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Each time you open a door and walk into a new place, you cross a threshold — the strip of material at the bottom of a doorway. What you face when you cross thresholds in life, however, are not different spaces but growth as a person. All beginnings in life, such as learning to walk, studying at univ
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Kie Hae Seung
2021.06.01 18:20
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Experiencing numerous obstacles in life, especially as you enter adulthood, it is hard not to turn cynical. You start to expect the worst and focus on reality rather than ideals. When you are in this mindset and hear something like “Every cloud has a silver lining,” it can feel stupidly optimistic,
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Kie Hae Seung
2021.04.30 09:20
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Page Not Found — sometimes when you click to see a certain page online, this message pops up. The long story, according to Wikipedia, is that “the browser was able to communicate with a given server, but the server could not find what was requested.” The short story? You cannot access that page.In e
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Kie Hae Seung
2021.03.31 16:28
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Projection is a word with a multitude of meanings: an estimate of the future, a physical thrust forward, the attribution of one’s emotions, the display of image or video on a screen, and so on. At the same time, these diverse meanings seem to share a trait. Whether it be from a projector onto a blan
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Kie Hae Seung
2021.02.28 14:34
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Everyone may have a different image that comes to mind when they think of home; it could be their family, their own room, neighborhood, or even the entire nation. That is, home does not represent merely the physical building of residence but an abstract concept that encompasses our emotions of the s
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Jun Uhnjin
2020.12.04 15:11
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A chessboard, usually consisted of 64 squares with 32 chess pieces aligned on top, is the ground for chess players to freely carry out their strategies until a king is attacked by another piece. Likewise, chess games typically end with a winner; however, there are situations where there is no winner
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Jun Uhnjin
2020.11.01 22:08
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The veil that covers a bride’s face, the veil used in religious rituals, and even the veil of ignorance — a philosophical representation suggested by John Rawls — all imply that a veil acts as an object which conceals, hides, and covers anything behind it. Unless there is an action to lift the veil,
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Jun Uhnjin
2020.10.04 09:34
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The phrase from scratch owes its origins to a sports race, where the athletes were lined up to a starting line scratched on the ground. With the scratched line, the runners were guaranteed that they would all begin the race at the same start, and no one at an initial advantage. Today, the phrase is
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Jun Uhnjin
2020.08.30 16:11
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People have been so busy chasing the prospect of a brighter future that they forget to live and enjoy the present. However, as the precarious situation with the pandemic is slowly establishing stability, people are reaching a point where they reflect on the overall impact the coronavirus disease (CO
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Sun Min Kim
2020.06.04 15:20
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Intuitively, infinity plus one would be infinity. Mathematically, the same phrase poses many different possibilities and complications. There are many types of infinities in mathematics, all of them possessing bizarre possibilities. The concept of infinity is loaded enough as it is, but if one were
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Sun Min Kim
2020.05.21 23:26
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“Go West, young man” is one of the most commonly quoted sayings from 19th-century United States (U.S.), wherein people held the belief that they were destined to expand across the continent. In this sense, this phrase initially symbolized growth and development, bearing a generally positive connotat
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Sun Min Kim
2020.04.08 14:04
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More often than not, people are brought down by disheartening incidents that they are forced to face in life. These are the moments that, at a glance, appear to be impossible to overcome at first. However, even in the darkest of times, one is bound to find a silver lining that will help push through
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Sun Min Kim
2020.04.08 14:01
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There are propitious moments in life when the time comes for a huge transition. Such critical turning points lead one to arrive at unexpected but life-changing crossroads. In the face of unforeseen tw
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Lee Jae Eun
2019.11.02 19:42
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A constant stream of wind and waves have been passing through the month. Issues round-the-clock that spark repercussions have raged waves, breezing on the ways of navigation. While each and every indi
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Lee Jae Eun
2019.11.02 19:40
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Bon Voyage is said when wishing the best luck to those who are in the dawning of an unpredictable yet exciting journey. What is to come, and how the expedition will establish oneself as an explorer is
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Lee Jae Eun
2019.11.02 19:39
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Goodbyes are often associated with melancholy and pain. It is definitely a demanding task to say farewell to something or someone you truly care for and which has given you countless memories. Yet, at
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Lee Hyun Ji
2019.06.07 02:21
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At times, our society seems to zero in on the A-classes. Behind the scrutiny casted upon the top tiers, the B-classes are seldomly given any attention. They are often devalued and carried with negativ
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Lee Hyun Ji
2019.05.13 11:23
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As John Milton puts it in his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667), “The mind in its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, hell of heaven.” Among many interpretations, the quote may suggest th
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Lee Hyun Ji
2019.05.03 15:16
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While students recharge from their post-holiday blues, the editorial team of The Granite Tower (GT) gets back into the grind trying our best to inform the public swiftly and transparently as watchdogs
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Lee Hyun Ji
2019.03.24 22:24
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With every title follow its expectations and responsibilities. The receipt of a title is also the receipt of its corresponding duties to live up to. Saying farewell to yet another year, The Granite To
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Song Yeonsoo
2018.12.04 11:01