Richard S. Moscorelli
Santa Fe College & University of Florida
Research
Santa Fe College recognizes reasearch at the undergraduate level during the Santa Fe College Research in Undergraduate Education Event. Students compete with other students within their disciplines at Santa Fe College for awards and accolades.
2014 Research in Undergraduate Education Poster
Anthropology
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During my 2014 spring semester I traveled to several places within the country of Ecuador. This trip was part of the anthropology class I was taking at Santa Fe College with a study abroad piece. During my time abroad I had to conduct research on a self chosen topic. The topic I chose was the influence of cellular phone use within one of the indigenous tribes living on the Rio Blanco.
A key observation to my study was one in which tribal members had to make choices between conserving their natural resources and paying cell phone and electric bills. This put a divide between the younger generation and the older generation. Thousands of miles away from my home and I saw similar actions taking place in a foreign culture the same as to what I see in the U.S. Truly a connected world.
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During my Comparative Politics class I was tasked with providing a paper with a comparative analaysis of one country study to the United States. I chose to compare the National Intelligence Machinery of Britain with the United states. The following is my introduction to that
paper.
Introduction
The scope of national intelligence in all of its endeavors to support and protect the peoples and interests of the home country is monumental. Britain’s national intelligence machinery to the United States national intelligence machinery at the highest levels of government is compared in this essay. These two entities effect the decision making processes of the leaders of Britain and the United States on a daily basis. Intelligence organization’s products are consumed by the highest levels of government. Who tasks the national intelligence agencies? How are the national intelligence agencies structured? Finally, what gives the national intelligence agencies authority to act and who provides oversight to keep civil liberties from being intruded upon? Understanding intelligence is crucial to understanding how key leaders are thinking and why they are making decisions in the ways in which they are made.
A Comparison of Britain's and the United States' National Intelligence Machinery
Comparative Politics
Sea Horse Key Research
Physical Geography
My Physical Geography class studied on Sea Horse Key which is located off of Cedar Key approximately five miles.