David Ives

Ahjussi (아저씨), also known by it’s English title The Man from Nowhere, is an action packed, thriller film starring Won Bin as the movie’s protagonist, Cha Tae Sik. The movie was released on August 4, 2010 and was directed by Lee Jeong Bum. The story begin with Cha Tae Sik, the owner of a pawnshop, who lives by himself and leads a quiet life. He is a quiet man and does not have any friends except for a little girl, Somi, who lives next door with her mom. Somi frequents the pawn shop, often selling…

Remembering Babylon In the book Remembering Babylon by David Malouf we see a story of many mixed emotions that includes: sadness, happiness, and even the emotion of anger. The protagonist of the story is the thirteen year old British cabin boy, Gemmy Fairley, who we see grow up throughout the story. Gemmy got cast ashore on the far north part of Australia and he was taken in by the Aborigines. Gemmy was not one of them but they took him in since he was still a kid who needed a safe place to…

When studying any form of history, it is necessary to assess all of the sources, whether they be primary or secondary, in order to receive a better evaluation of the credibility and information provided in the text. It is important to study primary sources in history because they can be directly related to the topic and time period that you are addressing and, when thoroughly studying the author, the intent, and background information, you can have a firsthand experience compared to a textbooks…

Music 's influence on Fashion Music has been around since the beginning of time. Its influence on people and events are what make it so different and unique. People are heavily influenced by music and listen to it nearly everyday. With music being so popular throughout the decades it’s inevitable that major events and even eras in time are heavily influenced by it. Music 's influence on eras in time is huge, it shows how much we have grown throughout the years and what we came from. It also…

Based off the book written by Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club is a film directed by David Fincher. Fight Club is concerning two men who establish a secret boxing club. Eventually the club transforms into a group of men who create complete and total anarchy against the materialistic version of the world that is taking over a simple world they once knew. This film conveys the quest of men and their desire for masculinity, and turns it up a notch. Would it be possible to find feminist views in such…

The composition of David Wojnarowicz’s “When I Put My Hands on Your Body” fuses together a visual element with a literary element that must be considered together to fully interpret the piece. The background is a black and white reproduction of skeletons laid out on their rocky graves, yet Wojnarowicz has deliberately opted to obscure the image behind a wall of text. The foreground is composed of a blood-red text that encapsulates the narrative of “When I Put My Hands on Your Body.” The color of…

Most people are confused about the differences between lyrics and poems. Poems are outlined to be silent or aloud, on the other hand lyrics are mapped out to go along with music. Poems, unlike lyrics, can be misunderstood and read without a sound, however lyrics normally need accompanying music to be understood in the correct way. If you lay out the lyrics of Pink Floyd 's song "Time" without the accompanying music, many questions and observations come to mind. One of which why is there no…

Serial Killers: Born or Bred to Kill? Criminals like Charles Manson can attribute their sadistic nature from a childhood of neglect and abuse, whereas serial killers like David Berkowitz – who grew up in a healthy, supportive family – have no justifiable reason for their actions, other than their own desire to kill. Unfortunately, both types of men infamously manifested their destinies into become the human incarnation of the Grim Reaper himself. There have been numerous studies conducted in…

preface this by saying I had an extremely hard time choosing a director. I love film and drowned myself in choices; but the director I chose is a personal favorite of mine as well as an amazing director that could take this project to the next level, David Fincher. Anyone who loves film knows the Finch, the guy behind Fight Club, Gone Girl, Se7en, and my personal favorite, Zodiac (so underrated it should be criminal). So why would Fincher make a good director for, 1996? His artistic style would…

During the book The Tale of Two Cities , Charles Dickens presented us with many themes throughout the novel. I decided to incorporate the central themes Fate, History and Sacrifice, because those select themes stood out the most to me during this novel. I chose sacrifice as a theme due to the fact that Dickens presented it to us as a necessity to achieve happiness. During the novel the revolutionaries prove that a new french republic can come about with only a heavy and terrible cost and emotion…