Ariana Aboulafia graduated from the University of Southern California in May 2016 with a B.A. in Political Science, a B.A. in Law, History & Culture, and a minor in Forensics & Criminality. She currently lives in Miami, Florida, and is pursuing a JD degree at the University of Miami School of Law. Her hobbies include organic cooking, … [Read more...] about The Minority Rule: A Thoreauian Guide to the Proper Practice of Civil Disobedience
Archives for November 2016
Should or Shall: An Examination of American Legal Ethics
Alex Keane is a Renaissance Scholar who graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Psychology and minors in Spanish and Management Consulting in 2016. ________________________________________________________________________________________ To the average citizen, corruption is as American as apple pie. When asked in a … [Read more...] about Should or Shall: An Examination of American Legal Ethics
Everyday I Drink the Blood of Lamb
The Southern California oil boom of 1900-1930, particularly near Los Angeles, was an age of phenomenal allure and cataclysmic consequences. Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood, represents the epoch of oil, emphasizing the religious context of the oil boom. Anderson dramatizes historical events to expose an oil religion, a juxtaposition of religion and oil that … [Read more...] about Everyday I Drink the Blood of Lamb
The Keeper of Half Missing Men
Nate Gualtieri is a writer and filmmaker originally from Boston, Massachusetts. His television pilot script, Badwater, recently placed in the Second Round at the Austin Film Festival. In his spare time, he enjoys backpacking, long-distance running, and baking. It is morning again, a quiet one, and I slip … [Read more...] about The Keeper of Half Missing Men
The Criminalization of Black Female Sexuality
There comes a time when a line must be drawn between a reasonable critique of harmful media portrayals and outright, discriminatory slut shaming. For the African-American female on any platform in the 21st century, this line is often crossed and poorly understood.. The Guardian, a daily British news publication, published an article in August 2014 in which author Michelle Lhooq … [Read more...] about The Criminalization of Black Female Sexuality