North Korea

In the northern portion of the Korean Peninsula, bordering the Korean Bay and Sea of Japan, North Korea makes up for more than half of the entire area. Twenty percent larger than South Korea, at 46,540 square miles, it is comparable to the size of Mississippi. The vast majority of the land consists of mountains and narrow valleys, making it so only about one-fourth of the country to has inhabitants. Due to the deforestation of the land for agricultural purposes, it is becoming more and more…

Christian persecution skyscraper. Christians not only endangered there, but also in North Africa and North Korea. People are constantly being imprisoned, like Saeed Abedini from Boise, ID. Christians have known that they have been, and will be, the targets of violence. “Blessed are…

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), most commonly referred to as North Korea, and is today seen as one of the greatest threats to world peace. With an arsenal that has grown substantially within the past decade, North Korea’s ‘military first’ policy has challenged the socialist ideology of a classless society. Empowering military leaders and provoking surrounding nations into regarding North Korea as an influential authority. In order to understand this authoritarian regime, that…

Is there any way to truly know who’s making decisions in North Korea and what their ultimate motives might be? Eric Talmadge admits in his opening statements in his article for the Associated Press, that knowing the true goals of the North Korean regime is difficult at best, but then writes an analysis to explain his opinion to the minds of the Western world. It is Talmadge’s view that North Korea will never willingly abandon its goal of nuclear weapons regardless of any repercussions from its…

In the past months, rising tension between North Korea and the United States have raised some eyebrows and caused some to have growing concerns in terms of how the issue may pan out. The tension between the United States and North Korea will most likely not escalate enough to a nuclear war, according to former defense secretary, William J. Perry, who states that “North Korea is incredibly unlikely to launch an unprovoked nuclear attack.” This may ease some fears on the growing concerns of war…

aggressive nations’ lashing out at innocent civilians but arguably none of these offenses are as atrocious and oppressive as the actions of the regime in North Korea against their own citizens. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is an ironic name for a nation that is clearly anything but a democratic republic for the people. In North Korea freedoms largely considered a human right in other nations do not exist. There is no freedom of speech and media sources such as television,…

David Ignatius’s article “North Korea, Our Next Big Worry” uses an argumentative and expository writing strategy to convey the importance of Americans being aware of the issues with a nuclear North Korea. This objective is strengthened by the author’s concerned and informative tone. Ignatius’s audience is broad as his article is directed towards Americans, voters in America, and people around the world. With the use of a clear and logical pattern of organization, argumentative appeals, and a…

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 country is more important than basic needs such as food. North Korea has ultimate control of its people and has effectively convinced them that their leaders are…

North Korea Paper Have you heard about the sanctions from The United States to North Korea? North Korea has been testing nuclear weapons and has made threats to the United States, therefore United States created sanctions against North Korea. The sanctions the United States are threatening North Korea with are very horrifying to North Korea. The sanctions against North Korea are affecting human rights around the world. The human rights in North Korea are in harsh conditions. 25 million North…

North Korea can affect us by attacking our ally South Korea. Attacking South Korea can give North Korea an advantage because it could possible force the United State to use ground troops. The United States Army is very capable of defeating North Korea, but the climate and terrain could affect the outcome. The United States Army has not trained on various terrains. The climate and terrain of the Korea constantly changes as you travel throughout the peninsula…