Wednesday, January 12, 2011
1/9/10
Today was Mr. Schick's birthday and Christi brought in cupcakes. I had one of the cupcakes and they were pretty good.
12/16/10
Today we got in our discussion circle and we talked about India. We didn't get very far but it was fun
1/10/11
- The problem of someone invading South Korea in 1950 is the United States would attack eventually becoming the Korean war
- North Korea has a communist government
- No one won the Korean war
- North Korea has a communist government
- No one won the Korean war
1/5/11
Today in class we talked about North and South Korea. We talked about how the cold war was "fought". North Korea uses mass media and other methods to create an idolization of Kim Jong-Il.
1/6/11
Today in class we worked in the group and answered some questions. Then we watched a movie on North and South Korea. It was about a group of people that went undercover to show the face of North Korea.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Korea Answers
2. President Lee Myung-bak. He was elected on February 25, 2008. He was the CEO of a big engineering company and used to be the mayor of Seoul, South Korea.(www.cia.gov)
3. The Republic of Korea was formed in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula after World War II was over. Ever since the country split into two individual ones after the Korean War in 1950, the growth of tension between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (also known as North Korea) and South Korea has been on going. During the Korean War, US troops and UN forces came to help South Korea defend themselves from North Korea’s attacks, which were supported by China and the Soviet Union. The Korean War was temporally ceased when an armistice was signed in 1953, which caused the Korean peninsula to be split along a demilitarized zone at the 38th parallel.
(www.cia.gov)
4.
www.southtravels.com)
5. The Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea. North Korea borders South Korea. (www.cia.gov)
6. The 38th parallel was first suggested as a dividing line for Korea in 1896. The 38th parallel north has been especially important in the recent history of Korea. (en.wikipedia.org) It’s one of the most armed, dangerous, and most militarized places in the world! (North Latitude)
7. The relations between North and South Korea are the political, diplomatic, and military interactions.
8. South Korea lies in a temperate climate region with a predominantly mountainous terrain. Its territory covers a total area of 99,392 square kilometers.
9. UN’s opinions towards South Korea is positive since they are also allies with them, just like the US. Though they only verbally speak their opinions about both South and North Korea. UN is mostly making suggestions that South Korea shouldn’t fight back but just wait till North Korea.
10. Seoul. People: 10,421,782 (www.trueknowledge.com)
11. South Korea does have an army, but it is not as good as North Korea’s. There are some American soldiers/armies posted there in South Korea. Along the DMZ there are also soldiers standing guard to make sure that no one from North Korea or South Korea will try to cross over the DMZ.
12. South Korea does not strongly rely on nuclear weapons like the North Koreans do.
13. Untied States.
14. Yes, people can leave South Korea freely because it is a democratic country. South Korea attracts a lot of tourists.
15. Human rights in South Korea have provided citizens the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to enter and leave the country, and the right to vote regularly to choose their President and members of the National Assembly in free and fair multiparty elections. Though military service is mandatory for nearly all South Korean men.
16. Unlike North Korea, South Korea has the freedom of press and is known to be a media-rich country.
(www.pressreference.com)
17. Every citizen over the age of 19 has the right to vote. During an election, the president would be elected by popular vote for a single five-year term. The prime minister is appointed by the president with consent of National Assembly. (www.cia.gov)
18. During the Korean War, the United States aided South Korea in defending themselves from North Korea’s attacks. The result of Unites State’s action led to South Korea becoming close allies with them, which proves that South Korea has positive feelings towards Untied States. (www.cia.gov)
19. Compared to North Korea, South Korea’s economy is in a much better condition and is quite wealthy for such a small country. South Korea’s industrial growth’s strength is almost equal to Japan’s and there are many well known South Korean electronic and automobile companies here in the Unites States; such as Samsung, LG (electronic companies), Hyundai and Kia (automobile companies). (www.cnbc.com)
20. The main religions in South Korea is Christians at 26.3% and Buddhist at 23.2%, and yes, freedom of religion is protected under South Korea’s constitution. (www.cia.gov) (www.state.gov)
21. On the 23 of November South and North Korea exchanged artillery fire and they began to shoot at each other. The North shot missiles at an island and killed two South Korean marines and set at least a dozen building to flames and making everyone flee to shelter. (www.nwofighters.org)
22. In March 2009 Laura and her colleague Euna Lee were detained by North Korea for illegal entry into the country. They had been attempting to film refugees along the border with China. In June, they were sentenced to 12 years in a labor prison for illegal entry into North Korea, and unspecified hostile acts. North Korea released Laura and Euna on August 4, 2009 after a visit from former U.S. President Bill Clinton. Laura and Lisa went on to collaborate on the first book either has had published, Somewhere Inside: One Sister's Captivity in North Korea and the Other's Fight to Bring Her Home, published in May 2010. (www.people.com) (news.bbc.co.uk) (www.comcast.net)
3. The Republic of Korea was formed in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula after World War II was over. Ever since the country split into two individual ones after the Korean War in 1950, the growth of tension between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (also known as North Korea) and South Korea has been on going. During the Korean War, US troops and UN forces came to help South Korea defend themselves from North Korea’s attacks, which were supported by China and the Soviet Union. The Korean War was temporally ceased when an armistice was signed in 1953, which caused the Korean peninsula to be split along a demilitarized zone at the 38th parallel.
