In my high school Korean geography course, I wrote a report on the topic of “Current Status of Libraries in Korea”. I used the paper “Regional Disparities in Access to Public Libraries in Seoul” and the “2019 Public Library Construction and Operation Manual” to write my report. The report concluded that there was a significant difference in accessibility of libraries by neighborhoods in Seoul, and that the reason for this was that libraries were not built in consideration of the “ settled population".

I have never conducted any form of formal research, but when I was a third-year high school student, I did an assignment on the problematic nature of entrance examination education in South Korea as part of my language and media course. I wrote a paper on the problems of the entrance exam system in Korea that relies on the hierarchy of universities, and that it can lead to educational inequality by making students overly dependent on private education.

Even if someone else wrote about the same topic as me, each person has a different approach and perspective. For example, the writer can draw positive or negative conclusions about the research. Also, the writer can maintain the author's perspective and keep its value as a writer based on thorough and well-founded research.

I once read a paper on decision-making systems that talked about how the decision-making process takes place in a certain environment. I had been recommended this paper about six months before reading it. It was a very helpful paper for me as I am at a crossroads in many decision as an adult.

Even if other people have already written about the same topic, I can explain it from a different perspective based on my own experiences and thoughts, and I can make it feel new to others. So I think the value of my writing is that even if I cover the same topic, I can deliver something new and meaningful through my own expression.

Recently, I read a paper on a qualitative case study on the operation method and participation structure of university classes that elicit student participation. This study conducted a qualitative multiple case study to examine the operation and interaction method of classes that promote student participation in the context of university education. This study collected data through participant observation and interviews over the course of one semester. The results of the study showed that learning through students’ participation in class increases the possibility of learning and that the role of the instructor is important in eliciting students’ participation in class.

There must be much previous research in the field I want to study. Because numerous studies have been accumulated in various fields over a long period of time. Unless I am a great person, it is very difficult to come up with something completely novel. Newton said to stand on the shoulders of giants and see the wider world. The important thing is how to make my own creative argument based on existing research. Also, since it is difficult to have perfect research, I can conduct my research in a way that complements the limitations of previous research.

I wrote a research paper about modern art, focusing on the topic of what should be determined as art. To support my arguments, I used online archives to find relevant examples and referenced academic papers extensively.

For the paper, I used Damien Hirst as a key example, analyzing how his works, such as the shark in formaldehyde and the diamond-encrusted skull, challenge conventional definitions of art. My research discussed the role of audience interpretation, institutional validation, and market value in determining what qualifies as art, emphasizing how modern art pushes beyond technical skill into the realms of conceptual meaning and spectacle.

I have never conducted any form of formal research before, but I researched the effect of listening to music on students' studying as a class project in my second year of high school. When I was in high school, many students would listen to music while solving problems, so I wondered if listening to music while studying would be effective for students. After reading several articles and surfing the internet, I found that things like meditative music when students wake up in the morning can help them develop their minds. However, in my research I also found that listening to music while solving problems distracted students from concentrating fully on the problem.

2. If there is already a paper on the same topic as mine, I will still develop the same ideas. I will focus on the differences between that paper and mine when I come across it. I will explain what makes my essay different and why my argument is more effective. As a writer, I will be creative in my writing. I will demonstrate my value of being creative and conveying curiosity and clarity to the reader.

I conducted research for a debate lecture on whether euthanasia should be legalized, and I was on the side of agreeing with the topic. During my research, I found statistics showing that 97% of hospice nurses in Belgium believed euthanasia provided patients with a better death compared to natural death. This suggests that the legalization of euthanasia is seen as offering pain relief for students. Additionally, caregivers were shown to experience high levels of distress. Euthanasia remains a sensitive issue, with ongoing debates between supporters and opponents.

My value as a writer, even though others may already written on the same topic, comes from my personal experiences. My experience of educated ways to prevent school violence could not be same with other, meaning the perspective I bring will be different. This could provide a broader view when critiquing the solutions offered by the organization. Moreover, the solutions I foucs may differ from others. For example, approaches to addressing school violence could emphasize either active intervention programs or educational lectures, which would create differences in outcomes. While I’ll need to avoid plagiarism, I can use pre-existing papers as guidelines to inform my writing.

When I was in high school second grade in social culture class, I did a survey to students who are in the same grade with me. The survey was a group work and the purpose of this activity was to explore social and cultural phenomena. Our topic was “Correlation between a firm's fair trade CSR and its image”. There were a number of research methods, and we decided to create a questionnaire to collect a large amount of results quickly and quantify the results. After the survey, we analyzed the results of the questionnaire and presented statistical processing as a graph.

In fact, I rarely do formal research and I just search and surf materials online more often. In the university teaching class, I did a group presentation. Our presentation topic was “Reducing the number of teachers”. While preparing for the presentation, I searched online for the policy of the Ministry of Education in Korea about gradually reducing the number of teachers in the future. And I surfed the pros and cons of it.

