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It's one of the most natural things in human nature to believe in supernatural beings. During centuries people hardwired to seek out explanations for phenomena that they didn't understand. That's why they came up with the idea of gods and others. It's pretty much the same with us. Even though we have science that can explain many of our doubts, it's still easier for people to believe in supernatural things. This way we don't have to try to understand the cause of what happened, we just assume this is the way it should be.

In today's world obesity is a really serious and common health threat.  In my opinion, the one to blame for this is definitely the government.  Firstly, the government should make better efforts to persuade people to make healthier food choices. It's in their business to care about the future well-being of their people. That's why I think that they should try to make people more aware of what they're eating by providing more information. All in all, I do really believe that it's in individuals hand to decide what they're eating. However, sometimes it's really hard for us to protect ourselves from increasing soda and sugar amounts in food, that unfortunately, we aren't aware of.

Colonising space has many benefits. One of them is that it might help us with resources. Unfortunately, Earth has a limited amount of them so in the future we might drain them. That's why it's crucial for us to find alternatives in case of such a scenario. Other advantages of colonising space are new methods of gardening, processing and storing food that will help to colonize and they will be cheap enough to use them on other planets (also on the Earth). All in all, colonization space is necessary for us to improve our technology and to prevent future difficulties. 

The history of webtoons have began in 1990's and started growing bigger in 2003, when portal sites like Naver or Daum began they webtoon portal services. Over the years these internet comics have developed into stories of various genres. It's also possible for readers to leave the comments under the webcomic to communicate with the artist. The popularity of webtoons is growing year on year. In May 2014, Naver published 128 weekly webcomics while Daum around 85.  The growth of webtoons has led to the trend of adapting the most popular ones such as "Secretly Greatly" or "Misaeng". (webtoon and drama called "Cheese in the trap") Sources: https://koreancultureblog.com/2015/01/19/koreans-favourite-comics-cartoons-webcomics-or-webtoons/ https://pl.pinterest.com/pin/586453182697398984/ https://twitter.com/poupee19/status/856467022556704768

The live-shoot system usually looks like that on the beginning  only two first episodes are being filmed and after drama being aired they continue to shoot the rest of series. Normally one episode is about 60-70 minutes long and it’s aired two times per week. But why people use this system since sometimes filming and editing may also take place at the same day as airing(even few minutes before the airing!) and it’s really risky? Well, sometimes it takes time for production team to get a confirmation of airing time slot and they don’t want to take a risk of not being able to recover production costs. Another disadvantage of this system is that it leads to harsh working conditions, for example actors due to not organized filming schedules or last minute script changes. However, you can find some benefits from this live shoot system since Korean viewers like to give a feedback on the dramas. Knowing what viewers think, script writers can re-work the plot and increase drama’s ratings...

On 4th of October South Koreans celebrate Chuseok , which is something like Korean Thanksgiving. 추석 ( Chuseok ),  also known as “hangawi” ( 한가위 ), in the traditional agricultural society was the time for farmers to relax after their hard work. Now Koreans, several days before Chuseok, go to their ancestral tombs to clean them and pay respect. In the morning of “Thanksgiving” Koreans perform charye  ( 차례 – ancestral worship ceremony) and put plenty of dishes on the offering table of charye. After that, the food used for charye is eaten by the family members and shared with relatives or neighbors. On that day Koreans would eat bite-sized half-moon-shaped rice cakes stuffed with sweet fillings called Songpyeon ( 송편 ) . Another important tradition during that day is Ganggangsullae. This circle dance is performed by women and it combines group entertainment with dancing and singing. Sources: https://koreancultureblog.com/2015/09/26/h...

One of the traditional dishes your family or friends will make on your birthday is miyeok-guk  미역국 (seaweed soup). That's because in the past mothers, after giving the birth,  would eat this soup for about month, because it was thought that seaweed was good for milk production and uterine contraction. Therefore, eating this soup became a tradition in order to memorialize mother's pain of child-birth and the care they gave to us when we were little. In Korean culture there are also some important birthdays such as 100th-day celebration, first birthday, the 60th, 70th and 80th birthdays that are celebrate with big feasts and parties. During them people invite all of their family and friends to eat together the meal and share, for example, rice cakes. Sources: https://koreancultureblog.com/2017/07/02/korean-birthday-celebrations/ https://moeslema.com/1150 https://mykoreankitchen.com/korean-rice-cake-skewers/