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culture” (ACAC, 2006, p. 3-8). In North Korea the cultural forms that exist are entirely based on communist ideology. It is present in the country’s rituals, symbols, ceremonies, and narratives. Mansudae Grand Monument, where statues of Kim Il-Sung and King Jong-Il stand tall, is treated as a holy site and public art glorifying the communist revolution is seen on the streets and in the homes of citizens (Jung et al. 2018). In Pyongyang alone, there are numerous cultural sites, including the…

Animal Farm, by George Orwell, was published 70 years ago, and written as an allegory the Bolshevik revolution, which took place about a century ago. One would expect for book with a theme dating back to 100 years earlier to die out, but it continues to be read in several countries, and is even required reading in most American schools. Instead of fizzling out to not much more than a memory, Animal Farm has instead become increasingly relevant in the past couple of years. Animal Farm still…

In the past months, rising tension between North Korea and the United States have raised some eyebrows and caused some to have growing concerns in terms of how the issue may pan out. The tension between the United States and North Korea will most likely not escalate enough to a nuclear war, according to former defense secretary, William J. Perry, who states that “North Korea is incredibly unlikely to launch an unprovoked nuclear attack.” This may ease some fears on the growing concerns of war…

the world’s most repressed economy, firmly following a system of state command and control under the regime’s long-standing songun (“military first”) policy. Every aspect of economic activity remains tightly controlled by the Communist Party and Kim Jong-un. Government spends half the nation's gross national product on the military, and the command economy is failing to produce enough food to feed the country's population. North Korean economy is divided into three tiers: the formal economy,…

There are many other theories as to what causes war. One theory that some believe causes war is the fact that people will obey the commands of others with higher power, even if it goes against their morals. This theory is something that truly does happen in humans, as can be seen in the Milgram experiment. In this experiment, subjects were observed to continually give another human an increasingly painful electric shock, eventually surpassing lethal levels, simply because a person with higher…

Collectivism vs Individualism The theme that collectivism, a political ideology, is exploited more than individualism is conveyed throughout the books, 1984 by George Orwell and Anthem by Ayn Rand; This is displayed by the dominance and control that the elite superior have over their societies. In the novel, 1984, by George Orwell, Orwell conveys dominance through the control “The Party” and “Big Brother” have in Oceania. They manipulate the population to the world they want them to live…

ruler who did everything to keep the nation stable. This came with many human rights issues which ultimately led to a revolution. Another example of a government similar to Hobbes’ ideas is Kim Jong-un and North Korea. North Korea is considered a rogue nation by most of the world and have very few allies. Jong-un is a powerful dictator who has deprived his people of free speech, economic opportunities, and cuts out most access to the outside world. Citizens also do not have free speech or any…

Lets pretend you’re living in a “perfect” world, a utopia. Your entire life is assigned to you, everything that you have to worry about in life is already figured out for you before you reach the age that these decisions should even be made. Everything in this world was meant to be perfect, everything went right and nothing ever went wrong… Now lets imagine that was an actual reality. Through “The Giver” by Lois Lowry we get a first hand experience of a boy named Jonas who happens to live in…

Culture Awareness; North Korea What do you think about when you think of North Korea? There are many things that can go through your head when trying to define a country. The traditions, customs, religion, the food, and the language plays major factors of that definition of a country. Culture is the behaviors and beliefs that make up the characteristics of a particular group of people or in this case, a country. This essay will cover a lot that goes into the composition of North Korea’s culture.…

I personally think that we should not have nuclear bombs in today's citie. There are many problems with Nuclear bombs one of them is if someone dangerous decides to use them. What if Kim Jong Un is a unstable sociopath. If he had decided to detonate some of his bombs on America like he has threatened to on multiple occasions. Another situation would be if terrorists got their hands on a nuke. Just think all the destruction they did with planes, now think what they could do with a nuke.…