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The Spirit of Remembrance Day “Face it”

What is Remembrance Day?

November 11 is Remembrance Day. It is sometimes known as Poppy Day. Remembrance Day is a memorial day for Commonwealth of Nations’s armed forces who died in the First World War(1914-1918). They carried out their mission by strenuous effort. Do you know what the symbol of this is? It is a Remembrance poppy. Surprisingly, It is a artificial flower. Why is this? It is due to the poem “In Flanders Fields” written by Canadian John McCrae, MD, physician.

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

When one person read this poem, Moina Michael, a professor at the University of Georgia, swore to wear a red poppy. So people started to wear a red poppy on Remembrance Day. She wrote one poem which was filled with everything. It is a “We Shall Keep the Faith“.

We Shall Keep the Faith

Oh! you who sleep in Flanders Fields,
Sleep sweet – to rise anew!
We caught the torch you threw
And holding high, we keep the Faith
With All who died.

We cherish, too, the poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led;
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies,
But lends a lustre to the red
Of the flower that blooms above the dead
In Flanders Fields.

And now the Torch and Poppy Red
We wear in honor of our dead.
Fear not that ye have died for naught;
We’ll teach the lesson that ye wrought
In Flanders Fields.

“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.”
– Thomas Campbell, Hallowed Ground

The spirit of Remembrance Day

Throughout the world, sincere people celebrated that day in many places . I brought this case because they explains the spirit very well. The Richmond Youth Honour Choir (RYHC) is singing for peace on 11 November. RYHC’s artistic director, Heidi Epp said “It is important to remember the tragedies and losses of war, the suffering of many including veterans, their families, civilians and, well, everyone” I think it is very hard. Why? Because it is too difficult to remind these memories. It maybe pierce your heart. Coming face to face is to be our power and our foundation. After some time, flowers surely begin to blossom.

“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. / At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.”
– Laurence Binyon, For The Fallen

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Happy death day to You : Break the Rules

Happy death day to YOU 🙂

Today I watched ‘Happy death day‘. I am really looking forward to it. The ads are really good. They said “Wow Funny horror movie”, “Break the rule of horror movies”. You may know that someone who die instantly said “I’ll be right back.”. He or she Never, EVER can’t come back. Not only funny and horror! You can be moved! This movie had pretty much everything I ever wanted. Also the movie has been almost a decade in the making. I don’t say many things because it can be a spoiler. It’s really good for killing time. Whatever you think, it will break your thoughts. 🙂

“You relive the same day over and over again, you kind of start to see who you really are” – Happy death day

# First rule : Main heroine never die?

The main heroine of Happy death day die and die endlessly!

# Second rule : Hands are trembling after a horror movie?

You may don’t know that you are funny or scary. Fresh excitement which you haven’t been felt.

# Third rule : The Blond heroine is always running away?

I am not !!!! Regardless of pain of death, she do power walking with flags flying. She is a girl crush. Look at this movie in the flesh!

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Universal flu vaccine Strategy is Evolving

Why do you get a flu shot every year?

Doesn’t it bother you? On the other hand, aren’t you nervous? Sometimes I’m worried about ‘what if something go wrong because of the vaccine?’. In fact, researchers don’t want to bother you but they can’t help getting a flu shot. Because Influenza virus is evolving from moment to moment. So vaccine that you got last year had no effect. Even so, influenza virus is nothing to sneeze. According to CDC(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), only in America 200,000 people go into a hospital for seasonal influenza virus. And 36,000 are died. So WHO(World Health Organization) made 3~4 vaccines that are predicted to be prevalent in advance on spring. So we need a universal flu vaccine.

Universal flu vaccine Strategy

For your understanding, watch this video. It is a good video to easily understand. As you already know, I’m a medical student. That antibody will protect you. But as previously stated, Virus mutation occurred frequently. Where is mutation? Surface proteins of Virus(Hemagglutinin, Neuraminidase) are changed. So we often know H1N1(Spanish Flu, swine influenza), H5N1(avian influenza). Often head of Hemagglutinin is a target of antibody.

