Abstract This paper is about visiting Korea. The paper discusses Korean food and culture, tourism in the country, Seoul, the DMZ and reasons to visit Korea as a tourist. Tourist-friendly developments in the country are also discussed.
From the Paper "David Peterkofsky, writing in "Travel Age West", comments that the opening of a major international airport, the thawing of relations between North and South Korea and the ongoing commemoration of the Korean War are boosting Korea's visibility on the tourism landscape. Noting this convergence of tourism-friendly developments and preparing itself for the World Cup soccer tournament, the Korea National Tourism Organization launched its "Visit Korea" marketing program. Peterkofsky adds that judging from recently tallied visitor totals the year was not too shabby for Korea's tourism industry."
Abstract U.S. foreign policy is continuously evolving with each new president. However, for the most part, U.S. foreign policy has been based on the idea of containment. This idea of containment was quickly altered after the horrific attacks of 9/11. It appears the U.S. position on foreign policy was forced to change due to the revived "hot spots" in the Middle East and Korea. This paper discusses U.S. foreign policy towards Iraq and North Korea; however, the main focus of this paper examines why U.S. foreign policy has shifted to preemption from containment. The paper includes quotes by President Bush and Colin Powell.
From the Paper "Even with all these tensions, the U.S. continues to hold out that diplomacy will resolve the crisis on the Korean peninsula. The U.S wants open dialogue to be multilateral, involving South Korea, North Korea, Japan, and the Chinese. However, North Korea wants the talks to be unilateral between Pyongyang and Washington. The Chinese believe they are being rebuffed, and also believe that the peninsula ought to be nuclear weapons free. Chinese officials stated, "This will give us an opportunity to say to the North Koreans and world we"re not going to be threatened? (Bush, 4)."
Abstract This paper examines how the unification of Vietnam was a long and complicated process that involved many entities and individuals. It discusses the primary unification efforts, beginning in the 1940s through the early years of the 1970s. It looks at how these efforts involved three separate political entities: the communist-led nationalist movement known as the Viet Minh (the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, DRV), led by Ho Chi Minh and based in Hanoi in North Vietnam; the Saigon-based Republic of Vietnam (RVN), a collaborative effort between chief-of-state Bao Dai and Ngo Dinh Diem; and the Geneva Agreement of July 21st, 1954, that divided Vietnam into two cease-fire zones in the north and south, separated by the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) at the 17th parallel.
From the Paper "In August of 1945, at the end of World War II, the nationalist movement of the Viet Minh seized power in Hanoi, Hue and Saigon, for the Viet Minh had developed a military force and popular base during the Japanese occupation of Vietnam, and it quickly moved to secure political authority before the imminent arrival of the Allied powers. Emperor Bao Dai, the Japanese puppet, abdicated in late August, and on September 2nd, 1945, Viet Minh leader Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam's independence as the democratic Republic of Vietnam. As Phillip B. Davidson points out, Ho Chi Minh "quoted from the U.S. Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man, first issued in the mid 18th century, in order to give some legitimacy to the claims of the DRV that would bring Vietnam into the fold as an independent Asian entity" (156)."
Abstract This paper describes a fictitious adventure, which starts with a classified ad saying that the job would have travel opportunities, but never in the author's wildest dreams did he imagine that he would get to fly to Seoul, South Korea. The author's character carries a suitcase, which appears to have a few movies tapes, bootlegged fresh off the streets of New York,but the tapes and cassettes were suspicious looking, with cheap masking tape displaying the title in thick black sharpie. The police put a tape into a TV/VCR combo, and instead of "The Little Mermaid," there was a man standing in front of a group of 15 people with a North Korean flag behind drawing a map of the DMZ and of tunnels running throughout it. The story concludes that the day after the invasion was supposed to happen, the character was able to reach the American Embassy and get a plane home.
From the Paper "The reason I was so worried about the way my bag was handled was because it held very important...well, items, that I was to transport for my new job. The thing was that I wasn't allowed to know what items I was taking back and forth, so I couldn't risk even the smallest possibility of harming them. Sure, the job sounded a little shady at first, but once I learned I would be making $10,000 a week, plus free flight and hotel accommodations, I couldn't pass it up. Not to mention the hefty sum of student loans I still needed to pay off."
Abstract This paper discusses the strange environment of Korea's Cold War theme park at Panmunjom, the Korean demilitarized zone. The paper relates that it is also known as "Disney World Meets the Twilight Zone." The paper examines the historical importance of the site and looks at what it contains.
From the Paper "Korea's Cold War Theme Park, Described as "Disney World Meets the Twilight Zone:" Korea's cold-war theme park; "Panmunjom" is alternatively known as the "Joint Security Area", " JSA" or the "Truce Village." It was built in October on top of a village that was burned out during the war but that became famous for being the site where the Armistice Agreement was negotiated and subsequently signed by opposing commanders."
Tags: Korea, DMZ, Panmunjom, Joint Security Area, cold war, theme park, cease-fire
