item, one that

could empower women with sophistication, luxuriousness and femininit y.

She designed a new st yle of lingerie with delicate designs

and beautiful colors. The business was a huge success: she

worked as the president and CEO of The New York Times Co.

became the president of The New York Times Co., she worked as an elementar y school teacher in Newpor t, Rhode Island

and Somerset, Massachusetts for over a decade. She lef t the classroom for a sales management position in The New York

Times Co., and beginning from the bottom of the career ladder, she worked zealously to work her way up the ranks, and finally became the CEO in 2004. This might sound seem simple, but

she had to toil for 28 years to achieve it; true passion and love

of the job seems to be the only way to explain such remarkable perseverance.

Like these people, you might find another career you want to pursue when you already have a career. You might be afraid of making mistakes, or what other people might say about

you, but remember that if you have the courage to take risks, it means you also have the potential for a bigger success. Do

not be afraid of taking risks because without taking risks, you

won’t be able to make any advancements. In the future, if you want to change your career, even if people laugh at the idea, please go for it since no one knows what will happen.

You might become really successful, and end up influencing hundreds of thousands of people all around the world!

managed to earn more than $300,000 in just three weeks.

Decades later, her company grew into a lifest yle brand

with four different lingerie collections. Her business got

international and the brand now has offices in New York,

Manila, Paris and 40 other countries. Although Josie Natori

already had a secure job, great reputation and high income, but she courageously changed her career as soon as she

realised what she truly wanted to do. Moreover, she took a step fur ther and took a risk to become an entrepreneur and set up a lingerie business. The risks she took payed off: she is now one of the most successful businesswomen in the world.

Another example of a successful risk taker is Alan Page, a

Minnesota Supreme Cour t Justice who retired this August.

Before becoming a jurist, he played professional football for

the Minnesota Vikings. He was named the league’s MVP in 1971,

one of the two NFL(National Football League) defensive players to win the award. He made huge contributions to the Vikings,

which led the team to four Super Bowl appearances. However, he never gave up his wish to enter the field of law. He began

to attend a law school, as a professional football player, and

entered the legal profession when he retired from football. He

began by building up his legal skills through work experiences, and eventually became the first African American to make it to the post of associate justice in the Minnesota Supreme Cour t.

Considering how successful his life was already, the courage

and willpower he must have had to embark upon a completely new path with the sole motivation of making his dream come true is mind-blowing.

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Staff Interviews Interviewed by Juhee Kim Year 10, Noro

in the UK and in a recent conference of

first unit’s role was in the construction

may have as many as 40 jobs and 10

then transferred to a Logistic Unit before

Headteachers said that students today

careers. I have felt myself privileged to

have had a varied range of jobs and two

Q. “Why did you change your career?

anything else, it becomes easier or at

A. “The urge to tr y something different,

least you realise it isn’t as difficult and

daunting a change as you first thought.

I love my career now but would never rule

Q. “What was your previous job(s)?”

A. “Previously I had the second best job

in the world, working as a Police Officer in the English county of Cheshire.”

Q. “Why did you change your career?

Any motivations?”

A “The opportunity to live abroad is what

motivated me to change careers and I was lucky enough to take a career break for

three years from the police ser vice when

out a change in the future. Realising that you are not tied down to any one path in life is liberating. “

Q. “Are you satisfied with your current job? If you have the choice will you

vanced driving courses while in the police

and had the opportunity to drive ver y fast but I’ll never be a Lewis Hamilton.”

not know quite what my plans were. My

uncle was Head of Histor y at a prestigious boys school and suggested I tr y teaching.”

of changing the career?”

found that I was successful as a teacher, and my acuity was noted. I absolutely love teaching, love Mathematics, and

found that it provided me with a daily challenge. The interaction and satis-

immense. I am entirely student focussed

and the desire to see young minds exceed

what is considered impossible by the individual is a personal driver. It is a particu-

larly proud moment for all when students leave us to embark upon their university

Q. “How do you feel about your choice

courses, furthering their passion in a par-

of changing the career?”

ticular subject, and taking their first steps

A. “Teaching and working in a boarding

into their own careers.”

house is easily the best job in the world.”

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until I sought a career. At the time I did

faction derived from the profession is

to continue working at NLCS Jeju.”

the ‘Leading Independent Schools’ group

be considered, a break from university

A. “ It was the right decision for me, I

car driver, I was able to take some ad-

since resigned from this position in order

A. “Christopher King is the Chairman of

know what I wanted to be, the Army could

A “I would have loved to have been a race

three years without any problems. I have

reers? ”

as a young man. I did not necessarily

Q. “How do you feel about your choice

to change to?

This meant I could return to my job after

are considering a change in their ca-

Any motivations?”

change it? If so, what job do you want

I moved with my family to Jeju in 2011.

Q. “What is your advice to people who

retiring my commission.”

careers. I think it is difficult to change

careers but if you’ve done it once, like

Mr. Joudrey

of fuel dumps for Naval supply vessels. I

Mr. Schofield

Q. “What was your previous job(s)?”

A. “I was in the British Army, as an officer.

I started in an Engineering unit, where my

Q. “What is your advice to people who are considering a change in their careers? ”

A. “It would depend upon their motiva-

tion for change. However, I would say that within any significant change in one’s life

there will be strong emotional respons-

sciences at ‘A’ level (I had wanted to

unknown, or excitement in the challenge

to university (on a part-time basis since I

es, whether fear or anxiety upon the

of something new. Do not make rushed

decisions, but on the other hand have the confidence to take the leap. I took the

leap, and the risk of something unknown, when coming to an international boarding school in a different cultural envi-

ronment. If it is the right decision you’ll

know. Here I am embarking upon my fifth year within the school!”

Q. “Are you satisfied with your current job? If you have the choice would you

change it? If so, what job do you want to change to?”

A. “I could say that my job has changed

already this year. That is one of the great opportunities teaching provides. I have

had a number of roles in schools on both

pastoral and academic sides, and well as

in management and leadership positions.

Each one provides a different challenge.

My new job is Vice Principal, and this is

the change that is right for me, right now.

