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    many people now believe they are a serious threat to the United States, because of how quickly they are advancing their military technology, the U.N should continue to tighten sanctions as time goes on, rather than strike them first because the Kim Jong-Un does not at this point actually have the power to back his threats. In this past year North Korea has launched…

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    crazy woman. After many months of preparation, Yeonmi talked about her anger towards those Kim Jong- un and how he completely destroyed North Korea. She explained that Kim Jong-un doesn’t only oppress human lives, he also plays with them and lastly she said that he must be brought to justice. She hopes that one day she will return home to rebury her father’s ashes. Yeonmi says that Kim Jong – un thinks he can stay forever king in North Korea, but nothing is forever. III. Present…

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    Furthermore, she also chose Song Il Gook over Im Chang Jung and Gary over Jo In Sung. Additionally, during the final rounds, the actress had to choose between Yoo Jae Suk, Song Il Gook, and Gary. Out of the three male figures, Song Ji Hyo surprised by choosing Gary as the winner" "Singer Kim Jong Kook and actress Song Ji Hyo of “Running Man” have been swept up in dating rumors. Recently, there’s been a rumor floating…

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    While on one hand you have North Korea, the totalitarian state with Kim Jong Un as their “supreme leader” and a lack of political freedom. You also have Iceland, a state that allows for political freedom and equality, with Guðni Th. Jóhannesson as president and Bjarni Benediktsson as prime minister. Primarily, North Korea…

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    It’s the Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962, as history is concerned the crisis was averted but what if it wasn’t.The U.S. would receive nuclear missiles first decimating Florida’s inland. Next, the U.S would deploy countermeasures to Cuba’s missile silos and firing ranges. More than likely using ballistic missiles (given the moral values of the U.S.). However, this would not work because Cuba and the U.S.S.R are not stupid and would have fired all missiles at once. The U.S. would fire all of…

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    at that. For example, Americans in North Korea are called Mee-guk nom (Kim 8). Mee-guk in Korean means American and nom means a similar reference to the English word bastard. These people also do not believe this is a wrong…

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    Brother every single day. Winston ends up being brainwashed and a perfect citizen of Oceania. In the book 1984, it shows the life style of being controlled by the government. Kim Jong Un and Big Brother are extremely alike. They are both terrible leaders who do terrible things to their citizens. “After the Korean War, Kim II Sung used his political powers to create a totalitarian society, forcing citizens to treat their leaders as the most important figure in human society (Freakatuski). They…

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    The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why it Matters is a non-fiction book that is written by Brian Reynolds Myers. The whole book is basically a study that Brian Meyers did about the propaganda that is made throughout North Korea. He says that the “North Koreans mind set is based upon their own national pride and race.” (B. Myers., The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves-And Why It Matters, Melville House Publishing, (2010), on pg 45.) The book is about just as the…

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    occupation at the Ministry of Truth to showcase the constant manipulation of truth enforced by Big Brother. By changing and creating new documents, the inhabitants of Oceania are unable to differentiate between the original and revised versions. Kim Jong Un, ruler of North Korea controls and limits the amount of information released to the general public in order to establish a uniform society. North Korea and the world of Oceania consistently manipulate the truth and spread propaganda to ensure…

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    American way of life. In a publication by Sonya Yang on The Democratic Republic of Korea, “The Soviets endorsed a group of former guerrilla fighters as national leaders. This included a thirty-two-year-old legendary anti-Japanese guerrilla fighter, Kim Il Sung. Kim II Sung's advantage over other patriots was that the Japanese colonial authorities never apprehended him; the consistency of his track record authenticated his quality as a national leader.…

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