Essay Undergraduate 1,501 words

Abortion Ethics: Moral Status, Personhood, and Key Arguments

Explores abortion ethics through Harman's Actual Future Principle, philosophical definitions of personhood, Thomson and Marquis, and pro-life vs. pro-choice arguments.

Ethics

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 999 words

Wallace and Twitchell: Style, Tone, and Consumerism

A comparative analysis of David Foster Wallace's "Consider the Lobster" and James Twitchell's "Two Cheers for Materialism," examining shared style, tone, and critiques of consumerism.

Literature

~5 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,956 words

Shakespeare's Political Criticism in Hamlet: Rule of One

Explores how Shakespeare uses Hamlet to critique monarchical fragility, one-man rule, and the dangers of ambition, treachery, and unchecked emotion in governance.

Literature

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 941 words

Rhetoric Analysis: Native American Sports Team Names Debate

An analysis of Richard Estrada's rhetorical strategies—pathos, ethos, logos, and fallacies—in arguing against Native American sports team names.

Communications

~5 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 4,448 words

Géricault's Raft of the Medusa as Political Critique

Analyzes Géricault's Raft of the Medusa as a political indictment of the Bourbon restoration, French colonialism, and the incompetence behind the 1816 shipwreck.

Arts

~23 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,735 words

Wallace's "This Is Water": Thought, Belief, and Education

An essay analyzing David Foster Wallace's commencement speech, examining his blurring of thought and belief, and connecting it to Dawkins, social media, and education.

Education

~9 min read

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Reflection Paper Undergraduate 373 words

Personal Persuasion Style: Storytelling, Evidence, and Empathy

A reflective essay on personal persuasion techniques, exploring storytelling, emotional appeal, repetition, satire, and how persuasion works in everyday life.

Communications

~2 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,535 words

Do Photos Tell More Truth Than Words? Boston Photographs

An analysis of Nora Ephron's "Boston Photographs" essay and three iconic photojournalism images that sparked national debates about printing graphic news photos.

Communications

~13 min read

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Reflection Paper Undergraduate 647 words

The New Campus Racism: Race, Perception, and College Life

A reading response to Noel Kent's 1997 essay exploring how racism persists on college campuses through subtle bias, reverse racism perceptions, and racial inequality.

Social Issues

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 884 words

Urban Pollution Through History: Horses, Cars, and Technology

A review of Joel Tarr's essay on urban pollution, comparing horse-era filth to automobile smog and exploring how every new technology creates new problems.

History

~5 min read

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