National Treasures of South Korea

religions inn South Korea? During Gary Wintz speech ‘Top 10 Things Everyone Should Know about Korea’, he mentioned quite a couple of interesting topics that match up with the book Introduction to Geography. Even though there is both a North and a South Korea, I will be focusing mainly on South Korea. The topics that matched up were religion, agriculture and food, and economy. Religion is a topic that Gary Wintz covered in his speech. There are many religions in South Korea, however the…

Being able to read and act based on social cues is important in many cultures, but in South Korea, “nunchi” is especially valued. There is no exact translation of this word in English, but in his research paper, Jae Hong Heo interprets nunchi as a way of understanding the situation or feelings of others around you and acting accordingly. My paper will discuss why nunchi is unique to South Korea and how the awareness of nunchi affects social relations on professional and casual levels. The main…

As mentioned in some previous studies, tourism agencies in Korea claiming that the popularity of the Hallyu phenomenon has led to dramatic increase in international tourist arrival.(S. Kim, 2012). Essentially to location and site associated with Korean TV dramas. Hallyu phenomenon, or the K-wave or also called Korean Wave, refers to Korean generated popular cultural products that includes, manga, music, games, movie TV dramas, food and fashion, that made a strong penetration in the Asian Market…

over Korea and that the country should be jointly occupied by the US and USSR, with the 38th parallel serving as a temporary boundary between the Soviet and American zones of…

international travel. Take my own experience as an example; I went to South Korea in the summer vacation. I found that the quality of cosmetics made by Korea is high and the price is only the half in China. Every store in South Korea has sales staff speak Chinese, Japanese, and English. When I talked with a girl who works in The Face Shop, she said she comes from Dalian, China and is a student of Seoul National University. She explains that South Korean Company needs a large number of…

The film The Attorney depicts the oppressive representation of South Korea’s governance and flawed judicial system. The storyline centers on Chun Doo-hwan’s governance of South Korea. Most of the film outlines what became termed as the Burim Case, through which the main character Song Woo-seok redefined how those accused are represented in the court system. Analyzing the political situation, underlying themes, and the fictionalization of particular aspects of the film, one gains a comprehensive…

emerging popularity of Korean pop-culture among nations all around the globe, there has been a great increase in interest in South Korean culture outside of the realm of pop-culture. The South Korean Government, or more specifically, the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), has been capitalizing on this interest with costly and colorful advertisements to increase travel to South Korea. One of their more recent projects is the webpage koreavisitsyou.com that features four videos as well as a section…

considered one of the most influential people in Korean fashion and a pioneer of K-fashion in the global fashion arena, started designing in 1980” (Jung 241). What makes Lie one of the best fashion designers in Korea? Firstly, Lie was trained and educated as a fashion designer in his country, Korea. However, although he got a success in his country, he was not satisfied. He planned to go other countries to show his design of collection, and even also hoped to learn their different cultures and…

Yu Ri Kim Yk6636 Reaction Paper 1 Assignment Jeju or Cheju Island is a one of the biggest island in South Korea and very famous for their beautiful scenery, food, and the unique culture. However, under the beautiful scenes there’s a dark history - Jeju April Uprising. It is one of the most brutal and bloodiest history in South Korea, but yet history repeats itself and currently Gangjeong villagers are going through a similar violence. Jeju April Uprising is also called Jeju Massacre due…

Explain your reason(s) for applying as a ____________________ (desired position) to participate in HanVoice at Queen’s University. I was born in South Korea, so I was aware of North Korea since I was very little. However, I became very interested in the causes of North Korea when I wrote an essay in grade 10. I remember researching about North Korea from many sites, because I could not believe the awful occurrences that was happening – manipulation and lack of freedom. The president is always…