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…

selection is a photo-shopped CNN Breaking News Headline. The photo is of North Korea 's supreme leader, surrounded with weaponry, and the North Korean army. In this breaking news headline, North Korea has declared war on China. For decades China has provided both financial support and food to North Korea, but due to North Korea not cooperating with Chinas terms. China has decided to deny any funding or help to North Korea. North Korea has decided to retaliate towards China, out of anger since…

One of the most trending topics in all of the media is Kim Jong-Un and North Korea. This is for good reason, as there are many ideas to report, like how Kim Jong-Un and North Korea’s government has made its country dystopian-like. When analyzing how the government of North Korea makes decisions that creates a dystopian society among their citizens, one can evaluate what changes Kim Jong-Un made that was so influencing and controlling that their country became dystopian, determine the specific…

Modern day North Korea, nicknamed the hermit kingdom, is known to be heavily isolated from the influences of the world. Its people are secluded and forced to praise their ruler, Kim Jong-un, or else they shall pay a dreadful price. Moreover, personally, I do not believe that Jong un’s people truly see and love him as this god-like figure. To me, I see them as terrified and depressed people who are involuntarily forced by the Korean government to live in a place with no freedom. This is even…

impression of North Korea? Some people may say it's militaristic, whereas others may say it's isolated from other countries. These ideas are considered as conventional wisdom, which people can misunderstand depending on topics. Suzy Kim's book Everyday Life in The North Korean Revolution 1945-1950, and Hazel Smith’s book Markets and Military Rule support or challenge conventional wisdom. However, ways to analysis North Korea are different between two authors. Suzy Kim explains North Korea by…

emphasizes the mystery that is North Korea. It follows the only foreigner working for the North Korean government, Alejandro Cao de Benos, and his battle with the western ideals. He believes that much of the way North Korea is depicted, a sort of freak show, is inaccurate and believes in the regime he works for, as do the people. The film did not do a lot of judging like most documentaries about North Korea do, and although it showed an aesthetically pleasing North Korea, the filmmaker…

What is the impression of North Korea? Some people may say North Korea is militaristic, whereas others may say that North Korea is the country that is unwilling to have relationship with and isolated from other countries. These ideas are conventional wisdom, which people can misunderstand because they are made through influences by education, media and so on. Suzy Kim's book, Everyday Life in The North Korean Revolution 1945-1950, and Hazel Smith’s book, North Korea Markets and Military Rule,…

The totalitarian regime of North Korea mirrors the one in 1984 by the complete oppression of basic human rights, perpetual torture, and constant infringements of the privacy and morals of the malnourished people. Banned in many countries and viewed as inhumane, cries from the constant torture echo throughout the chambers of North Korean Prisons. Oppressing guards order a mother to submerge her newborn child in a pool of water until the bubbles ceased to rise and the cries died out (Park 1). The…

not America's Bitch Although actions speak louder than words, North Korean people continue to remain silent for their sanity. Taught to bow down and give all to the mighty Kim Jong Un, leaving none for themselves. The sovereign immunity of North Korea protects only the main man in charge but provides absolutely no effect to the biggest problem occurring, the tribulation of the people enduring it. Through the eyes of Shin Dong-hyuk, who experienced the trouble first hand, Blaine Harden opens a…

safely say that the Hallyu wave of Korean pop culture, specifically K-pop and K-dramas have taken off throughout Latin America. Scholarship has recently conducted research on different aspects surrounding the landing of the Korean wave in Central and South America, and this paper will attempt to piece them together to create one cohesive narrative of the spread of Korean culture throughout the region. It will also somewhat focus on the countries of Peru and Brazil, where the effects of the…