Blog post #3; Possible effects of "geo-tourism" in Jeju island

     Geo-tourism means to travel or tour with a minimum impact on the place's environmental and the life of inhabitants. As traditional tourism is causing more and more negative impacts on the place where many tourists come to visit, such as a growing trash, unclean facilities, and damaged nature, geo-tourism is getting more view in the tourism market.

     As Jeju Korea is becoming well-known tourist attractions around the world, it has earned a lot of economical benefits and at the same time the destroying of beautiful beaches and mountain Halla. Its beaches where many people visit ae full of trashes and its unique clearness which gained a recognition by UNESCO is losing power. No difference with Mountain Halla. Also, many tourists are visiting and accommodating in the guest-houses and hotels which is owned by the rich of cities, not by local inhabitants.

     In these circumstances, tourism without much negative impacts should be introduced as soon as it can. If so, both local inhabitants and tourists can have  apossible answer. First, to local inhabitants, it will be good to earn more money and to protect their hometown from being seriously destroyed. And, for tourist, it's far more better to have a sight of inhabitants, experience local foods, and visit local places where they can truly feel the atmosphere of the visiting place.

Blog post #2; [Summary] Gender in the Wild

     Studies in three African national parks reveal how gender influences the social structure of elephants, the family behavior of geladas and the ways in which young chimpanzees play.

      First, when it comes to the life of elephants, they are raised within extended matriarchal families including mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and etc. This system helps protect young orphan elephants whose mothers have been killed by hunters of farmer. Thanks to the system, grouped female elephants can also make a strong bond within each other.

     In contrast, male elephants from the age of 14, the time when they generally go off by their own, they often form intense, long-lasting associations with other males usually among with the group of 12 other males following a strict hierarchy. Often, order males act as teachers of mediators and this system is very helpful when food and water are scarce.

     Second, regarding the family behavior of geladas, while females are smaller and less distinctive-looking, they have the real power in family groups. And, gelada’s only-male in the family, called ‘family-male’ have little say in what the family does from day to day. Instead, females have the decision-making power. For example, when family male becomes weak or does not give enough attention to them or their offspring, females invite a bachelor, whose job is to challenge the family males, to take over the family.

     Finally, as for the ways young chimps play, they demonstrate gender-driven toy preferences. For example, females choose dolls and males choose trucks. Also, male and female in the wild play in contrasting ways. Female chimps mimicked caretaking behaviors like mothers do with their babies. However, young chimps preferred active play such as climbing, jumping, and chasing.

Blog post #1; To start with sungshin IERW04

Hello to every!

My name is Eunkyung and I’m a second grader at French language& literature major. I like reading books about humanities and watching many movies especially comedies when I have free-time :)
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” J.W.Goethe
This is my favorite quote spoken by Goethe. As he says, I think starting with boldness is one of the good things we can do by ourselves.
This is the first time I’ve ever taken english course in sungshin, and I hope that I can improve my reading and writing skills at the end of the semester.
I’m so glad to meet you all and professor.Kyle via this class and blogs.♡
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