nightmare to citizens born and raised in the United States, but it’s a reality to citizens of North Korea. It’s not just any nightmare, it’s an Orwellian nightmare to be more precise. A place where citizens are oppressed under one undefeatable superpower government that has complete control over everything that happens. It’s an ugly truth that not many people know that is a reality in countries like North Korea. The novel, 1984, by George Orwell is about a dystopian world called Oceania. The…
with a totalitarianism type of government. North Korea operates under a totalitarianism government, they rule with a total fear type of idea like Hannah Arendt describes, and the basic views of North Korean government is to keep complete power. One area of the world that operates…
North Korea, a power hungry, communist country, is beginning to make an effort in becoming a world power, developing nuclear warheads and hiring spies for intelligence. North Korea is a country of great dynastic rule, spanning over many years. While closely looking at the country under the microscope, it can be seen that it is ruled by a means of totalitarianism, and its structure and function involves violence and intimidation to uphold law within its borders. Along with its communist form of…
One of the primary reasons the United States should avoid going to war with North Korea is because it could possibly result in millions of causalities. In an article published by ‘Business Insider’ titled “Here’s What a War between North Korea and The United States Could do to The Global Economy” it is stated “Clearly, the biggest and most important impact of any conflict between the US and North Korea — either nuclear or conventional — would be a catastrophic loss of life and huge human…
from the cold war. This started in the year of 1950 and it ended in 1953 this ended up splitting Korea into North and South Korea. King John Un has a fear that the United States are going to disrupt their sovereignty because they are a community that is run by Communism. However, this is not true the United States does not want to fight because they do not see the reason being fit. However, North Korea has recently been threating us with their nuclear capabilities that can supposedly reach the…
will be the death sentence. According to authorities from North Korea, the woman thought they on a TV show performing a prank, and had no idea what they were really doing. The VX substance is banned under international law, and it is currently unknown how the woman obtained it. Response This article was chosen because it makes me question what is really going on in North Korea. For something like this to happen in North Korea is actually super surprising to me because of the way…
Propaganda can be good because it can give awareness to a cause to the public, but depending on the creators point of view propaganda can also be bad. Examples of bad propaganda is in North Korea despite all the hardships the citizens endure and concentration camps, Kim Jong-un promotes to his people that North Korea is the best and most powerful country in the world. His dictatorship allows him to have access to people's television, news and lives. He is able to only promote what he wants his…
According to an article by Rick Gladstone, Eritrea & North Korea are the most censored countries in the world. In Eritrea, less than one percent of the people can access the internet, and journalists are terrified to write pieces that may offend the president. Censorship in North Korea is a bit more severe. Their government forbids most types internet access. According to this article, the country has even “airbrushed…
Sometimes, all you need is a change in perspective to see life in a whole new angle. In isolated societies such as North Korea, culture takes shape from the limited life experiences of its members, passed on from one generation to the next. Societies that encourage diversity borrow generational life experiences from various cultures and accelerate this infusion of knowledge. Although some say that focusing too much on our differences can create tension, people’s differences are what make them…
international community shall not take these threats lightly. North Korea is a nuclear country run by a malevolent dictator; therefore, military action may be the only solution to eliminate the threat. The problem with North Korea is that it is a nuclear state with a madman at the helm. According to the Nuclear Threat Initiative, or NTI for short, North Korea withdrew from the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 2003…