Hemagglutinin is composed of two, head and stem. Head mutates a lot, but stem does low. So if you make an antibody that attacks stem of influenza virus, you don’t need to get a vaccine every year. This fact was known in the early 2000s, but there is a problem. But in 2015, two studies which overcome the limitations in innovative ways were published.(professional information Later posting)

Dr Barney S Graham team in NIAID & Janssen

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Effective person work less and get RichㅣTim Ferriss

‘The 4 hour work week’ Tim Ferriss

How many hours do you work for a day? For a week? Does the job become better? When I considered the result of my work, I became so stuffy. If it gets a great result, I’m very excited. But if it is poor, I am feeling of obstructed on the wall. The important thing is that bad times is much more. I work more than 15 hours a day(When the concept of work is expanded). There are many times when I’m burn out, but each time I resolve “Let’s do well!!!”. And then I found this book, ‘The 4 hour work week‘. Four hours a day is a dream. Isn’t it go too far? I can’t believe it. But the author is Tim Ferriss!

“Focus on being productive instead of being busy” – Tim Ferriss

Want to be Effective person

He is the author of ‘Tools of Titans‘ which is commonly famous. As I know, Tools of Titans suggest concrete and actionable solutions. So I read it! Look at the YouTube above. I have a belief that ‘Maybe I can be a effective person’. In fact, there are lots of ways which we already have heard. Do you find something ground-breaking? Like Franz Kafka “A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.”. That’s right? I think way is not important. The important thing is that whether you can have faith or not. The faith is “You are really to be effective person”. It is all. It’s my review. Everything is up to you.

“Role models who push us to exceed our limits, physical training that removes our spare tires, and risks that expand our sphere of comfortable action are all examples of eustress—stress that is healthful and the stimulus for growth.” – Tim Ferriss

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“How to change the world” William McRaven

The way to change the world

When I wake up every morning, I open my eyes with annoyance. Quickly take a shower and run to school. When I sit at my desk, I just look at the blackboard vacantly. What can I do? These question often come to me as ‘lethargy‘. I just do the things which are given to me. Write down and think of it for a little. I really seems to be passive. What can I do for the world? But it is not just my problem. So thinking about this is meaningful for us. Do you want to change the world?

If you want to change the world

“If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.” You can think ‘What on earth does it mean?’ We can think ‘It is of no use doing that’ like it’s been every day. This is our level of consciousness. Our habit of thinking is so scary. My thinking blocks me. And it makes no pretense. You don’t know who the criminal is. You can blame for innocent others, society. But I want you to know “It is not your fault“. It’s just a difference of habitual thinking. “If you make your bed every morning you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride.” I think it can make you start something. You can have a confidence.

“And, if by chance you have a miserable day, you will come home to a bed that is made — that you made — and a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better.” – William McRaven

Start off by Making your bed

“If you can’t do the little things right, you will never do the big things right.” It remind me of Jane Goodall‘s quotes. It has a same impact to me. “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Everything is up to you. Everyday there is something you can do. You are not alone. 🙂

“You are also taught that if a shark begins to circle your position—stand your ground. Do not swim away. Do not act afraid. then summons up all your strength and punch him in the snout. If you want to change the world, don’t back down from the sharks.” – William McRaven

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Death Life lessons teach you to be deeper

Life lessons : Elizabeth Kubler Ross

‘Five stage of Grief‘ is very famous for every person. Because we don’t avoid death, ‘Life lessons‘ was a big hit in the world. I read this book very impressively. 5 stage is denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. I want to tell my story about Death Life lessons. I went to hospital to meet a lung cancer patient. She is a grandmother of her 3 sons. It has a big meaning to her. Her cancer is a stage 4 Adenocarcinoma. It means that she only has six months left. It is a very short time. Why do I meet her? I am a medical student. So I walk the hospitals for a brief time. I met her for a short moment, but she stayed in my mind for a long time.

“Learning lessons is a little like reaching maturity. You’re not suddenly more happy, wealthy, or powerful, but you understand the world around you better, and you’re at peace with yourself. Learning life’s lessons is not about making your life perfect, but about seeing life as it was meant to be.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Death Life lessons : Teach us

She is maybe a stage of acceptance. It depends on each time, she looks relaxed. She said “My husband died in February this year. Now I’m going to die, too. If I live longer, It is more better to be able to see grand-children. But I don’t regret. My sons live very well.” I can’t say any words. I feel like meeting dead ends. I don’t know what to say and what to make an expression like. Her depth of words is the depth of her life. It is very difficult. I feel the need to be deeper than ever. I thought I should see and feel essential, fundamental things. The current medical education is not to deepen us. I seems to learn techniques. I want to change these things.

