Korean Air

Ethnic and national identities of Koreans in Kazakhstan by Yekaterina Pak On March 1 2013, in the apartment of my older brother, in small town in the north of Kazakhstan, everything was prepared for the celebration of my niece’s first-year birthday that Koreans usually call tol’. Small low wooden table was covered with different subjects symbolizing various good wishes for our little girl’s future: a spool of thread for long life, a book for knowledge, bowl of rice for prosperity, money for richness

Hoffman writes that Tomiyama was part of a “core group of artists that informed the first generation of Korean minjung artists,” and although she was criticized for being influenced by Western art, Tomiyama was nevertheless an important figure that contributed to the start of the artistic resistance movement. Another artist that is part of this core group

An Interview With a Korean-American on Cultural Differences In this interview Ben Bagley asks Theresa Han about the difference between Korean and American culture. Theresa is a teenager who recently moved to the United States so she has an excellent perspective for understanding the differences and similarities between these countries. [BAGLEY] This is Ben Bagley, and I'm going to interview Theresa Han about Korea. Could you introduce yourself? [HAN] My name is Theresa Han, I'm from

For data memo assignment, I have selected 10 people who I’ve contacted the most recently on Kakao Talk messenger app, which is the most popular and famous communication tool in South Korea. Unlike my expectation that density of my network would be very high, it was 0.263, which was way lower than my expectation. I believe the reason is because I have chosen 10 people who I’ve contacted the most recently, not who I feel most close to. International students in United States tend to hang out with

to Air, Water, Fire and Earth. Imagine having the ability to harness and bend each of these four elements into anything you desire. Each one of these elements has their own different but unique characteristic. They all have endless possibilities depending on how you decide to use each one of them. Let us start with the simplest one, the Air element. This element is really basic. Although Air bending sounds really simple there are a lot of things you are able to do with it. You can create air rushes

Communist North, or the Western South. South Korea was the gate to prevent the beast of Communism from spreading across the Pacific. With the fallout of the Korean War, it is still evident today that North Korea is still a country where the people are living in fear that each and every single American wants to kill them, while the South Koreans welcome us with open arms into their country. History During Korea’s Joseon Dynasty, the United States established diplomatic relations under the Treaty of

Few battles have affected the course of battle the way the amphibious attack at Inchon affected the Korean War. The United Nations were on the cusp of losing the war to the North Koreans. General MacArthur knew that in order to turn the tides of war, he had to take the initiative from the enemy using an unpredictable maneuver. High reward, however, also meant high risk. Many senior leaders worried that the battle was too risky. The terrain was near impossible to overcome and the United Nations forces

The Korean War was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea- the first conflict in history between two nuclear powers. On June 25, 1950, North Korean forces surprised the South Korean army and the small U.S. force stationed in the country, and quickly headed toward the capital city of Seoul. The Russian government, under Joseph Stalin, agreed to help North Korea when he knew that the U.S would not be involved. Two days later, the United States responded by pushing a resolution through the

bit less than five years after World War 2 ended, a crisis broke out on the Korean Peninsula. The Korean Peninsula had been divided after war. The two halves became separate nations—communist North Korea, and noncommunist, capitalist South Korea. (Resource #1) It was divided at latitude 38 degrees north, also known as the 38th parallel. (Resource #2) In June 1950, North Korean troops stormed south and seized the South Korean capital of Seoul (sohl). Originally, North Koreas goal was to bring South

n this psychological non-fiction book, Outliers: The Story of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell, he explains several different strategies and methods to achieve success. He is a firm believer in potential and opportunities; and that making the most of those opportunities is what ensures results. He focuses on time and opportunity as being significant in realizing potential, and believes in the motto “practice makes perfect” and refers to the “10,000-Hr Rule," in ensuring mastery of a skill. Gladwell