In Slavery: Exploring Jacobs’ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and Its Impact on Womanhood

 Hannah Baggs Bufalino HIST 308 March 7, 2018 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Slavery gripped the United States by the throat throughout the 1800s. Although there were radical differences in the North and South the whole country fell guilty to the slave trade, resulting in the mistreatment of a countless number … Read more

What Matters? Civilized Definition Examined in Avatar Film

 What Matters? When thinking about a person, what matters?  What truly does the word “civilized” mean?  It is mostly to be used when talking about a lifestyle of an average human being; however, that raises the question of what is the definition of an average human being? This idea is very subjective.  People nowadays … Read more

Exploring Prosocial Behavior and Empathy During Preschoolers’ Symbolic and Schematic Play

 According to California Department of Education (2018) research shows correlations between empathy and prosocial behavior. Prosocial behaviors, like helping, sharing, and comforting or showing concern for others,demonstrates the development of empathy and how the experiences of empathy is thought to be related to the development of moral behavior. Infants’ social interactions with peers increase … Read more

Exploring Causes Behind City Improvement in Bronx, NY: Examining the Social Migration Phenomenon of Gentrification

 This examination takes a gander at the causal powers behind the social migration wonder known as improvement. Area hypothesis places that consistently expanding drive times combined with falling wrongdoing rates in the downtown area boost the high-salary populace to move from suburbia to the city, driving up lodging costs and uprooting the low-pay, unique … Read more

The Catholic Clergy Abuse Scandal: History and Impact

 I.  Expository: Background on Topic Priests, bishops, and other members of the Catholic clergy have been sexually and physically abusing minors. There are close to 10,667 plausible accusations of child molestation against Catholic priests in the United States alone, and close to 70,000 worldwide. (“The Nature and Scope…”) Though the scandal has only gained … Read more

Examine Vascular Risk Factors and Brain Activation: How Race Influences AD Risk for African Americans in the US

 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) currently impacts over 5 million individuals in the United States and that number is expected to increase to nearly 14 million by 2050. Studies have shown that African Americans have an increased risk for AD compared to their White counterparts. African Americans are also more likely to develop vascular risk factors … Read more

In-Depth Look at Sarbanes Oxley and PCAOB: Accountability and Integrity In Financial Reporting

 Individual Research Paper The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 and the PCAOB are both organizations that hold corporations accountable for producing reliable and useful financial statements.  These organizations play an influential role in the preparation of financial statements and ensure that the reporting is accurate and timely.  A study of these organizations must first … Read more

Fight Against Trader Misconduct: Spoofing, Libor and Front Running Tactics in High Frequency Trading

 High Frequency Trading has become a dominant trading system in the financial market, especially throughout equity markets. However it is important to note that the HFT itself does not cause trader misconduct. But rather it is on the traders’ use of HFT or traditional trading that impacts stability and fairness in the market. There … Read more

Discover Sports in Antiquity: Monsters to Lap Dogs in Ancient Greek Athletics

 Welcome to the International Sports Museum and thank you for your support and interest in this exhibit titled: Sports in Antiquity: The Inclusion of Animals in Ancient Greek Athletics.  As you look through this fascinating cultural exhibit, you will learn all about the different ways that animals served their purposes through sports that took … Read more

Hamilton: A Musical History Maker with Revolutionary Nuances

 Hamilton is a musical about the life of the American founding father Alexander Hamilton written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. This musical about the first secretary of treasury of the United states has made history and broken records in a way most theater enthusiasts’ thought would never happen, due to Hamilton being a hip-hop musical about … Read more

IG Program for IAS Employers: Information Policies and Governance Roles’

 “At IAS, information governance for the employer-based healthcare is established on the elements of legislation and policies from which the company’s IG standards are derived. Our IG program provide various benefits for the customers and employees and provides high level documentation of practices in development, implementation, and monitoring of the IG procedures and policies.” … Read more

Why Reconstruction in U.S. Failed: Examining Causes and Consequences of Failed Efforts

 Reconstruction occurred in the post-civil war period in the United States whereby Congress implemented several acts and constitutional amendments to ensure the equality of freedmen between 1865 and 1877 (White, 2017). Scholarship associated with the Reconstruction era has developed from historians, such as Eric Foner, who often state that Reconstruction did fail, yet rarely … Read more

Exploring Economic Inequality and Government Policies to Aid It

 Introduction One of the characteristics associated with free market economies is an unequal distribution of income. Inequality obviously occurs to different extents in different countries. The reasons for difference in income and the consequences of inequality are many and complex they can form massive debates among economists. A main complaint against inequality is that … Read more