Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

EPIK 365 Day 253: This Always Strikes Me as the Ultimate in Hope



Quite often in writing assignments, especially ones about the future, my students will mention hope for a unified Korea.  I think it's a wonderful thought, but Anthropologically-speaking, I don't see how it will happen.  It was striking for me to notice that, even at the DMZ, the message of unification is still so strong.

Monday, June 2, 2014

EPIK 365 Day 249: Political Rally


With modern communication technology, we've lost a lot of political savvy…there's something to be said for a good old-fashioned political campaign speech held in the middle of town.

Friday, May 30, 2014

EPIK 365 Day 247: Political Shouty Trucks


If you hate political canvassing, you will hate this.  Political (for lack of a better description) "shouty trucks".  Think ice cream truck with a political message.  Politicians record their speeches and then pay these trucks to drive around town playing them at full blast.