Preparing for Wednesday, I read an article named “the Imjin War: with a Focus on the First Invasion”, and “Naming the Imjin War”. I also read about the first chapter of a Korean War captive in Japan, “Encounters with the Adversity of War.” The articles were really helpful to get a quick understanding of the… Continue reading Week 7: 5-15 Report
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Week 6: 5-15 Report
On Wednesday, we read A History of Korean Science and Technology and Invention of the Korean Alphabet. The first article about the Korean technology described the numerous early inventions that arose during King Sejong’s reign. Some of these include geographical records that include a map of the entire peninsula and each providence, a portable scape… Continue reading Week 6: 5-15 Report
First Reflection
When getting ready for the start of the week, I always check what is due for the week on the class website. Monday is usually the 5-15 report where I get to reflect each week on the assignments I did and what I learned. I think those are really helpful to see your progress. For… Continue reading First Reflection
Week 5: 5-15 Report
On Wednesday we had to read Two Mongol Documents from the Koryŏ sa. When first reading it before class, I was confused and the translations were not making that much sense to me. During class we did an activity where we went into groups and discussed the article and answered questions. That exercise really helped… Continue reading Week 5: 5-15 Report
Final project topic pitch
A topic that I would like to use for my final project is the Korean War, or North Korea after war/ contemporary North Korea. We have not gotten to this topic in class, but other topics helped guide me to this idea. We learned in class how the country was divided into the Three Kingdoms… Continue reading Final project topic pitch
Week 4: 5-15 report
On Monday we went through how to use Zotero and the connector. During the session I learned how to add my book into the class library and access all the other texts. On Thursday I read four others blog posts and commented on them. It was interesting to see others experiences thus far in the… Continue reading Week 4: 5-15 report
Week 3: 5-15 Report
In the beginning of the week I read an article for the library zoom training session called The Koguryo Controversy, National Identity, and the Sino-Korean Relations Today. I liked that article because it was easy to read and very short. I felt that it was easier to understand the content since it was short and… Continue reading Week 3: 5-15 Report
Week 2: 5-15 report
When first skimming through the topics I was expecting to chose something history related, and did not expect and the different topics provided. As someone interested in the sciences and having siblings that are nurses, the heading “Emotion and Korean Nurses in Germany” instantly caught my eye. While skimming through to see if this interests… Continue reading Week 2: 5-15 report
Anxious Cat
I have not resonated with a cat more than this one… This cat shows that instead of being anxious you should examine your problem or fear. This can help and shows that things aren’t as bad and you can grow.
