Division of Korea

Globalization allows for the voice of those who would otherwise not have a platform to speak to be heard. This allows people to be exposed to different mindsets, cultures, and beliefs, often without ever needing to leave home. Personal blogs, independently-run web sites, and forums all allow people to share their stories. In modern times, people have seen the power platforms such as Twitter have, where citizens of authoritarian nations are able to reach out to the global community to inform them…

I generally do not watch war movies; simply because they are too gory and I find them uninteresting. However Welcome to Dongmakgol is a different story. During the Korean war three north Korean and 2 south Korean soldiers accidently cross paths in a village called Dongmakol. They start out as enemies and end up as friends with the help of the villagers. Cliché as it sounds Welcome to Dongmakgol is a breath of fresh air, it is a present filled with humor, friendship, innocence and wrapped and…

Kim explains how North Koreans don’t recognize the pain and lies they live with and how the truth could send them into persecution. Throughout the talk she explains in greater detail through her experience she had when she went undercover in North Korea about the dangers of the truth and how the teaching and acceptance of lies is what allows the gulag to stay running while ruining. Suki begins her talk explaining her situation and time going undercover. 6 months, and not just any 6 months but…

technology providers. The company started out as a trading company exporting various products from South Korea. This company is founded by Lee Byung- chul in 1939 Samsung progressively developed into the global corporation that it is today. http://www.streetdirectory.com/ (2015) Samsung means three stars in Korean. It became the name linked with different types of business establishments in South Korea. Internationally, people associate the name with electronics, information technology, mobile…

War lasted between 1950-1953, and was fought between the communists and non-communists during the Cold War. Increasing tensions between North and South Korea initiated the war, resulting in the former invading the latter on 25 June 1950. Other countries soon became involved. The U.S. declared its decision to join the war in support of South Korea two days after the invasion, and troops from 15 members of the UN were put under their orders, the supreme commander that lead these forces being…

While ROK and Japan clearly has the advanced technology to become a NWS especially the latter having nuclear reactors along its archipelago, their long-standing policies will make this difficult. For South Korea, the people are less inclined to anger its northern neighbours because they want to rebuild ties instead. In Japan’s case, its Pacifist Constitution which we imposed upon them would make it almost impossible to legally become a nuclear country. The…

Multilingual speakers can communicate with others in different languages. "Burning Each of the Candle: Negotiating Dual Identities in Second Language Writing" by Soo Hyon Kim and "Negotiation of Identities in Multilingual Setting: Korean 1.5 Generation in Email Writing" by Kang express multilingual speakers’ identities. Kim feels confused because she can use two kinds of languages, and different languages makes her has many identities. Conflicts of different identities cause her complications.…

1990s, North Korea has faced several significant economic crises, as well as famine, that has significantly affected its inhabitants. Furthermore, despite the nation’s ability to maintain stability within the regime, North Korea’s economic and political climate has not improved since its initial downfall in the 1990s. This situation has caused several of its citizens to seek refuge in neighboring and other foreign states. More specifically, while many natives remain in North Korea, a…

price for streaming services is about $5 per month. As of August 17, 2016, Apple Music Korea hit 60,000 users and this number is 0.24 percent of the Korean customers by 24.6 million. Local market leader, MelOn hit 2.9 million paid subscribers, followed by Genie with 960,000. Apple Music Korea ranked ninth among digital music providers in South Korea. In addition, MelOn has 28 million users according to the Korea…

The Justice of Intervening in North Korea The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea to the United States, has effectively existed as a hermit kingdom since the end of the Korean War in 1953. A cease-fire was signed and the DMZ of the 38th parallel became the tentative boundary dividing the North from the South. South Korea has enjoyed economic prosperity and liberal democracy in the past several decades, but the North Korean government exercises strict…