National Treasures of South Korea

also been exposed to the outside world before losing his freedom and being placed in the prison camp. This man, Park, was worldlier than the first man Shin met in the underground prison. Park had spent time in the United States of America and in South Korea. He told Shin about the ways of the world and about Shin’s favorite – foods throughout the world. Park’s stories inspired Shin to dream about life outside of the internment camp. The two devised a plan to escape together. When the…

As New York Times (NYT) says, “North Korea may be the most oppressed nation in the entire world,” this article will demonstrate to you why. Everyone already knows that North Korea is a strict and highly censored country. Canadian Journalists For Free Expression (CJFE) says, “To call North Korea an authoritarian environment would be putting things mildly.” An authoritarian environment means that the people of NK have to have a strict obedience to authority, especially in a government. Freedom…

depression, and humiliation. Joseph worked hard to make sure he survived, with or without the help of others. He set many short term goals that he knew would help push him accomplish lifelong goals. Joseph Kim lived during the Great Famine in North Korea. When Joseph was thirteen his father died due to starvation. Then later that year his mother left and went to China in search of food and money. Joseph Kim was left alone with his sister until she left to look for her mother, food, and money.…

involved in both the wars in Korea and Vietnam because of the Second World War. The Second World War included the collapse of the Japanese empire, and Korea was part of the Japanese empire. Therefore after the collapse of the Japanese empire Korea was free and most Koreans wanted a unified state. However the Soviet Union and the US thought differently. The Soviet Union wanted to expand their land making Korea a communist land and the US countered that by trying to make Korea be a democracy. They…

involved in South Korea with the primary and sole purpose of hindering the expansion of the communist ideology. Before North Korea attacked South Korea, there were several communist groups lurking within South Korea. With the U.S. in South Korea, the communists under the Soviet Union were not able to accomplish as much as they possibly could. In the government publication, “Communist Capabilities in South Korea”, it is mentioned that “The mission of the Communist forces in South Korea is to…

William Westmoreland is better known by his service during the Vietnam War, but prior to the Vietnam War he began to establish himself as a commander in both World War II and the Korean War. William Westmoreland cut his teeth as a Lieutenant during World War II seeing combat in the North Africa theater and then in the invasion of Italy. Westmoreland quickly reached the position of Chief of Staff for the 9th Infantry Division. After World War II Westmoreland continued to move up in the ranks and…

peninsula found itself torn between two foreign ideologies. To the North of the 18th parallel was the Soviet Union leading the communist wing of the Korean resistance, while the United States fought for democracy from the South. On June 25th, 1950, the Soviet-backed communist North Korea pushed through the makeshift border and within weeks had invaded all but a small portion of the entire country. Consequently, the United States was left with the question of whether it should or even could…

Joanna. According to the article, North Korea was testing the nuclear weapons while Trump was vacationing in Florida with his family on the weekend. Another way to look at it, North Korea was testing the missiles to proof to the western nation that they also have enough power to control the world. However, they also feel threatened by the U.S. that they will overreact and get involved with North Korea. Without a warning from the United Nation and the U.S, North Korea still want to develop…

On 20 Oct 2015, the 20th divided family reunion meeting was hold in Mount Kumgang area in DROK, 389 South Korean participants fortunately had a brief meeting with their 141 relatives from North Korea after a 20 months absence. The sorrow and tears at the reunion site reminds people that the divided family issue, one of Korea's most urgent and pressing humanitarian problem caused by its historical and political division, is still remained unsolved and grim. This paper will summarize the…

In North Korea, sixty two percent of the whole population relies on either biweekly or monthly rations. Some of these people are in desperate situations, while others are not. On average, forty percent of the population urgently needs food assistance. Two thirds of the country do not have a constant meal plan and are fighting for food. This adds up to about 2.8 million people that are fighting chronic malnutrition and food insecurity. In previous decades, North Korea has been agriculturally…