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Mister Socrates by Choi Jin-won Choi Jin-won directs and pens ‘’Mister Socrates’’, a not typical gangster film but a movie which combines comedy, crime, drama and social commentary. The main character is Ku Dong-Hyeok (Kim Rae-won), who is a high-school drop-out and low-level thug. He shows no respect to other people, he has no ethics and he just loves to beat people. One night, while he reports the accidental murder of a friend of his by another friend, he gets kidnaped by a gang. He is kept…

Confucius Civil Service Exam Confucius was an important government official in ancient china who developed a new moral code based on respect, honesty, education, kindness and strong family bonds. One of his theories was that “Women and servants are most difficult to nurture. If one is close to them, they lose their reserve, while if one is distant, they feel resentful.” This can help our understanding of ancient China and of Confucius’ teachings. Confucius puts women and servants in the same…

Crime is all a matter of perspective. To many people, crime is a distant idea for them, but it is always present in the world. It is something unacceptable that is looked down upon and is punishable by law. But to others, crime is the only option they are compelled to. The government has seemingly given up on them and they have nowhere else to go to acquire food in their stomachs and maybe a little bit of protection. Some commit crimes to feel alive, to feel that feeling of adventure and danger.…

In a dingy London hotel, on a gray and foggy night, a man opened up his laptop to find one single message; KILL ALEX RIDER. Yassen Gregorovich, a cold-blooded assassin was trained and hired by the international crime organization, Scorpia, to take out anybody and everybody who got in their way. The night before coming face to face with one of his greatest enemies, Yassen drew parallels between his life and that of the fourteen-year-old spy, Alex Rider, through a series of flashbacks that brought…

which the setting is in a futuristic society in which, political powers have subsided and lawlessness, violence, and youth gangs terrorize the people. Free will is the cost that Alex De Large must pay in a society that is so dominated by violence. Anthony Burgess, in his novel A Clockwork Orange, contends that unless man freely chooses to reject the attraction of violence, rehabilitation and conditioning only works if man's free will is destroyed. At one point or another a person has experienced…

Sandra Day O’Connor was born in El Paso, Texas in 1930. She graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in economics, and she also received her LL.B. from the Stanford Law School. O'Connor served as Assistant Attorney General of Arizona from 1965 to 1969, and was then appointed to fill a vacancy in the Arizona State Senate. She became the first woman to serve as its Majority Leader. In 1975 she was elected to the Maricopa County Superior Court and in 1979 was elevated to the Arizona State…

the low cost of living is a definite draw. The history of Ft. Wayne actually dates back to the 1800's. The city was known as a crossroads by early settlers and Native Americans due to its strategic location. The city is named after General "Mad" Anthony Wayne; he was a widely known military leader who is credited with building the first American fort. Apartment living options abound in diversity. Choose from apartments in historic buildings and landmarks to recently restored homes or choose…

Though primarily known for his novel A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess was accomplished in many literary pursuits. Besides being a novelist he was also a poet, composer, playwright, and a critic. With a literary career that spans over three decades he has published dozens of literary pieces and hundreds of musical composition. Much of the influence for these writings came from his early life and his experiences as a young adult. A Clockwork Orange was the first non-school assigned novel I…

Hitchcock’s Psycho, from ‘Inside Norman Bates’ and ‘The World Inside Its Image’ The benchmark of horror films could easily be Hitchcock’s most revered work ‘Psycho’ (1960). The black and white filmscape does not downplay the crimson colour of blood spiralling down the plughole after Marion’s fatal stabbing, nor the shock of Norman’s mothers sunken eye sockets. It’s 2015 and this is the first time I have properly been introduced to the film however as a testament to its making I had nightmares…

Dr. Michael Stone professor at Columbia University knows exactly what evil is and how it works. Dr. Stone has probably looked evil in it’s eye for he is also forensic psychologist. He created the “Graduations of Evil” which consisted of twenty-two levels of evil and with every level an explanation for how a person could be categorized in a specific level. The twenty-two levels are divided into three main section one is the justified homicide, two through eight are impulsive murders, nine through…