Like Father, Like Son? Imagine silence, then life. A little baby boy has just been born in North Korea. He has been given a new life to do whatever he pleases; except he can’t. That little boy has been born in a concentration camp and will stay there for the rest of his life. This is what is happening in North Korea at this moment; so cruel, yet still tolerated. The violence and dehumanization in North Korea still has not ceased, and the genocide will continue to affect the world until their…
out everything you need to understand between the two leaders. Mao Zedong was a powerful revolutionist who western powers who controlled China. In his arguably most famous quote, he states: “Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun...” (Zedong). Mao Zedong tells how in order to grow a political movement that is successful,…
near the end of WW2, but since then has struggled to gain major popularity on the world stage. The collapse of communist economic theory has caused for many of the once powerful regimes to adopt a more democratic style government. Russia and even China knew that it was necessary to reform their economic policy to keep from complete collapse. One example of this was the famous third plenum of the Tenth Central Committee in the CHinese Communist party. The main focus of this committee was to de…
People are stronger than they realize. A little whisper has the biggest impact and yet it’s the courageous ones that soar. The dystopian society in Anthem by Ayn Rand is frequently compared to, however, is also quite different to real life in North Korea. Therefore, not only does Anthem and North Korea have significant similarities such as governmental structure and the state of the people, though also have slight differences when it comes to other measures, including the overall progress that…
The faculty salaries in china are categorized into two; the base salary which is the amount fixed for each step and a variable amount determined by annual performance review. The base salary is paid by the government regardless of institution or discipline with some regional cost of living adjustments. The performance bonus is paid by the institutions, and is determined by system of work point quantifying faculty activities of the year (González, Liu, & Shu, 2012). The size of the bonus is…
China in many centuries regarded itself as self-sufficient and a country that is more superior than other countries. China is a feudal society where it does not associate nor trade with other countries; therefore, this isolation with the outside world indirectly led to fail of the Qing Dynasty. China is transition from a traditional society to a modern one and transformation from the Kuomingdang to the Communism; where under Chairman Mao Zedong’s ruling, people have to get rid of the old and…
With the arrival of a more modern world, Martin Luther King, Jr. stated that the world had inherited a “world house” where everyone, regardless of race or religion, inhabits. However, the integrity of this house is not structurally sound. King presents many issues with humanity that pose a threat to the world house, in hopes that people will attempt to counter these threats. King divides the major issues of humanity into three sections within The World House. The first section discusses the…
Party of China argues that censorship is necessary for China’s prosperity, the seclusion of Chinese citizens from essential news, freedom of expression, and objective education will create a barrier between China and the rest of the world. The most common justification of censorship mainly revolves around the protection of individuals from dangerous concepts such as pornography and violence. However, who’s to say which contents are dangerous? 1978 was the year in which Communist Party of China…
materialize his utopian visions. It was with an eye towards history that Mao set out to make his mark, justifying the actions he would carry out against opposition in his own ranks as well as the citizenry of China with an unyielding belief that he was the only man capable of bringing China 's salvation. According to Mao, by the mid 1950s some of the CCP party leaders – even former Long Marchers – had grown soft, living more…
in China used nation-wide education and employment as a means to not only unify China, but also to ensure the loyalty and trust of the people. Before looking at the specifics of Chinese…