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    People learn everything they know from some sort of influence. Religious groups are influenced by preachers to believe what they want. Students are influenced by teachers on what to learn. North Koreans are influenced by Kim Jong Il to do exactly as he wants. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee’s only book‚ Scout‚ a main female character has to be taught the hard way. She sees a man prosecuted and killed because of his skin color for something he clearly could not have done. She learns that prejudice

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    they fear than someone they love. Although being loved means people want to be around the Prince always and never avoid him as a leader. Easier to motivate people that want to listen to the prince. An example of a leader who is too feared is Kim Jong-il. “(Kim) held power for more than 17 years by imposing a climate of fear and a “military first” policy that favored the country’s armed forces.” (Dan Southerland‚ RFA Executive Editor) Kim had no love or respect from his people‚ he slowly starved his

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    States initiatives or because most Koreans despised the trusteeship agreement that had been negotiated at the end of 1945‚ separate institutions began to emerge in North Korea in early 1946. In February 1946‚ an Interim People’s Committee led by Kim Il Sung became the first central government. In August 1946‚ a powerful political party‚ the North Korean Workers’ Party‚ dominated politics as a result of a merger with the Korean Communist Party; in the fall the rudiments of a northern army appeared

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    to avoid a long-term decision regarding Korea’s future‚ the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to divide Korea temporarily along the 38th parallel‚ a latitudinal line that bisected the country. This line became more rigid after 1946‚ when Kim Il Sung organized a communist government in the north At the mid-point of a century that had already seen two appallingly destructive and costly global conflicts‚ a savage war broke out in a remote country at the extremity of the Asian landmass. During

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    The Hunger Games‚ Divergent‚ and Maze Runner are the most popular teen fantasy post-apocalyptic book series of the last decade. They all also happen to be accurate‚ albeit extreme‚ representations of modern-day North Korea. In the beginning of each of these In the beginning of each of these best-selling series (spoilers)‚ there exists a government or organization that has successfully brainwashed the main characters into believing that there is no outside world‚ or if there is one‚ it is a barren

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    North Korea is facing its seventh year of food shortages arising from weather-related problems. A famine killed tens of thousand of people in 1996-97. (Washington Times; December 8‚ 2000; Thomas Wagner‚ Associated Press) Thousands crossed the border into China looking for food. (Washington Post; July 23‚ 2001;Pg. 16; John Pomfret‚ Washington Post Foreign Service) A large percentage of the population remains susceptible to malnutrition and their living conditions continue to worsen as energy shortages

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    Medium: Korean Writing and Script‚ a comparison. Korean writing and scripts was said to be one of the remarkably unique writing system and language in the world apart from the Chinese and Japanese scripts. The sources of the origin of the script were lost at an early date in Korea and thus resulting to the variety of conflicting theories which had risen among the Korean and Western scholars. It was established during Joseon Dynasty by The Great King Sejong and was completed in December 1443

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    just in case a war was to break out in the region. If such a thing were to happen‚ it would leave the world in chaos‚ and could ultimately cause what could be another world war. Kim Jong-un was made leader of North Korea after his father‚ Kim Jong-il‚ died in 2011. ("Kim Jong-un") Nothing is known about his early life or even of his date of birth. ("Kim Jong-un") He was supposedly born in North Korea‚ and rumored to be educated in Switzerland ("Kim Jong-un"). Before his mother‚ Ko Young-hee‚ died

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    Issue: Internet censorship Introduction Internet censorship is carried out by governments for many reasons to prevent users from accessing certain sites and sharing information. It restricts Internet users from accessing certain information and also controls what can be published or viewed. It can be used in response to riots‚ protests and elections‚ since the internet makes it very easy for events like these to be organized. Internet censorship has been going on for the past decade and has caused

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    Ivan the Terrible * Intelligent and clever man‚ but grew to be mentally unstable * His tendency to break out in fits of rage was a result from a traumatizing childhood * Father died from blood poisoning when he was three years old; mother was assassinated when he was eight years old * Exposed to court intrigue and constant danger while growing up – this environment is what nurtured much of the vicious and suspicious characteristics Ivan the Terrible developed during his reign

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