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Comparing The Hunger Games, Divergent, And Maze Runner
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 wasteland the characters are forbidden to visit. In the end, the reader discovers that the government has been behind a conspiracy to save humanity through questionable or cruel means. The same can be said about the government of North Korea, which has been in place since the failed reunification of the Korean territory in 1948.

To date, the totalitarian of North Korea government has brainwashed its citizens through state-sponsored media (the only kind of media) and the total censorship of information from the outside world. North
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North Korea is one of the most prominent human rights violators on the planet; it is also one of the greatest threats to global stability. All-out war is certainly the worst possible course of action, not only because most United States Citizens would oppose the war, but also because it would only hurt those who most need help – North Koreans. This is why the United States, with the help of South Korea and Japan, should cut the head off of the proverbial snake. Through a series of coordinated strikes and special forces operations, the United States and its allies could easily remove the totalitarian regime from power in North Korea. The best part? There are no radical groups to fill the power

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