15/01/15

Kim Il- Sung

• viewed as a god
• establishment of "cult of personality"
• people are required to show extreme devotion to him 
• during early part of his rule, the state destroyed over 2000 Buddhist temples and Christian churches 
• He son is Kim Jong - Il (1941 - 2011)

Kim Jong - Il

• ruled from 1994 - 2011 as Supreme Leader 
• He's son is Kim Jong - Un

Kim Jong - Un

• Born in 1983
• became Supreme Leader December 17, 2011, after the death of his father 
• 32 years old - the world's youngest head of state 
• attended school in Switzerland 
• love basketball and computer game

Military 

• China - 2,285,000
• United State - 1,369,532
• India - 1,325,000
• North Korea - 1,190,000
• Russia - 766,000

North Korea - Nuclear weapons

• North Korea withdrew from NPT(Nuclear Non - Proliferation Treaty) in 2003
• In order of acquisition of nuclear weapons these are: the US, Russia, the UK, France, and China 

Cult of personality 

• nearly all music, art, and sculpture in Korea are glorified "Great Leader" Kim Il - sung, whose personality cult was then being extended to his son, "Dear Leader" Kim Jong - Il
• the song "No Motherland Without You", sung by the North Korean Army Choir, was created especially for Kim Jong - Il and is one of the most popular tunes in the country.  

15/01/14

Kim Il-Sung (1912 - 1994)

• ruled from 1948 - 1994
• Prime Minister 1948 - 1972
• President 1972 until death

Under Kim Il - sung 

• Kim Il - Sung viewed as a god
• establishment of "cult of personality"
• The people are required to show extreme devotion to him
• during early part of his rule. the state destroyed over 2000 Buddlist temples and Christian churches

Passing the torch

• Kim Jong - Il（1941 - 2011）
• ruled from 1994 - 2011 as Supreme Leader 

The mythology of Kim Jong - Il

• Birth was heralded by a swallow
• learned to walk at the age of 3 weeks and talking at 8 weeks

The present Supreme Leader 

• Kim Jong - Un
• Born in 1983
• become Supreme Leader December 17, 2011, after the death of his father 
• 32 years old - the youngest head of state in the world

Country and the number of soldiers 

China 2,285,000

United State 1,369,532

India 1,325,000

North Korea 1,190,000

Russia 766,000

 

15/01/10

I want to powwow today and I just wanna said their cloths are so pretty. There are colorful and beautiful. And here are some picture I took today:

 

15/01/08

Today we watch a video about North Korea.

North Korea is a country which near by China, Russia, and South Korea. And it was built at 1948. There was three president in North Korean history, Kim ll sung, Kim Jong ll, and Kim Jong un.

I think North Korea is a pretty strange because everything in this country are control by government. The news in there newspaper are fake. The photos about there life are also fake. North Korean government does not allow any people in this country travel to other country, even to some city. And they also does not allow the people from other country come for travel. The people in North Korea totally are cut the relationship with the world by the government. 

15/01/07

I was not here on Monday so I don't have any note. Here are the note from Suky:

Korea - North and South

• 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

• Pyongyang (capital) has a population of 3.2 million people

15/01/05

I didn't go to school today because My plane was late and I get home is today morning. And I didn't sleep about 20 hour.