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The art of bow-making

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    It is said that the grass is always greener
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    on the other side of the fence,
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    and I believe this is true,
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    especially when I hear President Obama
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    often talk about Korean education system
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    as a benchmark of success.
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    Well, I can tell you that,
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    in the rigid structure and highly competitive nature
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    of the Korean school system,
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    also known as pressure cooker,
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    not everyone can do well in that environment.
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    While many people responded in different ways
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    about our education system,
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    my response to the high-pressure environment
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    was making bows with pieces of wood
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    found near my apartment building.
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    Why bows?
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    I'm not quite sure.
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    Perhaps, in the face of constant pressure,
Title:
The art of bow-making
Speaker:
Dong Woo Jang
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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
08:28
Morton Bast edited English subtitles for Dong Woo Jang
Morton Bast edited English subtitles for Dong Woo Jang
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Madeleine Aronson accepted English subtitles for Dong Woo Jang
Morton Bast edited English subtitles for Dong Woo Jang
Madeleine Aronson edited English subtitles for Dong Woo Jang
Madeleine Aronson edited English subtitles for Dong Woo Jang
Joseph Geni edited English subtitles for Dong Woo Jang
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