위스마트학원 (WE ARE SMART)

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Louis Braille was born in France in 1809. When he was just three years old, he accidentally poked himself in the eye while playing with one of the tools in his father's shop. Doctors tried to save his eye, but the wound became infected. The infection eventually spread to his other eye, leaving Braille completely blind at the age of five. When he was 12, Braille learned about 'night writing,' a communication system created by Captain Charles Barbier and used by the French army. It was written by pressing dots and dashes into thick paper, which let soldiers communicate on the battlefield at night without any light. Braille simplified Barbier's system, creating an alphabet that could easily be read by the blind. One hundred years after Braille's death in 1852, his life's work was finally recognized by the French government. To honor him, his body was reburied in the Pantheon in Paris, a special building reserved for French national heroes.

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Some of the world's most beautiful places are at risk of being ruined forever. Thailand's Maya Bay, for example, has been shut down to allow the area to recover from the environmental damage it has sustained. Before the shutdown, it had been overwhelmed with visitors, receiving up to 200 boats and 5,000 tourists a day. Due to the litter and pollution left behind, an estimated 80% of May Bay's coral has been destroyed. Boracay, a tiny island long considered an idyllic tourist destination, was also shut down, remaining closed for six months for repair and restoration. The area had been damaged by an overflow of waste and sewage from excessive tourism. Although Boracay has reopened, there are now strict restrictions on tourism. These examples show why tourism is considered a double-edge sword. It can help a region's economy, but it also brings crowds of tourists who may end up damaging the environment.

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Air pollution has become a big problem in many urban areas. Trees are considered to be a deterrent to air pollution, so planting more trees within cities is commonly seen to be an effective solution. However, planting trees is not as efficient as most people think - trees require a large amount of land, and there is a limited amount of land available in most cities. This is why City Tree was developed. This innovation, which is capable of filtering out pollutants, is expected to relieve the problem of air pollution. Developed by a German firm, it uses a combination of mosses specially cultivated to thrive in urban environments. The mosses purify the air by capturing particles and absorbing them into their biomass. In order to help the mosses survive under difficult conditions, IoT technology is used to supply water and nutrients. According to City Tree's developers, it can reduce air pollutants in the surrounding area by up to 30%.

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Serpentinite is a type of rock that is known for its unique appearance. Its name comes from the unusual pattern on its surface, which is said to resemble the skin of a serpent. Formed deep within Earth's mantle hundreds of millions of years ago, these rocks gradually found their way to the planet's surface. Serpentinite has a slippery texture, and it is composed of high levels of iron, magnesium and water. It has historically been used as a material for constructing buildings for hundreds of years, mostly due to its marble-like characteristics. College Hall at the University of Pennsylvania, for example, was constructed out of serpentine stone in the late 19th century. It is now on the National Register of Historic Places. Because of its beautiful range of colors, including green, yellow and black, serpentinite is also used by artists to make sculptures and is sometimes cut into gemstones.

수프림구문-2001
British runner Roger Bannister set an impressive goal - to become the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes. Because he was studying to be a neurologist, Bannister didn't have enough time for training. He knew he had better come up with a plan. He decided to use a simple 30-minute daily routine to prepare his body and to rely on his self-belief and vision. Bannister used to close his eyes and visualize every moment of the race. He could see the finish line, hear the cheering crowd, and feel himself making history. What separated Bannister from the other runners who had tried and failed was that he truly believed he could do it. He would even write "3:58" on a piece of paper and place it in his shoe before races. On May 6, 1954, all of Bannister's mental preparation paid off. He ran a mile in 3:59.4, setting the world record.

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Musicians have also found inspiration from painters and their works of art. Modest Mussorgsky was a composer who is famous for his descriptions of colors in his music. One of his most frequently performed piano works, Pictures at an Exhibition, was composed in his efforts to capture what he felt about the paintings of an artist friend named Viktor Hartmann, who died at the early age of 39. After visiting a memorial exhibition of Hartmann's works, Mussorgsky composed a piano suite in 10 movements to describe each of Hartmann's paintings displayed at the exhibition. Anyone who listens to the movements can associate the melodies with what they see in Hartmann's paintings. While Mussorgsky was writing the melodies, he must have wanted to translate the stories in the paintings into his musical language.

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A novel or a play often inspires musicians and painters. For example, Felix Mendelssohn was inspired after reading Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, at the age of 17 and began to compose a piece of music to capture the magic and fantasy in Shakespeare's imaginary world. It became part of his famous work, A Midsummer Night's Dream. The Wedding March is one of the best known pieces from the suite. Marc Chagall, known for his use of dreamy colors, was also moved by the play and drew a painting with the same title, Midsummer Night's Dream. The figures in the painting recreate the dreamlike atmosphere of the play. Although Chagall and Mendelssohn lived in different times, they both translated Shakespeare's words and sentences into their own artistic languages.