I am looking for ward to the next few years in this role at NLCS Jeju.”

study French and English), so I returned

needed to continue working full-time) to study for a degree in English Literature and a Diploma in French.

While studying for these qualifications I became a graduate PA to the President of the UK division of Sara Lee Corporation. The five years I spent there were

undoubtedly five of the happiest years of my life.

Armed with my BA in Literature and

Diploma in French I made the decision to return to full-time teaching outside the

UK and headed to the Middle East. After spending a few years there, I moved to

Hong Kong where I enjoyed six wonderful years before coming to Korea to teach at NLCS Jeju.”

Q. “Why did you change your career?

Any motivations?”

A.“I am a firm believer in experiencing

to change to?”

A.“I am happy at present.

As I grow older my disapproval of retirement increases and I can only hope that

I shall be fit enough to continue working until at least the age of eighty. I would,

however, in my seventies like to change

my job and my ideal choice would be to become a street cleaner in one of the

countr y parks in Hong Kong. I would be outdoors all day in the midst of my own

company, enjoying some gentle exercise

and earning an income sufficient to maintain my modest lifestyle. Sheer bliss.

Good health and a bank of happy memories upon which to reflect are all I ask for

and NLCS Jeju is helping to contribute to my memor y store of positive experiences.”

Thank you, Mr Joudrey, Mr Schofield and Ms Dhaliwal for the interview!

change. Change is a challenge which

keeps you motivated and creates oppor-

tunities which other wise would pass you by.

I highly recommend Hong Kong as a city

to visit or a place to live and work. It has a vibrancy equal to that of cities such as New York and Paris. I relished the ano-

nymity a person can enjoy in the midst of a huge mass of humanity.

Six years was long enough for me to experience the wonders of Hong Kong on both a professional and personal level.”

Q. “How do you feel about your choice of changing the career?”

Ms.Dhaliwal

Q. “What was your previous job(s)?”

A. “I have enjoyed a varied work ca-

reer since I graduated with a degree in

mathematics from Imperial College in the 1980s. I began as a private tutor of mathematics and physics and then drifted

into accountancy working for two large

corporations in England. Unable to bear

the repetitive nature of a company’s fiscal cycle, I returned to university to train as a teacher.

At the age of 30 I questioned if it was wise to spend my life resentful of the fact that family pressure had forced me to study

A.“I feel privileged now to be working at NLCS Jeju. The warmth of the welcome accorded to me by work colleagues,

students and their parents has made

the transition from a thriving city to an isolated rural environment a pleasant experience. “

Q. “What is your advice to people who are considering a change in their careers? ”

A.“My advice is simple: if you have the courage, go for it.”

Q. “Are you satisfied with your current job? If you have the choice would you

change it? If so, what job do you want

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ACCEPTANCE

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From the Last Issue

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Books That Taught Us Acceptance

Where Do We See Acceptance In Our Daily Lives?

The theme for the second term of this year, 2014-2015 at NLCS Jeju was ‘Acceptance’.

Acceptance can be defined as the ability of assenting, or believing. Although this may seem to be so easy, it isn’t when it comes to accepting extreme situations, such as a death in a family or a loss of a precious friend. The following are examples of people in the public eye, such as movies and books, who have proved themselves able to accept hard times and get

on with life. As well as enjoyment, these movies and books also provide a thoughtful and meaningful lesson to us all. We have reviewed ‘My Sister’s Keeper’ by Jodi Picoult, ‘Bridge

to Terabithia’ by Katherine Paterson, ‘Fault In Our Stars’ by John Green, and ‘Soul Surfer’ by Bethany Hamilton herself.

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My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult, Bridge To Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, Fault In Our Stars by John Green, Soul Surfer written by Bethany Hamilton

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1.

‘My Sister’s Keeper’ is the story of a young girl whose life is changed by a single event.

Leukemia.

Kate had her life taken away by the disease, which limited her doing things. However, leukemia not only stopped Kate’s life, but also the lives of her family members.

her sister.

stayed at home in order to take care of her sick daughter. Her own life was lost. Her father got his first love taken away.

As his daughter was sick, he couldn’t do anything except just stare as his first love lost interest in him and started to look only at their daughter.

Her brother was sent, at a young age, to a school far away when he most needed his parent’s care and touch, not knowing what was happening, as his parents decided to abandon their other child to take care of their daughter.

over the morality of the decision.

However, when Anna takes her stand in the court she wins the lawsuit and gets granted medical emancipation.

Her mother stopped working and

The final member of the family got the most impact from the problem.

Anna, the last of the family, the one who ought to have had the most care and love, was a child had been designed to help her sister live. Since her birth she had no life, no future.

Their mother ‘created’ Anna to be a donor, a keeper of Kate’s life. Anna had her organs, blood, and tissue taken in order to keep her sister alive. It was painful

and barbaric for her. Her human rights were taken away, as she was kept from saying what she wanted and was restricted by her own mother to save her sister.

She didn’t even seem to have any existence, except in relation to

Finally, when she became 13, she sued her parents for abusing her human rights. There was chaos.

Her family couldn’t accept her decision, which would lead to the death of her sister. Their mother couldn’t accept the fact that, after all that she had done, her daughter would eventually die.

They fought an endless battle

While going back to meet Kate, she is involved in a terrible accident.

Her family accepts her death.

Kate discusses the grief her family went through and the fact that she blames herself. By knowing that she will always carry Anna with her, she gets over her remorse.

2.

“You think it’s so great to die and make everyone cry and carry on. Well it ain’t.” This is what happens to Leslie Burkes in the novel ‘Bridge to Terabithia’, written by Katherine Paterson.

The author writes about a boy called Jesse Aarons who is extremely artistic.

At the start of the book he is angry, depressed and bullied by his school ‘friends’.

Additionally, his family does not support him in doing art - his father especially believes that he has the duty to look after the family farm, as he is the only son in the family. Jesse’s family also thinks that he will be happy living as a farmer. It seems that Jesse has to accept the whole situation until this mysterious, bright, and

energetic girl called Leslie moves into his neighborhood.

the same, Jesse decides to get over it.

changes entirely and together they establish a country called ‘Terabithia’ where they have to swing on a rope across a stream to get there. In that place, where it really seems to be imaginary and too good to be true, the two children spend splendid times doing what they truly love to do, painting, drawing and running.

