Civilian oversight of law enforcement agencies has steadily gained traction in the United States over the past five decades. It is now commonplace to witness bodies formed by citizens with the sole purpose of reviewing the conduct of police officers and improving their professional behavior (Dunham & Alpert, 2015, p. 78). Thus, oversight becomes an […]

Introduction Oldboy (2003) is arguably the most remarkable neo-noir action thriller film ever produced. Directed by Park Chan-wook, the film is an adaptation of Garon Tsuchiya’s Japanese manga by the same title hailed for breathing cinematic life to this popular comic-strip. According to Yoo (2012), this widely acclaimed film managed to enthrall its audience and

Richard Blanco still remains one of the most renowned American poets. He is famous for his profound eloquence and, most recently, for reading one of his poems during President Barrack Obama’s second inauguration. Blanco is a second generation Cuban immigrant who has always been proud of his cultural identity and his inexorable sense of displacement

Ambition is one of the most long-standing attributes of humanity to ever be recorded in human history. It is usually characterized by a propensity to achieve certain objectives that individuals often set for themselves towards a particular end.  At the heart of ambition is a deep longing to set one apart from the rest and

Our American Cousin is a fascinating play written by Tom Taylor in early 1852. As an Englishman, Taylor had always been fascinated by the United States and its ideals. It was a queer land unlike anything he had ever witnessed before, with coarse individuals bearing unique demeanors. Taylor’s aim was to craft a masterpiece that

A Comparison of Sociological Perspectives Emile Durkheim is arguably one of the most renowned scholars in the field of sociology. Born in France in 1858, Durkheim would soon prove his intellectual prowess as the principal draughtsman of contemporary social science. Modernity had birthed a new era in Europe that required individuals and the society alike

 The Hellenic Age is still remembered as an important epoch in the history of Europe and Western Asia. It began in 323 BC after Alexander the Great’s sudden death and came to an end in 31 BC with the emergence of the mighty Roman Empire. Markedly, this period saw the spread of Greco-Hellenic culture in

Introduction The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a diverse group of infectious viruses which afflict the mucosal cells and skin which normally serve as a demarcation between the external surroundings in human beings. They often manifest in a wide array of varieties but are generally divided into low-risk (LR) and high-risk (HR) carcinogenic versions. These pathogenic

Antimicrobials have been in use for millennia as a novel approach when treating disease and infection. Even though early civilizations were not exactly aware of bacteria as causative agents, they still used extracts from medicinal plants to treat infected wounds. Nonetheless, the turn of the 20th century and succeeding population bloom meant that the proliferation

Assignment Instructions Write a paper (1,500-1,750 words) in which you address the following based on the information provided in the “West Coast Transit Case Study” resource. Define the three criteria for evaluating effective team/group work (as stated in the reading this week) and analyze whether the “team” assembled by Bernie Hollis and Pete Denson is