Yes, I did some research when I was a freshman in university. The class is linguistics, so the assignment is an essay related to some offensive expression. So we do some researches from different ways: firstly, we searched the data online about how many words are offensive and what kind of words are offensive. And then we conducted a questionnaire online posting on our social medias, everyone had the chance to answer the questions when they click it. So we got about 200 answers' sample, which makes the data convincible. Besides this, we also went to different places to ask passings-by our questions. No matter male or female, elder or young people, we asked different people's opinion towards our questions like:" Do you think 'crippple' is an offensive word?" or "What measures do you think we can take when someone using an offensive word accidentally?" And then we recorded some of their typical answers in the assay.

I think I will try to find different perspectives of the paper what I want to do, and try to come up with some innovative ideas, if there's something necessary to be overlapped, I will quote the previous writer's paper if it's useful. Besides these, the data's resources can also be different, different researching methods may show different results, or it will be a supplement ideas to strongly supporting the paper.

When I was taking a class on the introduction to special education, I wrote a short report based on about three resores with the theme of 'How to educate children with communication disabilities as teachers'. Among the report contents, the body-based treatment method called mirror therapy with face-to-face was the most memorable.

Although the subject may be the same, I think there will be a completely different content of writing because the content of how to solve the subject and the source used to write the report cannot all be the same. Humans form their own thinking structure with a different background created by one experience. I am sure that even if the topics are the same, a different essay will be come out.

When I taking a course about debating for middle~high school students, I conducted research about abortion. At the time, we took turns debating both the pros and cons, so I researched both sides of the argument. In the position supporting abortion, I focused on researching the health of the mother, and for anticipated counterarguments, I prepared points regarding respect for the fetus’s life. When I took the opposing stance, I reversed the original arguments and anticipated rebuttals.

I think the value lies in compiling the papers that have been written so far. Naturally, there are papers with similar perspectives or topics. However, even just collecting and comparing these works is meaningful. Thus, their value doesn’t only come from new ideas but also from what already exists.

Recently, I read an article about Han Kang winning a major literary prize, which made me feel incredibly proud as a Korean. Known for her novel The Vegetarian, Han Kang has received international recognition for her unique storytelling and deep themes that explore human nature and suffering. This achievement not only highlights Korean literature on the global stage but also inspires me personally, showing how Korean stories and voices can resonate worldwide. It motivates me to learn more about Korean literature and culture, knowing that it has such a powerful impact internationally.

Even if others have already written about my topic, I believe my perspective still adds unique value. Each writer brings a distinct voice that can make even a common topic feel fresh. My work could explore new angles or emphasize different details that resonate uniquely with readers.

I have investigated simple pros and cons or cause-effects, but I have never conducted any official research. With the recent increase in divorce TV programs, I have wondered how much the divorce rate is on the rise and what is the main cause of divorce. So I researched various data related to divorce. According to the OECD's data, "Society at a glance 2019," Korea ranked 9th among OECD member countries and 1st in Asia. Korea's divorce rate is especially serious when considering the population. In addition, according to Korean national statistics, the divorce rate in Seoul remains at around 30 percent, but the divorce rate in North Jeolla Province, South Gyeongsang Province, and North Gyeongsang Province is over 60 percent. These results mean that the divorce rate in Korea is over 50 percent.

When I was in high school, I did research on health. It was a topic of whether the order of eating food was important when eating. As a result, the order of eating food when eating rice had a significant effect on the body. When carbohydrates were first consumed and then proteins and vegetables, blood sugar rose sharply, but when protein and vegetables were first consumed and then carbohydrates were consumed, blood sugar rose slowly.

When I was a freshman in high school, I belonged to a science club, and I wrote a research paper on a new material that easily decomposes in biodegradable plastics-natural environments and does not cause environmental pollution. First of all, the reason why I wrote the research paper with this topic was to think about ways to cope with the environmental problems caused by the rapid increase in plastic usage at that time, and I learned that biodegradable plastics were invented in the process, and I explained what ingredients biodegradable plastics are made of and could be completely decomposed, and I wrote predictions about changes in the environment accordingly.

If someone has already written the same topic as the one I selected, I will try to read the paper already written by someone first and think in a different direction than that point of view, rather than changing the topic I chose. So I will show that even with the same topic, there can be articles in different directions.

When i was in high school, I conducted a research with my team on ‘the level of stress and mental health of current high school students. We used Google Form to investigate 300 students on our high school and 200 from other school. The biggest stressors were study and school life, followed by environmental problems, self-problems, family problems and interpersonal relationships. In addition, we conducted a simple psychiatric examination, and about 20% of students answered that they had a problem with more than one of the nine symptoms. Students with a high stress index also had mental health problems. After obtaining these results, we concluded the study by students’ stress and a program linking expert counseling.