The Dividing Line
Two Korean soldiers-- one from Sariwan, North Korea, and one from Chongju, South Korea-- stare intensely at one another, watching each and every move. They are in the DMZ, a 4 km wide band stretching across 250 km of deserted land, known as the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas. They each represent their part of Korea. The soldiers are in this uptight position because of the Korean War, which never officially ended with a peace treaty. As they watch one another, it is as if they are looking at a mirror image of themselves. Even though they are identical on the outside, they are far from similar on the inside. North Korea and South Korea, like the two soldiers, share some similar characteristics. First, they both have an extremely high literacy rate; North Korea has 95% and South Korea has 97% literate citizens. Education is free for students ages 5-16, and many take advantage of this academic offering. Second, what be
The first big difference between North and South Korea is their government. While North Korea is a hard- line Communist nation, the South is a democracy. The political power in the North rests with the leadership of the Korean Worker's Party. Governing democratically, the south's legislative power is vested in the popularly elected National Assembly, and executive power rests in a president elected to a single five-year term. Unfortunately, the citizens in North Korea live in poverty and starvation, while the South Korean citizens are wealthy and stuffed. For example, if North Korean citizens came in contact with South Korean citizens, they would be jealous of how fat they were! Controlled by their government, the North has little foreign involvement. Trading withother countries is nearly non-existent. They have practically cut themselves off from the outside world. Having a growing prosperity from foreign trade, South Korea is
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Approximate Word count = 630
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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