Korean Air

Historical Perspective: I’m going to be discussing the historical thinking concept of historical perspectives. The 1960s was a frustrating yet exciting time to be alive. While the Baby Boomers were a large percent of the hippie generation, many of 60s youth were also alive during WWII. Thus, many of them lived through WWII and through the cold war which was just starting in the 60s. As a result, people were tired of the fighting and violence from the war and demanded a change. The main ideals of…

Syndrome of decay, as explained by Fromm, is an extreme personality disorder that includes three sub-category disorders. Being such an extreme condition I thought someone suffering from syndrome of decay would be easily identifiable. However, I did not find that to be the case. Nevertheless, I identified one contemporary individual who may exemplify the symptoms of syndrome of decay as Kim Jong-un. Kim Jong-un is the current, and fairly well known, leader of North Korea. Kim Jong-un has…

On January, 1942 the Anglo-Soviet-Iranian Treaty of 1942 was signed in Tehran. It is a treaty of alliance between Great Britain, The United States and Russia, which prevented Germany from utilizing Iran’s resources and territory. Included in the treaty, Russia, the United States and Great Britain had to defend Iran from Germany or any other country in order to prevent invasion again. The treaty was formed due to the Anglo-Soviet invasion that took place in World War II from August 25 to…

North Korea,” explains the hidden world of the North Korean people. Throughout the documentary, North Korea is defined as an isolated and controlled country. Kim Jong-un, the dictator of North Korea, wants to maintain tight control over what North Koreans see of the world – and what the world sees of North Korea. The people are told that the leader is like the sun: "If you go too close you burn. If you go too far you freeze to death." North Koreans and the world have been kept from the reality…

Piper stared sadly at the mirror. Her best friend was in love, her other best friend had a steady job, and her? She was broke, alone, and depressed. The kaleidoscope eyed girl who sat before her had dark circles under her eyes, choppy brown hair with beads, feathers, and braids, and chapped lips. Pathetic. It has been two weeks since she figured out Nico's secret. Ever since, the young Italian has been spending more time alone. And whenever she did get out, she was always so rude. Em got a…

different than the US too. North Korean citizens lacks many rights and responsibilities that US citizens do have. North Korea also has a very different government and economy than South Korea. North Korea is a communist country. They have a dictator who rules everyone in North Korea. In North Korea many citizens are forced into doing things by fear. The North Koreans are forced to bow down to their dictator whenever they see a statue or painting of him. If a North Korean steps out of…

The Decade of Peace, War, and Everything In-Between 1969 was the era of change by the people, not authority. Authority was questioned in the 60s, and that is why the 1969 cannot be described without it’s predecessors. Conflicts were resolved by the people, government had to shape to the people . The years 1960 to 1969 brought out the best and worst of the United States and society. Politics ruled society in the 60s and America was divided for the majority of the decade because of the chaos of…

On Tuesday, September 19th, President Donald Trump gave his first United Nations Speech. The article by The Washington Post addresses and extracts his main points of the night. First, it stresses Trump’s statement that the world faces “great peril” from rogue regimes with powerful weapons and expanding terrorists. He then encourages fellow leaders to help the U.S. defeat failed or murderous ideologies and “loser terrorists.” Embracing national sovereignty was Trump’s next point which according…

April 15, 2017, the North Korean government launched a missile test which failed just seconds after being deployed. The weekend of April 15 became extremely tense internationally, especially between the United States and North Korea. The United States had the fear North Korea would be testing not only ballistic missiles but conducting nuclear tests. The United States government has been on its toes speculating that North Korea will begin launching its sixth nuclear-weapons test soon. The United…

On September 19th Masha Gessen an esteemed Russian-American journalist gave a lecture on the many similarities between Presidents Donald trump and Vladimir Putin. Gessen started off by pointing out several obvious similarities between the two men since she has personally experienced the effects of both leaders. To demonstrate their similarities Gessen list the fact that these two powerful rulers both lie without remorse or fear of the consequences, take advantage of the media, and are incurious…