Life changes dramatically for Jesse, who now finds life extremely enjoyable and happy; he is very grateful to Leslie.

However, these happy days do not last. One day, Jesse receives a call from Miss Edmunds, his music teacher, inviting him to come to a museum with her in the morning. Jesse agrees, as Miss Edmunds is his favourite teacher. Unfortunately a tragic accident takes place; Leslie tries to swing across to Terabithia but the rope had broken and Leslie smashed her head on a rock, which killed her. Jesse could not accept the whole situation initially. He blamed himself, Miss Edmunds, Terabithia, everything.

However, he wasn’t God; Leslie was long gone, and he could do nothing but regret and cry in grief, which wasn’t what Leslie would have wanted him to do.

Luckily, Jesse copes with the whole situation later on and, although life would never be

on behalf of Leslie, his long gone best friend.

Had Leslie not moved near to his home, Jesse would have accepted the fact that he ‘had’ to be a farmer. This was the first main sign of acceptance being made (only slightly) in the book, although the idea of being a farmer wasn’t entirely accepted.

After Leslie arrives, Jesse’s life

The whole story ends happily, Jesse crowns his little sister, May Belle, who is the only sibling in his whole household who truly accepts him as a proper family, as Queen of Terabithia. Together, as new King and Queen, Terabithia revives and instead of only crying every night, Jesse rules

3.

Hazel Grace Lancaster is a girl who carries an oxygen tank around with her every moment of her life. She needs it to stay alive because of her lung cancer. Augustus Waters is a boy who has only one leg; the other

leg was taken by osteosarcoma.

Between the pair of them, there is only one working pair of lungs, and three legs… How odd would that be?

They meet each other literally in the ‘Heart of Jesus’, which is a club for teenagers with cancer helping them to think more positively about their situation.

They get closer by recommending each other their favorite books. Hazel is a great fan of ‘An Imperial Affliction’, which presents the story of a young girl named ‘Anna’, who suffers from cancer, and eventually dies.

However, the reason why she is so obsessed with the book is as she sees herself overlapping Anna, and considers that if Anna’s mother can accept her daughter’s death, her parents would do the same for her.

But the author doesn’t finish the story. The story ends in the middle of a sentence, without an end. Hazel tries hard to receive

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an answer from him, but she never succeeds, until Augustus finds a way to contact the author.

She contacts him only to receive replies that he can’t answer her questions as she might spread the story. Finally, in order to listen to his answers, Hazel and Augustus visits Amsterdam using Augustus’s wish in a charity program. They finally meet the author, but receive disappointment.

Hazel and Augustus comfort each other and, on the last day of their journey, Augustus tells Hazel that he caught cancer again and that he isn’t likely to survive for more than another year. Both of them knew that they would one day fall apart.

They knew that they couldn’t stay together forever, yet it hurt them to endure the terrible fact that one day one of them would die, leaving the other alone in the world.

Both of the characters are on the doorsteps of death, fighting to stay alive. Yet their fights are not for their own lives, but for their families. They try to live as they

are afraid that they would be “like a grenade” to the ones close to them, blowing them apart.

They are still teenagers, flirting with each other, playfully joking around, and dreaming of a future though they know that they don’t have long to live.

However, they think further than their own lives, accepting the fact that they will eventually die.

“There will come a time when all of us are dead. All of us…maybe that time is coming soon and maybe it is years away, but even if we survive the collapse of our sun, we will not survive forever.

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There was time before organisms experienced consciousness, and there will be time after. And if the inevitability of human oblivion worries you, I encourage you to ignore it. God knows that’s what everyone else does.”

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Based on a real story of a female surfer, Bethany Hamilton, this movie has inspired millions of people. As a young girl, Bethany loses her left arm due to a shark attack. It seems that her life as a surfer is at an end until Bethany realizes that she can never be separated from the sea. She practices constantly to hoist her body up, to balance herself on her surfing board. Bethany has to face many difficulties and of course, even tries to give up. Her acceptance of her disability leads her to even more success.

Originally, Bethany Hamilton was a girl full of ambition, a girl full of potential. She swept all the prizes for surfing competitions, and even got sponsors. The situation seemed to be too good to be true, and people had high hopes for Bethany - until the attack happened. Suddenly, the eyes of the people looking at Bethany changed from admiration to pity. Everyone believed that the surfing star was gone, long gone; she would never be able to set another foot into the water. After all, who would be able to surf again, after all the things one had to go through?

However, a miracle happened; Bethany could find the courage to stand up again, to not give up.

At first, people around her told her that it would be impossible to compete again, that she

should just choose the easier path. “I don’t need easy. I just need possible.” The fact that Bethany could surf again was not easy, but it was possible, even though others had been full of doubt.

Getting over our complexes and traumas is not easy - it requires extreme effort. No one is perfect.

The important thing is not that you have a complex, but it is how you get over it and stand up again. The difference between people who are successful and those who are not is that those who succeed in their goals never give up.

In addition to working hard, what Bethany Hamilton managed to do was to accept her situation.

She had lost an arm; well, it did matter, and she could no longer live comfortably, but she wasn’t dead - that was the positive side of the story. Bethany had to cope with a new lifestyle, and she couldn’t do things as she could do in the past. However, Bethany decided to think positively; she was alive, and if this was what God expected her life to turn out to be, she had to accept it.

Now, Bethany is married and she also has children. She can also be seen, coming back home after her surfing sessions. Her extreme effort and acceptance encouraged her to go back into the water. She is currently very successful in her career and she is also the role model to many people.

The World Is Not a Wish-Granting Factory.

No one knows when they will die. However, no one should be seeing their lives as something

short-lived, thinking about the end of it even before experiencing how you will live through it.

The world is not a wish-granting factory. Yet, if you decide that you will accept the setbacks that you may face, you will eventually be able to enjoy the life that you have.

Without pain, how would we know joy?

Stop denying the simple desire of saying true things.

