Differences Between Usa And North Korea

In the book Northing to Envy, Barbara Demick describes North Korea as an undeveloped country. “You can see the evidence of what once was and has been lost…” (4,Demick) The North Koreas aren’t up to the modern world and still haven’t learned that all humans need rights to be happy. Many aspects of human rights are broken in North Korean society that affect the people negatively, making them feel violated.

The United States has a complex government that builds on democracy whereas North Korea has communism centered on totalitarian rule. Both had their conflicts during the past and still are struggling in the future. Even though their government has two different sides to tell about they too have some similarities. One country having majority rule and the other having "political authority [whom] exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life" (definition: totalitarianism at dictionary.com). Going through the growth of their economy, the citizens are opening their eyes each and every day to a government that has different branches with their checks and balances, exposure to several political parties, having their civil

Also the lack of jobs has led to the majority of the people to be below the poverty line. And the ones with jobs do not get paid much or at all due to government corruption. For example, “Men are forced to work long hours for the government, often without pay, and those that don’t show up for work risk imprisonment”. Which has led to men working worthless jobs and women becoming the breadwinners of the families but still not having the same respect as men. The North Korean government is forcing these men to work for free while their families have no food to eat. Brainwashing and propaganda are also major aspects of the regime to keep the people scared of the world outside North Korea, namely the United States, Japan and South Korea. As shown, “Ak (evil) may be the single most commonly used word to describe Americans. The derogatory term nom, similar to calling someone a bastard, is inevitably attached to the end of any word referring to Americans”. Children from a young age are taught to refer to Americans in such manner to install fear in them to always distrust Americans and their aid. Americans are the worst of the worst type of people, according to the Kim regime, because they prevented the reunification of the two Koreas. Followed closely behind by the Japanese, since there is still resentment from the Japanese colonial rule. South Korea is not as

The country of North Korea compares rather closely to the world in Ayn Rand’s Anthem. Both nations of people are very closed off from the community and the outside world. The citizens only know about what the government officials want them to know about. In North Korea everyone depends upon and worships their leader, Kim Jong Il, almost as though he is their god. They all only depend on what they classify as “we” and they rely only on that because they do not have access to anyone else or even know what it means to be an individual. In both the book and North Korea, the citizens are locked down and watched with a careful eye. Breaking the rules in Anthem would send you to the Uncharted Forest, which is very similar to what happens to those

North Korea is ruled by a leader named Kim Jong II. North Korea is like an isolated country that are being brained wash by their one leader Kim Jong II. People are taken and are taught in a young age on who to rule and who are the bad people and have hate towards the US. North Korea has false fantasy about the US making

North Koreans are sent to these camps if they commit a crime against the government or if they are related to someone who has committed a crime against the government. In fact, if a North Korean commits a political crime, up to three generations of their family can be punished for it as well! Up to a total of 120,000 people, the population of Abilene, have been estimated to be held in these horrendous prison camps in which citizens suffer beatings, are forced to work, and deal with the fact that up to quarter of the prisoners die each year. Their own end is just around the corner. The mass deaths may be caused by the fact that prisoners are starved. Because of minimal food, prisoners who are left alive look like walking skeletons. Once, a prisoner who managed to escape their camp was hunted down, dragged back to camp while tied to a truck, and executed for his crime. North Korean officials deny that these brutal camps exist. If these testimonies are true, it’s clear as to why North Korea wouldn’t want the world to know about their camps. Terrible actions comparable to Nazi concentration camps happen in brutal North Korean prison

The citizens of North Korea have little if any rights. They are not allowed to speak their opinions especially about the government. If they speak ill of the government they will be killed. As well as no freedom of speech nearly all property belongs to the state. A modern independent judicial system does not exist due to the ways their dictatorship is ruled. They have no Religious freedom at all, they must practice the religion that their dictator says.

Imagine a life living in North Korea. A country so isolated and cut off from the rest of the world. After many years after the war, North Korea and America have not been at a complete truce. North Korea holds America responsible for tearing their country into two parts, North and South. Nevertheless there are many similarities and differences between America and North Korea.

