Thinking Allowed
A Teenager's View on Human Rights
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" And although she and her friends place a small timer on their desks to measure the time they study each day and make joint promises to “study harder and use time wisely,” at a certain point, the most desperate right that high school seniors in Korea identify with becomes not “the right to education” but rather “the right to the pursuit of happiness.” In today’s world it feels like ‘studying’ and ‘education’ are not fundamental and basic rights but more like fundamental, basic obligations. So today in response and perhaps as a declaration of sorts I decided not to open my textbook and study, but instead open my laptop and write a truly honest story about my thoughts on living as a senior student in Korea." - From Chapter 15, "A right to a "Happy" Education"
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"And although she and her friends place a small timer on their desks to measure the time they study each day and make joint promises to “study harder and use time wisely,” at a certain point, the most desperate right that high school seniors in Korea identify with becomes not “the right to education” but rather “the right to the pursuit of happiness.” In today’s world it feels like ‘studying’ and ‘education’ are not fundamental and basic rights but more like fundamental, basic obligations. So today in response and perhaps as a declaration of sorts I decided not to open my textbook and study, but instead open my laptop and write a truly honest story about my thoughts on living as a senior student in Korea." - From Chapter 15, "A right to a "Happy" Education"
About the Author
Sun Young Hwang is a senior high school student of Cheongshim International Academy, located in the mountains of Ga-pyeong, South Korea. Although still a young student, Sun Young has continuously pursued her passion for advancing human rights around the world, especially focusing on child/student rights in Asia. She regularly collaborates with various NGOs and organizes active campaigns or fundraisers, but this book is more about her ‘academic pursuit’ of studying the philosophy behind human rights. More specifically, Sun Young was inspired by an Undergraduate course of Harvard University - “Human Rights: A Philosophical Introduction” – and decided to write an essay book that incorporates further personal analysis on the cultural relativism of human rights and the philosophy behind unique human rights issues of South Korea. Other than her interest in philosophy and human rights, Sun Young loves to debate, watch musicals, and is an avid fan of Maroon 5 and The Script.