...On June 25, 1950, the North Korean People's Army backed by communist China and the USSR swept across the 38th parallel in an attempt to invade South Korea (Jasper, Para. 2). This hostile act led to what is now known as the Korean War. The outcome of this bloody war resulted in the deaths of over 4 million civilians and soldiers. The implications of this tragic event 65 years later is very prominent in the Korean Peninsula. North Korea is perhaps one of the most isolated countries in the modern 21st century unlike its counterpart South Korea, which is one of the worlds most industrial nations. The two sides are infamously separated by the demilitarized zone, which is a 205-kilometer border barrier (Szczepanski, Para. 31). In the past decade,...
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...to inform you about our relations with the communist regime of North Korea. Their nuclear weapons have been in production and tested since 2008 ( Fitzpatrick 5-6 ). It has been nine years since the start of the test and there are no signs in reducing its production and use. These weapons of mass destruction can destroy a single country and it could be the spark of a new world war. Ever since the victory of the allies after World War 2, Korea was divided into two countries. The North side became a communist country as for the south, it became democratic. The regime up in the north have been living in isolation from the world and is known as the “ hermit kingdom “ ( Fitzpatrick 7 ). The United States at the time was very anti-communism. They wanted to stop the spread of communism by helping east Asian countries. They had successfully stop communism from spreading into South Korea but failed with Vietnam. Because we successfully stopped communism from spreading into South Korea, we were able to become allies with them causing the North to show signs of animosity....
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...North Korea’s culture is one today that can be miss interpreted unknown in many ways due to the split of North Korea and South Korea back 1945. Culture today can be defined by several different aspects such as to consider, but not to limit to; arts, customs, religion, practice’s, music as well many more. When looking at North Korea’s culture they have provided multitudes of changes with food and society’s trends due to the immigration of Koreans to the U.S. Among the arts, and customs being a widely practiced culture amongst American’s is coming more and more common. Korean culture is vastly spreading across America along with countless other countries. The biggest culture inherits that American’s have enriched themselves in is the Korean...
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...North Korean Religion Religion has been around for a long time, and is all around the world. There are many religions around the world, many traditions, and rituals people do in their religion. In North Korea their religion is called “Juche”. But in the city Pyongyang people who live there have to worship a person of higher being, and that person is Kim Il Sung. The essay will tell you about what religions there are in North Korea, and what they are. The religion in North Korea Juche the only religion people can have in North Korea. Juche is said to be a religion, at the same time not really a religion. The people have to have a picture of Kim Il Sung to remind them that they have to count on him. They are also required to have a portrait...
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...The Effectiveness of the North Korean Government How would it be like if a country offered lived in offered free education for all students? What if the government of that country had free universal healthcare for all of the people in the country? The North Korean government offers its people free education, free healthcare and it even has an army that is very strong. The government and the students take their education very seriously. The healthcare provides assistance in prevention, medicine, and diagnosing issues. North Korea has one of the largest armies in the entire world. These are all important pillars of what North Korea wants to and does offer the people. That is why the North Korean Government is very effective and efficient in the way that it operates its country. Of course, many people would say that the government in North Korea is very strict and that's true. The government holds an election every five years with only one person running for the position. There are only three tv channels allowed to be shown on tv. It also illegal to watch any South Korean movie, TV show or any music from South Korea if caught you can receive the...
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...North Korea in Japanese is written as 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国. Japanese people generally use this name all the time we call North Korea, but this name is really controversial because of the meaning of the Chinese characteristics “民主主義 (min-shu-shu-gi)”. “民主主義” means democracy in Japanese. Is North Korea a democratic country like North Korea is described with democracy in Japanese? To begin with, what does North Korea go in for? It is suspicious that North Korea applies to just one thing from many options such as socialism, democracy, capitalism, communism, or liberalism. Everyday Life in The North Korean Revolution, 1945-1950 by Suzy Kim, North Korea Markets and Military Rule by Hazel Smith, and other articles demonstrate if it is true or not. By looking...
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...That cruel reality of a country called North Korea and the one man who is the absolute leader. Declare by his son as a god with over 34,000 statues. Even after death his ideology lives on with unimaginable living conditions at the cost of unrealistic human life. That brings the unanswerable question why the entire world is sitting down and watching what's happening for the past 65 years generation after generation without even coming up for one solution or action. To answer the question we need to understand what North Korea is. It came into existence as an inhuman country with a cruel history and grim future. Korea was an independent united country for much of its history. In 1910, Japan occupied the Korean peninsula. Korea spends 35...
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...Nestled in the north peninsula of Korea in East Asia lies North Korea also referred to as The Peoples Republic of Korea and is divided into nine provinces. The nation has extensive infrastructure, but not modernized and is underdeveloped. Communism consumes North Korea where isolationism and is a dictatorship are staples in the government. Every aspect of the nation is state regulated and laws are carried out diligently with serious reprisal for disobedience. North Korea prides itself on their military abilities and puts forth the interests of the military before anything. Despite severe food shortages, economic instability, and lack of electricity, North Korea is undeterred in their efforts to maintain the fourth largest military in the...
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...North Korea was formed in September 9, 1948 as a result of South Korea separating from the communist party, North Korea (“History”). The border between North and South Korea, known as the de-militarization zone (DMZ), is startling. The zone is 150 miles long running from coast to coast on the 38th parallel, and is one of the world's most guarded borders in the world (“Demilitarized”). However, there are several lingering questions pertaining to the protection and secrecy of this border. North Korea is one of the most isolated countries on the planet. North Korea is in possession of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and that the country is run by a ruthless supreme leader. These qualities contribute to the overall negative facet of the North...
