This story is about new banknotes of Korea. In the keen competition, the Bank of Korea picked up Kim Koo(1876-1949) who was the independence leader and Shin Saim-dang(1506-1551) who was a renowned female writer and calligraphist during the Joseon Dynasty. The reason I chose this article is I wondered why Korea's central bank chose Kim Gu and Sin Saimdang, and I was very interested in debating about banknotes. According to survey, many people think KimKoo is enough to be portrayed on the new high denomination bills, but many people think Shin Saim-dang is not. I think it was a good choice! Kim Gu is the person who is respectable, because of his patriotic sentiment as a patriot, and his efforts to make a peace in Korea. Actually I have thought if he wasn't killed, our history may be changed. Anyway, we should respect his patriotic sentiment, and do our best as we are proud of Korea. Not only that, Shin Saim-dang is also the person who is respectable as a good example of woman. Actually when it was Joseon Dynasty, there were no women who were able to work or study. That is, the right of women was terrible, so it is very hard to find a good example of woman. However, she is enough to be respected as a good woman. For example, these days many women don't like housework, but she reminds us of the importance of family and good mother, and her good works like some poems and paints. Anyway, this debating makes me think about their good works.
News papers: http://www.korea.net/News/News/NewsView.asp?serial_no=20071105002
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