History of Korea

A: Hello everyone. Have you heard about Heo Jun, a court physician in the reign of King Seonjo of Joseon Dynasty in Korea? At the age of 29, he was appointed as a court physician. Dr. Jun wrote many medical books, and undoubtedly, his most significant achievement in the book ‘ Donguibogam’. It is an encyclopedia of traditional Korean edition encompassing all knowledge on eastern medicine, and noted as the defining text of traditional Korean medicine. It is a great honor for us to have Dr.…

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…

America” was written as a depthful plea during this difficult time for all. On the morning of June 25, 1950, North Korea invaded the South with “advanced units of the 135,00 soldiers of the North Korean army” (McGowen,10). The South was unprepared and unequipped. They lacked Combat artillery, tanks, and some field artillery (Hickey,1). The United States considered itself responsible for South Korea after their policy of containment. The United States was outraged over the invasion. American…

the show Botched, that shows the extent people would go to look a certain way to be accepted as “beautiful”. The same goes for men, the picture-perfect body to men is labeled as being tall, tan, full muscle tone and visible abdominal muscles. In Korea, women want to be short and thin with small busts. Being petite is thought to be most good-looking to these women. Korean and American women both view thinner women as more appealing than bigger women. Korean and American men also expected to…

checked my phone first before I brushed my teeth. I purchased my phone 2 months ago from Amazon because it was cheap and it is a Google phone. It is a phone from LG electronics, which is a South Korean brand. The phone was manufactured in South Korea as it stated on the box. Even though LGE states that they are aware the importance of protecting human right and they will prohibit the Discrimination (LG Electronics), parts of the phone are made in other nearby countries such as China and…

took power of North Korea in 1948, and two years later the Korean War commenced. On June 25, 1950, soldiers from communist North Korea had launched an invasion of their noncommunist neighbor, South Korea. South Korean troops were surprised, outnumbered, and outgunned by the invaders. In the first week of the war, ROK forces suffered 44,000 casualties.” The United Nations entered the war with the U.S and supported South Korea while China entered the war and supported North Korea. A deadlock was…

important to know and understand the politics, especially in a foreign country. There are four challenges in particular that stand out: 1. The North Korean nuclear threat 2. Japan–China tensions surrounding the Senkaku Islands. 3. The Japan and South Korea relations also further deteriorate after former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak’s visit to Takeshima. 4. Territory disputes over the East China Sea that has escalated leaving China and Japan disputing over the islets. The United…

about as a bringing together compel. Premise 3, the formation of ASEAN+3, a strong East Asian multilateralism post-Asian Financial Crisis demonstrated the autonomy of the region, with the development of ASEAN+3, a cooperative forum between South Korea, Japan and…

take the chance. Soo Kan is the main character of the novel, the Year of Impossible Goodbyes written by Sook Nyul Choi. She and her brother, Inchun live in Kirimni, Pyeongyang. As soon as the country is free from Japan, the Russians take over North Korea. Once again their freedom is limited from the “Town Reds”. However, in the south, it is known that freedom exists. Soo Kan and her brother take the chance and escape to the south when they know that they can die if they are caught. Soo Kan…

One of the most trending topics in all of the media is Kim Jong-Un and North Korea. This is for good reason, as there are many ideas to report, like how Kim Jong-Un and North Korea’s government has made its country dystopian-like. When analyzing how the government of North Korea makes decisions that creates a dystopian society among their citizens, one can evaluate what changes Kim Jong-Un made that was so influencing and controlling that their country became dystopian, determine the specific…