• 소셜 로그인
    • 소셜로그인 네이버, 카카오톡, 페이스북, 트위터, 구글 로그인연동 서비스로 본 사이트에 정보입력없이로그인하는 서비스 입니다. 소셜로그인 자세히 보기
구인/구직
Calgary booked.net
-29°C
총 게시물 365건, 최근 0 건 안내 글쓰기
이전글  다음글  목록 글쓰기
[구직]

연세대 편입학 2020 영어논술 모범답안: 서양와 동양 용의 비교와 적용

글쓴이 : TKim 날짜 : 2020-01-08 (수) 03:35 조회 : 18576
글주소 : http://www.cakonet.com/b/B34-865

Yonsei University 2020 English essay test question

 

Compare the dragons of the West and the East. Then apply those concepts to the contemporary society.

 

   Dragons are mythical creatures in both the Western and the Eastern civilizations. In the West, dragons symbolized evil power. In the most popular folk lore of the West, a dragon kidnaps a damsel, and a brave knight goes to defeat the dragon and to rescue the damsel in distress. This literary theme has been used in a popular coffee commercial recently. The evil nature of the dragon stems from the New Testament of the Bible. The devil is referred to as the dragon, or the old serpent. The Beast who represents the force of the Anti-Christ is referred to as the dragon. In the Eastern tradition, the dragon represents the mythical source of political authority. The emperors of China were called dragons. Their thrones were called the thrones of dragons, and their faces were referred to as the faces of dragons. There was a popular Korean TV drama series called “The Tears of the Dragon,” depicting the founding of the Yi Dynasty. In the East, dragons are not considered as evil creatures, but as divine sources of power for kings and emperors.

   Dragons in both traditions are mythical beings. They do not actually exist. They exist only in the myths and imaginations of mankind. The idea of a dragon may have risen from the memory of dinosaurs or their similar appearance to reptiles. Whatever the origin of the idea may have been, dragons are mythical imaginations which do not exist in reality.

   In that sense, dragons may refer to the non-existent source of either evil or political authority depending on who is imagining them. In the West, dragons represented the ultimate source of evil against which mankind must wrestle. As the ultimate source of evil, their existence is elusive. Though people imagine that dragons exist, they actually do not exist. Nonetheless people imagine them into existence in order to peg the identity of evil in the world. The nature of evil is elusive. We do not know where evil originates. In fact evil originates from the heart of man. It is not what goes in from outside which corrupts a man, but what comes out from within which corrupts him. But such elusive nature of evil is too abstract and vague. In order to clearly identify the source of evil, the Western man imagined the existence of the dragon as the omnipotent being against which man has to battle. In the popular culture of the late 20th century and the 21st century, however, there have been attempts to reverse the image of the dragons from negative to positive. “Puff the Magic Dragon” sung by Peter, Paul, and Mary depicted the dragon not as an evil being, but as a childish, loyal, and mischievous being which could be befriended by an innocent boy. Also recent Hollywood fantasy films depicted dragons as friendly beings coming to the aid of mankind. This attempt to reverse the image of dragons may represent the contemporary revision of the age-old religion-based concept of good versus evil principles.

   In the East, especially in China and Korea, dragons represented the source of political authority of the kings and emperors over the people. In the age when democracy did not exist, the mandate to govern people had to be found somewhere in order to provide legitimacy to a ruling king. In the absence of democratic elections, political legitimacy had to be invented. The use of dragons as the source of political authority must have been an effective way of creating the moral and spiritual basis of political power. As long as people look up to their kinds as dragons, they will not dare to defy the kings’ authority.

   Both in the West and the East, the mythical dragon was imagined in order to provide some actuality to the concepts which do not concretely exist in the world. The ultimate evil does not exist as a concrete being. It is a state of being which cannot be materialized. Nonetheless the Western Christian civilization imagined the dragon into existence in order to designate the foe against which mankind must wrestle. In the East, the non-existent dragon was imagined in order to provide legitimacy to non-elected kings and emperors. In the contemporary times, we should be more realistic and responsible about where true political legitimacy comes from and where moral evil comes from. Instead of blaming moral evil on the dragon, we must own up to our own moral failure. Also instead of attributing political legitimacy to the non-existent dragon, our nations must draw their right to rule from the only source of legitimacy: the people.