Try having a life of your own.

Then, and only then, will you find acceptance.

Gabriella Kim & Nancy Kwon Year 10, Mulchat

TO IMPROVE IS TO CHANGE; TO BE PERFECT IS TO CHANGE OFTEN - WINSTON CHURCHILL -

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Phobia seems to be an issue in the other side of the world. It is an

are not ready for them. Treating phobias is all about facing intense

than the fear most other people experience in relation to the same

treating it. Yet treating phobias is a very good idea for people who

extreme fear of an object or situation, which is much more intense thing. The person who is phobic shows extreme panic and fright over a situation. One example of this is the shocking case of an

eight year old girl who died after developing an extreme phobia

of dentists so much so that she would not open her mouth to eat.

However, when we categorize a ‘phobia’ like this, it is no different from looking at a tree, and calling it a forest. Phobia is not always extreme, and in fact it is part of everyone’s life. When a person has a phobia they may show some of the following symptoms:

pounding heart, sweating, shortness of breath, feeling dizzy, and a fear of losing control of your body. Yet, if their case is not extreme, their reaction won’t go as far as throwing up, maybe just a faster heartbeat than usual. There are simple phobias such as spiders, heights, blood, and snakes. If we look at this kind of phobia, it

seems as if it is easy to cope with it. Nevertheless, extreme cases are difficult to cure. Is phobia a thing we can cope with or not?

Even though there are a variety of treatments in the market to

‘cure’ phobias, the majority of people with phobias do not even dare to try these. Why? There are two main reasons. First of all,

the treatments are not very effective for people with phobias who

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and disabling fear, which is why not many people attempt to try

are ready and willing. Secondly, phobia is not a disease that can be completely ‘cured’.

Phobias do not appear from nowhere. Ironically, just like we have to learn how to overcome it, phobia is also learned. Generally, phobias are built by an specific incident that horrified that

person. This is the reason why phobias are built when people are

young. People are more vulnerable when they are young, they are inexperienced with the world and how to cope with their fears.

As a result, they easily develop fears. For example, a child playing with a dog may get bitten by it. The child responds with fear and distress and learns to fear and avoid dogs in the future, even

though dogs most of the dogs are not dangerous. Another cause

for phobias is for them to be passed on by those around us. When parents, siblings, and friends fear dogs we get to learn to fear

dogs. As a result, we learn from our loved ones to develop fear, and ultimately have phobia.

It is quite reasonable to fear dogs when people are young,

because they are unfamiliar with dogs, and dogs maybe physically

stronger than they are. Most overcome the fear before it turns into

a phobia, because they push themselves out of their comfort zone and become mature.

Phobia is an extreme fear that can even kill you but, paradoxically, these fears are based on small things in life. People who have phobias about small things are generally people who give up

easily and are close minded.’These fears are easily curable as

people only have to accept the fact that there is no reason to fear and try to get familiar with the circumstance one step at a time.

Like the quote “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”.

Acceptance is crucial when treating phobias. Families and friends of the victims of phobia need be ready to accept the differences

between themselves. More importantly, people with fears need to accept their fears and live with it. One said, “I still have my down

days but I’ve learned to accept that you can’t feel your best every

day.” Overcoming phobias with pain and difficulties is not the only answer, accepting the fact that you are not ready to be treated,

accepting the fears and living with it can still make a difference.

Claire Oh & Rachel Cho, Year 10, Mulchat, Sarah Design & Layout by Daniel Seo

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Change in Women’s Rights Joshua Ha, Year 7

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he aftermath of the World Wars saw a significant

outside. And on 18th of August 1920, the women’s right to vote

women in many countries of the world.

were still falling far short of those enjoyed by men by the time of

shift in the social rights and responsibilities of This change was the result of the increased

responsibility afforded to women during the war

- especially in the UK armament factories - and large suffrage protest movements in countries such as the USA and the UK

that demanded basic rights that women had been long denied -

for example, the right to vote. These suffragettes would become the precursors to the modern movement for gender equality Feminism.

Feminism’s roots can be obser ved in the United Kingdom in the nineteenth centur y. Women wanted their rights to vote. They

recognised that the denial of the vote was preventing them from actively participating in the democratic process. There were

many movements toward woman’s right to vote, but the major movements happened in 1820. Francis (Fanny) Parker, a femi-

nist, announced that women did not have the equal legal rights

compared to men. Meanwhile a lot of women started to support the movement.

The group was approximately formed with 100 people. One third of the group were men and the rest were women. They were the people who started to claim for the right to vote.

After the first wave, which was about 1914, women’s suffrage

had been given in twelve states and territories. And during the

First World War, women were also given an opportunity to work

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was enacted. However, despite this progress women’s rights the Second World War.

Men dominated the world of work and business and women

were largely expected to stay at home or resign themselves to secretarial careers. However, in the absence of the men con-

scripted to fight in the war, women found themselves encour-

aged to take up jobs in the city, labouring in armament factories and other previously male-occupied professions to help with

the war effort. This newly granted independence and responsibility would not be willingly returned after the end of the war.

The Second wave of Feminism began after World War Two.

People were concerned with discrimination and oppression.

Feminists of this era identified that American society was

male-dominated and attempted to affect change. They chal-

lenged gender stereotypes and fought for equal opportunities

at school and in the workforce. The first wave goal of amending

the Constitution to give women the right to vote was successful.

However, the second-wave aim to guarantee equal rights in the constitution failed.

The Third wave of Feminism currently exists around us. Despite the dramatic leaps in the rights of women in some parts of the

world during the 20th centur y, women remain unequal to men in some aspects of society - especially the world of work.

Issues such as the gender pay gap, the glass ceiling, the role

of the law in controlling women’s bodies and institutionalised

sexism have been undertaken by the modern Feminist movement as new issues with which to grapple, their ultimate aim to secure gender equality once and for all.

To conclude, it is clear that women’s rights have drastically

changed for the better in the last centur y in countries such as the US and the UK.

