Margarita /09 AT THE END OF THE WORLD / ESSAY 2/ HUFS-ISS

The story is about a family of North Korean immigrants (father, mother and son) who end up living in America. It described the situation that spend the majority of illegal immigrants who have to leave everything and no possibility of contact with past life, and they had to have a new way of life with their customs, laws, etc.

The protagonist, a nine year old boy, see through his eyes how his family tries to adapt unsuccessfully to their new home. As frustration, longing and distrust for the future take over family with the passage of time.

The story is about a family of immigrants from North Korea (stepfather, mother and son) who end up living in the United States.  Described the situation that spends most of the illegal immigrants, they have to leave everything and there is no possibility of contact with past life, and they have to have a new way of life with its customs, laws, etc.

 

The protagonist, a nine year old boy, see through his eyes how his family tries to adapt to a new home. As frustration, longing and distrust in the future can take care of the family with the passage of time.

 

The situation in North Korea at the time of the story (2009) develops under a restrictive Communist dictatorship, it makes that the general population knows nothing of foreign countries, know nothing about culture, customs, religions, etc.

 

The parents, both North Koreans are known each other in China after escaping from North Korea,  practically they not know nothing about the country to which they are (USA), so they have to start completely from scratch, seek them jobs commensurate with their experience and knowledge, but because of their situation are few jobs that you can choose.

 

The family goes through ups and downs during the adaptation to the new country, hopeful moment together with longing and nostalgia for the family left behind. By the education received in North Korea, the father  not believed on superstitions previously, but with it he has a support and try to get out of the situation powerless to not adapt to something and find the moment of transition.

 

The father feels depressed about not being able to offer a better future to his family, and has internal fights with his thinking to be free in the country that welcomes them.

 

The wife criticizes her husband because he always looks back and does not evolve, and perhaps this was the basic problem in the beginning. I did not know how to adapt to what was living

 

Meanwhile the protagonist, from a child's mind, he sees that there are problems in the family and tends to believe that being adopted his father did not really want him. He hides his family that he suffering from booling, and sees how his mother refuses to accept a relationship with the girl he likes for reasons of superstition. As the story progresses worries about the health of his father and thinks he can do a crazy.

 

The North Korean education system encourages individualization of being, there are no displays of affection between people or property. The father have this education, initially, is unable to demonstrate their feelings towards the family but when the father embrace his son, he demonstrate that change begins to take its toll on him, and adaptation is potentially viable.

 

 It is difficult to envisage being in a similar situation, but above all the problems what counts is the attitude with which we face them. Everything takes a process of adaptation, we should try to find out, the support of a family is an important asset for courage and courage to fight for change and not fall into suicide as the other North Korean person that he is mentioned in the story

Margarita / 07 Tito´s Goodbye/ HUFS-ISS

Man is the only animal that stumbles twice on the same stone, we know what is the right path, but in certain situations and for various reasons choose at least we need.

In this situation a person can ask, what is the right thing ?, it's okay? And why not?

It is indisputable that before the money should be the family, but not always the case, we make decisions that are not always appropriate and in most cases it is first what people will say to our own desires and needs.

On the other hand, there are countless types of people, each person is different, and vain and selfish people always have been and will, no one comes with an instruction book when we born to know what decisions to make in every moment of life and where each of those decisions lead us.

The elections of negative behavior in most cases lead to unwanted situations that make us decide what our priorities in life. It is at that point where a person chooses how he wants to live his life and the most consecuences negative or positive that entails rather they are driven consequences does not arise.

