[english] topic for 8/18

1. Topic for the 3rd, discussion

Prostitution. A few years ago, selling and buying a sex have been banned by the law but still exist in the shadow? of society.
Anyway, Question is this.
"To protect the wemen who work in the prostitution, what might be the better way, legalizing it or illegalizing it?"


http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2974034

http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2970444

http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2012/09/137_119266.html


2. Topic for 2nd, questions

[Greeting & Small Talk box]
1. How was your weekend? What did you do?
2. Do you like music? How about American pop songs? Do you prefer K-pop?
3. Can you name some of your favority American pop songs?
4. Do you believe the saying, "Out of sight, out of mind?"
[Topic 1" Do you believe SAJU? " 
Fortunetelling is booming throughout Seoul. Walk around the downtown area and you'll find many fortune tellers who claim to read your future using tarot cards or analyzing your palm. Korea has its own fortunetelling tradition called saju, or four pillars. Saju is a study of life by looking at one's four pillars: month, day, year and time of birth. It is based on Chinese astrology. Unlike Chinese fortune telling which is famous around the world, saju is hardly known outside Korea.
Janet Shin, a saju expert, says that while Korean and Chinese saju are similar, she wants to make Korean saju more widely known and appreciated around the world. "Chinese and Korean fortune telling are both based on Chinese astrology, so there's not much difference. The Chinese four pillars are a little more orthodox than Korean saju. Korean saju may be more real and practical. But the Chinese four pillars are well known because there are many scholars who have published books in English, unlike in Korea" she told The Korea Times. 
As a student, Shin was always interested in saju but only as a hobby. "I was a good daughter to my parents, a good mother to my children and wife to my husband, but I kept thinking I need to do something different. So I went to a fortuneteller. Even though I was interested in saju, I was distrustful of fortunetellers. This fortuneteller was a monk, and he told me a nasty story about my life, which was not true. He also told me about my future. But I realized I couldn't let other people `read' my life. I have to find out about my life first,'' she said. Shin established her own saju research center, Heavenly Garden, where she and other experts teach students about the basis and logic of saju. 
"In the darkness, people can't see where is right and wrong. But saju is like the light in the street. It can tell you where you're going. Saju can make life simpler. ... I'm the same person whose life was in darkness before, so I want to help many people find the light" she said.
[Questions]
1. Do you believe what saju expert say? If yes or no, Why??
2. Have you ever gone on a visit a saju expert? If yes, what does he/she tell you?
3. Some people say that their fortune can be changed, but others not. what do you think?
4. There is a famous fortune teller and she/he said you will die tomorrow. Tell us what you feel.
5. If you have chance to a saju teller, will you see her/him? 
 [TOPIC 2] Men hurt more in rocky relationships
2nd Topic “ Do you think that each blood type determines person’s personality?? ”
 
Everyone has a different blood type. The four basic blood types are A, B, O, and AB. Many people say that a person's personality depends on their blood type. But There is no scientific proof of it. Experts say that the belief that one's character depends on their blood type is scientifically “groundless.” Some scientific research has been conducted to find a connection between blood type and haracter. But all ended in vain. However, it seems to be an imporatant factor to unmarried women. This has come a prevailing phenomenon in Korean society.
A matchmaking agency conducted a survey on 539 unmarried people. The results showed that seven out of ten women thought a man's blood type was an important factor in selecting a date or getting married. Only 41 percent of men thought about blood types.
The survey found that a man with AB blood was the least favorable among women. With type B, A and O following. Males ranked blood type B females as the most undesired partner. With type AB, A and O following.

The basic traits of each blood type are as follows:
♣ Type O: calm, patient, in control of their emotions, strong-willed, and full of self-confidence despite a quiet appearance.
♣ Type A: reserved, mild-mannered, full of worry, indecisive, cautious, noncombative and self-sacrificing.
♣ Type B: cheerful, independent, light-hearted, talkative, sensitive, sociable, and caring.
♣ Type AB: Type B on the outside, but type A on the inside.
[Question]
1. Let us know what you know about each blood types.
2. Do you believe blood type ?
3. What is your ideal blood type ?
4. Do you have specific blood type that you dislike ?
5. Let's tlak about blood type freely.( related experience )