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The English word "inspire" originally meant "to breathe in." Air breathed in has to be breathed out in one way or another. Kandinsky, Mussorgsky, Mendelssohn, and Chagall were great breathers because they turned their intakes into artwork that stimulates us in novel ways. Maybe, they knew we would interpret their works accordingly, noticing the melodies, colors, shapes, and the words influencing each other.

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"Street corners can be powerful canvases on which artists express their talents and reach the ordinary people. They allow us to join the artists' world of imagination while walking along the streets." Graffiti in Berlin- Drawing pictures or letters on city walls is called graffiti. The Berlin Wall in Germany was the largest graffiti canvas in the world. During the Cold War, the western side of the Wall was filled with graffiti drawn by artists from around the world, while the eastern side was kept blank. A part of the wall still remains and shows the difference between the two sides. Flash Mobbing in São Paulo- A flash mob is a large group of people who suddenly assemble in a public place, perform an unusual act, then quickly disappear. Teenagers of São Paulo, Brazil love to hang out in a safer environment than their home streets. Thousands of text messages invite teenagers to a shopping mall, where they enjoy themselves, singing and dancing together.

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Street installations refer to various objects set in public spaces. They are part of the streets people walk along every day. Visit Soho, London, for example, where a telephone booth lies on the street, broken in half. An artist named Banksy built it as a warning against the collapse of human interaction in the age of information. Buskers in Seoul- Busking is defined as singing, playing a musical instrument, or performing other forms of art in public spaces, sometimes for money. Playing on many street corners near subway stations in Seoul, buskers attract visitors from around the world. As in many other countries, their performances are often highly regarded as a unique art form.

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When we observe nature, we can be amazed by its beauty and its grand scale. We should remember that nature has had millions of years to experiment. Now, as we observe nature on all levels big and small, we have the technology and the means to copy what nature has perfected. Because there is still so much we do not know about nature, there is still much left to discover. Maybe one day you will be inspired by nature to invent a product that will change the world.

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Cars, trains, and planes make travel very easy. Unfortunately, when many people travel, pollution and wasted time have measurable side effects. What if a traffic network were more efficient? A seemingly unintelligent slime mold may hold some answers and more. Slime molds are not quite an animal or a plant. They feed on dead plant material, so they can be found on grass, on trees, and even in air conditioners! Slime molds find food by sending out "arms" that reach out like a web. When an arm finds food, it grows to transport the food, and other arms that do not find food become smaller, saving energy. If this process goes on, inefficient paths are eliminated and efficient paths are made stronger. By nature, slime molds are able to find the best way to join two or more areas together.

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In an experiment, scientists put a slime mold where Tokyo would be on a map of Japan. They put food where major cities were located on the map. After a few days, the slime mold created a design similar to the actual rail system around Tokyo. If it works for rail networks, could it work for other networks, too? Researchers are now looking into whether slime molds can help create better communication networks. During natural disasters, people try to contact friends and family, so cell phone use increases a lot. A smarter and more efficient network may keep service up, so loved ones can stay in touch. One day, the simple slime mold may become a designer for other networks of the future.

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A piece of work in one field can inspire artists in another field to create something new. Music can inspire a painter to create a visual representation of something he or she has heard. Likewise, a painting can inspire a musician to create music in which you can almost see different colors and shapes. Furthermore, lines from a novel or a poem can inspire painters or musicians to create visual or auditory art that gives life to a story. These interactions between artists can have unexpected results, producing works of art that have strong visual, auditory or emotional influences on people.

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Music has played a key role in the creation of some artwork. The influence of music on the visual arts can be best seen with the expressionist painter Wassily Kandinsky. Kandinsky studied law and economics and was successful in his law career. However, in his early 30's, he had an unusual visual experience while looking at Monet's Haystacks. He also was influenced by the melody of Wagner's Lohengrin. "I saw all my colors before my eyes," he said. He felt as if wild and powerful lines appeared in front of him. As a result, he gave up his law career to study painting. For Kandinsky, music and color were closely tied together. In his paintings, for example, yellow is linked with the sound of the trumpet and blue with that of the cello. In addition, certain shapes in his paintings were associated with particular feelings. The triangle represents aggressive feelings and the square calm moods. Each time he stroked the canvas with his brush, he might have intended to turn a series of musical notes into visual forms.