Monday, January 5, 2015

First Blog of the New Year 2015

Today was the first day back from break. We started a new chapter and took some notes. Here are the notes that I took:

Korea - North and South

North Korea

  • oppressive government
  • very secluded and isolated from the world
  • currently headed by Kim Jong-Un
  • Kim Jong-Un didn't seem to like "The Interview"
Oppressive Government
  • State run socialist government that many consider to be a Stalinist dictatorship
  • Official name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
  • notice that they say "Korea," and not North Korea - they claim to be the legitimate rulers of the entire peninsula
Secluded and Isolated
  • isolated by the government
  • also somewhat isolated geographically
  • after all, they are on a peninsula
  • Pyongyang is the capital 
    • located at 39 degrees north (latitude)
    • Bel Air, Maryland is also located at 39 degrees north
  • utter lack of development in North Korea
  • Average money per year: $1,800
  • Pyongyang (capital) has a population of 3.2 million people
  • People don't have much electricity because most people are extremely poor to have more than a couple lights
  • Students are being taught that North Korea is the best and the United States is awful and we are very scared of them
  • Students are also taught false facts about their leaders
  • Internet is not allowed

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