The documentary “North Korea’s Deadly Dictator” directed by Jane McMullen had the purpose of informing the audience about Kim Jong-un’s capabilities and intentions as North Korea’s leader. McMullen focused the documentary on the assassination of the leader’s half-brother, Kim Jon-nam, with many plentiful evidence supporting the belief of many that the assassination was carried out by the dictator himself. The director incorporated a series of interviews from legible sources that hold credibility such as the North Korean Intelligence, reporters who have directly communicated with Kim Jong-nam, CIA Senior Korea Analyst, and the suspects’ lead defense attorney, to validate the possibility that Kim Jong-un is behind the assassination. Because of…
Modern day North Korea, nicknamed the hermit kingdom, is known to be heavily isolated from the influences of the world. Its people are secluded and forced to praise their ruler, Kim Jong-un, or else they shall pay a dreadful price. Moreover, personally, I do not believe that Jong un’s people truly see and love him as this god-like figure. To me, I see them as terrified and depressed people who are involuntarily forced by the Korean government to live in a place with no freedom. This is even shown by the number of refugees who risk not only their own lives but their families in order to desperately escapes the clutches of their horrifying environment.…
North Korea’s dictatorship is considered to be cruel and fearful; as a result its citizens are extremely loyal. In order to terrorize its citizens, North Korea contains several camps or prisons. Those who disobey the rules are sent to these camps for punishment, often offenders’ families are also taken along with them. Inside these camps, prisoners are vulnerable to inhumane acts, including forced labor, tortures and executions. North Korea also imposes heavy censorship and surveillance on its people.…
The government control North Korea has over it’s people can be compared to extremities that are portrayed in the dystopian novel, Anthem. In Anthem, Rand’s purpose is to give an insight to what the world could be like if we let the government control society completely; and the government structure in Anthem provides readers with horrendous comparisons to the society of North Korea. The North Korean society has been…
Over the years, Kim used his power to define North Korea. He also changed the country and the people had to followed his rules. Kim also maintained a large military, and nuclear weapons. This is important because United States was the target attack for North Korea months ago. There are many things about Kim Jong Il.…
What is the impression of North Korea? Some people may say North Korea is militaristic, whereas others may say that North Korea is the country that is unwilling to have relationship with and isolated from other countries. These ideas are conventional wisdom, which people can misunderstand because they are made through influences by education, media and so on. Suzy Kim's book, Everyday Life in The North Korean Revolution 1945-1950, and Hazel Smith’s book, North Korea Markets and Military Rule, support or challenge conventional wisdom. However, ways to analysis North Korea are different between two authors.…
North Korea is known today as one of the most remote countries in the world. Citizens have no contact with the outside world and are constantly being bombarded with state propaganda. Christianity is a major religion in the world that is widely practiced. Christianity and North Korea are similar in that they both worship a single god, have strict rituals, and their gods both have extreme amounts of power.…
The nationalism expects sacrifices for a group of people which they feel valued, whereas the uncomfortable lifestyle makes several people rebellions or act against the system. The North Korea is a totalitarian regime. The citizens have no freedom of expression or freedom of choice. The North Korea’s political system affects their citizens to fight against the regime, flight and assimilate to another country and culture. The regime of a nation affects citizens which cause the defection and the defection affects the defectors as well as their families.…
On September the nineteenth an article was written about North Korean social injustices. It explains many unfair practices and laws that are different than how we live in the United States. Many other authoritarian countries live under similar rulings as North Korea. These social injustices include forced labor, poverty, access to healthcare and education, and unfair treatment in regards to race, gender, religion, and culture. North Korea has been ruled under the authoritarian leadership of the Kim Dynasty since 1948.…
The lack of competition and cliché of rules cause the country undeveloped, and people have no rights to fight against. Unfortunately, some people in North Korea don’t even have enough basic needs of daily life. The difference between a country with competition and a country without competition is obvious. Living in a powerful and peaceful country is the basic need for people to be happy and satisfied. As a…
One of the most well-known examples of a modern dictatorship is Kim Jong Un’s “leadership” over North Korea. So well known that Hollywood ended up making two satirical films about how poorly North Korea has been lead, one being the assassination of Kim Jong Un called “The Interview” and the other about assassinating his father, Kim Jong Il, called “Team America: World Police”. Kim Jong Un was born into power as an heir to Kim Jong Il and was given the position as supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea following his father’s death. Since then his country has hailed him to god like status and has (like his father before him) continued to indoctrinate his people into following him in the destruction of the United States of…
North Korea is very different from America in several different ways. Some things that are very different in North Korea than America is their money. North Korea, unlike America, is not a free country at all. Another thing that is completely different from America is their leader and leadership. North Korea’s money is very different from ours.…
4 Kim Hyun Joon Profile and Facts of Kim Hyun Joong : "The man of girl's heart" http://www.allkpop.com/artisttag/kim-hyun-joong http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/02/kim-hyun-joong-expresses-his-desire-to-raise-his-child "Kim Hyun Joong is South Korean entertainer, he is popular for his role as Yoon Ji Hoo in Korean drama Boys Before Flower (2009). Before acting, Kim Hyun Joong was a leader of Korean boyband, 22501. He is also international brand ambassador for famous Korean skincare brand, the Face Shop since 2010. In 2015, he joined the mandatory military service in South Korea and will finish his duty in 2017.…
The death of Kim Jonghyun was an event unexpected by anyone. Confirmed on the 18th of December, he was previously found in an apartment unconscious. Reports confirmed its source as a coal briquette, which caused carbon monoxide poisoning in his lungs. After several attempts of oxygen therapy, Kim Jonghyun sorrowfully passed that night. How much had he suffered before that night?…
While we can see this, the majority of North Korean native citizens believe their “president” to be a benevolent, almost god-like figure. They are given little to no access to the internet and their only source of news is censored, edited, and redistributed by the tyrannical government. It is this spread of misinformation, caused by censorship, that leads to the people to be so deeply deprived of reality. Is this kind of government a favorable one? Is it one almost any person would desire to live under?…