Korean horror

dynasty; however, there are still remaining aspects of this dynasty through stories and even the organization of cities. Specifically, the concept of geomancy has survived through revolutions and a different dynasty; it is a major part of the traditional Korean society. Geomancy is an idea borrowed from China (fengshui); since it is a Chinese idea, it’s almost hypocritical that Wang Kon’s fourth injunction is that the people should not try to follow the Chinese model anymore. Hong-key Yoon, a…

The Korean-American War The Korean American War was one of the well known wars from the past. It was a war that was trying to be prevented, but when war is coming you can 't prevent it you can just get ready for it. It was a nice little invasion until America jumped in to help defend what we now call South Korea. This small battle between the North and the South of Korea started little, but when an additional country jumps in you can 't do much but call this war. The Korean War started when…

Vietnam Era It was 1967 in Lafayette, Indiana; Donna Hollis had just graduated high school. Donna had just married Robert Lancaster and changed her name to Donna Lancaster. She was only focused on her wedding, not worrying about the things going on around the world. That was until the draft. During the time they were getting married, the Vietnam War was occurring. The United States was fighting with North Vietnam in Vietnam. The Cold War had been going on since the end of World War II.…

In the summer of 1955, Eisenhower attempted to make yet another large step towards peace with the Soviet Union. At a summit, Eisenhower proposed his famed “Open Skies,” the plan that would allow mutual reconnaissance between all nuclear powers (Tal, 2001). Essentially, all the countries would disclose the location of every military and nuclear facility, and allow the other countries to fly surveillance planes above these facilities. This would allow the countries to verify that there is no plan…

United States, and baseball are two of the most popular sports in South Korea. But, golf is also well on its way to becoming the new favorite sport of South Korea. The country also enjoys a variety of music. Much like the rest of the world, the South Korean population enjoys the typical hip-hop vocal and dance groups, which could be compared to the boy band craze seen in America since the mid 1990 's. South Korea is ranked number 7 out of 126 countries…

States were changing very rapidly also. The 1950’s was seen as a high point in the United States history, just like the 1920’s were. Many things happen within the 50’s. One of the most famous events from the 1950’s started in the year 1950, the Korean War, it lasted from 1950 to 1953. The United States became involved with this war due to their policy of Communism Containment. This policy really came about when the American-Soviet relations became uneasy, and they worried about the spread…

“He had a way of touching your elbow or shoulder, upping his chin with a slight jerk and crowding into his eye such a warmth of blessing… he made you feel you’d contributed a boon to the whole human race” (“Douglas MacArthur” 1). MacArthur came from a background of a strict military upbringing. His father and grandfather were both generals and being raised on a military base MacArthur was destined to be a part of the United States military. His life was shaped and structured, but he had a…

A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo retells a piece of American history from the point of view of a marine. In Vietnam, Lieutenant Philip J. Caputo aged decades in a matter of years. He witnesses many deaths. Some were caused by the Viet Cong, but others by marines. This book “does not pretend to be history” (xiii) because it does not have to. It is not an adventure book written so the good guy always wins. History is told by the people who were involved in the event and Philip Caputo was a marine…

The Korean War was “fought mutually for unknown and incommensurable(if not incomprehensible) goals “(Cummings.205) by the 2 most important sides, North Korea and the US together with the UN. Kim Il Sung decided to attack the south for several reasons and even though he risked the possibilities of the intervention of the U.S (which occurred), he downplayed its importance because he thought that his allies both Stalin (USSR) and Mao (Communist China) could and would take care of the U.S…

The World’s current security environment is uncertain and complex. Globalization amplifies emerging conflicts that bring national and transnational security challenges to the United States, which require employment of the military as national instrument of power. The United States military supports conflicts ranging from peace to war, and varying in purpose, scale, risk, and combat intensity. The ability of the United States military to advance its national military objectives depends on it…