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Persuasive essay Matthew Ahn =An Egg vs A Rock. Which should be afraid?= South Korea should make an announcement that threatens North Korea. The relation between South Korea and North Korea has been uneasy since 1950s. Both government has made lots of propagandas and announced them to the opponent governments all around the Korea peninsula, especially near the border. Also, spies have been all around the country. Even still, many people are suspicious that many spies from North Korea are running around us. It seems dangerous not to consider North Korea as a political and military opponent, though the people in North Korea are the same ethnicity as people in South Korea, since the Korean War has not been terminated yet. However, recently, South Korea’s attitude toward North Korea has been improper. 10 years ago, the president Kim Dae Joong met Kim Jung Il and made a progressive step on the relationship between two countries. President Kim got the Nobel Peace Prize for the accomplishment. Since Kim’s government term, South Korea has been clinging to the “the sunshine policy”. President Kim had given food including cows, constructed an industry area in Kaesong, and introduced a travel route to Mt. Geumgang. Those who support the sunshine policy maintain that the policy is necessary for two Koreas’ reunification, taking Germany as an example, and for humanity. Even though it seems convincing, it is not true when it doesn’t work well. In fact, this policy discourages the reunification. The huge amount of food that we offer for the people, who are dying due to famine, goes directly to the army not to the people. “We escape North Korea because of political and economic shortage, mostly food shortage. It is free education, but students are too hungry to go to school and teachers are too hungry to teach well. The poverty and famine are not because there is not enough food for everyone but because the government steals it for military supports –Park Ju Eun, a North Korean defector.” The concept of sunshine policy is fundamentally based on reunification, which is an agreement between two countries. It is nonsense if one country says “we want to reunite!” whereas another says “No we don’t want to. However, we will think about it if you give me money.” YES! South Korea is just giving money and food for NOTHING! North Korea requires even a payment for its own world cup soccer team members’ bed and board. Imagine a couple. Man always sincerely gives presents for his girlfriend, but the girlfriend is never satisfied with what she is given. She wants more and thinks it’s no wonder. The relation will go absolutely crazy. Man will be tired to pay her, and the thrilling relation will be cut break someday. This is the exact relation between South and North Korea. Recently incitements from the North Korea have been increased. It is not only because of North Korea’s diplomacy policy, but also a problem of South Korea’s countermeasure. The Cheonanham affair is not the first time North Korea invades NLL, an agreement between South Korea and North Korea that indicates the ocean border between two countries, and attacks South Korea’s battleships. (It is controversial whether North Korea really attacked it. The official position of North Korea is that it was not itself that attacked it. However, North Korea stimulates their people, advertising the affair as a successful revenge.) In 1999.06.15.morning there was a 1st Yeounpyoung clash. In 2002.06.29.morning, when all South Koreans were crazy about World Cup, there was another 2nd Yeonpyoung clash. Even though South Korea won both two clashes, these cost nine and six lives respectively. The reason North Korea keeps invading NLL attacking battleships is that the basic rule of battle of South Korea is not to attack first. South Korea has never attacked North Korea first. Therefore, North Korea doesn’t need to think about after the battle. If South Korea has ever attacked North Korea first, or threatens it so that North Korea was afraid of attacking, there could be no significant life costs. That almost all Koreans desire is the reunification of two countries which share same ethnicity, same culture, and same language. Therefore, people should consider what strategy really leads to reunification, and should not assume as if two Koreas are already reunited and make a positive prospect. It is the time to push high pressure on the North Korea to show South Korea is not its toy or wallet.

P.S. I actually have written this before South Korea took a position. In addition, I don't want South Korea to involve war to solve the conflict.