Hyeonseo Lee: My Escape From North Korea
Honors English 10
Scott Alexander
Period 7
03/27/14
TED Talk
TED Talk: Hyeonseo Lee “My escape from North Korea”
Summary:
Hyeonseo Lee saw her first public execution at age 7. A child growing up in North Korea, the moment affected her, but she didn’t understand the government repression going on around her. Lee was very scared on her mission to save her family from being jailed. She crossed them through the border but once they got there they got jailed. Lee spent almost all of her money to free her family from jail but once that happened her family got jailed again and she was at the lowest point of her life, she said. She was at a loss for what to do next to free her family again. She had no money, had no other options, and was
Scott Alexander
Period 7
03/27/14
TED Talk
TED Talk: Hyeonseo Lee “My escape from North Korea”
Summary:
Hyeonseo Lee saw her first public execution at age 7. A child growing up in North Korea, the moment affected her, but she didn’t understand the government repression going on around her. Lee was very scared on her mission to save her family from being jailed. She crossed them through the border but once they got there they got jailed. Lee spent almost all of her money to free her family from jail but once that happened her family got jailed again and she was at the lowest point of her life, she said. She was at a loss for what to do next to free her family again. She had no money, had no other options, and was