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                                                                                                                                      North Korea and South Korea. An


                                                                                                                                      opinion on their future relationship.


                                                           Measurement of Diversity                                                   By: Arenas-Parra Ricardo
                                                           For Simpson (1949), “The index of diversity has so far been                Teacher Mercado Lagunas ArturoYael
                                                           used chiefly with the logarithmic distribution. It cannot be
                                                           used everywhere, as it does not always give values which
                                                           are independent of sample size; it cannot do so, for example,              Conflicts between nations have marked the world since the beginning of times. Thanks to
                                                           when applied to an infinite population of individuals classified           them, great losses have occurred to lives, infrastructure, art, and the environment, to mention
                                                           into a finite number of groups.”                                           a few examples. Today one of the most important and best-known conflicts between nations
                                                                                                                                      is the persistent tension between North Korea and South Korea. North Korean President, for
                                                           Importance of cultural diversity for the development of                    example, is well-known for his quite controversial and constant threads related to a many
                                                           countries. Cultural diversity favors the development of the                time mentioned nuclear power.
                                                           country, thanks to the ethnic resources, traditions, social,
                                                           flora, fauna, regions and landscapes. Overcoming the divide                A worrying spot about all this is that one can never know what will happen in the future,
                                                           between cultures is urgent and necessary for peace and                     imagining that an agreement could be reached between these countries. We can proceed, then,
                                                           development.                                                               to imagine some of the deals or agreements that would result in a state of peace.
                                                           REFERENCES                                                                 One thing is certain, they would probably not come together to be the same country. But they
                                                           Chaves, Jessica. (2019). Los distritos electorales a mayoría inmigrantes   might benefit each other in terms of technology. Since they are countries that have a lot of
                                                           podrían                                                                    technological advances and development, together they would create incredible things for
                                                           ser decisivos en las elecciones de octubre [Photograph]. Radio Canadá
                                                           Internacional. Retrieved from:                                             the benefit and economic growth of both nations.
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                                                           multiculturales-de-canada-podrian-ser-decisivas/                           In this imaginary situation, conflicts that other nations might have been facing with North
                                                           Longley, Robert. (2020, October 15). What Is Multiculturalism? Definition,  Korea would be solved. They would cease to be a country of dispute. This would represent
                                                          Theories, and Examples. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/           good news for them since good relationships with other countries would definitely bring
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                                                           Redacción TICPymes. (2019, March 26). Impact Hiring: diversidad e          positive things.
                                                           inclusión en
                                                           la gestión de personas [Photograph]. Tic Pymes. Retrieved from: https://   Traditions would also change which would lead to a culture mix. Everything from food,
                                                           www.ticpymes.es/formacion/noticias/1111062049404/impact-hiring-            music, or the way of interacting with each other. People from other countries would also be
                                                           diversidad-inclusion-gestion-de-personas.1.html                            interested in getting to know more about this and tourism would highly increase compared
                                                           Simpson, E. H. (1949). Measurement of diversity. nature, 163(4148), 688-   to the fact that today only few foreigners can enter North Korea.
                                                           688.
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                                                           Song, S. (2010). Multiculturalism. Retrieved from: https://plato.stanford.  These countries, we insist, would benefit if their conflicts were solved through dialogue instead
                                                           edu/entries/multiculturalism/                                              of weapons. Despite having different ideas and disagreements it is always better to be at
                                                                                                                                      peace. I reiterate that conflicts between nations have produced great losses. We will continue
                                                                                                                                      to imagine a situation in which the welfare of others becomes a priority for these nations.


















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