Although the story shows a selfish person who only looked for himself, was not aware that this would lead to a death in solitude, it is sad that a person dies alone and without anyone cares about the fact, but in general thinking nature of man is prepared to underestimate the negative consequences of their actions

Margarita / 07 In the Land of the Free/ HUFS-ISS 2016

We see the title as an irony of what is related in the story, immigration that came to America was looking for freedom but upon arrival the first barrier to integration were overcome the paperwork for customs and the  immigration registration.
At that time the infants recognition systems had many shortcomings and produced many situations similar to those described in this story. All this coupled with the problem of language, unable to be properly understood each other.
The anxiety caused by the loss of a loved one, and powerless to do anything to fix the situation. Although  that the father is shown strong initially claiming her son, will appeasing as the story progresses, and let the law take its course
I personally think that one of the pillars of life is family, and if i am in that case, never for any reason had left the child alone, not only by age, the ways of destiny never know where to take things and it is always better to prevent,  especially when it comes children

Margarita / 06 The Ingrate / HUFS-ISS 2016

The development of this story can be viewed from two perspectives, Mr. Lecker with progressive ideas and from the point of view of the slave (Josh).

Josh is considered an ingrate because it has provided an education that did not used to be available for the rest of slaves and still never say thank you to their "owners" for the facilities they provided.

But on the other hand you could say that Mr. Lecker is also an ingrate, because he gives his slave the opportunity to study but he think that his slave not is a person is a property, so that, he do not have to give thanks for nothing

Mr lecker demonstrating consent of freedom for some things but not for other things, not for recognize the work that josh does

In the title story the irony of the author is see clearly, the wanting to fight for freedom from the point of view of human beings is not to be ungrateful, it is to have the same rights as other

You could compare it with the false sense of freedom we have in democratic states, we believe that we live in free countries, but governments and big brands control us through their policies, legislation and the media. If we try to solve unjust situations that go against the dominant policies, we are just ingrates for (ironically) not to recognize the benefits they give us.

On the other hand we observe the spirit of overcoming that the human have to get what he yearns to have, he is able to withstand extreme situations

   

Phoebe / ESSAY 2/ ISS2016

            Chinese Immigrants in the 18th century suffered discrimination at every level of society. They denied the entrance of the aliens into what was regarded as a land for white only. After passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Laws not only prevented new immigration but also brought additional suffering to the Chinese. The "In the Land of the Free" was exposing the discrimination Laws and the Humanity of the Chinese but  I want to figure out how important the law nowadays that can affect our entire living. That can be brought miserable life not to oblige rules.

             In the story parents obey Laws of the white country. Laws that took their child from them. Hom Hing was patiently waiting for government decision regarding his son, like what he do before waiting his family after twenty moons. The father image was nothing while Lae Choo become miserable, the obedience mother was encounter difficulties while waiting his son like crying all night, not eating and upset. She felt depression that came to the point that she didn't figure out what happen around her house. the devoted mother continue hoping that law will give them freedom to be with their little one. Lae Choo life that full of lights become dark. One day, James Clancy as a way to represent the typical american of the time period and situation. He is a very stereotypical depiction of Lawyer. The heartless sharks looking to make money off of people who need them. Lawyer is simply desire for the money and not for the safety of the boy. And Immigration officers give the parents unfair treatment. The officers that seems to care only about the law and their instructions. 

              "Thus was the law of the land complied with" this is the quotes that show our gratitude to oblige the rules. Nowadays every country have their own Laws and culture that we followed people. What if Laws didn't exist we cannot gain peace, this was become our guide if this is not existing we don't know the legal and illegal actions in this world. 

                I conclude that author give sadness and suspense to the story and it comes to read between the lines to think what was happen that came to focus on the parents love for their child, but the story was pointing the law separate the family. Sometimes we need to obey the Law rather than what we feel is morally right. I had experience, my brother and I was first time to go out of country vacation. He is under age (below 18) , Immigration looking for travel clearance for children authorized by our parents allowing me to accompany my brother.  Without those paper we can't pass the immigration, our consequences are we didn't visit the beautiful places and experience the delicious foods of Korea, also we feel upset and our effort to make those vacation become useless. 

                My essay writing was all about ,following the rules for us to avoid bad experiences resulting of not complying the rules or following. Discussing the difficulties that we get.

