Kim Jong-il Essays

you, Comrade Kim Jong-Il! We cannot live without you. Our country cannot exist without you!” are sung by North Korean citizens everywhere ("No Motherland Without You."). Throughout Kim Jong-Il’s reign, this song was one of the many sources of propaganda used to brainwash their country’s citizens. Propaganda was just one of the many ways in which a country ruled under a dictatorship kept its undivided power, and sustained its citizens to be adaptable to whatever they wanted. Kim Jong-Il was one of the

Emily Brown Mr. Sowden English 12A 18 October 2016 Power, Greed and Ambition Found in Macbeth In Macbeth, the characters´ greed and initial impulses drive them. Rarely do they consider the serious repercussions for their actions. Macbeth and his wife in particular stopped at nothing, killing multiple people in their way for Macbeth to become king. This puts them in a state of a dangerous rage, leaving a trail of lies and terror behind them. This state leads to consequences and a dramatic downfall

Iran and their development of nuclear weapons technology. The chief of The Los Angeles Times. “In 1984, George Orwell wrote of a world where the only color to be found was in the propaganda posters. Such is the case in North Korea. Images of Kim Il-sung are depicted in vivid colors. Rays of yellow and orange emanate from his face: he is the sun”. Barbara Demick. There are many reasons why the United States and other nations should come together and stop North Korea and Iran from getting nuclear

As types of government varies throughout the world, basic levels of freedom vary along with it. Freedom of the press, otherwise known as journalistic freedom, is in part with these basic freedoms. The country of Norway has one of the highest levels of press freedom in the world. Essentially, journalistic censorship in this egalitarian society is absent. Most laws in Norway, in relation with the dissemination of information, are put into place in favor of the citizen’s right to the access of transparent

The book The Butcher’s Tale: Murder and Anti-Semitism in a German Town, written by Helmut Walser Smith, is both an investigative and reflective book. The plot of the book is taken from a real story, and personally I believe that, it is this element that had made the book easy and flowing to read. On March 11, 1900; a young Protestant male, called Ernst Winter, disappeared from a German town named Konitz (Poland today), and four days later on March 15 some parts of his body were found. The body

SECTION I: Alexander III of Macedon who is also known as Alexander the Great. He was born in July of 356 BC to Queen Olympias and King Phillip II of Macedon. As a young child Alexander the Great was tutored by the famous Greek philosopher, Aristotle. At a very young age he aided in the Battle of Chaeronea alongside his father. Also, at a young age his father King Phillip II of Macedon, Alexander’s father, was assassinated and subsequently died. Alexander became king of Corinthian League by eliminating

allegorical novella, George Orwell effectively uses the character of Squealer to portray Stalin’s use of propaganda during the Russian Revolution; in the present day, this employment of fear and card-stacking is seen in North Korea under the rule of Kim Jong Un. II. Historical Background (Seven-Ten Sentences)

Are we being misled like the proles in 1984? The way information is received plays a huge role in people's everyday lives. In the novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four “by George Orwell, the people of Oceania are being misled by the government because of the way the government distribute information. Like in the novel, in the country North Korea the government also controls the way information is distributed. When government controls everything that people rely on for information it becomes difficult to know

It was your typical hot and humid saturday night in the town of El Dorado,Texas. Kim Ji sat impatiently at the bar waiting to see if one of the many girls he had been with, would give him a call back.You see Kim Ji is a North Korean who left his country right before the war of 2018. He came to work in the oil business with dreams of soon starting his own welding company up. Kim Ji had accumulated up enough to money from all his valuables over sea’s to put money towards a business loan of $500,000

One of the most important factors in fairy tales are the important and basic needs of mankind, mainly- food, home, and clothes. Most of the fairy tales are based on the absence or presence of at least one of the components. Authors have written about the society norms and cultures during their time on account of these details. For example, in Beauty and the Beast by De Beaumont, the author has widely used the components of clothing and jewelry to express the people’s greedy and selfish nature. Beauty’s

