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Whilst growing up and going through puberty, one is expected to go through many awkward, downright mortifying experiences before making it through to the other side, the side of young adulthood. The cracking of voices, the sudden acquisition of body odor, and the occasional menstrual mishap while wearing one’s favorite pair of jeans are trying but normal experiences for the pubescent population. Sure, one is likely to remember some of those experiences forever and to have learned lifelong…

My heart raced, as he stared at me with his bloodthirsty eyes. I had never been more scared in my entire life. “Hold out your hands,” he said, “the more you resist, the more it is going to hurt.” I knew I was in for a great deal of pain. I was about twelve years old, when my parents sent me to weekend school. They thought it was going to be a great way to become more knowledgeable about my religion. Everything about the school is a blur; the only thing I remember about it is the teacher: a…

The Paul Simon Graceland Controversy was about how Paul Simon was going against the apartheid boycott. However, in his mind, he was still protesting against apartheid because he hired black musicians or artist to perform with him. The people of South Africa did not see it that way. The only way a boycott works is by having everyone boycott. Even if that means, breaking all ties with…

Confucianism states that the individual must put the country ahead of himself or herself, but the most violent fight in South Korea right now is the clash between the labor unions and the Chaebol. The workers are subjugated to poor working conditions along with smaller wages. “Workers must work for a better life”[1], this statement seems correct at its inception but it lends a view into the average Korean blue collar worker. It paints the picture that by giving up their self-happiness and…

One strategies of resistance that we have learned about was the resistance against the segregation on public transportation. Segregation on public transportation in the South was very serious. Black people were treated very badly from the white passengers and the bus operators. They were asked to sit all the way to the back, cheated on the fee, or had to give up their seats to the white passengers even though they were the ones to occupy the seats first. There were many brave people and black…

schooling there are based on a person’s age group (North Korea Educational System). North Korea is now looking to modernize their education system. The benefit of them modernizing it is that now the people who live there will be able to learn about new things. Instead of forcing kids to memorizing things, they are changing it to focus more on creativity. They are going to be focusing more on computer education than anything else. Focusing on computer education will be good because it will allow…

Before the Tet Offensive the US and South Vietnam were winning the war; The Tet Offensive resulted in South Vietnam and United States victory. Although, the Tet Offensive proved to be a turning point, “Tet and Khe Sanh left Americans with major questions. Could this enemy be defeated? If so, for what purpose? Why fight for…

Introduction. One country which remains divided as a relic of poor international relations is Korea. Although Korea has always been historically divided into an industrious North, and agrarian South, the division has never been as hostile as it is today. Despite the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the supposed end of history which would see the liberal ideal triumph, the DPRK has continued to resist and maintain its independence to a certain degree. The Korean issue is one which is unlikely to…

Greed survives best in two different situations, either you feed your greed off of those around you and climb to the top of the proverbial food chain, or you force those under you to serve your greed by keeping them in line with words like duty and loyalty. North Korea has been an independent country since 1945, and has since then feed it’s greed for power by forcing the loyalty of its people through lies and deceit. Layers of lies that fool it’s countrymen into feeling that their duty to…

While he was being rushed towards the ballroom with the other black boys, he felt superior to them. The feeling faded fast, because he soon realized that he was to be a participant in the Battle Royal, as well as suffer same treatment and humiliation as the other black boys. He was to be entertainment for the white men's twisted ideas of fun. He had no choice, but to do as he was told. To put it another way, the important white men of the community made it evident that they were first class…