South Korea has also overseen a positive change in perspective

to more greatly respect women’s rights. However, despite these

advances, the fight for gender equality is far from over, as even in

these developed countries women still do not believe themselves wholly regarded as equal to men, and this is not to mention the more retrograde views on the role of women in other countries

more dominated by close minded traditionalism or anachronistic doctrines.

Feminism is a movement that will continue to exist and grow until gender equality is achieved globally and has built hugely on the

foundations established by the suffragettes of the 19th and early

20th centuries and will hopefully continue to do so, furthering the cause of women ever ywhere.

“I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand.”

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How did children’s entertainment change?

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hat do you do in your free time? If you are a kid

from the twenty first centur y, you might play on your Nintendo DS, computer games, surfing the

internet or watching television. But have you ever

thought about what children from different eras did?

In Roman times, around 753 BC-1453 AD, children played with

tops, wooden swords, rag dolls, wax dolls and pets. They also

play-wrestled and played knuckle bone. Knucklebone is a game which you play by throwing sheep’s knuckles in the air and then catching them.

During the Middle Ages, 500 AD-1500 AD, although there is a

common misconception that children from the Middle Ages had to work all the time, they did some work, helping their parents

but played a lot of the time too. They played with balls, hoops, rag dolls and wooden dolls. They also enjoyed playing tag.

During the age of the Tudors, 1485-1603, children played with

wooden dolls, called Bartholomew babies because they were sold in St. Bartholomew’s fair. They also played with the well known ‘cup and ball’. The ball was attached to the cup by a

piece of string and you had to tr y and swing the ball into the cup. They also liked playing with yo-yos.

During Victorian times, 1837- 1901, children played outside, in

the streets, but because there wasn’t much traffic then and cars weren’t around, it was relatively safe to play in the street. They

played with hoops and skipping rope. Some games they played were catch, tag, and hopscotch.

During World War 1 and World War 2, children played with teddy bears, toy machine guns, toy soldiers, model planes, toy battleships, card games, hoops, top and whip, books, board games,

marbles, footballs, and toy trains. If they had the chance to play

with these items, they were most probably second-hand as supplies were in short supply as ever ything went to the war effort.

Therefore, whatever a child received to play with was no doubt a hand-down from someone else.

Now, in the twenty first centur y, kids play with computer

programming, Nintendo DS, computer games, books, YouTube, surfing the internet, listening to iPods, playing card games,

Lego, toy cars, and watching television. People sometimes argue that this is not healthy for children of today and that perhaps we should be playing games more like children did in earlier

times, however it could be argued that computer programming or games like ‘Minecraft’ actually inspire creativity in young people.

Nevertheless, although the things children do for entertainment has changed over the centuries, one thing has stayed the same.

It’s the same for children all around the world. We all like to play!

Sunny Baek, Year 7

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A Trip to Theatres in History Written by Sarah Yoo, Year 7

W

hat would you do when you are

fighting arena was covered in sand, to

hanging : the outer stage and the inner

free time at the weekend?

when gladiators were fighting each other,

platform but behind it, there was the inner

left with a couple of hours of

As well as reading books, one likes to go

to movie theatres or musicals to watch the newest film released or enjoy a play.

Since I have been to watch musicals and

films since I was very young, I thought that it would be interesting to write about the changes in theatres, but as I began my

research, I noticed theatres had lots of

immense changes, almost ‘revolutions.’

Roman amphitheatres - ‘gladiator fight’ - The first theatres!

Roman amphitheatres were places where Roman citizens would go in their spare

time, to watch the gladiators fight each

other or fight the wild animals. Sometimes they were big enough to hold 50,000 peo-

ple at once, like the Colosseum. Often, the gladiators were slaves whose’ punishment was to fight to death after their masters

died. However, the gladiators became the

symbol of influence and power, and some men practiced all their lives to become a gladiator in a gladiator school.

The audience thought the bloodier the

better, and cheered whenever there was blood. Consequently, the ground of the

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absorb the blood quickly. Interestingly, the sponsor of the gladiator who died

in the battle got about a hundred times

more money than the surviving gladiator received.

In addition, the crowd usually decided the fate of the fallen gladiator. When a gladi-

ator fell to the ground, and the other one

had his sword (or any weapon he chose to fight with) pointed to his neck, he would

wait for the signal. Thumbs up meant the fallen gladiator could live, and thumbs

down symbolised the winning gladiator could kill the fallen gladiator. However,

the final decision was done by the editor of the game ; the senator, the emperor,

whoever it was, his final gesture ended everything.

Theatres - Shakespeare plays ‘tragedy’ 16-17th century.

‘Elizabethan playhouses’ is the term we would use to call the theatres like the

‘Globe’ theatre, where most of the Shakespeare plays were performed.

In the Globe , there would be two stages underneath the thatched roof and the

stage. The outer stage was a rectangular stage and it was for the actors who were

involved in the play, but not immediately.

Underneath, there was an immense cellar called ‘hell’ and the actors and actress

would perform horror plays of ghosts and the audience had to move through the ‘grave doors’ to get to the ‘hell’.

In those days, even when the scenes

changed in the play, neither the actors nor

the scenery moved, so the audience had to picture the background. Also, even though the actors did use some props, they would only use them at the beginning, and after that, they would just leave them on the

stage no matter how irrelevant they were.

Unlike nowadays, there weren’t any microphones for the actors, so the actors would have to speak loudly and clearly.

Theatres - drama, melodramas 18th 19th century.

Personally, I believe that the 19th century was when all the theatre-culture was the

most active. A wide range of types of plays were performed, but melodramas were the most popular. Melodramas include

funny expressions, humour, a hero and

a heroine/damsel in distress, a villain, a

Movie theatres - 3D, 4D, 5D ‌ 21st

The good side always won at the end, and

Nowadays, technology has developed

sidekick and often old parents. the hero saved the heroine.

The actors would exaggerate their char-

acter to make people laugh, and laughing

was essential for the people going through the hard times known to that century.

Besides this, there were a lot of other types of plays, like comedies - where the actors would need a lot of props

and makeup, horror - where there was

serious music and scenery, as well as a few screams. By then, scenery changes were

frequent and sometimes, the stage would move by itself to express some extreme situation. Moreover, the theatres used

light bulbs instead of candlelight to create the atmosphere they wanted.

