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*Thoughts From Under a Tree is a weekly recap of the blog posts I’ve done, any thoughts that I have roaming in my head, my ever-growing understanding of blockchains and cryptocurrency, or anything in general. This whole recap session is meant for all you followers to get a better understanding of my thought process, how my brain works, and what advice you guys might have for me.*  
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[source](https://www.nyit.edu/bio/Dongsei.Kim)</center>

## Meet Dong Sei Kim, DMZ Architect Extraordinaire!
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This article explains who Dong-Sei Kim is, his credentials, and briefly goes into what kind of studies he focuses on until now. I also explain why I'm interested in Dong-Sei in the first place, and why learning from him is very significant to my thesis research, as his expertise lies in analyzing the spatial implications of the demarcation line. 
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Check out the full article [here](https://steemit.com/busy/@twotoedsloth/meet-dong-sei-kim-dmz-architect-extraordinaire)!
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## Police Brutality: The Real Implications of the Media
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This post emphasizes the power of journalism and how strong the media can be, especially regarding the topic of police brutality. I contemplate that with a focus on the exposure of police brutality, we are conditioning the general public to believe that a majority of the police force are *violent pigs* or someone one should avoid, instead of acknowledging that for every bad cop, there are thousands of good cops are consistently do good deeds in the community. 
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Check out the full article [here](https://steemit.com/politics/@twotoedsloth/police-brutality-the-real-implications-of-the-media)!
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## Korean Reunification: Sunshine Policy vs. Strain Policy
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This post seeks to compare and contrast two idealistic viewpoints of how the tensions between North and South Korea were dealt with, as there were two completely contrasting attitudes regarding South Korea's viewpoint on what to do with North Korea, in addition to the other outlying countries.
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Check out the full article [here](https://steemit.com/korea/@twotoedsloth/korean-reunification-sunshine-policy-vs-strain-policy)!
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## My Take on the Creative Crypto Contest!
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This link [here](https://steemit.com/contest/@creativecrypto/the-creative-crypto-s-first-article-cover-contest-open-call-for-illustrations-4e7cd0137f537) highlights a contest that is held by @creativecrypto, and we are tasked to create an article cover of what we envision cryptocurrency to be in our minds. I imagined these different cryptocurrencies as fishes in the pool, and the capabilities of Steem and how it can join the big fishes of the existing pool. 
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Check the full explanation [here](https://steemit.com/contest/@twotoedsloth/my-take-on-the-creative-crypto-contest)!
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[source](https://blockgeeks.com/guides/proof-of-work-vs-proof-of-stake/)</center>

## Learning about the Blockchain: Proof of Work vs. Proof of Stake
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This short post highlights a problem that I'm confident most users of the blockchain have had before, where it's running into that roadblock trying to explain blockchains and cryptocurrencies to someone that is completely oblivious to the issue, only associating everything blockchain-related to something like BitCoin. This article compares and contrasts Proof of Work vs. Proof of Stake and the pros and cons for both, and why Steemit is a great platform as a proof-of-stake platform. 
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Check out the full post [here](https://steemit.com/crypto/@twotoedsloth/learning-about-the-blockchain-proof-of-work-vs-proof-of-stake)!

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<center>*Stay tuned for next week's "Thoughts from Under a Tree"!*</center>
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