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Here is a foreigner who came to Korea to study only. He is ¡°Ali Zulfigar,¡± the Pakistani. Ali is Muslim who believes in Islam. Because of that, there are some big cultural differences, but he is being adapted in Korea. CBT heard about his thought about Korea and how he has been getting used to Korea.-Ed.
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When I first started teaching here in Korea, I was shocked to discover that students had lifted whole sentences from outside sources and then copied these excerpts onto final examinations and written papers. The students made no attempt to give credit to the people from whom they had stolen. When I asked my colleagues about it, they assured me that it was relatively common here in Korea, even at the highest levels of academia. The situation is simply unacceptable. Plagiarism is a serious problem, worthy of our careful consideration.
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In place of ¡°World Topic,¡± CBT introduces two English poems which CBT received from John J. Han, the professor of English & Creative Writing in Missouri Baptist University in this issue. They are about feelings that he felt when he saw foreign students. | |
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Nowadays, crimes are increasing. As they change to malicious crimes, people discuss about punishment like releasing their personal information or locking them with an electric bracelet. People naturally start to argue about whether the criminals¡¯ civil rights should be protected or not. Do you think we have to respect the murderers¡¯ and sexual criminals¡¯ human rights?
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Debates about whether severe punishments should be introduced or not continue. If the punishments are introduced in Korea, are you pro or con?
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Present Korean criminal law considers the punishment as not only retribution for crime, but also education for enlightenment. Also, the punishments are based on the rights of man. For this, there are welfare services and suspended sentences.
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Criminals enter a prison for rehabilitation. However, they are taught methods of crimes by other criminals. They even plan for the next bigger crime. In addition, the rate of second offenses in Korea is over 51 percent. The prison for education couldn¡¯t accomplish its role.
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To prevent prisoners from second offences is the basic to keep our social rule. However, the efforts and money are invested, the result must be efficacious. Corrections in Korea have hesitated on its direction. The carrots without whipping is insecurity. Keeping the balance is important for cutting the vicious cycle of crimes.
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There is a saying, ¡°Condemn the offense and not its perpetrator.¡± What do you think about this saying? If somebody asks you about capital punishment, will you agree with the penalty of death or not?
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When we meet a person for the first time, we understand that person by image. Image effects a lot, because there is no basic knowledge of each other. In addition to this, impressions usually don¡¯t change well. When we think about social life, image works in various ways and its effect is big. In this issue, CBT meets Kim Bo-bae, an image consultant who gives advice about image. | |
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