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...the end of the Korean war North Korea has been a thorn in the side of America’s Foreign affairs. North Korea is one of the few countries in the global community that openly displays very strong Anti-american rhetoric. Now with the capabilities of possessing a nuclear missile that can strike the Continental United States it has become quite apparent that North Korea is major threat. I believe there is a way to help solve this “North Korea” problem that will both stabilize the korean peninsula and maintain the power balance in the asia-pacific region. The whole “North Korea” problem started back in 1945 when after the unconditional surrender of Japan. The Soviet Union and the United States occupied the north and south of korea divided at the 38th parallel respectively. In 1948 after failed unification talks, two new governments were formed. South Korea having a Federal Presidential Republic (Democracy) and North Korea having an Unitary one-party Juche state (Communist). At this point the tension between the two koreas grew to the point of war. On June 25, 1950 North Korea invaded South Korea sparking what would be a war lasting more than three years. During this time period the Americans and the UN were the allies of South Korea and the Soviet and China were allies of North Korea. After three...
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...around the world(Beath). Many countries have different methods on how to accept immigrants and how to keep immigrants out. America, China, North Korea and many other countries around the world have closed borders against other countries. Their borders do have some errors that let immigrants enter the country illegally. The European Union has an open border within its countries, which is the main reason for extensive immigrants(Lynch). Many Countries have been attempting and struggling to strengthen their borders from neighboring countries. America has been struggling with immigration for a long time. Many undocumented immigrants in America are from Mexico or other countries in South America(Chavez). Immigrants go through tough life choices with leaving their family and selling their belongings to pay smugglers(El Paso Times).When refugees get to America they...
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...on right now about north korea and the U.S. We ask questions to ourselves but we can't really figure out everything that's going on and what these countries are capable of doing. I will be here to show you the difference between koreas fire power and america's firepower, what is the conflict from both points of view, and how both countries are responding to what's going on. So, were going to talk about korea's fire power v.s the us. America Man power 145,215,000 Military personnel 2,363,675 Active personnel 1,373,650 Aircraft fighter strength 2,296 Aircraft attack strength 2,785 Defense budget 587,800,000,000 External budget 17,910,000,000,000 Money spent purchasing power 18,560,000,000,000 North Korea Man power 13,000,000 Military personnel 6,445,000 Active personnel 945,000 Aircraft fighter strength 458 Aircraft attack strength 572 Defense budget $7,500,000,000 External budget $5,000,000,000 Money spent purchasing power...
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...Supportability from a strategy formulation perspective of United States policy options for North Korean nuclear and strategic missile capabilities 16 February 2014 Benjamin J. McClellan CPT, USAR North Korea’s nuclear and strategic missile capabilities present grave challenges to regional security. Pyongyang’s propensity to export its weapons also threatens the global non-proliferation regime. Despite economic impoverishment and an inability to feed its people, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea remains heavily armed and ready to fire first. Its recent and continued military provocations demonstrate the potential for resumed conflict on the Korean Peninsula. Policymakers must determine the appropriate manner to address these threats. Current considerations for policy options include containment of North Korean capabilities, destruction of North Korean capabilities without regime change, and compelling regime change in North Korea. This paper will offer analysis on each of these policy courses of action. The merits and drawbacks of each will be weighed against the ends, ways, means framework of strategy formulation, as well as the suitability, feasibility, acceptability risk model. For the purposes of this analysis, the stipulated end is elimination of North Korea’s nuclear and missile capability. North Korea’s Nuclear and Missile Capabilities As recently as July 2013, North Korea is believed to possess between four and eight nuclear weapons. Pyongyang claims that this...
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...NORTH KOREA Nicholas Eastman There are a few different countries that, in my opinion, would be enjoyable to visit and study their culture. One country in particular seems to stick out to me. I have always been taught about democracy in school, as well as other government styles, but have never first hand experienced another style of government. For this reason I chose North Korea, based on their centralized communist ways. I opinionate this to be an interesting way of life and would like to learn more about how people live under a communist government. From what I know about North Korea, rules seem strict and the people do not have the same rights as we do in the United States, which leaves me wondering how my life would be different, living under the same conditions as North Koreans. The geography of North Korea represents a peninsula, attached to Manchuria, China, and a small portion of the USSR (Geography). This 600 mile long peninsula is just above the 38th parallel, with a size of just above 45,000 square miles (Geo). With this, it makes the country itself smaller than the state of Pennsylvania. The make-up of the land in North Korea consists of several mountain ranges, lined up north to south, with small valleys in between each (Geo). This does not allow for many rural areas, leading to large cities populated by millions of people. The Yalu River forms a portion of the northern border with Manchuria (Geo). The mountains in the country prevent large farms, which...
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...Colorblindness and our loss of heritage Like many popular literary works in American history “The Color of Water” focuses on the issue of race in America. This is nothing new since a lot of the great works of American history like “Huckleberry Finn” and “The Color Purple” took on the somewhat of a unique experience that many Americans have regarding race. One of things that is a different about ‘The Color of Water” is that the character of Ruth espouses to her children the idea that we build a society that is color blind. Even the title of the work hints at this view since water has no color, thus the color of water is clear. Even though this idea of a colorless society sounds great it is utopian and just not possible. It is a much better idea that if we are going to tackle the issue of race in this country, that we do not pretend that we can’t see differences amongst various ethnicities. The real goal should be that we recognize these differences and celebrate them. To understand why Ruth would say to advocate something like a color blind society it is important to understand who Ruth is. The character of Ruth, even though she was a real person, could be looked upon as being a symbol for the American experience. The classic American dream is one in which hard working immigrants move to the US, the land of opportunity, and make it big through hard work and determination. The American experience is different from the American Dream in that it is the realistic events and...
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