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     There are many media contents such as a movie, drama, book, and so on and an environmental issue is one of the interesting subjects. The element sometimes just explains the background or acts as an important foreshadow that completely changes the flow. In either case, it definitely helps us to have the basic knowledge to empathize and understand the story better. That’s why rePAPER wants to share interesting facts about environmental issues in the media and to take time to think about their implications. Today, we would like to introduce a film titled ‘Samjin Company English Class’ which went viral even during Covid19.   The 1 st Chapter. Plot                              The title of the movie may make you assume that it is about encouraging people to learn English or suggesting better ways to study. However, it is not about studying English at all. The main characters are 3 you...

  On July 31 st , the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified certain types of PFAS to be highly hazardous and decided to phase out the production and use of the material in the US. Let’s find out why the organization disapproves PFAS and a safe food packaging alternative rePAPER suggests. “Forever Chemical” PFAS, Accumulated in Our Bodies PFCs (Poly- and Per-fluorinated Compounds) refer to the group of materials which their hydrogen in hydrocarbon is substituted to fluorine. Among PFCs, PFAS(Per– and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) has been widely used from the surface coating for cookware, surgical gowns and drapes, cell phones, semiconductor, low-emission vehicles, clothing, furniture to fast food and take-out food packaging. However, certain types of PFAS such as PFOA and PFOS had already been banned in the US market due to their notorious effects on humans, causing hormone changes, increased cholesterol, weakened the immune system, certain types of cancer and low birt...

As of June 22 nd , the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 was reported to be more than 8.8 million with the death toll of 466,700 in the world. This novel virus is known to be originated from a wet market in Wuhan city in China last December and started to spread globally in March of 2020. The borders are closed and schools and industries get stopped.  Experts warn that a pandemic like COVID-19 could now occur anytime and turn into an endemic, which is a disease regularly found in a certain area. Therefore, they insist that it is important to bring changes on general awareness and system based on “One Heath” approach. How is the disease related to ecosystem? And what does this approach actually mean?   What is One Health System? CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) in the US explains One Health is an approach to recognize people’s health is closely connected to that of animals and the environment we share. It emphasizes that we should understand the interc...