Street style in South Korea: Individualism or Collectivism? Introduction For the scope of this paper‚ I am focusing on how South Korean urbanites view fashion as a means of expression and how fashion reflects the values of the Korean urban society. Based on my preliminary observations‚ I have noticed that Korea has a very distinct street style. I have observed that majority of the people on the streets dress in a similar fashion. Unlike in western societies where street style tends to be more varied
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DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR EXTERNAL POLICIES POLICY DEPARTMENT POLICY BRIEFING Human rights in North Korea Abstract The human rights record in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK‚ or North Korea) has been widely condemned by the international community‚ including by the EU and the European Parliament. The ascension of the latest ruler of the Kim dynasty‚ Kim Jong-un‚ in December 2011 has not brought tangible change. Since the country is practically closed to foreigners‚ the
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Democratic Peoples Republic of North Korea. Historical Context In the early 1950s‚ after the liberation from Japan and the end of World War II‚ Korea was left to establish a new political system and type of governance. Amidst the Cold War‚ one party believed Korea should side with the United States and establish a democracy and the other party
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Orwellian State of North Korea A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.* BHARAT C. JAIN I n February 2012‚ in a piece published in this space‚ this Kim Il-sung had led North Korea since the Korean peninsula author had written about how precious little was known was split in half by the Korean War (1950-53). Although the two sides signed a ceasefire in 1953 they remain technically at war. about Kim Jong-un‚ who had just then become the leader of North Korea. In his first remarks
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exactly is North Korea threatening to do? North Korea has been issuing near-daily threats against the United States and South Korea‚ and sometimes at United States forces in the Pacific. In one of the boldest warnings‚ the North said it could carry out pre-emptive nuclear strikes against the United States. Many analysts are extremely doubtful that the North could hit the United States mainland with a missile‚ whether nuclear-tipped or not. Some of its missiles could‚ however‚ hit South Korea or Japan and
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Ellen Moore has been assigned to a project in South Korea. The project is a joint venture (JVI) between Western Systems Inc. (WSI)‚ a North American company and Korean Conglomerate Inc. (KCI)‚ a Korean company. Ellen was chosen to run the project on behalf of Andrew Kilpatrick‚ who is part of the System Consulting group at WSI. Andrew was to manage the project on a part time basis from North America. He chose Ellen to lead project on site as a result of her strengths in project management.
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Communism: The Effects on North Korea “North Korea is one of the most secretive countries on earth. It’s regarded as an intelligence black hole” (“Inside North Korea”). North Korea‚ a communist dictatorship‚ is known to be very secretive‚ but also is one of the cruelest countries on earth to its people. “Communism is a political‚ social‚ and economic system in which the government is based on a collective society with land‚ property‚ and economic activities controlled by the state” (Lansford 9)
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When it came to China deciding to support North Korea‚ they made this choice because of the shared hatred for the enemy of North Korea (Yufan‚ Zhihai 94). In addition‚ this decision by China‚ also stems back to 1949 when Chairman Mao delivered a speech exclaiming how he is denouncing the United States as an imperialistic power seeking to dominate China‚ and with that he said China would now lean toward the side of the Soviet Union (Yufan‚ Zhihai 97). The Chinese Communist party did not want any more
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cut off country in the world? North Korea‚ also known as the Hermit Kingdom. North Korea has been cut off from the rest of the world. The 3 dictators of North Korea have contributed to the way the country is today. North Korea is veiled in mystery and characterized by poverty‚ extreme governmental abuse and isolation. The Korean Peninsula wasn’t always split. During World War 2‚ it was under the Japanese rule. After the war ended and Japan had surrendered‚ Korea was divided at the 38th parallel between
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Assess the impact of foreign involvement on North Korea’s foreign policy and isolation: North Korea is‚ as stated by Bruce Cummings in North Korea – Another Country‚ “The Author of most of its own troubles”. The country is close to entirely isolated from the rest of the world maintaining only small contact with certain nations. Since the ceasefire of the Korean War‚ North Korea has become increasingly detached from the majority of the world; however what factors have led to this increased isolation
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