Our final project is about Hanyang University cafeterias. The main goal of this project is to introduce people about places where they can have a lunch or a dinner at the University. So we showed the way how to get to each place and the order process, one of the dish and finally we estimated all cafeterias with... spoons! 5 spoons meen an excellent dish and 1 spoon means bad one accordingly. This video not just funny but also it's helpful for new students. As a visiting student I tried to find some places for lunch, but it's not easy when you are in a such place for the first time. I wish I had such video in September when I came to Korea.
In this project I recorded the audio to describe the way, dishes and conclusion. Also I prepared an infographic that was consist of a map of the University with pictures of each cafeteria and the evaluation system. I think our video is energetic, helpful and interesting :)
Beauty standard has been existing for many centuries. It
changes almost every generation. Beauty ideals have changed dramatically
through time. Not so long ago the feminine ideal was a plump woman with a
bright blush. Today's ideal is significantly differ from ideal of 18-19
centuries.
This is an exiting video about history of feminine
ideal.
Nowadays already young girls find out about beauty
ideal from early ages with fairy-tales. Fairy-tales
highlight the feminine beauty for young girls in order to prove how beauty is
essential to a positive future. In fairy-tales, beauty characters are always good
ones, and vise a versa, ugly characters are bad.Fairy-tales, movies, magazines and other mass media
make young girls to learn about feminine beauty ideals.
Beauty ideals differ and depend on a culture and a point
of view (children/man/woman).
An interesting international experiment was conducted
by journalist, blogger and freelancing reporter for KCUR Esther Honig. Esther
Honig went to many countries and asked people to show their standard of beauty
using the Photoshop. This experiment proves how beauty ideal varies across
cultures on a global level. The next picture shows the results of
this experiment.
For more information about this experiment use link
below:
As I said before, feminine ideal has become more
international with mass media appearing.
The next experiment was conducted by online company www.escentual.com. They asked men and women to build up the perfect
woman face that must consist of the most beautiful famous people’s features.
The video below devoted this experiment. You can learn
about it in details.
On two pictures below you can compare two “perfect
faces” created by women and men.
The
Perfect Woman (according to women)
Women see the epitome of beauty as raven hair, a
stronger nose and forehead profile, heavier brows and narrower bone structure.
The
Perfect Woman (according to men)
According to this picture men prefer blonde hair, full
lips, and strong cheekbones but also a petite nose and less prominent eyebrows.
Feminine beauty is very strong thing and weakness at
the same time. In childhood, girls watch cartoons and understand that beauty is
essential to a positive future and they should strive to achieve this beauty
standards and maintain them. That is good because girls strive to take care of
themselves. But I think it is only the one positive moment.
Even though they learn about beauty, also they learn
about how it is important to meet these standards in order to be lucky or
successful in this life. This has an impact on the psyche of young girls who
have noticed that they don’t meet this beauty standards. They become understand
that that have not such hair or such body, or such a beautiful face like
fairy-tales characters have. In this case, I think a significant role plays the
parent’s attention and their ability to help their kids to deal with complexes.
Parents should explain that this beauty is not real and there are more
important qualities than beauty.
Not
only fairy-tales form our conception about beauty standards. In modern world,
pure women are bombarded by advertisements daily, on billboards, social media,
magazines and television. Even young girls already know that women must spend
enormous amounts of time, energy, and above all money striving to achieve
beauty ideals. Become elder women devotes significant financial and emotional
resources in order to look a certain way.
Essentially, when you see somebody who is very
attractive, you compare yourself with him/her automatically. This is human nature. So we asked ourselves like “How do I
compare with this beautiful person?” Looking at this idealised face and figure,
become feel bad about themselves because they understand that they don’t look
so.
Fortunately and unfortunately, we live in 21 century
and there are many possibilities to change any appearance with help of cosmetic
surgery. Women run the risk using cosmetic surgery. I understand when it is a
necessity, but I absolutely against it when it is only a whim.
One woman who has been through two surgeries for bowel
cancer said that she before she found out about her fatal illness she focused
negatively on her imperfections. But after a surgery she has changed her
opinion totally. She was happy feeling she is alive and this illness always
reminds her what is really important in this life. She said: "To be
beautiful means to be yourself; you don't need to be accepted by others. You
need to accept yourself."
Do not forget about this, appreciate that nature gave
to you.
Nobody is perfect but everyone is beautiful. Be
happy with yourself!
This infographic is created to show the best IQ resulst of famous people.
On these photos you can recognize everyone (maybe expept the last one, but we had to add this person because of his abilities). You can see that all of them represent different countries.
The chart shows the increasing of IQ results from up to down.
The background's colour wasn't chosen accidentaly. Blue color signifies creativity and intellegence. And the purple colour of brain was chosen because it is related with great ideas, intuition and misticism.
After arriving
to South Korea I found out about one more households’ heating system. It is floor
heating system also known as Ondol Heating. The word “Ondol” means warm stone.In Korea almost every house has this
kind of floor heating. Unlike the western
style, Koreans are accustomed to sitting on the floor, sleeping on the floor,
and working and eating at low tables.
It is interesting to know that first
source of heat was a fireplace located in the kitchen or on the outside wall of the living room. Moreover,
this system was used both for cooking and for heating. Usually the kitchen was
lower than heating room. The difference in level made it easy for the smoke and
hot air to run under the floor of the elevated room.
Thistechnology had
used for centuries, but like everything
in Korea, it's been modernized over time. In South Korea over 90%
of the houses have radiant floor heating.Ondol floors basically are heated by hot water or an electrical heating
system.
Ondol is still a big part
of Koreanculture. It is nice to feel warm
under your feet that much warmer than indoor air. So it is more comfortable to sit on
the floor rather than on the cold chairs.And I agree that it is a real bonding
experience!
Nowadays our life is getting more and more intensive. We live under the press of different problems. But I am sure that the best way to be in good shape and in the good mood is to lead a healthy lifestyle.
Playing sports and following the sport diet is the key of healthy life. Some people when they heard the word “diet” think that it is only the way to lose weight. It is not so. But sport diet is also the way to make your body healthy and stronger, to make you feel better day by day, to make your work outs be efficient. Actually it is not easy because of diversity of food, but you should reduce amount of fats, sugar, oil, salt and eat more vegetables, fruits (preferably in the morning) and of course products with high content of protein.
The state of your body and physique depend on how regularly you doing sports. You should be looking for any opportunity for doing sports every day and everywhere. There are so many kinds of sports and everyone can choose what he like.
I consider that you can make your body perfect only thanks to sport. As for me, I choose gym and fitness. Actually, I think the most beautiful girl’s bodies are made in gym.
Moreover, sports develop in us an ability to set and reach goals in every areas of life.
Finally, I want to say how I admire old people who made sports a lifestyle. They are an example to follow for youth generation. Here are two videos of old Russian woman (72 y.o.) and old Ukrainian man (71 y.o.) who are the motivations for all of us.
Hope sport is in your life. And make it your lifestyle, not a duty!
Hey everyone! My name is Sasha and I am a student of Hanyang University (Korea, Seoul). A month ago I arrived to South Korea from Russian Federation for studying at Hanyang University. My home city is Vladivostok and if you watch on the map of Russia you can find it in the east of the country.
I am here (in Korea) in order to finish my research work and of course to make new friends from all over the world. Actually I like this University and people studying and working here. I like Korea and it's culture but I am still getting used to the Korean food.
In my spare time I play sports, meet with my friends and walk around Seoul. Recently I bought a bike and I really enjoy riding around Seoul and watching new places.
Even though I'm in South Korea only for 6 months I am going to spend the best time in here!
