TOEFL Response #1 : Gosurei(고수레), Funny but Glittering

     Gosurei is a Korean traditional custom practiced by almost all people in korea actively even until several decades ago. Old men and women sometimes practice this, but is almost forgotten by the young generations these days. This custom is practiced by scooping up some of their meals and throwing it into the air before they start eating, saying ‘Gosurei.’ From my point of view, Gosurei is a valuable custom of Korea that must spread to the world since through practicing it, we can enhance humbleness, sympathy towards the...

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My Goals

Reading and writing are always closely related to each other. That's why I believe to be a good writer, one should be a good reader first. To become a good reader, I should learn more complex, high-level vocabulary and get used to reading long, complecated passages in order to understand them quickly and correctly. For the same reason, my grammar skills have to be improved as well. After this, through various kinds of writing in Mr. Menard's English class, I will be able to write effective essays, which impresses readers and delivers...

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Self Introduction

Hello! My name is Jin Uk Ha, and you can call me Tony as well. But, I prefer neither of them actually. That's because Jin Uk Ha is hard to pronounce for foreigners and too complicated for koreans to remember quickly. Plus, 'Tony' sounds... somewhat dull and stupid(I can see you nodding). I remember someone told me that there is a terrible pizza place called 'Tony Cheese Pizza' in the US(that was 8 years ago and still I remember it).   Fortunately, I love poetry. I don't prefer English ones, though. For me, English poetry is...

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