Government of South Korea

Ms. Park Geun-Hye, president of South Korea, recently announced that secondary school students will be taught with state-authored history books starting in 2017, causing a huge controversy. Currently, schools are free to choose from textbooks that are closely examined and approved by the Ministry of Education. However, this legislation would institute a single, unified history textbook authored directly by the government. Through three levels of analysis, I seek to understand why Ms. Park plans…

Informative Writing #1: US/ North Korea Relationship Ever since around the time of World War II, the relationship between the US and North Korea has been very complicated. Most recently, it has been centered around building and delivery of nuclear bombs. Over time the strained relationship has grown to include human rights and power within the region. After WWII North and South Korea were divided at the 38th parallel. The Soviet Union occupied the northern half and the United States occupied…

For decades North Korea has been viewed by the world as the most oppressive regime of the modern day. Today, thanks to the investigative journalism from Japan’s, Jiro Ishimaru, and others, the world is able to see the inside of North Korea, exposing the country for what it truly is. In Ishimaru’s documentary, the film begins with Ishimaru demonstrating to the viewer how he conducts his job of smuggling video footage out of the country. He talks about the danger of his work and uses examples…

United States ever took control of the Southern half of the peninsula and the Soviet Union controlled the north. Secondly once you understand what caused the division then you can actually understand what cause the North Korean leader to invade the south and try to unify the country under his rule. Finally the war ends were it began at the 38th parallel with a cease-fire agreement. The roots of the Korean War actually begin during Japan’s quest for power in 1910. In the late 1800’ and early…

South Korea the Asian Underdog Since being liberated from command of the Japanese, South Korea has been working carefully and diligently to be able to protect its nation and grow as a whole. South Korea is located in eastern Asia surrounded by the east sea and the yellow sea. An ally of the United States and major contributor to today’s technology, South Korea is important to the U.S. While always being on guard from enemy threats, they continue to push forward and excel. With a…

Booming South Korea South Korea is booming in every realm of industries from technology to military they continue to advance and surprise the world with their accomplishments. South Korea has come a long way from basically starting from scratch after the Korean War. South Korea have continued to grow rapidly and are technologically advanced, a distinguished economy and have a modernized military defense. South Korea is a well diverse geographical place to travel to with all the…

nuclear program poses a threat to South Korea, one country amongst multiple other neighboring Southeast Asian nations targeted by the socialist regime. Despite pressure and resource withdrawal from North Korea as attempts to stop the program’s development, the country continues to expand its nuclear program despite its initially already poor economy. Tensions between major powers, such as the U.S., Japan, and South Korea heightened throughout the last decade as North Korea continued to develop…

talking to you about the conditions in North Korea and how Australia can help. At first glance North Korea looks like the perfect place to live, free housing, schooling, and health care. Picturesque landscapes, fresh air, and loving neighbours. But this is all just a performance for the outside world to see, an act that unsuccessfully hides the true North Korea. When World War II ended in 1945, Japan lost control of Korea when it joined the Allied forces. Korea then divided along the 38th…

were highlighted within the films. After a decade, South Korea’s attempts to thaw their relationship with the North and attempts at inter-Korean cooperation (including joint-cooperation economic zones where South Korean companies would employ North Koreans to boost North Korea’s crippled economy) would begin to reflect in these sources. At this point, scholars such as Kyung Hyun Kim argue that there is less ambiguity toward the North, stating that South Koreans have become increasingly more…

Syngman Rhee Syngman Rhee was South Korea’s first president. He was raised in Pyongsan County, North Korea. As a young boy, he had completed known everything about Confucian education and was enrolled in a Methodist school. In the school, he became a nationalist. In 1896, he and his other friends formed a club that would force Japan to give Korean independence. When someone closed down his club, he was arrested and imprisoned until 1904. After, he left the hail he decided to go the U.S. in…