“There is no need to go to India or anywhere else to find peace. You will find that deep place of silence right in your room, your garden or even your bathtub.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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DPCW Article 8 – Freedom of religion

Article 8 – Freedom of religion

1. States should unite to strengthen international efforts to foster a global dialogue for the promotion of a culture of tolerance and peace at all levels, based on respect for human rights and diversity of religions and beliefs.

2. States should activate and participate in systems to enforce and protect fundamental human rights, eliminating discrimination on the basis of religion or belief, and should refrain from and prohibit the usage of religion by governments, groups, or individuals in order to justify or to incite acts of violence against others. These systems should include, inter alia, judicial mechanisms.

3. States should foster religious freedom by allowing members of religious communities to practice their religion, whether publicly or in private, and by protecting places of worship and religious sites, cemeteries, and shrines.

WARP Summit 2017 : Marching DPCW

In May 25, 2013 ‘The Declaration of World Peace’ was proclaimed.
In Sep 16-19, 2014 World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) Summit
ln Sep 18-19, 2015 Convention on the Renunciation and Cessation of War and International Armed Conflicts
ln Nov 12-13, 2015 Committee meeting convenes to draft the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War
In March 14, 2016 New international law was proclaimed by HWPL International Law Peace Committee(more info). It was called DPCW(Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War). (DPCW is here)
Now ‘Legislate peace campaign‘ is carrying on

Cohesive WARP OFFICE

World alliance of religions and peace(WARP) Office is founded to achieve Article 8 of DPCW. Religious leaders should take the lead in fostering harmony among religions through the WARP Offices established in various parts of the world. The alliance of religions is the earnest hope of all humanity. It is called by an ‘Innovative Approach‘ to Religious Dialogue. The key point is ‘Scriptural texts‘ of each religion. The WARP Office aim to prevent the conflicts caused by religious misunderstandings. They march to peace to teach each scripture of religion.

Peace already begin to blossom

“When the light of heaven shines in the hearts of people, it becomes the light that never fades away.” – HWPL

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Minerva school Fly High beyond the Sky

Innovative Minerva school

Minerva school is very hot nowadays. Its admission rate is low than 2 %. News articles said ‘It is more hard to enter Minerva than Harvard. I want to tell more details in this time. In 2014, they accepted first founding class. 69 students in 2,464 applicants entered into Minerva. In 2015, 220 students in 11,000 applicants got admission. 2016, 2017 is the same. Minerva school said first ‘University is for what?’ For hundreds of years, university dispersed knowledge. But now many people can access all knowledge over the world. In general university, effectiveness of education is what? In this conventional way, students only learn 10%.

Real understanding of the world and its people only comes from exposure to the realities of life in different cities with diverse cultures. – Minerva

Minerva school’s Curriculum

Nowadays effectiveness of education is 10%. But shocking fact is that placebo effect is 30%. It is better! But you already know placebo effect is to do nothing. ‘The great books program‘ come out as an alternative to the current problems. Explain about this. It started from ‘University of Chicago’. University of Chicago is a third-rate university at first. But now many Nobel laureates are proving its education level. The change began from one person, Robert Maynard Hutchins. He said decisively “If you don’t read the great books, you can’t graduate.” St. John‘s College is also famous for great books. Minerva school surpass ‘The great books program’. They say ‘Transfer‘. The important thing is the ‘Context‘.

Four-year Curriculum

Year 1: Foundation
Formal Analyses
Multimodal Communications
Empirical Analyses
Complex Systems

Year 2: Direction
Arts And Humanities
Computational Sciences
Business
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences

Year 3: Focus
Start your Capstone project with professor

Year 4: Synthesis
Complete your self-directed Capstone project.

Application produce competency

People learn one concept in one context. If you say that concept in other context, I can‘t understand, but also even think it. So Minerva school learn general concepts in various contexts. It is truly a well-rounded education. They don‘t educate only liberal arts. In ‘Year 3 and Year 4’, they make a curriculum in person with professor. And finally they announce their-own project in front of influential people. These things are the proud of Minerva school.

“The goal of Minerva’s curriculum isn’t memorization or the study of factual information; we study academic content so we can develop fluid and adaptable skills. Content is not an end in itself, but a medium through which we learn to develop our minds.”

