Kim Jong-il

“The Dear Leader is a workaholic. Kim Jong Il sleeps four hours a night, or if he works through the night, as he sometimes does, he sleeps four hours a day….His micromanaging style is less Caligula, with whom he has often been compared, and more Jimmy Carter on an authoritarian tear.” (Maass). Obviously, Kim Jong Il is completely obsessed with everything running smoothly and keeping an eye on everyone so that nobody can try…

are documented in the United States constitution something in which North Korea has not. These freedoms have been known to be naturally god given. North Korea’s criteria in elementary, middle school and high school focuses on the lives of the Kim Jong and Kim Sung. Like a cult both leaders are worshipped like godly idols in the society we call North Korea. In kindergarten children books the United States are conveyed as bullies, who are outsmarted by their prey (North Korea). Bullies in this…

Kim Jong-un: A Twenty-First Century Machiavelli Niccolò Machiavelli believed that in order to be an effective ruler one needed to use whatever methods were necessary to achieve success. In the book he published in the 1500s entitled, The Prince, Machiavelli advised rulers on how to act in order to gain power, keeping in mind that “the end justifies the means”. One current leader who appears to have modeled his leadership principles on Machiavellian teachings is Kim Jong-un, the “Supreme…

Kim Jong Un: Modern Machiavelli or Relentless Dictator Many people consider a leader to be somebody who is “the person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country” (Google Definition). What many people fail to realize is that nowhere in that definition does it state that the ruler has to be compassionate or civil. Kim Jong Un is the supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a country in East Asia. He is overly controlling and forces his subjects to love him - or…

Very Raw Godzilla’s Origin “What did Godzilla say when he saw a rush-hour train full of passengers? “Chew-Chew”” (Dahl and Jeralds-8). Godzilla, an idea of that begins as symbolism for humanities atrocities and mass destructions has developed into an infamous representation for global issues as well as an immortal icon for many film industries. To begin with, Godzilla is a fictional gigantic dinosaur-like monster known as a Kaiju (meaning strange beast in Japanese’s genre) and its origin derived…

their sadistic and ludicrous treatment of domestic and world affairs. This pattern has been sporadic, but nonetheless constant, and I believe that we should be weary of this “new” face Kim Jong-Un is wearing,…

about 2.5 miles (4 km) wide and 150 miles (240 km) long in which armed guards patrol both sides.The korean war started in 1950 by north korea, because they wanted to unify all of korean under a communist government.The first leader of north korea, kim Il sung ruled from the 1948 until his…

all the land was taken by the government and redistributed to farmers to use, though owned by the government (Poverty & Famine, 2012). Farmers could use the land by entering either shared farms or state farms, while private farming was illegal. Then Kim Il Sung, the leader at the time, started grain distribution programs supported by their biggest ally, the Soviet Union. At first these programs worked, but many problems developed. They were using too many chemical fertilizers, pesticides,…

annual Military Parade in North Korea has taken place again in its capital Pyongyang. Usually, the present Korean leader gives a speech to his nation, emphasizing on his love and duty for his country. However, since Kim Jong-UN has taken the power, from his now deceased father Kim Jong-IL, he only gave a speech once in his first year of reign. Now, three years later, he reappears to give a speech with what appears to be the largest military parade North Korea ever held. The world speculated what…

During Kim Jong Un’s celebration of the 70 years the communist party has ruled he issued a caveat that he was ready fight and threat the United States could present. Kim delivered his very blazon and heated speech very scathingly in front of the people of North Korea and many news media outlets. Kim in his speech stated that his powerful military force would be ready to fight against the American scourge. He also said North Korea is an immovable force able to extricate itself from any threat the…