Answer: (a) “Inssa” refers to those who are very social and active throughout all manners of social activities, whether it be making friends or taking initiatives at work, school or in whatever group they may be part of. It is derived from the English word insider. Its antonym is “assa,” from outsider, and it refers to a person who is not accepted as a member of a particular group and feels isolated or different from those who are accepted. Coined by young people

지난 회에 이어, 유용한 비즈니스 영어 표현들을 소개합니다. ‘비즈니스 영어’라는 게 따로 떨어져 존재하는 것은 아닙니다만, 일상 회화에서 흔히 볼 수 없는 표현들을 활용하는 것도 사실입니다. 저희 책 『나는 더 영어답게 말하고 싶다 비즈니스 편』에서 뽑은 표현들입니다.   <마케팅> 1 Instead of doing our own marketing, we should outsource it to marketing agency with extensive experience in brand building. 우리가 직접 마케팅을 하기보다는 브랜드 구축에 다양한 경험이 있는 마케팅 기업에 아웃소싱해야 합니다. SITUATION 브랜드 구축을 설명할 때 평범하게 One of the most effective ways to make your brand famous is by doing a TV commercial. 영어답게 O

I recently visited the beaches of Normandy and was awestruck at the scale of what took place there 78 years ago. The sheer horror it must have been is hard to capture in words, but the scars are still visible. Dozens of massive craters dot the fields. The landscape is interspersed with German fortifications reinforced with concrete two meters thick. Huge tangles of metal debris, part of the harbor constructions used to ferry in half a million troops and cargo, are still casually strewn across t

Action for Clean Environment (ACE), a global non-profit organization aiming to facilitate global environmental activism, completed the 2022 Fellowship for Young Leaders Program with a ceremony held on Saturday in Seoul.  According to the organizers, 11 students ranging from second to eleventh grade participated in the program this year. The program, lasting three weeks, comprised of three main sessions; active team debate on the issue of pollution: touring Sikmulsung Dosan, essay writing

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged her South Korean counterparts and businesspeople to build stable supply chains with allies and to expand investment during her jam-packed visit to Korea on Tuesday, which buoyed market expectations on forging stronger bilateral ties to fight against economic uncertainty. Starting the day by visiting LG Science Park in western Seoul, Yellen had separate meetings with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho and Bank of Korea G

Is the West losing Latin America? During the Cold War, this question was feverishly discussed in Washington, and beyond. Now, the return of great-power competition and the potential revival of spheres of influence -- together with the recent wave of left-wing electoral victories in the region -- are giving it renewed salience. For the West, the looming specter of hot conflict with authoritarian regimes, from Russia to China, has again highlighted Latin America’s importance as a partner. A

By Lim San Korea International School, Jeju Below is a winning essay from The Herald-Pioneer Essay Contest. -- Ed. Globalization refers to the ongoing unification and interdependence of the globe in the various areas of politics, economic trade, society, culture, information, and technology. Globalization has opened the gate towards global trade and sharing unprecedented amounts of data, primarily through the growth of technology. With trade and travel, people around the globe can look and fe

By Lee Jeong-woo Korea International School, Jeju Below is a winning essay from The Herald-Pioneer Essay Contest. -- Ed. Globalization is an international process of growing the interconnections between different economies, societies, and cultures. It has been rapidly accelerating over decades by the efforts of global leaders. In this essay, the CEOs of corporations with immense authority are considered global leaders. From these people, the world has economically benefited. However, excessiv

By Sung Soo-jin North London Collegiate School, Jeju Below is a winning essay from The Herald-Pioneer Essay Contest. -- Ed. The 21st century has been marked by an unprecedented rate of technological ad-vancement. Mind-blowing innovations have risen across all areas of science, from digital technology and AI to medicine and biotechnology. The majority of these developments have spawned revolutionary changes to humanity and augmented standards of life, at least in the developed part of the wor

By Kim Ye-chan Korea International School, Jeju Below is a winning essay from The Herald-Pioneer Essay Contest. -- Ed. Former US President Barack Obama once said, “Globalization is a fact, because of technology…we’re not going to be able to build a wall around that.” Technological innovation ushered human globalization, an interconnected economic, political, and cultural chain of a global scale. While globalization might seem like humanity’s step towards Utopia

You may be surprised when talking with Koreans when they refer to “our mother” or “our brother,” even while talking to someone other than a sibling. Koreans generally say “our mother,” “our brother” etc. instead of “my mother” or “my brother.” This is because of Koreans‘ group-oriented mindset, rather than thinking of themselves as an individual. However, more and more young Koreans are becoming Westernized and i

After the recent wave of conservative judgments from the Supreme Court on abortion, gun control and environmental regulation, many Americans are looking for alternatives to the courts for ways to enact democratic change. Yet, in the past several years, many state lawmakers -- often Republicans -- have systematically attempted to restrict other traditional paths for political participation. Some of these shifts have received widespread attention, particularly a slew of new state laws that were i

US President Joe Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia is proving to be more than a little controversial. After taking a tough, supposedly principled stand against the kingdom at the beginning of his administration, Biden is now set to adopt a more conciliatory approach. This about-face has riled critics, but there are good reasons to welcome the shift. During the 2020 presidential campaign, Biden called Saudi Arabia a “pariah.” Once in the White House, Biden diplomatically ostracized