My Speech during the high school year. I remember vividly and felt a smart student! (윤예서 고등학교때 교내영어말하기대회 원고 통일) Kyong Nam foreign language high school (Speech Contest 1st Winner) Third grade Ms. Yoon (Yesoe) Good morning everyone. My name is Ms. Yesoe Yoon, and I am a third grade student at Kyong Nam foreign language high school. I am happy to have the opportunity to present to you what I believe to be a speech regarding a very important topic - the unification of our country. Historically, Korea was a nation long renowned as one of citizens fiercely devoted to the preservation of their independence and livelihood even in the face of unthinkable sacrifice ... and then there were two. As the survivor of battles between France, Russia, England, USA, and finally, the occupation of the Japanese, Korea secured a global reputation as a country whos spirit was not to be taken lightly. Imagine, then, the consequences of such a will of determination being turned inward upon itself - to divide itself, and then to identify its respective other half as an enemy to be regarded with hate and distrust, much like one might imagine a mans arms declaring war on his legs. Times of great crisis have always been times of great solidification within the population of a people, forging them together into a common will of opposition. Under the heavy hand of the Soviet Union and the United States, Korea came to believe that it was not, in fact, one nation of patriots guarding one culture, but rather two, each set against one another. And, predictably, a desperate identity crisis ensued. And what was the platform of this opposition? Political ideology. As noble a cause as this might seem, it was not nearly as romantic as one might find a glorious revolution or coup detats. In fact, there was no choice involved on the part of the Korean people. It was a business arrangement made between two superpowers under the pretense of peace-keeping. If given some thought, it might be said that the Korean dilemma might serve as a model to demonstrate the futility and sinister nature of war in general. Just as Korea is naturally one nation, so is the world, divided only in so far as we choose to do so. A border, arbitrarily traced along the 38th parallel by hands other than our own, has left our nation torn apart for too long. And what kind of measures must be taken in order to restore a broken nation? The answer is simple - tolerance, empathy, and a sincere ambition to peacefully coexist, felt not only by a handful of diplomats and politicians, but all Koreans, so as to set an example for the rest of the world perpetually caught up in a storm of war and misunderstanding. In the words of the Indian poet Tagore: Korea - Once a bright light of the golden era of Asia, if reignited, it will be the guiding light of the east. Thank you. -by Yesoe Yoon (3rd high school year)
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 04:48:07 +0000
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