Movie theatres - black and white films , 20th century.

There was more of a technological revolu-

tion in the 20th century, and after cameras were invented, films became popular, but

they were still black and white. There were no computer graphics like we have now, so the actors performed all the action.

Instead of the real actors actually being on the stage, a screen would be put up and people would watch the pictures being projected.

century.

much more and it has brought the theatre culture to more than just 2D films.

With colours and animations, computer graphics and background music, it has allowed people to enjoy 3D and some-

times 4D movies - water showering you

or the seat shaking - becoming more and more realistic. Various genres have been

developed like animation, thriller, horror, comedy and family etc, and every family

enjoys a fun trip out to the movie theatre.

However, though this is the most popular use of theaters these days, one may feel

that we will have a gradual loss of the the-

atre, with the home entertainment system taking a dominant place in our culture.

Nevertheless, though we may not have

gladiators duelling any more, we certainly do enjoy visiting the theatre to watch a

play, hence the London West End does so well.

So though times have changed for the

theatre over the last few centuries, I feel

pretty sure in saying that we have not seen the final curtain call on how theatres are used and perceived in our society.

During the war, people would often go to the movie theatres to watch some propaganda videos that the government had made. The films were not long, and the

propaganda was usually less than twenty minutes.

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How Humans Changed Our Environment Written by Minho Kang, Year 7

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hese days, our environ-

ment is getting destroyed by us. You will probably

think that it doesn’t really matter, and that you’re

fine living in the place you are living in for now. How-

ever, you should notice and think about this problem seriously, because ver y soon, our

environment might be completely destroyed and become a place where we can’t live anymore.

For example, there is ‘Global Warming’. This is one of the main reasons why our environment might become a place where we can’t live anymore. This global warming makes our planet hotter and brighter. Resultant

stratospherical disasters like the hole in the ozone above antarctica mean that animals like polar bears and adelie penguins are in danger, and could even get extinct. These things are all happening because of us,

humans. We let out lots of harmful resources like gases, oils, and other things. These

emissions contribute to air pollution, which destroys the Earth’s atmosphere. So, that’s why global warming is so dangerous and important to acknowledge.

In order to fight global warming we must be more aware of how to reduce our contributions to it. Firstly, we shouldn’t throw our rubbish ever ywhere, because it can can

cause many problems. Last but not least, we should not squander environmentally damaging fossil fuels by misusing energy

and should focus on the production of clean ‘green’ energy: be it through wind farms,

solar panels, hydroelectric dams or even the recent advances in hydrogen fuel cells.

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The Evolution of Whales

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odern whales live in the sea and

have quite smooth skin. However, prehistoric whales were not the

same as modern whales. Whales adapted and evolved for a long period.

About 50 million years ago, there lived

Indohyus. Indohyus is widely viewed as a

possible ‘ancestor’ of the modern whale.

They lived on the ground, not in the sea.

They also had fur all over their body. As

such, there was likely a significant disparity between their outward appearance and that of modern whales.

Three million years past and Pakicetus appeared. They looked similar to large dogs with the exception of the thick,

bony wall around their middle ear. Their

habitat was likely freshwater river banks.

They stood at approximately 1.5 meters, coming up to the chest of even a tall modern human.

Kutchicetus emerged after two million

years. Kutchicetus had a small, otter-like skeleton. Like other early whales, they lived near tropical seas. Its short legs

were smaller than those of earlier ancestors. Also, they possessed long tails in order to aid their swimming capacity.

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Two People and Their Scientific Theories That Changed the World Justin Kim, Year 6

“What Einstein was able to do was - to

Einstein strongly opposed the bomb be-

common ancestor and consequently how

In the histor y of the Earth, there have

Bertrand Russell Einstein signed the Rus-

ancestr y.

use a cliche - think out of the box.”

been many geniuses, but in this article, we will talk about two of the great-

est geniuses that ever lived and their world-changing theories...

Albert Einstein

The German physicist Albert Einstein is

arguably one of the world’s most famous scientists, in no small part due to his

invention of the mass-energy equivalent formula (pictured left). It became the

basis of the Manhattan project, which

led to the conception and development of the atomic bomb. It also led to the

deaths of 105,000 people in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Though he made the formula

which was the basis of the atomic bomb,

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ing used, and with the British philosopher sell–Einstein Manifesto, which highlighted the danger of nuclear weapons.

He was also the first to propose the

theor y of relativity, which explains how

a person has their own time because the faster you go, the slower time passes for you. For example, if one rode a rocket

travelling as fast as the speed of light,

their time would appear slower than another walking on Earth.

Charles Darwin

Charles Dar win was a British geneologist

best known for his proposition of the Evolution Theor y in his seminal work ‘On The Origin of Species’ which describes about how apes and humans evolved from a

all life on earth is related by common

To many who followed the popular doc-

trine of the day - Christian creation theor y - the publication was viewed as shocking and blasphemous. However, despite op-

position from theological traditionalism, evolution theor y as proposed in his 1859

publication famously inspired by the tur-

tles of the Galapagos Islands became the most widely accepted theor y of how life one earth came to be: forever changing the world of genealogy and humanity’s scientific understanding of the world.

A

s we enter the twenty first century of globalisation,

the discussion on the rights of the racism are being frequently considered.

Over the past few decades, the world has witnessed racial

segregation of different races. The federal law that prohibits

this race discrimination has been on the books for nearly sixty years in the United States of America, however racism is on their rise more often than we realise.

In the early 1800s, civil rights were violated on a daily basis.

Crimes such as segregation, abuse and murders were com-

mitted openly and considered perfectly acceptable by a white society. Overt racism took place, most commonly in the form of slavery. Slaves were referred to as ‘Black’ people and it

had been their normal life to be whipped and beaten when

their masters weren’t pleased. The race discrimination on the

African American had been slowly losing its pace, with the aid

Underneath the Skin

of pacifists such as Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks and Barack Obama, who as a president of America, has an African Ameri-

can ancestry. However still after these high- efforted protests, apartheids are being continued around the world.

