Is it Really as Volatile As We Think? The relationship between the US and North Korea has been fraught with tension for many years. This paper explores the history of the relationship while discussing possible causes for the tension.
12/4/2006
Introduction
How many have ever felt abandoned or bullied? Ever feel both from the same person over a long period of time? Did you ever try to resolve those issues with the other person? Were you told the person may not have realized they were treating you in such a manner? Who would be truthful, you with your feelings or that person giving these responses? Both of you are truthful, as each of you sees it.
In this speech, I am going to use the goings on between North Korea and the United States to show that truths are relative to our frame of reference, starting first with a little history into the relationship, followed by examples of actual activities that are interpreted by different viewpoints based on the experiences each person has had. I will conclude with the interpretations I have made about the current events.
Main Points
1 Treaties: Agreements to be friends
Kim Young-Sik, Ph.D. "A Brief History of the US-Korea Relations Prior to 1945"
October 21, 2006 http://www.kimsoft.com/2003/us-kr-relation.htm
On March 24, 1882, was signed a treaty known as the Chemulpo Treaty of Amity and Trade , the first article of which loftily proclaims - "Corea and the United States of America hereby establish everlasting amity and friendship between the two peoples."
The Treaty involved more than
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