Letter To John Bohmer

Letter To John Bohmer, who invented a solar cooker called Kyoto Box which can save millions of poor people.



Dear Mr. John Bohmer,

I would first like to say that I was very impressed of your little invention called the “Kyoto Box.” I never thought that an invention that is only worth 5 dollars can save the whole world. I think you are a not that kind of a person, who only thinks about himself and thinks about the money they will get for winning the contest. I believe you made this invention because you care about the poor. Anyway, the reason I am writing this letter to you is because I have some questions for you that I am really curious about. Well the following are my questions.

First, what is the specific reason why you planned to make this little invention? I mean, were you sure that you were going to win this contest? Did you make this Kyoto Box for fun? Because to be honest, nobody would’ve thought that this 5 dollar invention would win the contest and I would never make it even though somebody tells me to. Second, what is more important to you? Your invention or your money and the fame you get from it. Could you even be willing to donate the money you got to the poor? Third, I would like to know when the “Kyoto Box” would be on sale in Korea. I think it will be really good for cooking and the fact that it is only worth 5 dollars just persuades me to purchase it.

Lastly, I would like to know if you are going to make another invention that could save our environment. I believe that a person like you can make many more cool and cheap inventions. Incase you don’t have any idea for another invention; I would like to tell you some of the ideas I thought of. First, I think you should make a mini solar car that is a size of a cart that is used for shopping. This would be good because poor people who have no money to buy a normal car would be able to purchase this car. Not only that, it is solar which no gas will be used and will help the world from global warming.

The second invention I thought of is a sticker or a pad that would kill all the bad bugs that smell or go near it. This could be used in forests and trees that are located in poor African countries. This will reduce the death of children who die every year because of harmful insects. Last, I would like you to make a solar air-conditioner. This would be really cool because this thing could sense the hot sun and the hot weather and turn on by itself. Which then in night, it would turn off by itself as well. This invention can help people to not waist their energy by using electronic air conditioners.

I hope that this letter didn’t exhaust you and that my questions and opinions are persuasive enough for you to answer them or think about them. I would really want to see you someday and talk more about things that you and I could do to save the environment.

Sincerely,


Jason Moon

The Host Movie Review

The Host

Rating: ★★★★☆

A 42-year-old Korean guy Kangdu works at his father’s convenience store located near Han River in Seoul. He has a 7th grade daughter. One day, his daughter gets upset because her uncle, Kangdu’s younger brother, turns up at a PTA meeting but he was completely drunk. She was also ashamed of her old cell phone. Kangdu promises his daughter to buy a brand new cell phone and the family begins to watch Kangdu’s younger sister’s archery game on TV.

She is on the national competition. It is a beautiful Saturday afternoon and people are just sitting on the grass resting. As Kangdu is doing a few deliveries, there is a monster hanging on the Han River Bridge. People begin to take pictures of it. All of a sudden, the monster comes down from the bridge and kicks people and bite them. People are screaming and running away from it.

As Kangdu is running with her daughter, the monster snatches her from Kangdu and disappears in the river. Due to the sudden appearance of the monster, the whole city gets panicked and the river gets closed. However, Kangdu and his family have nobody to help them find his daughter.

Kangdu and his family fights against the monster and Kangdu’s younger sister shoots an arrow at the monster. Eventually, they find the monster’s house hidden in the sewage.
Kangdu’s daughter is alive and rescued by her family.

As I was watching this movie, I kept thinking that the monster symbolized something unpredicted that could happen to a family. It could be a disease, accident, or difficulty that a family might face. Whatever it is, the movie shows that a family can get through it when they work together.

GP506

GP 506 Movie Review


Rating: ★★★★☆

Around the border lines between South Korea and North Korean, there are a lot of GPs (guard posts). In fact, the GPs are within DMZ(Demilitarized Zones). Usually, several platoons rotate to guard GPs. One day, a group of 21 soldiers staying at GP 506 died except for one. A Military Police officer was called in to investigate this horrible incident. The Defense Department sent a group of 21 soldiers to check the matter out.

Upon inspecting the scene, 19 soldiers were shot to death and a soldier who seemed to have shot the 19 soldiers was carrying an axe in his hands. He began to attack the soldiers who were there to check things out. They had no choice but to shoot him.

The thing is that there is still one missing soldier. While the inspection team was searching for the missing soldier, they found him hiding in a storage room downstairs.
The Military Police officer interviewed him in order to solve the mystery. What he told the officer was very shocking.

One day, a few soldiers went out to do a regular search mission. When they got back, they looked very tired and got rashes all over their body. They got infected with a deadly virus and the virus spread in the unit.
However, the platoon leader chose not to report the matter to his superior. He was afraid that it might be bad for his military career. He hoped that everything would be fine. As time went by, the soldiers went mad and shot at each other.
In the end, the Military Police officer and the 21 soldiers who were there to check the scene out got infected as well. Sadly, they had to kill themselves to stop the virus.

While I was watching this movie, I got scared of serving in the Army. On the other hand, I began to appreciate the Korean men and women doing a great job of protecting our country. I also think when there is a even small matter, the leading officer should immediately report it to his superior to solve it.