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Daekyu/ Essay2/ ISS

Essay about "At the edge of the world"

People have their own individuality. And there are some differences between the individualities. Differences make conflicts with other people sometimes. Therefore they usually hide their individuality and pretend to be a good person. It helps them to have good relationships in society. So most people hide their individuality to some degree to keep their relationships such as friends, colleague and family. They are considerate of others. Krys Lee, the author of the story "at the edge of the world", shows what happen if people reveal their own individuality regardless of others.

Mark's (Myeongseok) family consists of father (step-father), mother and Mark. They have their own individuality. Father can't forget the past when he was in North Korea. His brother was died because of him. So he want to remember and cherish his dead brother, but his wife doesn't like it. Therefore he hides his mind at least in front of his wife. But after he met the shaman, one of his tenant, he reveals his feelings and emotions about his dead brother. And it became a big problem in his family when his wife noticed that. It provides one of the causes that Mark's family leave for Grand Canyon.

Also Mark reveals his individuality and pretends to be a good student. He was bullied in school. So he didn't have a friend before Chanhee's family moved to his duplex. And he loved Chanhee as a fiancée. But he couldn't say it to his mother. Because his mother hates Chanhee's family since Chanhee's mother belives dead people as a shaman. After he told his mother he will get married Chanhee, It makes his mother get angry. It makes loosen the relationship of his family as well as his father does. Also it provides one of the causes that Mark's family leave for Grand Canyon too.

Lastly, his mother hides her individuality too. After his father was caught he met shaman by his mother. His mother gets furiously angry and she complains how she doesn't like to do the chores. It makes Mark gets in shock. Because his mother has pretended that she likes doing the chores.

It can be applied in real life. We usually don't disclose our emotions or feelings completely. We try to control and moderate our individuality to keep good relationship. If we do act whatever we want, it can cause harm to other people. As a result, we would be blamed. And our relationship with the person who got harmed by us would be broken. So we pretend to be a polite and good person. By so doing, we can make good relationships. And it will bring us many benefits.

Consequently, I felt we need acting or pretending to some degree in society. We can keep the good relationships with people by pretend to be a nice person and hide our own individuality. It is proved by three persons in the story "at the edge of the world". Acting or pretending makes us to feel very stuffy. But according to the story, we need to do it to some degree. Because it can prevent us from getting the problems 

Rachel(Juhyeon) Lee/ Essay2/ ISS

After reading 'AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD'

 

Person in the present has to keep going for the future and not get stuck on the past. Past is the memory, not the one you get to be held back. From the writing Mark's father went through exorcism with a help from Chanhee's mother to meet his brother who is now dead. His wife won't let him go through it because she didn't believe in it and thought these rituals bring bad luck. Even he knew that his wife hated it, he was so desperate to meet his brother. Mark's father must have had hard time adapting to new environment, but the most hardship he had was living without his real family.

 

The family in the story, they all have infection that is hidden somewhere in their own.

 

 First Mark is a genius. He knows whole lot of weird things like a bush in Peru has more kind of ants then the Uk. He is also clever enough to stop their family fighting by asking them an awkward question. His parents would think he is a nice kid who wants to be a doctor. But behind it, he was bullied in his school and fell in love with Chanhee. He couldn't tell his mother that he had crush on Chanhee, because his mother hated her due to religious difference.

 

Second, his father was a happy man but there were some parts missing. He was a gentleman in front of his wife and was trying to be a good father. However, outside of his acting zone, he was lost and grieved. In the dark of night, he sat at the kitchen table drinking and tried to hear any sound from the silence as if he were trying to find an answer or a solution.

 

Lastly his mother hid her nervousness on her husband trying to kill himself. When they went to the Grand Canyon, she asked Mark to stalk his father dark at night and told him to make sure that he doesn't go near the edge of the Grand Canyon.

 

Regardless of different background, family has a strong bond to connect to each other. They can overcome their infections by understanding the difference and helping each other to fill the gaps in. At the end Mark's father hugs him really tight and tell him 'I love you' probably for the first time. They finally get to understand each other and become a real family.