Project report (Reflecting the course)

Some futurists claim that future world is the world where man is able to control his or her environment, body and even evolution. This refers to design baby, artificial intelligence, genome engineering etc. which human beings and science technology are combined. Due to technological advancement, it became possible for human beings to take control over their health and environment. Also, technology that can fully control oneself’s intelligence and evolution is on the process of its development. Some argues that these scientific evolution will improve quality of human life, while some philosophers believe that technology will eventually destroy the purpose an quality of human life.

I believe humans will be able to control most, if not all, of their body, environment and their evolution (children) in next 300 years. Humans will control their own physical status, appearance, and intelligence. Humans might be able to change their race and skin color using scientific surgery. Furthermore, humans will systemize their child even before they are born. Control of evolution, known as design baby, is a technology that enables parents to control their baby’s body including their physical status and intelligence through genome engineering. I believe human’s passion on science will lead us to such world in next 300 years.

The most important question is ‘Will these advancement of science improve the quality of human life?’ Some will say ‘yes’ considering the convenience of our life. However, what we truly should consider is ‘What is the true quality if human life?’ Theravada Buddhism, according to Smith’s world religions, said ‘Human beings are emancipated by self’effort.’ This quote shows what humans beings truly are. Humans are special and different from animals because we have high level of intelligence and we seek to find out who we are and what we are. Various religions and philosophies which claim different values exist because each individual has different virtue and purpose of their life. Humans are special because we challenge to know and develop ourselves. This process is called ‘history of human’.

Then, what is true quality of human life? Will science technology improve it? I believe the answer to this question is ‘Science will not improve the quality of human life’. We do not need to imagine the future, we can see that humans are being slaves of science just by looking around us-maybe ourselves. We used to talk verbally while spending time together in the past, however, most of modern people are now isolated in their smart phones. people are sending text messages even they are right next to each other. Over-developed science technology is eliminating the true virtue of humanity. We are losing love and Jung (정), and we need to find the way to keep them.

Multi-tasking is important skill in modern society, but I believe respect is more important than any other virtues. In order to solve such problem, it is crucial for us to change our mindset. Using profanity or sexually insulting others or playing computer games during the class time is not respecting others. These are backlashes of modern science such as social media and the Internet games. We need to change our attitude. To be honest, I used to play games during class. Also, I used to swear in front of others. I thoughts that is my freedom and they will make me cool. However, I realized that these behaviors are degrading my personality and image. I hope the people of the world including my friends, family, and so on, to realize the importance of ‘respect’ and learn through realizing.

Our school is proceeding some policies to rescue us from the dark shadow of science technology. In order to provide more opportunities for us to ‘feel’ each other, we made ‘no smart phone day’. Many other schools are doing the same, too. We are not able to use smart phone during the no-smart-phone day. We should visit our friends when we have something to say or ask. I believe this policy led us to improve our friendship and skill of managing our relationship with others.

Buddhism’s key virtue, according to our text book, is ‘wisdom’. We should use our intelligence. If we become slaves of science technology, humans are no longer special. If science takes over our life, we are not different from robots or computers. I wish people are able to learn the value of respect and become true owners of their own lives.

(Unofficial)Group project-reflecting my high school life

This Project is done with Hyun je, June Choi, Kang won and Jisoo Yum.

Hund je produced the music, June wrote a lyrics an also sang the song. Kang won and Jisoo Yum did fulfilled their role as singers. I contributed my effort as an editor.

This song is based on the song ‘Empire State of Mind’. We tried to express our memory we share during last 3 years. We changed the original lyrics into sincere and heart-warming lessons.

The music will be uploaded to Youtube soon.

Empire State of CheongShim- Clean Version

Yea, yea I’m out of CheongShim, now I’m down in Seorak
Right next to AeChunkwan, but I’ll be the ones forever
I was a new student, and, on my first day
I was on the elevator, yea, Nunas kicked my ass out I used to live in office
All of my strong~ teachers right there up to scold me
Pull me back to VIP room, we all played a game there, four weeks of school missin’
Catch me if you can to make another Meijer quiz missin’
Comeback in two months, the six all fck up
No one to trust, but CJ had has thumbs up
Me, I used to hate all, wanted to kill y’all
Now I live with a clean mind and I brought some love mind
Say whattup to CJ, still admiring KJ
Sittin’ in class, every one ignores the CJ
Nunas I will trust you, I could ditch the oppas
Tell by my attitude that I’m most definitely from
In CheongShim,
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There’s nothin’ you can’t do
Now your’re in CheongShim,
These class will make you feel brand new
Big CJ will inspire you
Let’s hear it for CheongShim, CheongShim, CheongShim

HS3 life we all call it a thug life.
Shit, I spent the whole month forgettin CJ’s homework
You should know we love ya, but we just don’t tell ya
But I got a gang of nunas follow my VIP path
Welcome to the 8th wave, students where we graduate
So many haters, home of the thug life
Namu girl, HB girl, lefty girl, sucks em’ all
For haters the girls are/ just a bunch of retarded minds
Fourty eight students, out there in it ready
College is a pity, doesn’t matter if you make it
Me, I am a top, and say “ he goes to college, jay”
If Jesus payin’ the top, I’m payin the down low.
three year high school, three hundred memories
When the song ends, rest in peace Dr. Tre Kim
Statue of moon sun myeong, visiting the Cheonjeon goong
Long live the school yo, We’re from the CheongShim St. that’s
In CheongShim,
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There’s nothin’ you can’t do
Now your’re in CheongShim,
This class will make you feel brand new
Big CJ will inspire you
Let’s hear it for CheongShim, CheongShim, CheongShim
Hearts are beating, Drumrolls beating
So she can say the six absued, the real thing is
Covered with for‘feit’, just like her counter’feit’
Score in the SAT, don’t be cheated with the numbers
Caught up in the HB, now you’re all blind
What you see ain’t real, real things are heart-felt
School of sin, a school for college prep
Good students gone bad, the school’s filled with them
Stoertz regret the students, now they’re insensible
Everybody lack love, just like a cold war
Doesn’t mean I got love, I lack it too
And her story is a fiction, a bad fabrication
Came here for school, graduating competition
AP’s, SAT’s, all addicted to numbers
ISEF got you feelin’ like a champion
The school never dies, and the school lives forever
In CheongShim,
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There’s nothin’ you can’t do
Now your’re in CheongShim,
These class will make you feel brand new
Big CJ will inspire you
Let’s hear it for CheongShim, CheongShim, CheongShim
One hand in the air for the big school
Big Gym, big dreams, all lookin pretty
No place in the world that could compare
Put your lighters in the air everybody say yeah, yeah,
Yea, yea
In CheongShim,
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There’s nothin’ you can’t do
Now your’re in CheongShim,
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big CJ will inspire you
Let’s hear it for CheongShim, CheongShim, CheongShim