Interesting Facts About South Korea

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Jun-sang lived a better quality life than most North Koreans. His family lived in a freestanding house with a garden to grow vegetables. In addition, the family also owned five wooden wardrobes containing quality clothing and quilts from Japan. In North Korea, a household with more wardrobes meant the family was prosperous. Jun-sang’s family possessed more appliances than their neighbors. These appliances included: a television, sewing machine, electric fan, and a refrigerator. Jun-sang had a pet dog which was unusual in North Korea. Dogs served the purpose as a meal rather than a companion. Although Jun-sang’s family was prosperous, they were lumped into the hostile class because they were Japanese Korean. There was also a constant fear within Jun--sang that his family would be sent to the gulag. Jun-sang’s father is not hesitant to beat his children with a stick if he thinks it will instill fear in his children to get higher scores in school (Demick, 18). high goals of attending the most prestigious university (Kim Il-sung Uni) are the main goal of Jun-sang and his father (Demick, 18). Rigorous studies and career oriented path leaves no time for girls or dating (Demick, 19). Both of Jun-sang’s parents were born in Japan (Demick, 32). They were part of “a cross section of Korean society” made up of people who were forced to support Japan in war efforts, high ranking people that have gone there to study, or immigration workers (Demick, 32). Propaganda stirred up an image

남북전쟁 후 공화당이 정치의 주도권을 장기간에 걸쳐 장악한 일은 그후 미국사회를 공업화하는 데 크게 도움이 되었다. 도시는 발달하고 교통기관도 확장되었다. 그러나 패전 후의 재건에 고심하는 남부는 여전히 농업사회로 남게 되었고 대(大)플랜테이션은 분할되었다. 해방된 흑인은 자본의 결여, 기술의 결여, 낮은 교육 수준 등으로 자립하거나 기간산업의 임금노동자가 될 수 없어 태반은 영세소작인이 되었다. 남부에 공업이 발달하여 흑인들이 공업 노동자가 된 것은 20세기에 들어와서부터이다.

The Europeans that have long since been referred to as “explorers” were conquerors. They should be considered conquerors because, although conquering may not have been what they had in mind when they set off, they did conquer new people and lands. They took lands that they did not own, and had no real right to take. They went as merchants, but decided to stay because they could make profits off the new land. They wanted the glory, for themselves and their country, of discovering and claiming a place not already claimed or known to the other European countries. Claiming and owning meant the most glory for the Europeans. They also thought that the Native peoples would be easy to convert to Christianity and would do as they were told. If they could control the lands and people, they basically owned the New Worlds anyway. With these all of these factors, conquering was inevitable.

South Korea is one of the strongest economies in the Asia. Economic growth is mainly driven by manufacturing and exports. Exports include automobile, semiconductors, computers, steel and petrochemicals. Imports include heavy machinery, steel and oil. According to Economy Watch, South Korea is the world 's 5th largest importer of oil, with 3 million barrels per day (4).

Gender, race, and class has always been a big concept throughout the years. These three categories determined a person’s future years ago. If you were black, you grew up to be a slave and all of your relatives who lived before you, lived to serve as a slave. Then if you were a woman, it was against the rules to see a woman working in the same capacity/ role as men. Their work was more domestic in nature.

South Korea loves sport, sport is not only a popular physical activity but is a significant social practice. Sport operates as an important cultural resource and produces and disseminates nationalism. Indeed, in recent years, south korea has shown competence in hosting, playing, and managing sport. South Korean athletes have created notable results at major international sport events. For example, since 1984, the national Summer Olympic team has unfailingly been ranked in the top 10 nations on the medal table, with the only exception being the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. The country has also produced a number of major world sporting events, including hosting

South Korea and America are two pressing and influential countries in the world, both with an expressible different history back grounds and present day cultural life style. While most of South Korea is notably similar to America in architect and popular culture, there are some huge divergences in our education system such as classroom atmosphere and student conduct, what a prototypical school day looks like and how many hours we study, and our college placement assessments.

So, if I make the fried Kim-chi with the Kim-chi from a market, it is just not tasty as much as the one that my mom made. Yet, however the taste of it, every time I eat Kim-chi, it reminds me of my mom’s caring for me and the fact that I am Korean. Because when she tried to make me eat Kim-chi, she always used to say like ‘oh, Koreans should eat Kim-chi.’ By that time, however, what she said did not really come across my mind. Since all the people around me were Korean, I did not really know what being Korea means. But now I am in America, and being ‘Korean’ becomes one of the unique characteristics that represent me.

Thesis Statement: Though South Korea may be a small country, the style of cuisine, community culture, and generosity are just a few uniquenesses that outshine its stature.

이러한 착화 가능성이 있는 환경에서는 불길, 담배나 전기 스파크처럼 어떠한 점화의 요소도 돌발적 화재나 폭발의 원인이 될 수 있다.

South Korean are very cautious in consuming their food or buying certain products. Typical Korean cuisine usually consist of ‘kimchi’ (fermented cabbage), ‘gochujang’ (fermented chili sauce), less salt, less sugar, and less condiments because it considered bad for health. In terms of other

South Korea appears in the first quadrant of Figure 2.2 in which states that the country has a culture with relatively larger power distance and lower individualism. South Korea has a relatively large power distance due to the country’s strong emphasis in respecting for one’s elders and superiors. This cultural belief is deeply

When I was my 15 years, I watched my first Korean dorama. Then I did not know how it would exert an impact on my fate and view of life. This was the world-famous “Boys over flowers”, which became an occasion of my acquaintance with the country of morning freshness. I strongly believe that my life transformed for better and blossomed after watching this Korean dorama was watched by everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. It drew me in this world – the world of Korean drama, Korean pop and Korean cinema. Knowledge about Korea was increasing more and more gradually and new sides of Korea were opened. I found out the country is famous not only of the Korean wave, Hallyu, but also of kimchi, various traditional food, colorful nature and combination of tradition and modernity. And some pieces of the Korean culture and language are quite similar

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