Pop Culture Reference: K-POP
K-Pop, or Korean Pop, started in the early 90's. Typically K pop consists of South Korean idol groups, such as PSY, Boa, and Super Junior. They reached Japan's musical market at the beginning of the 21st century. It has, since then, grown from a genre to a subculture for teenagers and young adults in Eastern Asia. Only very recently has K pop entered the States; with the song Gangnam Style by PSY.
Korean Pop is the equivalent to American Pop. American Pop consists of what is most "popular" at the moment; meaning artists can vary from Alternative Rock (Imagine Dragons) to Country (Taylor Swift). PSY isn't the only artist to reach across the ocean blue, Madonna has gone on several tours over seas. The only difference between American Pop and Korean Pop is the language barrier.
Korean Pop is the equivalent to American Pop. American Pop consists of what is most "popular" at the moment; meaning artists can vary from Alternative Rock (Imagine Dragons) to Country (Taylor Swift). PSY isn't the only artist to reach across the ocean blue, Madonna has gone on several tours over seas. The only difference between American Pop and Korean Pop is the language barrier.
5 Themes of Geography: China
North Korea Missile Crisis
North Korea has been test firing several missiles towards South Korea over a span of several months. Several times, the UN has asked North Korea to stop these missile launches, hoping they would take a more peaceful path. So far, the US and South Korea have decided they are going to became a deterrent to North Korea's provocative behavior. So when North Korea was caught trying to shoot a missile 3000 km from the border, South Korean agents alerted the UN immediately.
Reading this article made me think of the Atomic Bomb that was dropped on Japan to end World War II. If N. Korea were to fire one of those missiles and have it hit S. Korea, it could destroy a lot of the surrounding area just as Little Boy and Fat Man did. It may even start WWIII....
Reading this article made me think of the Atomic Bomb that was dropped on Japan to end World War II. If N. Korea were to fire one of those missiles and have it hit S. Korea, it could destroy a lot of the surrounding area just as Little Boy and Fat Man did. It may even start WWIII....
Primary Source: The Great Wave off Kanagawa
The Great Wave off Kanagawa, is a painting from the Edo Era (1615-1868) in Japan. When the artist, Katsushika Hokusai, created this painting little did he know it would become one of the world's most famous paintings. It is said that The Great Wave influenced Debussy's La Mer and Rilke's Der Berg. If i were to use this as a primary source, I would study the brush strokes, the type of paint, the emotion that this picture vibrates to learn more about how people felt when this painting was created.
To study the brush strokes, or in this case pen strokes, you look at the direction and pattern of the individual ridges in the painting. A person's brush stroke is like a fingerprint; completely original, it can't be copied. Not only is it unique, it shows how hard the artist pushed on the canvas, indicating whether or not he was angry. The types of paint they use indicates what was around the house to make the dye. The herbs, plants, or bugs give us incite to how people lived. And lastly, the feeling a painting emanates, gives us incite as to how people dealt with the tsunami. So as you can see, it's not just pottery or dirt or bones that give you incite to how people lived in the past, it's how they reacted; and in this case, our artist dealt with his pain through creativity.
To study the brush strokes, or in this case pen strokes, you look at the direction and pattern of the individual ridges in the painting. A person's brush stroke is like a fingerprint; completely original, it can't be copied. Not only is it unique, it shows how hard the artist pushed on the canvas, indicating whether or not he was angry. The types of paint they use indicates what was around the house to make the dye. The herbs, plants, or bugs give us incite to how people lived. And lastly, the feeling a painting emanates, gives us incite as to how people dealt with the tsunami. So as you can see, it's not just pottery or dirt or bones that give you incite to how people lived in the past, it's how they reacted; and in this case, our artist dealt with his pain through creativity.