Letter To A Korean Soldier

After finishing my training at specialist camp thousands of soldiers including me were taken to this new place known as western front. And you might not like it but the French are going to fight the Germans with our help. That is the reason I wasn’t able to write in such a long period of time and still didn’t had time but was forced by Albert. Nowadays, he is working at the anti-aircraft station shooting down enemy blimps. This gives us time to prepare ourself for the attack and plan our strategy.

In a gripping tale of the horrors that take place in the labor camps of North Korea, Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden retells Shin Dong-hyuk's life in Camp 14 and his miraculous escape. Unlike others who managed to escape North Korea, Shin is the first to have been born inside of one of the concentration camps. Since he grew up inside the camp, Shin was never exposed to any of the North Korean propaganda. The book follows Shin’s entire life up to the time of publication, starting with his time in the camp, then his escape, and finally his life after arriving in South Korea.

“Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood”, is an extremely valuable novel. The novel, written by Richard E. Kim, focuses on a young Korean boy who lives during the Japanese colonization before World War II. Korea itself was under Japanese rule from 1910 until Japan surrendered in August of 1945. The way the Japanese colonized the Koreans was ruthless; not only did they drive fear into their hearts through physical threats, they also struck fear by manipulating their culture, their educational system, and using psychological threats to really put the Koreans under their thumb. The Japanese did not just colonize the Korean people; they began to turn them into another sect of the Japanese race. They took the Korean’s names, their religion, their language, they took their entire culture away and forced them to accept the Japanese way of life in hopes that they would not fight back, and that they would be completely under control in the Japanese rulers. They were successful too, as their reign lasted more than a few decades. “Lost Names: Scenes From a Korean Boyhood”, details that time in Korean history on a very personal and intimate level, and shows how terrifying colonization can be, in regards to the emotional and cultural condemnation by the Japanese people on the Koreans. The quote that is used in the third question prompt, “the real force of colonization comes not through physical coercion, but

For this journal, my target audience was anyone that was thinking of returning to school, regardless of their age, or affiliation and wanted it to be as personable as possible. I stated in my essay that my superiors pressed me to attend classes, and even I try to encourage my Soldiers to take college courses. However, the truth is, our encouragement is more of a forcing since we know better, and any decent leader wants them to achieve more than you have in your career. This paper allowed me to share my story of deciding to come back to college and hopefully, each person that is having a difficult time deciding can be at ease that they are not the only ones, which will ultimately change my approach when talking to Soldiers.

Counting the years, it is necessary to mention that it passed more than sixty years since the beginning of the war on the Korean peninsula. Throughout the war, many individuals has different interpretations on how the war really went down. Some blamed the United States for causing the war, however Brian Myers looked further and discovered that originally they (the people) did not blame America for starting the war. The only reason why the United States got involved in the Korean War was to provide aid to South Korea. The Americans aligned with the Korean conservatives in the South, while the Soviets sided with the liberals in the North. Undergoing and visualizing all of the facts that was provided proves how the Korean War began and who really started it. Afterall, the relationship between North Korea and the United States isn’t a steady relationship due to the fact that both countries don’t see eye to eye on certain agreements.

Not many people in society can empathize with those who have been in a war and have experienced war firsthand. Society is unaware that many individuals are taken away from their families to risk their lives serving in the war. Because of this, families are left to wonder if they will ever get to see their sons and daughters again. In a war, young men are taken away from their loved ones without a promise that they will get to see them again. The survivors come back with frightening memories of their traumatic experiences. Although some would argue that war affects families the most, authors, Tim O’Brien and Kenneth W. Bagby are able to convey the idea that war can negatively impact one’s self by causing this person long lasting emotional

“Soldier’s Home” by Ernest Hemingway is a story about a soldier named Harold Krebs having a hard time adjusting to civilian life after returning home from World War 1. Krebs stays overseas longer than the other soldiers and missed the greeting of the heroes in his hometown of Oklahoma City. Because he returned home later than expected, when Krebs felt the urge to talk to someone about his personal experience in the war, he discovered that everyone has already moved on and are no longer interested in the war. He finds himself isolated from society and later realizes that he has become a changed man. Krebs rejects religion, women, and love after returning home.

Lost Names: Scenes From A Korean Boyhood by Richard E. Kim is an autobiographical fictionalization of the author’s youth in Japanese occupied Manchuria. Though not a traditional autobiography, the author tells his own story through the eyes of a nameless young man. The story takes place between 1932 and 1945. The young man grows and changes from the start of the novel to the end and meditates on the nature of war, family, duty and education among other things. However, the most important aspect of the novel is the way in which it portrays the Japanese occupation and the state of the main character’s family as a result of it.

Throughout this course, I was able to assess and evaluate my weaknesses and strengths in writing. This class has truly brought out my ability to write, a skill I did not believe I had. I now know what it takes to become a college-level writer. Also, at the beginning of the course I did not particularly enjoy writing. Now, however, I have a greater respect for

It is too terrible to be called a human affair; I pray it ends soon, so must you. The Germans try to capture our trenches and we try to capture theirs, with no one actually being able to get hold of the other’s. A futile exercise, slaughtering dozens of men in but a few minutes.

I want to thank you for the respect you have shown to the veterans. They deserve all the praise and thanks they can get. Congratulations one your first year. I also started as a corrections officer prior to being hired at the police department, where I currently work. It is good that you are pursuing your degree early in your career. It is a smart move on your part. I wish I would have made the decision years earlier. Good to meet you and I look forward to reading more posts.

About a two years ago America had been dragged into the European conflict called the Great War. The war was like the one the world had never seen, and it war had claimed millions of lives and my brother had been drafted into military service. It had also caused many house wives to work in factories. As I got to 12th St. took a left and headed down Gorman Rd. Which was my least favorite house to deliver to because of the steep hill. I pedaled up the hills, my legs burning, and stopped on the side of the road just halfway up the hill. I wheezed and looked up the rising sun ‘Gotta hurry’ I sighed to myself. I sped up the hill, reached into my bag and threw the paper to the left. I felt the bag and smiled to myself, in the bag an extra newspaper. I smiled to myself and thanked my boss Gerald.

I began this course with goals to significantly improve my writing. I knew there were challenges for me to overcome, because I have not written much at all since high school, which has been more than twenty four years ago. Nonetheless, I was up for the challenge and each week I made sure to do exactly as instructed in the weekly syllabus, reading each every assignment very carefully. At first I felt overwhelmed, but as I completed the homework and discussion post assignments for the weeks prior to the major papers, the overwhelming feelings subsided and I concentrated on each task at hand.

For the Oral History Project, I am interviewing my dad. My dad has been personally impacted by the legacies of the Korean War. He has heard stories about the Korean War from his grandmother. His grandmother had gone through the Japanese occupation – where her family lost their land - and the Korean War – where she had to go down to Pusan. My dad has been raised hearing these stories about how bad the Japanese treated Korean people during their occupation. His grandmother was also heavily against the North Koreans who burned down her house during the Korean War.

My return to Korea in the summer of 2001 was nothing short of a culture shock. I was in a country I thought I had learned by heart. It was the country I always rooted my identity and pride from. I wasn’t ready for the shock. I