Throughout the Russian history multiple cultures emerged. In the novel, The Golden Lynx written by CP Lesley, the reader is able to see two different cultures. There are similarities and differences between the steppe nomadic life and the life of the sedentary Muscovite life. The steppe nomadic life is portrayed through the Tatars, meanwhile the sedentary Muscovite life is portrayed through the Russians. Furthermore, the characters used within the novel are fictional, but the backdrop of the novel

During the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis took place. It was when two superpowers were close to causing a nuclear war. Its main origin was when the United States invaded Cuba, on April 10, 1961; which is also known as the Bay of Pigs invasion. After the invasion, previous Prime Minister; Fidel Castro of Cuba, was ‘paranoid’ because he felt like America was planning another attack. So in order to protect his nation, he sought military and economic help from the Soviet Union. Late president Nikita

Susan Jacoby is greatly known for her reputation work in “A First Amendment Junkie” published in 1978. She is recognized in the society, especially by women because of writing a reputational essay which reflects her open views and ideas relating to the censorship of pornography in the society. Her argument is that first amendment is the most important thing and that censorship is a wrong thing. In her essay, Jacoby stands by her belief that it is very wrong to suppress any form of censorship against

The Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules 2011, functioning in addition to the Act, arguments the capacity of the Indian Government to proscribe ‘hate speech’. It is worth noting that disparate existing ‘hate speech’ provisions, they explicitly prohibit the ‘hosting, display, uploading, modification, publication, transmission, updating, or sharing’ of any information which, as per clause 3(2)(b) of the Rules, is ‘blasphemous’; such judicious reference to ‘blasphemy’ is unprecedented

The move that changed my life Well, who likes to move from one place to another place? Well I am not a big fan either. Also moving from one place to another in the city is painful, I realized that when I helped my cousin to move from one apartment to another. I feel it’s too much work such as bag packing, carrying, organizing everything and many other things. Also takes a long time. But it does have an impact on our lifestyle, even if it’s a move in the same city or different state or country. Everyone

Corruption and Power William Shakespeare utilized his novels and writings to analyze certain aspects of the human condition. There are many underlying themes that he brings to light in his works, in hopes of trying to inform his audience of some of the more common problems that face humans. Within Shakespeare’s Hamlet, one of the more common themes of the book is that of power and how it corrupts people. This theme becomes obvious after the betrayal of King Hamlet by his brother, Claudius, in order

Next, although Macbeth and Kim Jong-il are very successful in ruling as leaders, they are not accepted by the people of their countries or people of other countries. Their actions and the ways they treat others while on the throne allows people to truly see the kind of men they are. Millions of people die because of Kim Jong-il due to the lack of food he provides for his nations. Many nations disliked Kim Jong-il’s North Korea, especially the 43rd president of the United States of America, George

to escape food shortage. Since he left family behind in South Korea he does not show his face. Sun Mu is his alias. One of Sun Mu most controversial piece is on the floor of a art gallery. There spread is a paper painted with the names Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il over the concrete floor of the art gallery. The sheets are at the gallery 's entrance so that in order to view his work visitors must step on the names of North Korea 's late leaders. Stepping on the names of the leaders he spent much of

and alter our decisions in life when we are faced with questions. These often tense situations in which one must decide based off of their morals are frequently present in literature. Your Republic is Calling You, written by Young-Ha Kim is no exception. In the novel, Kim Ki-Yong, a North Korean spy in Seoul must decide which way his life will turn based off an email supposedly from North Korea. The moral question that Ki-Yong is faced with is “are we every really free to make our own decisions?” which

At the core of the controversy surrounding The Interview  and what we think is the reason Sony was hacked and Guardians of Peace threatened violence against theaters that show the movie is less than a favorable depiction of Kim Jong-Un. They portray Kim Jong-Un as an American pop culture-loving, goofball dictator who still has deep feelings about his relationship with his deceased dictatorial dad. They see him as a god among men as North Korean legend dictates.What I find pretty funny because Katy