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My Essay
Topic : Medicine of Goryeo (the epidemic of Goryeo)
Hello. My name is Park Yu Jin and I'm 17 years old. Let me tell you about my essay for the Global Camp.
In fact, after finishing my first semester in high school, I got so depressed that I didn't want to do anything. While thinking about where to go for summer vacation, I found an application for a global forum camp. After I saw the application to this camp, I kept thinking whether I should apply eventually. Should a third of the short vacation be spent at school, which is only two weeks? Should we increase the knowledge and valuable experiences rather than just playing during the vacation? My mind was confused by all these thoughts. Meanwhile, I heard from a close senior that participating in a global camp is a really good experience and I would never regret participating there, so I made up my mind to go to the camp.
At the Global Issues Forum Camp in commemoration of the 1,100 year of Goryeo, I chose the topic 'Medicine of Goryeo' because my dream is to become a dermatologist that is very closely related to medicine. In order to become a doctor, I have to know how the diseases were cured in the past, and I chose this topic because I thought it would help me to grow up. In fact, I have announced about the Joseon epidemic in Korean history class after the final exam. I wanted to learn about the epidemic of Goryeo when I was researching the Joseon Dynasty. So I chose this topic for this reason, too.
Since the investigation is so vast when we started with just the medical science of Goryeo, we have begun our investigation by dividing it into the fields of 'the medical history of Goryeo' and 'the epidemic in Goryeo'. I took over the section on infectious diseases and researched the treatment methods of them, the medical institutions responsible for them, and the types of infectious diseases based on historical facts. I investigated the diseases and their treatment methods that I described in the ‘Emergency Remedies of Folk Medicine’, and the interim institutions that were treated in reverse, such as relief guides, jilin and malaria.
I had a really hard time finding the material because it was not only short, but mostly in Chinese characters, which was not exactly what I was looking for. I know that in Goryeo Dynasty diseases were cured through treatment that they would be a contrast, stretches ‘Emergency Remedies of Folk Medicine.’ I found out that the 'Emergency Remedies of Folk Medicine' is not the medical book for ordinary people and it was not included in the books for the general public, but for the ruling class, which had been promoted in Ganghwa Island. This meant that hangovers and alcoholism were treated as emergency diseases and that ordinary people were presenting gold as an ingredient, the fact that he recognized the body odor and appearance as a disease.
Therefore, although it was not what it is today, I thought Goryeo people used a scientific way to heal people. But it wasn't like this. Back then, people were more religious when they were trying to solve the causes of the disease. And they did not use the same science to find the cause of the disease, but they tried to cure it by kicking out demons out from their bodies or holding rituals. They also tried to deal with epidemic in this vain way. These methods of the Goryeo Dynasty are said to had gradually improved with the move to the epidemic scientific solving through the efforts of Ji Suk-young of the Joseon Dynasty to import the poll, a type of vaccination law.
As time has passed and technology has advanced, we have developed a logical and scientific method of treating diseases, and now we have incurable diseases. Based on past experience, it helps the mankind to develop medical technology. I have suffered atopy, an incurable disease, since I was young, and it has affected my career path. I know how difficult the disease is, and how difficult other incurable diseases are. I would like to become a dermatologist and develop medicine for diseases that are the most problematic in the world, free of charge in developing countries, and we can develop our country through trade.
In this global forum camp, I was able to work together with my seniors and friends to develop cooperation.I was also able to improve my English skills in translating technical terms. I was proud and pleased to proceed with my team's task asking questions and getting feedback from the English teacher. The global forum camp's experience will be used as a springboard to a brilliant future. If I have such an opportunity in winter vacation, I would like to show my progress by working harder than this time. I would like to thank teacher Lee Myung-hee, native English teachers, and many of the people who helped make this camp.
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