(www.cia.gov)
4.
www.southtravels.com)
5. The Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea. North Korea borders South Korea. (www.cia.gov)
6. The 38th parallel was first suggested as a dividing line for Korea in 1896. The 38th parallel north has been especially important in the recent history of Korea. (en.wikipedia.org) It’s one of the most armed, dangerous, and most militarized places in the world! (North Latitude)
7. The relations between North and South Korea are the political, diplomatic, and military interactions.
8. South Korea lies in a temperate climate region with a predominantly mountainous terrain. Its territory covers a total area of 99,392 square kilometers.
9. UN’s opinions towards South Korea is positive since they are also allies with them, just like the US. Though they only verbally speak their opinions about both South and North Korea. UN is mostly making suggestions that South Korea shouldn’t fight back but just wait till North Korea.
10. Seoul. People: 10,421,782 (www.trueknowledge.com)
11. South Korea does have an army, but it is not as good as North Korea’s. There are some American soldiers/armies posted there in South Korea. Along the DMZ there are also soldiers standing guard to make sure that no one from North Korea or South Korea will try to cross over the DMZ.
12. South Korea does not strongly rely on nuclear weapons like the North Koreans do.
13. Untied States.
14. Yes, people can leave South Korea freely because it is a democratic country. South Korea attracts a lot of tourists.
15. Human rights in South Korea have provided citizens the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to enter and leave the country, and the right to vote regularly to choose their President and members of the National Assembly in free and fair multiparty elections. Though military service is mandatory for nearly all South Korean men.
16. Unlike North Korea, South Korea has the freedom of press and is known to be a media-rich country.
(www.pressreference.com)
17. Every citizen over the age of 19 has the right to vote. During an election, the president would be elected by popular vote for a single five-year term. The prime minister is appointed by the president with consent of National Assembly. (www.cia.gov)
18. During the Korean War, the United States aided South Korea in defending themselves from North Korea’s attacks. The result of Unites State’s action led to South Korea becoming close allies with them, which proves that South Korea has positive feelings towards Untied States. (www.cia.gov)
19. Compared to North Korea, South Korea’s economy is in a much better condition and is quite wealthy for such a small country. South Korea’s industrial growth’s strength is almost equal to Japan’s and there are many well known South Korean electronic and automobile companies here in the Unites States; such as Samsung, LG (electronic companies), Hyundai and Kia (automobile companies). (www.cnbc.com)
20. The main religions in South Korea is Christians at 26.3% and Buddhist at 23.2%, and yes, freedom of religion is protected under South Korea’s constitution. (www.cia.gov) (www.state.gov)
21. On the 23 of November South and North Korea exchanged artillery fire and they began to shoot at each other. The North shot missiles at an island and killed two South Korean marines and set at least a dozen building to flames and making everyone flee to shelter. (www.nwofighters.org)
22. In March 2009 Laura and her colleague Euna Lee were detained by North Korea for illegal entry into the country. They had been attempting to film refugees along the border with China. In June, they were sentenced to 12 years in a labor prison for illegal entry into North Korea, and unspecified hostile acts. North Korea released Laura and Euna on August 4, 2009 after a visit from former U.S. President Bill Clinton. Laura and Lisa went on to collaborate on the first book either has had published, Somewhere Inside: One Sister's Captivity in North Korea and the Other's Fight to Bring Her Home, published in May 2010. (www.people.com) (news.bbc.co.uk) (www.comcast.net)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
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