카톡 아이디: gimmemogas

 

 

  • 고기원 부동산
  • 이미진
  • Tommy's Pizza
  • 코리아나 여행사
  • WS Media Solutions
  • Sambo Auto

이전글  다음글  목록 글쓰기

총 게시물 365건, 최근 0 건 안내
분류 제목 글쓴이 날짜 조회
구인
[EBS세계테마기행]에서 캐나다 서부 방송코디님을 섭외중에 있습니다. 촬영일정 : 12월 12일부터 약 20일간 저희 프로는 시청자들께 …
이예지 10-30 10137
구직
YG 엔터테인먼트 퍼블리싱 작가 상명대학교 문화기술대학원 뮤직테크놀로지 학과 영상디지털음악 전공 석사 졸업 * 작곡가 윤…
뮤직프… 09-22 10659
구직
  YG 엔터테인먼트 퍼블리싱 작가    상명대학교 문화기술대학원 뮤직테크놀로지 학과 영상디지털음악 …
뮤직프… 09-22 9060
구인
Company Description: Kogas Canada Energy Ltd. (“KCEL”) is a Canadian subsidiary company of Korea Gas Corporation. KCEL is participating in natural gas and liquefied natural …
KCEL 09-19 10062
구인
Company Description: Kogas Canada Energy Ltd. (“KCEL”) is a Canadian subsidiary company of Korea Gas Corporation. KCEL is participating in natural gas and liquefied natural …
KCEL 09-19 8655
구인
▶접수기간 - 2022년 8월 8일(월) ~ 9월 25일(일) ▶지원자격 - 최근 5년 내(2018년~2022년) 해외취업, 인턴, 창업, 봉사 등 해외진출 …
청년해… 09-19 8232
구인
프로그램명: EBS 인간과 바다 촬영일정: 10월 중순 (미정 협의 가능) 저희 프로는 거친 바다를 삶의 터전으로 살아가는 세계 곳곳의 , …
EBS인간… 09-16 6933
구인
안녕하세요~ 글로벌 교육문화기업 (주)비상교육 입니다. 비상교육에서 "캐나다" 교민분들을 대상…
Visang 09-12 8694
구인
Company Description: Kogas Canada Energy Ltd. (“KCEL”) is a Canadian subsidiary company of Korea Gas Corporation. KCEL is participating in natural gas and liquefied natural ga…
KCEL 09-09 6879
구인
Company Description: Kogas Canada Energy Ltd. (“KCEL”) is a Canadian subsidiary company of Korea Gas Corporation. KCEL is participating in natural gas and liquefied natural ga…
KCEL 09-09 7944
구인
태극태권도 정규직사범 구인 ​ ​(캐나다) ㅡ에드먼튼 ​ ​1. 지원분야 및 지원자격 (정규직사범)​ a. 사범 (Main Master): 태권도를 …
Taekwondo 09-06 15318
구직
안녕하세요! 저는 현재 UofT Violin Performance 전공하고있는 4학년 학생입니다. 나이, 레벨 상관없이 바이올린, 피아노, 음악이론 레…
erica 08-19 7410
구인
한국에 본사를 둔 인터넷 법인 회사 입니다. 본사와 함께 발전 해 나갈 임원급 직원을 초빙 합니다.   이력서 지원 : 이메일 sydne…
죠쉬 07-28 7125
구인
업종(혹은 상호) : RAN FOODS 랜푸드 / 20 cash per hour 업무(포지션) : Part Time 시급 혹은 월급 : 20 CASH / PER HOUR 업소위치 : Calgary…
choish91 06-22 7770
구인
업종(혹은 상호) : RAN FOODS 랜푸드 / 20 cash per hour 업무(포지션) : Part Time 시급 혹은 월급 : 20 CASH / PER HOUR 업소위치 : Calgary…
choish91 06-21 7896
구직
  YG 엔터테인먼트 퍼블리싱 작가    상명대학교 문화기술대학원 뮤직테크놀로지 학과 영상디지털음악 전공 석사 …
뮤직프… 06-14 9066
구인
안녕하세요 ~ 글로벌 교육문화기업 (주)비상교육 입니다. #1. 코로나19 그리고 글로벌 한국…
Visang 06-12 11250
구인
웨어하우스에서 팔레트 언로딩 작업 도와주실 젊은 남성분 3분 찾습니다. (박스옮기기,박스쌓기)   Date: May 16th to 20th  (월요일~…
choish91 05-12 9483
구인
한국산업인력공단에서 해외취업 멘토단을 뽑는다고 합니다!     취업할 때 가장 먼저 하는 일이 무엇인가요?…
청년해… 05-04 8982
구인
[재택 근무] 파트타임 프리랜서 워크샵 진행자 모집 (주부/경력 단절 신규 이민자 환영) 재택 근무- 주부 경력단절 신규&n…
loyalgin 04-27 7881
목록
처음  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  다음  맨끝
 
캘거리한인회 캘거리한인라이온스클럽 캘거리실업인협회 캘거리여성한인회 Korean Art Club
Copyright ⓒ 2012-2017 CaKoNet. All rights reserved. Email: nick@wsmedia.ca Tel:403-771-1158