last session w/Dr. Clayton Dube

[Anonymous]

A project I would like to do for either my World History or Gov./Econ. class is have them compare North and South Korea. After studying the differences between Communism/Socialism and Democracy/Capitalism, my students can compare the two Koreas. They would compare GDP, how people live, the political systems, the rights that people have or don't have, as well as other important factors in which data is available. They will write an essay in which they decide in which country they would rather live.

[Anonymous]

I've included the link for a really great graphic to show students on the divide between North and South Korea, by showing their electricity usage. A good way to relate it to our electronically connected students, would be to discuss what it feels like to camp ALL THE TIME. What I found surprising reading the information posted in the link was that the economic divide has impacted the North Koreans physical height development. The lack of access to food and the starvation that has occurred in the "Economically Planned" North, has caused South Koreans to be 4-7 cm shorter than their South Korean counterparts.

Link:
http://bigthink.com/ideas/21270

[Anonymous]

Yes, these are very good ideas. I am fascinated by these real world illustrations of how two very different schools of thought play out over time. It will be interesting to see what is yet to come as the pendulum of time continues to swing.

[Anonymous]

When the United States went to war against Japan in 1942, the United States reversed the immigration policy regarding chinese nationals. Nationalist chinese will be allowed to immigrate to the united States and become US citizens. In 1949, the communists took over China. The United States while fighting a Cold War with Russia, reverses the immigration policies closing the door to Chinese immigrants. In 1950, China invades the Korean peninsula, protected by the United Nations and the United States. This war lasted for three years ( 1950 - 1953) when an armistice was signed, dividing the peninsula between North and South Korea at the 38th parallel, stopping the war, with no winners. This war caused million of deaths among both sides. The US forces have remained in the South Korea area to protect any further invasion from North Korea or China. Japan, as result of their defeat by the United States in 1945, remained harmless. Tensions between China and the United States have remained damaging for over 20 years, when President Nixon went to China, met Mao, and the whole world of politics between China and the United States improved for good.

[Rob_Hugo@PortNW]

Dear all,

Tomorrow we are going to have our very last session of this seminar. Please share your thoughts here!

-Xin

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