Essay about Korean Dog Eating Tradition

American Barbeque, Pulgoki is usually made from beef, pork, sometimes chicken, and also other more exotic meats like cow tongue. Unlike American Barbeque, Korean Pulgoki is almost always thinly sliced and cooked on a built in grill on the table where it will be served. Kalbi, a type of Pulgoki, is made from thinly sliced beef short ribs. When eating Pulgoki or Kalbi, it is customary to cook the meat then move it on to a small dish containing either sweet or sour sauce. It will be left in the dish until…

educated, Dr. Sygman Rhee.5 The Soviets withdrew from North Korea in 1949. They left a communist dictatorship with a well trained, well armed, North Korean-Soviet army. In fear of the North Koreans newly developed strength, the U.S. left South Korea with some small arms and military advisors. American troops left Korea at the end of 1949.6 Both the North Koreans and the Russians wanted to overthrow South Korea to expand their empire. Above all, Russia had a chance to oppose its economic and military rival…

The USA did not provide an air force for the South Koreans as they too did not want Syngman Rhee to abuse his advantageous position. In 1949, Mao had just led a communist government to victory in a Chinese civil war, leaving the defeated Chinese nationalists in exile on the island of Taiwan (Formosa). This precedent where the Americans failed to stop the spread of Communism resulted in criticism of Truman's apparent soft approach towards the dangers outlined in the…

The majority of Korean women seem to have come from lower-class worker and farmer families. Korean and other Asian women were assigned to lower-ranking soldiers, while Japanese and European women were reserved for higher-ranking officers (Watanabe). This obviously portrays the condescending attitude the Japanese had toward Koreans. Japanese military leaders formulated the concept of comfort women in order to stop soldiers from committing sexual violence towards women they might encounter…

On June 25, 1950, the Korean War began when 75,000 North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) troops moved across the 38th parallel. Later that same day the United Nations demanded that North Korea withdrawal its forces and return to its borders. Kim Il Sung disregarded this and ordered his troops to press forward and by June 29, 1950, the capital of south Korean fell to the NKPA. The United States geared up for a war against communism. Not more than a day after Seoul fell, the US had officially entered…

all, ceramics reached new levels of quality and refinement. Porcelain making, introduced in late 11th century from China, was rapidly transformed by Korean artists into a distinctly Korean variant of Koryo Celadon. These unique blue green clay wares are regarded as among the most beautiful Asian porcelains ever produced. In the 12th century, the Koreans invented the technique of adding black or white clays into the celadon wares to produce delicate patterns of birds, flowers, and clouds.…

of the forces in South Korea. By August 2, the North Korean army had advanced to the Pusan Perimeter. The Pusan Perimeter was on the southeast corner of South Korea. This was one of the many turning points in the war because the North Koreans lost nearly 58,000 people. The UN ground forces were led by General Walker who attacked the North Koreans with reserves. US planes helped out by destroying the enemy from above. On August 6, the North Koreans succeeded in crossing the river that stopped them from…

Shamanism, a religion indigenous to the Korean people, was formed thereby influencing early Korean art, and is to remain influential throughout Korean history up to present history. Trading with China started at about 100 BC. Up to this time, Korean art remained distinctly different from its massive neighbor. Korean art reflected or was categorized, prior to Chinese influence, as Scytho-Siberian style. A style that is indigenous in the country of Scythia, near the Black and Aral Seas). The artifacts…

although crop production, especially rice production, was increasing most of these crops were being shipped out of the country. To make up for this loss, Koreans also began to increase the production of grains such as millet and barley for Korean use only. Under Japanese control, the way meals were eaten and served also changed Korean’s lives. Koreans began to eat only two meals a day during cold season and three a day during warm seasons. The meals became very repetitive with little variation on a day-to-day…

forward. Soon, Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, was captured. At this point, the end of the war appears to be in sight. China, however, did not like the close proximity that the battles were reaching to China. China threatened to send soldiers to assist North Korea if the United Nations didn’t back off from the Yalu River. In hopes of ending the war before Christmas, General MacArthur ignored China’s warnings and pressed forward trying to oppress North Korean forces to force them into surrendering…