Kim Jong-un

In the article “The Great Pleasure Project” on SkiMag, Tim Neville writes about his trip to North Korea for its newly opened ski resort. Neville is taking the risky, yet a worthwhile journey into the land of mystery covered in media stereotypes. Utilizing contrast and contradiction, the author writes about nothing that could be called pleasurable and so little about skiing to defy what the readers will be expecting. Seeing the article, SkiMag followers and fans of travel writing are looking…

Norway is ruled by King HARALD V but also has a prime minister who is head of government who is currently Jonas Gahr Store and the sorting which is made up of elected representatives.Now, North Korea government forms a dictatorship being led by Kim-jong-un. It operates under the ruling Workers Party of Korea. The easiest way to describe the two is that Norway's citizens have power and North Korea's citizens do not. Now that we know what type of government system Norway has, let's look into how…

In the novel, Brave New World written by Aldous Huxley describes a perfect Utopian society that was created by the World State in order to achieve a state of stability. The artificial society dehumanizes mankind to attain the world state’s motto, “community, identity, stability” Huxley’s fictional world is maneuvered with a brainwashing system very similar to a factory where how everything is controlled. After successfully manipulating every single aspect to creating a “happy” world it comes at…

Every so often, we hear stories of people getting kidnapped, stolen away from their families and undergoing a horribly traumatic experience the some victims never get over. According to Parents.com, in the United States, a child becomes missing or abducted every 40 seconds and in the novel The Missing Girl, Autumn Herbert is one of those children. Everybody fears that this could happen to them but never actually believes that it will. Norma Fox Mazer uses a dark, uplifting themes and a thrilling…

The fourth and final ministry in the governmental structure is The Ministry of Truth, which is the propaganda ministry. They are involved with news, entertainment, the fine arts, and educational literature. The ministry’s purpose is the overall falsification of the historical events when they deem it necessary; they alter history by rewriting it in order for it to fit within the lines of the party, to add to the effect of its propaganda. This kind of ideal about the Ministry of Truth is…

“Thousands of North Koreans have turned out for a mass rally at the main square in Pyongyang in support of their leader's call to arms. Chanting 'Death to the U.S. imperialists' and 'Sweep away the U.S. aggressors,' soldiers and students marched through Kim Il Sung Square in downtown Pyongyang during a 90-minute rally.” (McDermott) Conditions in North Korea are so bad that some have compared it to “Nazi Germany” (Weber), but when they have rallies such as this it unifies the people just…

The definition of leadership is the action of leading a group of people or an organization. Although the Air Force definition of leadership gives a little more insight. Reference: AFP 35-49, Air Force Leadership, 1 Sep 85. Definition: Leadership is the art of influencing and directing people to accomplish the mission. That definition makes you realize it’s a skill by using the word art. The strongest leaders aren’t ones that force their men through fear, they use persuasion to make their people…

Chinese government, occasionally, outright fabricates news and information, actions eerily similar to The Ministry of Truth from 1984. North Korea, also, has societal parallels to Oceania in 1984, for instance, the people of North Korea believe that Kim Jong Un is an invincible god who sees all, hears all, and knows all exactly like Big Brother, who would approve of this adroitly crafted illusion, from 1984. So, When Postman states that Aldous Huxley is more relevant than George Orwell he ought…

Totalitarian Government in 1984 and North Korea A totalitarian society is control over all public and private life by the government. This government ruled society is seen in 1984. 1984 was written in 1948 which is around the same time that North Korea emerged as a country from World War II. The leadership in these countries exhibit characteristics that make up a totalitarian government by controlling all aspects of civilian life and discarding of all freedom that other countries are granted.…

There has been many unlikely relationships in the course of history such as the friendship of Dennis Rodman and Kim Jong Un but none are as implausible as the relationship between Huck Finn and an escaped slave named Jim. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a timeless classic that is the root of all American literature. The story does a great job of shedding light on the way of life of an earlier generation which is an essential aspect of educating our youth. When requiring books…