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JensHouck
Ms.Gardner
English10Period4
6November2014
TheTyrannyofNorthKorea
Introduction:
A. ImagineifyouwereacitizeninNorthKorea.Youcouldnotenjoythefreedoms,we
Americans,takeforgranted.Theminuteyouarebornintothemanipulativeatmosphere
ofNorthKorea,youarebombardedbyaggressivepropagandainthehopesthatyou
wouldtreatthegovernmentasyouwouldtoGod.Ifyoudontlivethewaythe
governmentwantsyouto,youaresusceptibletoacountlessnumberofpunishmentsat
thehandofthegovernment.Youwouldlivelifeasaconstant,worthlesspawnintheeyes
ofthegovernment,neverknowinghowlifeisoutsideofthismiserableworld.
B. Today,IdliketotalktoyouaboutthetyrannyinNorthKoreathecommunistlife,what
makesittyrannical,andhowyoucanhelpridthesedevilishcustomsfromNorthKorea,
andtheworld.
Body:
1.Fellowclassmates,NorthKoreaisstillacommunist,andtyrannicalcountrythe
miserablelifethepeoplestillliveispathetic.Ofthe24.9millionpeopleinNorthKorea,about
24.7millionlivealifeofpoverty,forthosepoorpeoplewhohavejobssomemaynotevenget
paid.AccordingtotheUN,NorthKoreausestheirfooddistribution"asameansofcontrolover
thepopulation"withthosedeemedtobeimportanttomaintainingthestateprioritisedover

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thosedeemedtobe"expendable"(channel4),whichmeanstheydontthinkoftheirpeopleas
equaltothoseinthegovernmentwhichresultsinthedailystarvationofthousands,andeven
millionsofpeople.NorthKoreascruellawsdontpromotewellbeing,butpunishment,and
oppressiontowardsthepeople.Forexample,AndrewHandleyonListverse.com,pointedoutthe
threegenerationsofpunishmentthattheypracticeifsomeoneinyourthreegenerations
committedacrime,the2ndand3rdgenerationswillalsohavetotaketheconsequencesofthat
punishment.Ifyoueverdidtrytoescapetheisolatedcountryyouandyourfamilywouldbe
mostlikelyputintoalaborcamp,andmaybeevenputthroughtortureinaprisonwithinthe
laborcampwhichwasevenworse.Regardlesschancesareyouwouldalreadybeinoneof
sixteenmassivelaborcampsinthemountainsacampsimilartoconcentrationcampsinWWII
usedbytheNazis.WhatIhavesaiddoesntevenpaintafullpictureofNorthKorea.Itisan
understatement.
2.AsclearlyshownthesepeopleareoppressedfromtheirgovernmentKimJongUn,the
currentrulerofNorthKoreaistheultimatetyranthere.Heistheonethatforcesthepeopleof
NorthKoreatoworshiphim,andhisfather,KimJongIIasidolsheistheonewhoswimsin
riches,whilehispeopledrowninpovertyheistheonewhoisfinewithextremepunishmentsto
hispeopleheistheonewhothreatensothercountrieswithnuclearmissiles,anddoesnotallow
globalassistancetohelphiscountryheistheonewhooppresseshisownpeople.KimJongUn,
isthedefinitionofatyrant.Acountryspeopleshouldnotstrivetoservetheirleader,acountrys
leadershouldstrivetoservetheirpeople.
3.Citizensofthe21stcentury,thetyrannyofNorthKoreahasbeengoingonfortoo
long.Wayshowyoucanrallytotheendofthesedreadfuloccurrenceslieuptoyou.Youcan

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startsmallandtreatothershowyouwouldliketobetreated,oryoucancommittoalifetothe
peacecorpsanddirectlytrytosolvetheprobleminNorthKoreathroughcommunicationand
assistanceiftheywilleverallowyou.Althoughsomeofyoumaynotrallytothiscause,be
awarethemoreeducatedyouareaboutasubjectsuchasthisyouaremoreabletoconjurean
informeddecisionaboutthetopic,andhopefullyspreadthewordaround.Withyoumyfellow
classmates,wecoulddramaticallyfastforwardtoabetterplaceforthefuture.

Conclusion:
A. Inconclusion,NorthKoreaistyrannical:theyoftenneglecttofeedtheirpeople,topunish
withreason,andtopreserveanyhumanrightssimilartothatoftheUS.
B. ThepeopleofNorthKorealiveaverycontrolledlifebytheirgovernment,constantly
beatenintotheirheadthatKimJongUnistheonetrueruler,thattheyliveaprivileged
life.ItisabouttimeNorthKoreachange,soletuschangetheirworldtogether.Willyou
helpNorthKorea?Willyoutakethatextrasteptohelpendthemadness?Willyoufight
forthefreedomofhumanity?Thankyou.

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