Korean horror

“Invisible Asians,” written in 2016, the author Kim Park Nelson argues that even though Korean adoptees have only been depicted positively, there are various problems Korean adoptees are facing. Media especially emphasizes three things: 1) heroism of internationally adoptive parents, 2) a way of American families to be culturally enriched at a time of increasing interest in multiculturalism, 3) rescue of the Korean orphans from the “war-torn, impoverished, and culturally backward” country. Under…

democracy. To the international world North Korea tries to present itself as a ______, as it’s chosen name suggests. However, any analysis on the North Korean regime shows that it does not uphold any of the key features of a democracy. Both freedom of speech and freedom of the media are not upheld despite being written in the constitution. North Koreans commenting negatively on the WPK…

There are many countries in the world that aren't free and don’t allow their citizens to have the same freedoms as the United States. One of the largest ones that keeps coming to my mind is North Korea as it has been featured in the news for many reasons and actions. I feel that there should be more measures taken to stop their dictator, Kim Jong Un, from abusing his own citizens and denying them opportunities and natural rights. There are many examples of how the government and their country is…

queer have become a popular scene in television. The horror industry is notable for its depictions of both monsters and representations of queer. The body of the queer monster tends to mirror creatures from mythologies and classic horror. The things that go bump in the night, that are dangerous, on the run, and appalling. The horror series Penny Dreadful, created by John Logan, gives the audience a never before seen representation of queer horror on television. In Logan’s Neo-Victorian…

attempted to bring new ideas allowing for the assimilation of western technology under eastern ideals; but the conservative nature of Confucianism prevented sudden, large changes. In 1876 merchants from Japan began trading in Busan, and forced the Koreans to sign a treaty of trade and friendship; despite the fact the treaty considered Japan and Korea independent from each other, Japan was obviously the one in control. In 1882 Korea and the SA signed a similar treaty, with treaties for Britain,…

In the northern portion of the Korean Peninsula, bordering the Korean Bay and Sea of Japan, North Korea makes up for more than half of the entire area. Twenty percent larger than South Korea, at 46,540 square miles, it is comparable to the size of Mississippi. The vast majority of the land consists of mountains and narrow valleys, making it so only about one-fourth of the country to has inhabitants. Due to the deforestation of the land for agricultural purposes, it is becoming more and more…

full of secrets, intent on doing what is their ruler’s best interest. North Korea happens to have a very interesting history, one that is full of violence and power. Korea used to be ruled by a dynasty; Japan colonized Korea which left the Koreans remembering the colonial rule as brutal. Korea was split between the Soviet Union and the United States…

a certain degree. The Korean issue is one which is unlikely to be resolved in the near future. This is primarily due to the conflicting interests of the two major states of the Asia-Pacific region: China and the USA. Both these states have strategic interests in the Korean Peninsula issue, but neither of these states interests stress the reunification of the peninsula. Without the reunification of the peninsula, the question must be asked: what is a resolution to the Korean Peninsula issue?…

Korea in half at the 38th Parallel. Russia would take the northern half and the United States would take the southern half. “In 1948, when the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was established, Kim Il-Sung became the first premier of the North Korean communist regime.” (Encyclopidia Britanica , 2014). At first Kim Il-Sung would follow his Russian supports in a communist regime, soon though his leadership would change from being Pro-Russian to Pro-Chinese to finally self reliant. Joche or…

corrupt and incompetent bureaucrats, and even believed Koreans could not govern themselves. The U.S. hoped that Japan would remove corruption and guarantee order in Korea. (p. 15) Also, the U.S. wanted to pursue its security interest in East Asia and Korea was one of the means of…