Culture of Korea

While studying Theology in South Korea, I obtained an opportunity to translate one of Saint Basil the Great’s writings, Ad Adolescentes from Greek into Korean with two professors, and write a thesis on his educational thoughts. Basil’s writing was for educating adolescents in the fourth century including his nephews, who were experiencing conflicts regarding whether they could read the pagan literatures or not. In his writing, Basil underscores the importance of the pagan works from which Christians

Culture of North Korea North Korea has a vast and growing culture. With a population of 24 million citizens living in this isolated area, most of them are ethnically Korean even with China being such a close neighbor. With such a dense population, the same believes and religion practiced throughout its nation. North Korea is located in eastern Asia with approximately 55% in the north. The Sea of Japan borders North Korea’s eastern shore and the Yellow sea boarders the western portion of the land

South Korea is one of the most homogeneous countries in the world, in which it has its own culture, language, and customs that are different from other Asian countries. In South Korea, the citizens greatly value hard work, filial piety, and humility in their daily lives. South Koreans are very proud people in which they pride themselves in their traditional culture and their financial success. South Koreans have certain etiquettes and manners that are highly esteemed in their culture. Like Japan

Culture today is not like the culture in ancient times, but some of the things they had back then are still around today. Culture includes all aspects of daily life, including: religion, art, entertainment, music, food, traditions, and social expectations. The cultures in ancient Rome and ancient Korea were vastly different from one another. This was due to the fact that both Rome and Korea are in different parts of the world, and as a result their food, traditions, and celebrations were unique to

for the newly-established Essilor Korea for six months. Earlier he has been working in Singapore and China for eight years. Now he feels that during his time in Korea he has achieved very little and he has issues with his team and the CEO. Cross-Cultural issues Even though the US citizen Stephen Shawler had spent many years working in Asia the cultural differences between US and Korea are on a grand scale and has apparently affected his situation in Essilor Korea and created conflicts and issues

The Japanese occupied Korea in 1910 after many years of struggle between different countries. Throughout the centuries there were multiple events that lead to this colonization. The events became disordered in 1864, when King Kojong ascended to the throne. He was too young, so his father Taewon-gun became the de facto ruler. His goals were to re-establish the power of the government, develop a policy of national exclusionism and continue to persecute the Catholics. During his rule, western men came

globe. Having been born in the U.S. then immigrating to Korea, Hong gives a unique dual perspective on the changes Korea has undergone in the past decades. Korea today has a reputation of being modern technology hub, but this was not always the case. In fact, as Hong describes, the majority of the social, technological, and economical advancements came about within the past thirty years. Euny Hong details her experiences and observations as Korea traveled at a breakneck speed from a third world country

Mongol invasions during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, and, most recently, Japanese Colonization from 1910 to 1945. (Soh, 2006) This has caused the people of Korea to adapt parts of other cultures while still maintaining a strong cultural identity of their own. Korea is considered one of very few homogenous cultures within the world. With the

reason, being an immigrant from Korea has been a big part of my identity as an individual and student. My move from South Korea to the United States was to this day the hardest, most stressful event of my whole entire life. At the age of six, I gave up the comfort of my friends, culture, and home to move to a country halfway across the world. Korea was everything I knew and loved. Having never set foot outside of the country, all my dreams and aspirations were set in Korea. Although I was a fickle child

Compare and Contrast Throughout childrearing, dating, marriage, and divorce, Korea shares many similarities with the United States, but remnants of their past traditional values have become intertwined with the new ideologies gaining traction in Korea, creating their own unique culture. Starting with childrearing, at home in both countries, children are spending a large amount of their time playing different games, and video games are taking over an ample amount of that time. Meanwhile, parents