1/16

The test we took today I felt very good about. I studied a ton because I needed to do well on this test. Turns out studying actually does something good for you. Other than this test, this semester was a good one. I learned a lot of new material and honestly had a really good time in this class.

1/14

North Korea:

• Kim Il-Sung (1912-1994)
• ruled from 1948-1994
• he was viewed as a god
• establishment of "cult of personality"
• people are required to show extreme devotion to him
• Kim Jong-Il (1941-2011)
• ruled from 1994 - 2011 as Supreme Leader
• Kim Jong-Un born in 1983
• became Supreme Leader December 17, 2011, after death of his father
• 32 years old
• worlds youngest head of state
• they have nuclear weapons 

1/9

Today in class we watched the movie again. The movie is very interesting.

1/7

Today in class we went to Mr. Schick's TV room and watched a movie. The movie was actually pretty interesting. It's crazy how different things are in North Korea compared to in the U.S. Honestly, it is scary how much power their government has over the people that live there. It is also ridiculous how in the movie, the guy laid down to fit the whole statue in the picture, and they were going to kick him out of the country for it.

1/5

North Korea:

• hate South Korea
• oppressive government 
• very secluded and isolated from the rest of the world
• currently headed by Kim Jong-Un
• Kim Jong-Un did NOT like The Interview
• state-run socialist government that many consider to be Stalinist dictatorship
• official name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
• socialism is complete control, having complete control
• they are isolated by the GOVERNMENT
• they are a peninsula
• Pyongyang is the capital
• located at 39 degrees north (latitude)
• Bel Air, Maryland is also located at 39 degrees north 
• they don't even have lights to use at night
• people are cutting down so many trees for some fire wood to put some light in their homes
• no lights on the coast 
• at night, from a satellite view, North Korea looks like part of the ocean because of the lack of light
• reporters traveling to North Korea had to turn in their mobile phones at the border
• In February 2013, North Korean government enabled 3G access, but only for the foreigner visitors only
• pre-industrial level of technology 
• no surprise that North Koreans have such little access to electricity