Periginalism

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Eudaimonia: Defining "Flourishing"

What occurred to be a mere comparison led me to revisit my experience in Vietnam as one of the most memorable moments in my life. During my stay at Sa Pa, a ward within the Lào Cai province, I had an opportunity to communicate with members of local tribes from the Hmong and Giáy (Zai) ethnic groups, resolving my curiosity regarding Vietnamese rural culture. Dressed in handmade cotton shirts and hemp jackets dyed with indigo blue, both tribes were living a life of genuine sati

Jan 75 min read

When will advancing technology make most of us unemployable? (JLI Essay, Very High Commendation)

“Photography will make painting obsolete,” said Gustave Flaubert in his “the Dictionary of received ideas”, an assembly of notes made in the 1870s (Flaubert, 2018). People at the time were trying to cope with the major inventions brought on by technology, such as trains, telegraph and photography. The spread of photographic technology put pressure on the reigning artistic movement of the era, realism (Duggan, 2013). People began to see realism in painting as coming short o

Aug 4, 20258 min read

Has the Anti-Racism Movement Reduced Racism? (JLI Essay, High Commendation)

“I didn’t see colour as a young boy and I honestly don’t see colour now,” Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, proudly proclaimed when he joined the presidential race in 2020 (Sullivan 2019). In his 2019 study, Boston University professor Rob Eschmann addresses such “colour-blindness” as racism that is hidden and masked by microaggressions and systematic barriers (Eschmann, 2019). Confronting modern racism in America, it seems, is rooted in revealing its varied forms through ant

Aug 4, 20259 min read

On Democracy

"“Democracy is never a final achievement. It is a call to an untiring effort.” “The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.” —John F. Kennedy Modern democracy is built on a multi-party system, with each cardinal party from the conservative and progressive spheres competing for supremacy. Other existing political institutions and systems cannot ensure the protection of rights as well as democracy can. However, the cost of democracy's security comes

Jul 21, 20252 min read

Corporate Social Responsibility

These days, there are many lawsuits against big companies. With the rise of technology companies, like GAFA (Google, Apple, Facebook, and...

Sep 14, 20232 min read

Periginalism

Hi, I'm Juheon Justin Kim. Being a South Korean 8th grader (13 years old) thoroughly interested in politics (on both domestic and international scales), philosophy, economics, and history. I attempt to connect my observations in life to political and philosophical ideas in the style of Montaigne. The most intriguing part of politics and philosophy is that they seem to contradict each other while being the most fundamental and essential factors that cannot be missed out when discussing each of those subjects. That curiosity is what hooked me in the first place and is, currently, the driving force of my studies in related areas.

To establish my perspective on a carefully shaped and guided basis of knowledge, I continually communicate with former ambassadors, politicians, and Ivy league professors to discuss matters on contemporary issues that vary from politics to economics, technology, and International Relations.

Periginalism: Passion

As a former award winner of the JLI Global Essay Prize (2024) hosted by Oxford and Princeton, I have great passion in writing and discussing about subjects related to politics, philosophy, theology, and law.

Periginalism

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