Korean martial arts

The Vietnam War was a conflict based on issues that were economic, cultural, political, and territorial based. The reason why I chose the Vietnam War is that it is shows a conflict that isn’t only on one specific issue, but it involves several and the conflict was a long, tragic war where there were many lives were lost. It is explained in the Vietnam Postscript in the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia that the conflict mainly took place in South Vietnam. The conflict continued between North…

North Korea’s constitution highlights freedom of religion, freedom of expression and democratic voting. Unfortunately, for the country’s citizens; this is far from the truth. The country claims to run under the “Juche” ideology, or rejecting dependence on others using one’s own mind, and believing in one’s own strength. Due to this ideology, roughly 12 million people live in extreme poverty and do not have access to basic human needs. This paper will discuss North Korea’s culture, terrain,…

It’s late at night; I received a phone call saying it was blocked. I answered the phone call, noticing that I'm home alone, after a long nap. I said “This dude is a loser always prank calling random people.” The person with a deep voice said “he was in front of my house” and it was a rainy day. He was a tall man with an object in his hand looking like a knife, so I started panicking. I called my brother but he was at the movies with his friends. The man started knocking on the door, but when I…

Although North Korea shares its border with South Korea on the Korean peninsula, the two countries could not be anymore polar opposite. Originally one united country, the separation of the two states along the 38th parallel due to the aftermath of World War II explains the different ideologies that came to found each country. It can be argued that North Korea is one of the world’s most secluded countries. Even in the present day, North Korea has an isolationist stance with the rest of the world…

General Douglas McArthur in a speech to the joint session of Congress in April of 1951 defended his strategy for ending the conflict in Korea and uniting that country. MacArthur explained to Congress how Asian history had been one of exploitation by colonial powers. After WWII, the people of Asia finally had the opportunity to design their own future and freedom. However, the Asian people understandably were concerned with the need for food, shelter, as well as political freedom.…

The Korean Society has developed over the years to become very successful. Korea has made both cultural and technological advancements in the past years. But how could a vast peninsula, with very minimal resources become so successful? Did they have an influence? Were they guided by someone? Research suggests that Korea's success is related to China's rule over Korea and the influence China had on Korea after Korea’s independence. Until 926, China had ruled Korea. When Korea declared…

Ring! Ring! This is the phone call that you have been waiting for almost a week. You answer the phone so hesitantly “Hello?” the voice on the other line responds “Hello ma’am, we have gotten the results for Jimmy’s blood test. Can you come into the office so we can talk over the results?” in that moment you feel like your whole world is crashing down. You know that if the results were negative that they would have told you over the phone, so that means your worst fear is no longer a fear. It’s a…

HST 480: Vietnam Vietnam, since it has been a national and independent country, has had a number of invading forces that has tried to influence, conquer, or even threaten its wellbeing. As a result, Vietnam has always been plagued with outside forces or influences that attempt to plant its flag in it as early as 111 B.C and as late as the 20th century. The issues and military conflicts have been present and have shaped Vietnam into the country that it is now. Consequently, it would use that…

In the 1960s, the movement against US involvement in Vietnam began with a group of peace activists and intellectuals on college campuses. It gained national attention in 1965, when the US started bombing North Vietnam even more. The vast majority of the American people still supported the US involvement in the Vietnam war, but by the end of 1965, a small, outspoken, liberal minority was making its voice heard within the US. Most of this minority included college students, members of the hippie…

Cultural Exploration of North Korea Little known about North Korea due to the strict government and life style that they live. In this paper, informative information will be revealed on some of the challenges North Koreans face and living condition that they are exposed to that differ from the American way of life. In a publication by Sonya Yang on The Democratic Republic of Korea, “The Soviets endorsed a group of former guerrilla fighters as national leaders. This included a…