Korea

North Korean Government North Korea is located within the continent of Asia, and is viewed as the 99th largest nation in the world as it stands at a staggering 120,408 kilometers of land. The traditional religious views in North Korea are made up of Buddhism and Confucianism. North Korea is also known to practice that of Christianity. The language of North Korean is Korean, and is shared with that of South Korea. North Korean government is very patriarchal as the regime goes about creating and…

School In North Korea citizens are allowed no religious freedom. Providing no religious freedoms in a country is against human rights and every citizen should have equal right to freedom of religion. In North Korea people do not have the right to express their personal faith or do simple things like teach about God or carry a bible. Juche religion is very different from most religions but relates to other to religions. Compared to most countries, North Korea is one of the very few…

North Korea and Denuclearization North Korea has flirted with the idea of denuclearization in the past, but the issue has been brought back up recently. From 1985, they have made many deals to stop the production and tests of nuclear weapons, but they have either violated them or asked for ridiculous amounts of assistance. (“This isn’t the first time pyongyang has flirted with denuclearization,” Joe Sterling, March 9th 2018 CNN.) Today they are making steps towards connecting back with the…

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…

North Korea becomes a more prominent threat everyday. Their progress in nuclear technology is something we can not ignore, especially with such an unstable leader who has people who follow him blindly. It is time to do something about this mysterious and threatening regime. In my opinion, bringing awareness to the citizens of North Korea, ending relations between China and North Korea, and installing a new government are the most important components in dealing with this crisis. Bringing…

TO: United States President, Donald Trump FROM: Washington Nyathi DATE: 7 April 2017 RE: Foreign Policy Relations with North Korea Introduction The United States’ relations with North Korea have been strained due to North Korea’s nuclear programs. The problems that arise with the implementations of the North Korean nuclear programs are the potential impacts they would have on world peace and stability, with the Asian allies being the most at risk. The United States, therefore, has a role to play…

Mark Bowden attempts to answer whether there is a clear way of dealing with North Korea in his article. He begins by discussing North Korea’s advances in their nuclear warfare program and how it has impacted the United States. In the past the United States has tried to control North Korea by threatening them as well as relying on China to intervene when tensions arise, and committing cyber sabotage. Due to North Korea paying little to no attention to these warnings, the United States is being…

North Korea “Mysterious. Terrifying. North Korea is the most isolated country on earth... ‘the Dear Leader’, rules as a god-king. He controls the world’s fourth largest army and plutonium for nuclear weapons.” (National…) North Korea is an enigma; for outsiders, it is difficult to understand North Korea. However, after one takes a deeper look, one will see that there are many reasons for North Korea’s erratic behaviour. Since it was discovered, Korea has been a destination for the world’s most…

In North Korea, forced under a dictatorship, labor camps are all over the country ending lives and killing the nation’s people slowly and systematically. Due to the restrictive and private nature of the country; these people's stories are often untold. Their effect on the global society unspoken. Now from first hand accounts and advanced technology, the true horrors of these prison and labor camps has begun to be uncovered. From this, the general public can start to be educated on what has been…

“almost one-quarter of all students-more than 1.2 million individuals-fail to graduate” in the United States, where as in South Korea in 2013 the graduation rate was 94% (Lepi). Because of the intense workload and long hours, South Korea is ranked number one in education while the United States is ranked fourteenth, but is being number one worth the stress. Why is South Korea number one in the education system? First off children start school…