We are still racially treating people differently, judging them

only by their physical traits; skin colour, eye shapes etc. It is

felt that ‘white’ people are more likely to have narcotic drugs

than ‘Black’ people, although it is felt that there is less chance of them being sent to a jail compared to a ‘Black’ drug addict.

‘Black’ men are also sentenced for a far lengthier prison sen-

tences compared to the sentences that ‘White’ men get for the same crime. The more ”stereotypically black” considered to

be the most defendant looks in a murder case, and this brings higher possibilities for the accused to be sentenced to death.

This term follows the same to the youth as the ‘Black’ children are given higher and harsher sentences than the ‘White’ chil-

dren. Even as a same child, the ‘Black’ children are often seen

as older and less innocent than the ‘White’ children. Conversely, the lighter skinned people are viewed by the ‘White’ people of looking more intelligent, competent, trustworthy and

reliable, which is greatly in contrast to their darker skinned oppositions. Does our appearance matter so much that we

should judge people by their looks, ignoring their devotion, effort, and passion spent in their dreams?

When the U.S.A. was founded, the idea of equality was radically defined. The concept of race helped explain and symbolize

the denied rights and the freedom of the native americans and the powers and the strength of the white people. As the race concept evolved, it justified slavery, extermination, immi-

grants, and colonisation. Race is still a mighty social idea that gives people different access to opportunities and resources.

Governments and society have created advantages to being a

‘White’ person, and a lot of our population still believes in this hierarchical society. We should be aware of our civil rights of equality. Racism is no longer purposed for the upper classes

for their laws and authorities, but as a symbol to learn and recognise the traits of talent and ability of the one.

Yeonju Shin, Year 7

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Football MS Boys vs KIS (16/09/15)

It was a nice sunny day at KIS in 16th September.

After school, a NLCS bus arrived and our students ran right to

the field to warm-up. Quite a few KIS students filled the seats.

This match lasted 40 minutes in total, 20 minutes each half.

As soon as the referee blew whistle at 5:06pm, NLCS Jeju began to pin-back KIS by making three threatening shootings in a row.

There was even a mar velous defense by Kevin Kwon in Noro by distracting KIS striker from scoring. However, KIS was the first to score a goal. After an aerial combat, our goalkeeper, Br yan Lee, unluckily fails to clear the ball out of the area.

KIS’ lead did not last long. Mingyu Kim in Jeoji strucked the ball as hard as he could and made a mid-field shoot which was suc-

cessful. NLCS reset the score right away. After the equaliser, the team got back into a ver y organised state. Passing was settled,

and there were even amazing cut outs by Daniel Son in Geomun and Kevin Kwon. Herald Park in Jeoji especially seemed like a good tackler.

KIS almost scored right before the half-time whistle by lashing in thick and fast, but the goalie and Kevin Kwon had a good

sense of communication and stopped it. The referee blew the whistle and the first half ended with the score of 1:1.

The second half began with a series of mistakes.

David Choi and Joon Huh missed wonderful scoring chances

and they even had miscommunication. Still, this was better than the situation of KIS because their shootings kept went out of the park over the fences. This made the supporters think of a ver y

nice rugby match. Some NLCS players, such as Thomas Park in Geomun showed his good interception skills.

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KIS substituted three players to reverse the situation, but it was Herald Park in NLCS who scored a tie-breaking goal by a corner kick. Unfortunately, in less than one minute, KIS was lucky to

score by hitting the goal post. While KIS players were not passing to their own players, Alex Lee in Sarah tenaciously tackled

the opponents and stopped another goal from happening. The match officially finished in 5:52pm with a score of 2:2.

NLCS could win the match by showing fantastic effort and

players strived for victor y but it was just unlucky. Steven Jung

in Geomun expressed his feeling by saying, “We could have won, but a draw is better than a defeat. We will definitely win next

time.” Like Steven, NLCS players were all filled with an optimistic energy.

Badminton MS Girls vs BHA (24/09/15)

After school time, middle school girls ran into Sports Hall to prepare for the big match: NLCS vs BHA.

Eight girls from NLCS participated for the match today includ-

ing: Julie Kim - Year 9, Noro, Jennifer Youn - Year 9, Sarah , Judy Park - Year 9, Noro, Gloria Shim - Year 8, Noro, Irene Jung - Year

9, Jeoji, Emma Lee - Year 9, Jeoji, Andee Lee - Year 9, Geomun , Cindy Ku - Year 7, Mulchat .

Each player played several single matches and one double

match against a BHA player. Eight players were set up into pairs.

Julie Kim & Jennifer Youn, Judy Park & Gloria Shim, Irene Jung & Emma Lee, and Andee Lee & Cindy Ku.

Many badminton matches happened simultaneously.

One of the most impressive player was Jennifer Youn, who

led two single matches of hers to victor y. Her matches were

phenomenal because they were both close victories. One match was won by 15-11, and the another one by 15-13. Especially

the latter match, which was a fierce competition, was fantastic

because Jennifer kept her opponent from overturning the result of the match.

Her opponent was astounded by Jennifer’s astonishing techniques.

While there were some thrilling victories, there also were some unlucky defeat, such as the defeat of double match carried out

by Andee Lee and Cindy Ku.

This was a tight match and NLCS lost the match with the score

of 13-15. Because this match was turned around by BHA, it was a painful experience for all NLCS supporters.

Overall, NLCS had more lost than win. However, the fact that

NLCS students tried their best never changes, and as long as

they put their full effort, one day, NLCS will definitely be on top of the other schools.

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SPORTS REPORTS Written by Mr Maher 88

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hanks to Sports Coaches for reports in assembly

resounding 6-2 overall victor y against KIS with an outstanding

teams. The following is a selection of highlights

20-18 victor y in a tight third game encounter and so winning

each Monday of the successes of the NLCS sports of the sports played by a wide variety of students

at NLCS Jeju, which our new sports reporter was unable to personally get to.