The government claims that citizens get the full amount of basic rights and claim that DPRK has the best rights in the world ( Federal Research Division, 172-175). Contrary to what they said, the DPRK is one of the most repressive governments on the face of the earth. Their constitution claims that they get freedom of religion, speech, press, and more ( 175-176). The North Korean government instead ignores every single word in their own constitution (United Nations Human Rights Council 3). The Supreme People’s Assembly meets only once a year ( Federal Research Division, 175-176). The current state of modern North Korea is based off the policy of aggression, fear, and governmental brainwashing. (Daily Mail Reporter). North Korean citizens can and will be placed in a labor camp if they do anything that goes against the regime (“North Korea”). Not only can North Korean citizens get placed in a labor camp for going against the regime, but foreigners can and will be placed in a labor camp for committing that crime, too (David Brunnstrom). In the North, the government boasts about many of their so-called achievements and superiority over the others. Their media constantly shows how plentiful and how powerful the country is (“Kim Jong Un's New Year Address”). Videos and images of industry, food, technology, and stocked stores picture the country as a perfect

The citizens of North Korea have no exposure to the outside world and according to their leader, Kim Jong Un, they are the pinnacle of the world. The residents- North Korea have little to no access of outside information and due to the misinformation they are exposed to they are lead to believe their country is normal and thriving while they are probably one of the worst off countries. Calling back to the fact that the people are kept on the verge of famine, this constant feed of misinformation and propaganda, Kim Jong Un is able to keep his citizens docile and unexposed to the rest of the world, with his position as leader

North Korea is seen as a country that stands out of every other country in the sense that, it distances itself from the world and this has led its people to great suffering. North Korea was much more careful. Foreign reporters especially Americans were rarely allowed inside (Harden, 7). The reason I like the book "Escape from Camp 14" is because the story was amazing, very informative and on point and uncovers some horrible things about the present North Korean regime. North Korea is a state that likes to keep its affairs strictly private.

So, what we have learned is that North Korea is massively corrupt. North Korea is also a very poor country as well as a very destructive one. Everything there is monitored to the point when there is no privacy. It’s a big example of a mislead country. They not only have the nuclear power to cause mass devastation, but are currently testing out nuclear weapons and aren’t scared of causing acts of terrorism. They even use fear tactics on their own people. Now, compare North Korea to North America and you can see the differences. In conclusion, be glad that you live in such a privileged

North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, is located in East Asia and has a population of approximately 24,983,205. The Korean Peninsula has remained divided since the end of World War II in 1945. Though both sides came to agree on a truce in 1953, North and South Korea are technically still at war today. North Korea consists of mostly mountainous terrain and valleys that are not heavily populated. The capital city of Pyongyang is a modernized city, bearing many high-rise apartment buildings as well as urban streets and broad avenues. Since 1948, North Korea has transformed from an agricultural economy into a semi-industrialized economy. Due in part to its political isolation, North Korea is one of Asia’s poorest

In the United States, Americans are given the freedom to communicate through social media, which has taken away the priority of verbal communication. In other cultures, namely North Korea, communication isn’t allowed through technology. North Korea is a communist country making technology unattainable due to its isolation from the rest of the world. The life of a typical North Korean is simple: do what the government expects. Quite the opposite, in the United States an average American can do and say what they believe in. In the realm of communication, both countries have their differences and similarities; language, individualism, power distance, gender roles, and other aspects make North Korea diverse.

State media sources are tightly controlled so as to prevent the North Korean public from accessing any information that does not come from the country's strict government bureau of information, and this means that many North Koreans are grossly misinformed about the position of North Korea in the world and believe, for example, that their meagre lifestyles are preferable to the terrible conditions in other countries. Visitors to North Korea routinely report tight levels of control, with mobile phones confiscated for the duration of the visit and all movement tracked by an official government-supplied 'tourist guide'.