Cultural Exploration of North Korea Little known about North Korea due to the strict government and life style that they live. In this paper, informative information will be revealed on some of the challenges North Koreans face and living condition that they are exposed to that differ from the American way of life. In a publication by Sonya Yang on The Democratic Republic of Korea, “The Soviets endorsed a group of former guerrilla fighters as national leaders. This included a thirty-two-year-old legendary anti-Japanese guerrilla fighter, Kim Il Sung. Kim II Sung's advantage over other patriots was that the Japanese colonial authorities never apprehended him; the consistency of his track record authenticated his quality as a national leader.
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Similar to the United States Congress, is the North Korean people's congress. The Supreme People's Congress passes the laws, which are carried through by local people's committees that are organized in a top-down fashion following the administrative units such as province, county, city, and agricultural collectives and co-ops. People are elected to office, which takes place every 5 years. The voting rate is surprisingly one hundred percent turnout every time. Just like America, women are treated as unequal to men when it comes to business roles. Men progress further than women in these roles. Women of higher echelons progress higher than average. They are not supposed to wear trousers unless they are factory workers or agricultural laborers. In professional settings, however, women are often as assertive as their male counterparts. The only occupation where behavior is sometimes flirtatious or subservient is as a waitress, but for women it is an honor to hold this position as they are selected for their beauty, good family background, and educational …show more content…
Between 300,000 and 500,000 Christians are believed to remain in North Korea today. Refugees from the North report religious involvement ranging from 1.2 percent participating in to 5.1 percent witnessing secret religious activities. Religious persecution has ancient roots but remains a scourge in our time. Nowhere is the attack on people of faith more virulent than in the DPRK. People of good will around the world should hope, pray, and act on behalf of liberty for the North Korean
Similar to the United States Congress, is the North Korean people's congress. The Supreme People's Congress passes the laws, which are carried through by local people's committees that are organized in a top-down fashion following the administrative units such as province, county, city, and agricultural collectives and co-ops. People are elected to office, which takes place every 5 years. The voting rate is surprisingly one hundred percent turnout every time. Just like America, women are treated as unequal to men when it comes to business roles. Men progress further than women in these roles. Women of higher echelons progress higher than average. They are not supposed to wear trousers unless they are factory workers or agricultural laborers. In professional settings, however, women are often as assertive as their male counterparts. The only occupation where behavior is sometimes flirtatious or subservient is as a waitress, but for women it is an honor to hold this position as they are selected for their beauty, good family background, and educational …show more content…
Between 300,000 and 500,000 Christians are believed to remain in North Korea today. Refugees from the North report religious involvement ranging from 1.2 percent participating in to 5.1 percent witnessing secret religious activities. Religious persecution has ancient roots but remains a scourge in our time. Nowhere is the attack on people of faith more virulent than in the DPRK. People of good will around the world should hope, pray, and act on behalf of liberty for the North Korean