National Treasures of South Korea

rapid economic growth and prosperity, conflict continued both from within the Korean Peninsula and from the threat of the Chinese to the North. Over the next millennium, Korea remained generally unified under two more kingdoms, Goryeo (now Korea) and Joseon. In 1910 an empowered Japan, seeking economic benefit, made Imperial Korea a Japanese colony. The Japanese pillaged the peninsula and banned the use of the Korean Language, even forcing Koreans to change their names to a Japanese style. For…

North Korea can be seen as a child. They have a small nuclear stockpile, and are trying to show its power by testing missiles, then making claims of having powerful weapons, and suddenly, when North Korea doesn’t get their way, Kim Jong-un starts making threats of nuclear war. Now is the time for the United Nations to step in and do something. Korea was originally a part of the Japanese Empire. In November 1943, Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek met at the Cairo…

equal;’ and that there can be no moral right in connection with one man’s making a slave of another.” Here, Lincoln expressed the Union’s future motto and incentive in the war; they symbolized the hero. On the other side, there was the Confederate South that proclaimed slavery as being morally right; they were designated as the villain. Frederick Douglass was determined to inspire the attack on the foe and it is evident in his “Men of Color, To Arms!” speech when he says, “Action! Action! not…

attention. The reader is introduced to the history of North Korea, the lives of the local North Korean people and the journey Shin takes after leaving the…

Globalization allows for the voice of those who would otherwise not have a platform to speak to be heard. This allows people to be exposed to different mindsets, cultures, and beliefs, often without ever needing to leave home. Personal blogs, independently-run web sites, and forums all allow people to share their stories. In modern times, people have seen the power platforms such as Twitter have, where citizens of authoritarian nations are able to reach out to the global community to inform them…

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION South Korea or officially named as the Republic of Korea, is a country in the East Asian peninsula dividing the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan. Known locally as "Daehan Minguk" (대한민국), the country's capital is the city of Seoul, which is also its largest city. South Korea was divided from its counterpart state of North Korea after the Second World War. The division began when northern Korea became an occupational zone of the Soviets, and southern Korea, the Americans.…

I generally do not watch war movies; simply because they are too gory and I find them uninteresting. However Welcome to Dongmakgol is a different story. During the Korean war three north Korean and 2 south Korean soldiers accidently cross paths in a village called Dongmakol. They start out as enemies and end up as friends with the help of the villagers. Cliché as it sounds Welcome to Dongmakgol is a breath of fresh air, it is a present filled with humor, friendship, innocence and wrapped and…

Kim explains how North Koreans don’t recognize the pain and lies they live with and how the truth could send them into persecution. Throughout the talk she explains in greater detail through her experience she had when she went undercover in North Korea about the dangers of the truth and how the teaching and acceptance of lies is what allows the gulag to stay running while ruining. Suki begins her talk explaining her situation and time going undercover. 6 months, and not just any 6 months but…

technology providers. The company started out as a trading company exporting various products from South Korea. This company is founded by Lee Byung- chul in 1939 Samsung progressively developed into the global corporation that it is today. http://www.streetdirectory.com/ (2015) Samsung means three stars in Korean. It became the name linked with different types of business establishments in South Korea. Internationally, people associate the name with electronics, information technology, mobile…

Korean War lasted between 1950-1953, and was fought between the communists and non-communists during the Cold War. Increasing tensions between North and South Korea initiated the war, resulting in the former invading the latter on 25 June 1950. Other countries soon became involved. The U.S. declared its decision to join the war in support of South Korea two days after the invasion, and troops from 15 members of the UN were put under their orders, the supreme commander that lead these forces…