– Tyler Pincus, New Jersey

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Inspirational video : Minerva school beyond the world

Inspirational video : Throbbing with joy

Have you ever heard ‘Minerva school’? It is a very Inspirational video. The Minerva Schools at KGI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit university program that was founded in partnership between the Minerva Project and Keck Graduate Institute (KGI), a member of the Claremont University Consortium. Minerva’s founder, former Snapfish president Ben Nelson, has referred to it as “the first elite American university to be launched in a century.” It is amazing. They said “Minerva is deeply principled and dedicated to enhancing your potential and enabling your success.” Surprisingly, They don’t have a campus. What the hell? The city is their campus. Wow it’s really shocking. They only have 7 dormitories in 7 nations.

“Minerva is nurturing critical wisdom for the sake of the world.”

Beyond the world : Minerva school

7 nations are London, Berlin, San Francisco, Buenos Aires, Hyderabad, Seoul, Taipei. What do they do there? They challenged the city. They have a location-based learning with leading figures and organizations in the nation. Their mission is to make “the next generations of exceptional, lifelong learners to work together in solving the most complex challenges of our time.” I’m surprised to the reason why Ben Nelson choose ‘Seoul’. He said Korea is very interested in education. So many higher education institutions in Korea can catch up quickly. I’m impressed to their sincerity. For next time more detailed story.

Guiding principles

Being Unconventional
Being Human
Being Confident
Being Thoughtful
Being Selective
Being Authentic
Being Driven

“We never settle for “good enough”; if we can’t accomplish excellence, we pursue a different route.” – Minerva school

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2017 Nobel economics prize “Nudge your way!”

Nobel economics prize : Richard Thaler

When I was 14 years old, I found a interesting book at bookstore. You can expect it is ‘Nudge‘. To me bookstore means ‘Wings‘ to fly high. When I stand in there, It is like hometown. Books are so comfy. This is a personal story and now I tell about ‘Nobel economics’. The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2017 was awarded to Richard H. Thaler “for his contributions to behavioural economics“. Professor Peter Gärdenfors, Member of the Economic Sciences Prize Committee, “He’s made economics more human“. I want to go into 2017 Nobel economics prize more deeply. 🙂

“Richard H. Thaler has incorporated psychologically realistic assumptions into analyses of economic decision-making. By exploring the consequences of limited rationality, social preferences, and lack of self-control, he has shown how these human traits systematically affect individual decisions as well as market outcomes.” – The Nobel committee

Who is Richard H. Thaler?

He(72, born 1945) is a professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He systematized ‘Behavioral economics‘ for 30 years. He said “This award was particularly meaningful because behavioral economics was really out in the wilderness 40 years ago. It’s been a long journey. So I’m happy about that.” Also he is a coauthor, with Cass Sunstein, of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (Yale University Press, 2008). Surprisingly, Thaler made a cameo appearance in the 2015 movie The Big Short. He joked “Why doesn’t the Nobel committee talk my appearance in movie?” Though he is 72, he is very active and full of vitality to benefit the world.

“If you want to get people to do something, make it easy. Remove the obstacles.”
—Prof. Richard Thaler on ‘Nudge’

Pushing away from assumption

Different from Mainstream economics

Many economic models assume people are “rational, unemotional, and self-controlled.” In his research, Every day we behave in ways that violate economic principles. It is a new field that bridges the gap between economics and psychology. Simply, we can tell 3 things. Keywords are ‘mental accounting, behavioural finance, fairness, dictator game, planner-doer model and nudging‘. (More info)

Limited rationality
Social preferences
Lack of self-control

How can ‘behavioural economics’ survive

He admitted he can’t persuaded all of his colleagues and fellow economists of the importance of behavioral economics. So instead he said “I’ve used the strategy of corrupting the youth, whose minds aren’t already made up.” It is very funny. HAHAHA “Many great, young economists have embraced behavioral economics…The growth of the field is really due to the work of the people that followed me.”

Useful : ‘Make it easy’

At the heart of Nudge is what Thaler calls his “mantra”: “If you want to get people to do something, make it easy. Remove the obstacles,” he explained. “Nudges” push people toward better choices by making those choices easy. “If you want to get people to eat healthier foods, then put healthier foods in the cafeteria, and make them easier to find, and make them taste better.” So in every meeting I say, “Make it easy.” Go to nudge your way! Wherever you go is to be the way.