National Treasures of South Korea

My experience volunteering at an orphanage in Korea taught me a lot about the Korean culture, the emotional trauma of an orphan, and the gratification of helping others. The learning experience created a great bond and understanding of the children. I was in the Beta club, we had to go to the Korean orphanage in order to get our community service hours, for a week. This orphanage was located at a Catholic church by owners Mrs. Lee and Mr. Sung. They spoke English very well and told us everything and how they started their own orphanage. They started out with nothing and they raised money by volunteering and that’s how they were able to own their orphanage. So all of the beta club members went in and we saw 75% girls and 25% boys. The reason to this was that the Korean couples would only adopt boys than girls. Its some kind of Korean tradition for the mother to have a boy first, the reason to this is that they think that the boy would carry on their legacy. I felt really bad for the kids at the orphanage. Feeling unwanted by the parents is a major trauma for these kids. I have noticed that these kids were not close and did not talk that much. Teaching these kids English was very hard, I would wonder if these kids are listening because they would just sit there and just look at you with out repeating anything. These kids had no smiles at all. I tries very hard to make these kids laugh but I failed to do so. So instead of a week, I decided to go back to the orphanage with some…

Living and Working in Korea Accepting a job in a foreign country can be exciting and adventurous, but problems can occur. One may have to make adjustments to personal cultures, business cultures, and team working issues. However, in this case study, Ellen Moore, unfortunately experiences all of these pressing issues when she takes a job in South Korea. Coming from the United States, Ellen was blind to the Korean culture and way Koreans did business, but she did her best to acquaint herself…

North Korea “Mysterious. Terrifying. North Korea is the most isolated country on earth... ‘the Dear Leader’, rules as a god-king. He controls the world’s fourth largest army and plutonium for nuclear weapons.” (National…) North Korea is an enigma; for outsiders, it is difficult to understand North Korea. However, after one takes a deeper look, one will see that there are many reasons for North Korea’s erratic behaviour. Since it was discovered, Korea has been a destination for the world’s most…

less than friendly circumstances. That is the Modus Operandi of South Korea, despite the nation’s relatively young age, and conditions of coming into existence; it is a major Asian power. Prosper in the face of adversity, with the odds stacked against you, when no one expects you to. Seeing where something comes from can shed light on how it became the way it is. When someone or something is faced with a lot of hardships, those obstacles can lead to something truly amazing. Looking at Korea’s…

and Sea of Japan, North Korea makes up for more than half of the entire area. Twenty percent larger than South Korea, at 46,540 square miles, it is comparable to the size of Mississippi. The vast majority of the land consists of mountains and narrow valleys, making it so only about one-fourth of the country to has inhabitants. Due to the deforestation of the land for agricultural purposes, it is becoming more and more susceptible to flooding; usually following the late spring droughts. With…

fight in South Korea right now is the clash between the labor unions and the Chaebol. The workers are subjugated to poor working conditions along with smaller wages. “Workers must work for a better life”[1], this statement seems correct at its inception but it lends a view into the average Korean blue collar worker. It paints the picture that by giving up their self-happiness and working hours upon hours for small wages, that they may be able to provide a better life for their families. “76%…

North Korea is not a place that most people really know about; they are a very closed-off country and are very secretive. Up until recently, many people didn’t even know of what North Korea is capable of. Recently, the production of the movie “The Interview”, has sparked much conflict between the company Sony and North Korea. The country is of violence, neglect, and power-hungry dictators. No one really knows the truth about North Korea, but what they do know is that North Korea is a country…

remains divided as a relic of poor international relations is Korea. Although Korea has always been historically divided into an industrious North, and agrarian South, the division has never been as hostile as it is today. Despite the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the supposed end of history which would see the liberal ideal triumph, the DPRK has continued to resist and maintain its independence to a certain degree. The Korean issue is one which is unlikely to be resolved in the near future.…

in two different situations, either you feed your greed off of those around you and climb to the top of the proverbial food chain, or you force those under you to serve your greed by keeping them in line with words like duty and loyalty. North Korea has been an independent country since 1945, and has since then feed it’s greed for power by forcing the loyalty of its people through lies and deceit. Layers of lies that fool it’s countrymen into feeling that their duty to country is more important…

reasons of the U.S.’s agreement with Japan’s occupation of Korea in the 1900s? → First, the U.S. had no vital military and diplomatic interests in Korea at that time. Even in the aspect of economics and commerce, Korea was not important compare to China and Japan. (p.15) Second, the U.S. disappointed with the deterioration situation in Korea, such as corrupt and incompetent bureaucrats, and even believed Koreans could not govern themselves. The U.S. hoped that Japan would remove corruption and…