Government of South Korea

Overall, this cross-cultural partner project provided me a unique and practical opportunity to get to know my friend Aaron and his native South Korean culture better. This project helped me understand the South Korean culture and how it has impacted Aaron’s life thus far. Learning about Aaron’s wonderful journey as a military member in South Korea, to becoming a successful exchange student in the United States as a student here at Dordt College, was one of the most interesting series of…

Samsung, founded in the year 1938 in Taegu, Korea embarked on its glorious journey with a small trading business. Since then the company has transformed into a colossal multinational conglomerate. Over the coming 2-3 decades the company the company ventured into retail, textile and food processing mainly. The company around the late 1960s entered into the business of manufacture of electronic goods, the first product being the black and white television in 1970. By late 1980s the company shifted…

to analyze international electronic company SAMSUNG. Since its establishment in Korea in 1969, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd has grown to be a global technology leader. It produces and sells a wide range of semiconductors, electronic products, and communication devices. By the end of 2007, the company owns a total of 107
subsidiaries spread in North America, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, Central and South
America, CIS, the Middle East and Africa of production subsidiaries. This…

"Sungjae is a South Korean singer, actor and TV host. He is one of the members of the popular K-pop group BtoB. " "Sungjae is born on May 2, 1995 and is currently 21 years old. His zodiac sign is Taurus. " He stands 180 cm tall and weighs 68 kg. "He was born in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea and is South Korean by birth. His orginal name is Yook Sungjae. Blood Type: A Label: Cube Entertainment Chinese Name: 陸星材 Official Website: http://www.cubeent.co.kr/btob Twitter ID: @BTOB_6SJ Twitter…

My popular culture “obsession” would be Korean popular culture. K-pop is and abbreviation of Korean pop, which is a music genre, originated from South Korea. K-pop can be a phenomenon, however, it can also be a subculture, where Asian pop would be the phenomenon and k-pop is the subculture. My interest began when I first heard K-pop songs while I was buying milk tea. Korean music is different from the music in America. In my opinion, the Korean artists have unique musical and performances styles…

Obama Administration desires to maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula by working with allies to deter and defend against North Korean provocation. Currently, the U.S. posture is “strategic patience” in hopes that North Korea changes its irrational behavior. Assuming North Korea continues its provocations, policymakers should consider three alternative options: contain by normalizing relations, destroy capability by military force, or compel regime change with efforts to reunify the…

I was born in South Korea and grew up in America. As a person who has dual-citizenship, it is nice to know that I have another home. When I become legal, I will have to choose which country I would like to have citizenship in and that would be a bit challenging. The United States is a place where I would want to continue my education while Korea is where I would like to reside in without having to have a work visa or get married to a native. Korea, my first home, is a country that I always look…

In this interview I have found out about an individual’s point of view about family, ethnic experiences and education in South Korea. Seung Joo Lee, 17 years old, a very close friend of mine. She is from South Korea and have been living in the United States since April, 2010. She has two siblings, one older sister who is in college and one younger brother who is in middle school. Seung Joo and her family are like the traditional Koreans you basically know. They are the ones who bow their head…

In the onset of the 16th century, separate rulers ruled the northern part of China. However, the southern remained under the dynasties. As a result, the non-Chinese rulers controlled the northern part. The Buddhists in southern China continued to translate the Buddhist texts into Chinese, and they wrote comments on various texts. The southern rulers were devoted Buddhists who ensured everything was constructed and done according to the religion. The rulers led to the expansion of the earlier…

North Korea is described as “among the most harshly repressive countries in the world where basic rights are taken away from the citizens and they deal with abuse like murder, rape, and forced abortions” (HRW). Their inhuman actions have led to much controversy around the world. Other than this, their involvement with building up and testing these nuclear weapons has also been a world issue. Their desire for nuclear weapons is valid to ensure the security of the country from its own citizens,…