Dokdo ("독도" in Korean)‚ also called the Dokdo island‚ is a group of islands in the East Sea (Sea of Japan). These islands are collectively called Dokdo. The name means a "rock island." Dokdo has been a Korean territory throughout all known history except during the Japanese occupation of Korea between 1905 and 1945. Dokdo is also called Liancourt Rocks after the French whaling ship‚ Le Liancourt‚ which rediscovered Dokdo on January 27‚ 1849. The Japanese name for Dokdo used to be Matsushima (松島)
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Ahn’s “Home Run: My Journey Back to Korean Food” is a touching narrative about how Ahn became reconnect to his native roots again through food. As he tells his story he states‚ “During my teenage years‚ after we moved to Los Angeles‚ I chose to downplay my ethnic roots” (24). I feel a lot of kids with a different ethnicity choose to do this at some point in their lives. I have witnessed it first hand with my brother that Ahn is not alone in this act. Not only have I noticed it within him‚ I‚ too
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culture‚ language‚ and customs that are different from other Asian countries. In South Korea‚ the citizens greatly value hard work‚ filial piety‚ and humility in their daily lives. South Koreans are very proud people in which they pride themselves in their traditional culture and their financial success. South Koreans have certain etiquettes and manners that are highly esteemed in their culture. Like Japan and China‚ the bow is the main custom of greeting someone. It is not only a form of greeting
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The Catalyst to the Korean War It is often thought of‚ as the “Forgotten War”‚ the Korean War took place between the years 1950-1953. Korea was a frequently fought-over peninsula in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Korea was dominated by China as a tributary nation for centuries‚ fought over by China and Japan in the first Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) and fought over again by Japan and Russia in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)‚ both wanting it for colonization. It was annexed
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Introduction to Sijo Korean literature is becoming popular in foreign lands. The globalization of Korean literature is good news to Korean poets and writers. Literature certainly has an important role to play in its portrayal of the relations between society and individual people‚ and it has a particularly vital social function in developing or underdeveloped countries. Korea has a proud and long-established literary tradition‚ but while it has produced many fine classical and contemporary works
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Cameron Fruehe 8/27/13 Dance 2 Absent Essay Zimbabwean Dance This summer‚ I got the insane opportunity to travel all the way over to Africa and I explored the country of Zimbabwe with my family and safari guide Craig. While in Zimbabwe I learned so much about how different their culture is from ours‚ and I even learned a bit about their types of dancing. In Zimbabwe‚ dancing is incredibly important and is a huge part of their culture and arts. Dance for them expresses their emotions
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Korean War Timeline (1950-1953) Date Venue Description March‚ 1950 Stalin agrees to invade North Korea Kim Il Sung ask permission to invade North Korea to Stalin. Stalin approves the permission. Stalin believe that US take part in Korea. June 25‚ 1950 North Korea invades South Korea North Korea get permission from Russia to invade South Korea. North Korea continues to invade until the capital city‚ Seoul. North Korea doesn’t have strong army June 25‚ 1950 President of North Korea executes 100‚000
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Korea; ruled by Kim Jong-Un‚ human rights are being violated.North Koreans are currently being tortured‚deprived of equality before
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Little‚ Brown and Company‚ 2008. Pp. 177-200. 2. Summary: First two parts of chapter seven tells that Korean airlines have a high rate of crashing. According to the record‚ the loss rete for Korean Air in the period 1988 to 1998 was more than seventeen times higher than in the same period of United Airlines. But it turned itself around since 1999. In 2006‚ Air Transport World gave the Phoenix Award Korean Air in recognition of its transformation. In this chapter‚ it’s going to conduct a crash investigation
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History of the Korean Broadcasting Early Stage(~1926) The first broadcasting of Korea was carried out by the Bureau of Post of the Chosun Trustee Government in 1924. At that time‚ the Bureau of Post acquired receiver and sender for the experimental broadcasting. The first experimental broadcasting was successful in November 1924 with 750 Kh/50W‚ and from 1925 on the Bureau of Post Wireless Laboratory broadcasted 4 times a week. the following year (1926) the Kyungsung Broadcasting Corporation
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