Last week, Jenna and I continued learning about historical events in Korea. We learned about the Gwangju massacre. Gwangju is a popular city in Korea, and in 1980, 600 people were killed. Citizens of Gwangju took up arms after some students at a university were demonstrating against the martial law government. The government troops fired upon and killed some of the protestors. Tbe uprising is known as the Gwangju Democratization Struggle. Jenna and I also learned 15 new vocabulary words in Korean. I was really sad to hear of the oppression that occurred in Korean history and I am glad that I learned a little bit more about my culture. Jenna and I also began talking about what topic to research on for the final cultural presentation at the end of the semester. I decided with Jenna that it was going to either be about politics or history of Korea. I will update on what I will research on by the end of the next month. Another thing Jenna and I talked about and I learned in this week’s lesson was the Korean healthcare system. I pointed out last week that I currently take a class called Intro to Healthcare Sciences. In that class, we learn about the political system in America and how it connects with the healthcare system. We learned about how politics, power, policy and payment. These “four p’s” are very crucial in healthcare and all of these influence and control America. The healthcare system in Korea is universally accessible. The Korean healthcare system is a lot more efficient than America’s healthcare system. The GDP spent in American healthcare is way higher than Korea’s GDP for healthcare. There is a lot we can learn from Korea’s healthcare system. Jenna and I also talked about our opinions of universal healthcare coverage in America and how it could potentially help relieve the issues of American healthcare. This week, Jenna and I also watched a video on YouTube about the history of Korean politics. It was based on the material we learned last week about the history of Korean politics. The video talked more about the different presidents and the different coups that occurred in Korean history. Next week, Jenna and I will talk more about what I will research on for my cultural presentation. I have to narrow down the two topics I have chosen or come up with a new topic. I brought up the topic of holidays in Korea. I will update on the next bi-weekly journal in which topic I choose for the final cultural presentation.
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