For hundreds of years, human societies have struggled to establish utopia. However, many conflicts have taken place between humanity and social power. Since the Renaissance, many people have fought and shed their blood to assert their basic human rights. For example, the United States of America has experienced many significant historical events over the past 200 years, transforming itself into a nation with reserved civil rights. In 1953, when North Korea became a communist country, the ideals of communism appealed to many people because communism seemed to establish a fair and equal society for all, without any discrimination. However, due to the human nature of selfishness and greed, North Korea has transformed into a tyrannical government full of oppression. Ironically, the North Korean government continues to declare itself as a democratic country while oppressing its people in incessant poverty and misery. Therefore, the nation was likely to be in great trouble in the present times. Every day, the tears never dry on the faces of many North Korean children and parents; fears overwhelm people who live with limited hopes and dreams. For many people in prison, torture is the common terror. Physical or psychological torture is often used for "humiliation or annihilation of personal dignity" (human rights violation article) in North Korea. This degradation of self-respect and basic human rights ultimately leads to self-destruction. Moreover, the repressive North Koreans resort to such torture to deprive the population of all hope. Moreover, they are so repressed that they will mistakenly think that they live in an ideal country. With so many restrictions and strict laws, people are excluded from the world. The United States... middle of newspaper ...... people terribly close to freedom sent back to the North Korean nightmare. " CNN. Cable News Network, January 1, 1970. Web. November 28, 2013. Harden, Blaine. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West: Viking, 2012. Print . “Human Rights Violations | Beyond Intractability.” Human rights violations | BeyondIntractability. Np, nd Web. November 26, 2013. King, Martin Luther. I have a dream. New York: Scholastic, 1997. Print. “Freedom in North Korea.” Freedom in North Korea Home Reviews. Np, nd Web. November 26, 2013. “North Korean defector offers insight into life in his homeland.” » Thestar.com, nd Web. November 28, 2013. “Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UDHR, Declaration of Human Rights, Declaration of Human Rights, Charter of Human Rights, The UN and human rights . " UN News Center. UN, nd Web. November 27. 2013.