There is still military interaction between North Korea and South Korea. North Korea–South Korea conflicts began with political, diplomatic reasons from the division of Korea in 1945 following World War II. Even though the Korean War finished, there still remains the tension between North and South Korea. For example, according to CNN, in 1968, North Korea unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate South Korea's president. In 1983, a bombing in Myanmar that was linked to North Korea killed 17 South Korean officials and in 1987, North Korea was accused of bombing a South Korean airplane. Fighting has also repeatedly occurred on both land and sea borders because each nation is continually trying to unify the peninsula with its own system of government.
The music “Our wish” was composed during the Korean War in 1945. “National Unification" has been considered among South Koreans. The information about the song is that South Korea and North Korea have a conflict because of communication problems such as social justice, state reason, and national unification. The goal for singing song is to create an open-minded, national and fair society, so, from that continues to build a combined nationality.
The music was composed at Seoul, right before establishing the republic of Korea in 1947. During the period of Japanese occupation, seok-ju Ann, who was called the genius artist, wrote the words and his son byung-won Ann who was a music department student attending Seoul National University, wrote the music.
During the Inter-Korean summit, North and South Korea leaders were singing the song right after the North-South joint declaration, which gave it symbolic meaning. Thus, it reaches the audience that wanted to sing and hear it. Originally, ...
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...dvantage of this unified fellow countrymen / find country in this unity /
Come, O Come unity / reunification, O Come
Between the conflicts of North Korea and South Korea, there are different views as to what the Korean conflict is. The important thing is Korea has still non-peaceful situation since the country became divided. The song ‘Our wish’ is a not an answer for conflict, but it could help to unity North and South Korea together. As the lyrics describe, “Our wish is unification / dream wish is unification” shows peace, unification is the important issues still in Korea.
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...ue to the loss of their country. Both the novel and poems expresses the viewpoint on which the authors have on the colonization of their country. Their perspective on this annexation also speaks for the majority of the Koreans living under this reign. These similar historical events occurred in many other countries, serving as an example to what avarice leads to. The desires for greater territorial expansion led to the conflict of millions. This annexation serves as a model to what ambition can lead to, and by eliminating this ideal the world can accomplish considerably more beneficial deeds.
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sad poem. 'Anthem' is normally, and in my eyes a song that is sung in
... and overall considered an anthem. With the attack of 9/11 Lennon’s “Imagine” resurfaced again and suddenly became one of the most commonly requested songs on air (Fricke). At the time it was written it spoke about peace and his desire for a peaceful future. Lyrically “Imagine” spoke directly about the world setting aside differences or boundaries and uniting as one for a common peaceful world for all. The musical elements all support this message of world peace and harmony. The simple harmonies, minimal instrumentation, and receptive structure all allow for emphasis to be placed on the lyrics, and the overall message of the song: world peace. To an extent, to have a song become a timeless anthem should be considered a success; however, for this particular song to resonate 30 years later is merely a symbol and indication that we as a world are still in need of peace.