Middle School Boys Football

There is a report of a drawn match our sports reporter did

attend but he missed the hard fought victor y 5-4 against KIS where Sangmin Lee scored four of the five goals with Kevin

Kwon topping up the other. The boys went on to represent the school at the KISAC tournament where, after drawing their

first game they secured 3-0 and 5-1 victories but were unlucky

not to top their group. In the semi-final the team suffered with the golden goal rule but ended up securing third place in the

tournament with a convincing 4-1 victor y. Sangmin Lee scored a hat trick amongst the total of seven goals he contributed

performance from Minseok Kim who battled hard to take a

his match. Jeong Woo Kim and Hanbyul Rim managed a 15-0 whitewash in a doubles game. Jeong Woo is a significant

addition to the team having switched sides from KIS to NLCS during the summer. In October the boys again secured a 6-2

victor y, Minseok Kim again winning tight matches to help the

team succeed. Yong Jun Choi and Sunwoo Chung fought back from a 15-20 deficit to secure their game 23-21.In the KISAC

tournament in November Jeong Woo Kim won the boys singles and teamed up with Hanbyul Rim to secure the boys doubles.

Dong Hyun Oh, stepping in at the last minute to deputize

for an injured player, teamed up with Byung Kun to win the doubles. On the girl’s side the most notable performance

came in October with Taehyun Kim mercilessly winning her singles match 21-11.

while Joonyoung Huh secured the coach’s player of the

Middle School Girls Football

games.

the season with a 1-0 victor y over KIS, the goal being provided

tournament award for his outstanding performance over five In November, the team competed in the Songdo Sevensand finished runners up after losing the finals on penalties. The

team finished top of their group on day one, with 4 wins out of 4, and scoring an impressive 16 goals. On the second day

it was much closer and, despite scoring a last kick equaliser

in the final, the boys lost 2-1 in the shoot out. Daniel Son was

our player of the tournament with 7 goals and an assist in the final. Performance of the tournament went to Hyeonseong Kim for his defensive display in the opening game. Scott Soh scored a hat trick on his competitive debut for the

team, but the whole squad - Eric Kil, Mingyu Kim, Nick Oh,

Joonyoung Huh, Max Kim, David Choi, Harr y Kim and Kevin

Kwon - deser ve recognition for their efforts throughout the tournament.

In November a further KISAC tournament was hosted by KIS

and two NLCS teams participated. The ‘A’ team won the group stage convincingly; three wins from three games, including a tight win against the ‘B’ team. The ‘B’s battled hard and

even overcame the difficulty of back to back games, but they were one of three teams who could not be separated after

the group stage of the competition. Due to the competition rules, a place in the final to play our ‘A’ team would be

settled by a coin toss. Winning the coin toss set up an all

NLCS final. Despite a great effort from the 2nd team, led by

superlative captain, Kevin Kwon, NLCS ‘A’ won the match well and clinched the tournament victor y. All the boys performed exceptionally and to take 1st and 2nd place was a great

achievement. Watch out for this team as they make their way up the school.

Middle School Badminton

In September, at the start of the season, the team had a

In September the girls team made a ver y promising start to

by Lilly Lee on the back of some dominant possession and the peppering of the KIS goal by the NLCS team. They followed this up with a convincing win in late September. A slow

first half, which ended 2-1 in favour of the home team, was

followed by an unprecedented second half of football ending in a 8-2 victor y for NLCS. Chaeyoung Min, christened ‘the

special one’ by a capacity crowd, scored a hat trick, with Lily

‘Lionel Messi’ Lee scoring two, her devastating shoulder barge throwing not only the opposition but also the opposition coaches the wrong way. Belle Choi, Brenda Gai and Gaia

Gajeepan rounded off the scoring. A well deser ved victor y,

which saw more than a year of hard work from the girls finally coming to fruition.

In October the girls went to the KISAC tournament in Seoul

and played some excellent football despite having to get up at

5am following their contributions to house performance. Gaya

Gajeepan scored four fantastic goals. Julie Kim led the team in furious attacks and created many goal-scoring opportunities.

NLCS finished third in the tournament. A further KISAC MS

Girls football tournament was held in November with Gaya Gajeepan again scoring four goals in one game to help the team to a convincing 4-1 victor y and secure a place in the semi final. The girls won three out of four group matches,

which meant an all NLCS Jeju semi final, of which NLCS won!

Playing against BIFS in a hotly contested final, BIFS scored 2

early goals and, despite Megan Spragg scoring in the second half, the team ended up as runners up losing in the final 2-1.

Special mentions to Sydany Kang, who stepped up in her role of captain and played many positions, and Lily Lee who had an outstanding tournament!

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Middle School Netball

On a balmy November day KIS, BHA and a school from the

experience in feeding the ball into the attacking circle and

NLCS Jeju. The race involved all age groups and Aiden Choi

In September, the MS Netball team showed their wealth of

putting up nearly ever y shot given to them. They won their first game convincingly and proceeded to the final of the

provincial competition. In the final they struggled to keep up with the pace of the opposition game, but did show a

work ethic that pushed their opposition hard to maintain

possession. The experience was invaluable as the team made their way to Seogwipo school in October to participate in

what turned out to be a highly competitive match with NLCS scoring the winning goal in the final twenty seconds to walk away with a 12-11 victor y. The match was played in a ver y

friendly manner with chicken being enjoyed after wards by all.

Cross Country

NLCS achieved some excellent results in the first cross-

countr y race of the year against KIS and BHA in October. Ryan Lee was the clear winner in the High School boys race and Diane Jeong won the High School girls race by over three minutes. In the Middle School boys race, Mike Chang was

second, Chris Lee third and Derrik Lee fourth. In the 2015 Jeju Trial Run Hyunchan Ahn was second in the men’s race while

Diane Jeong won the women’s race and Chloe Sung was forth.

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mainland, ISK, competed in the KISAC race organized by

was the best placed NLCS runner in the Elementar y School

boys while Ellie Fowler was best placed in the equivalent girls race. Reuben Tamlyn placed forth in the Middle School boys race with Megan Spragg secured the bronze medal place in the girls Middle School race. Golden girl Diane Jeong won

the High School girls race and Chloe Sung secured the silver

medal spot. Ryan Lee also secured the silver medal spot in the boys race.

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