Essay Undergraduate 3,208 words

Bauhaus to Black Mountain College: Art, Education, Legacy

Explores how Bauhaus ideals traveled from Germany to Black Mountain College, shaping progressive American art education through the mid-20th century.

Education

~17 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,212 words

Blaise Pascal: Mathematician, Physicist, and Philosopher

Explore Blaise Pascal's life and legacy: his invention of the calculator, contributions to probability theory, and philosophy of mathematics and religion.

People

~12 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,307 words

Gender Differences in Investment Behavior and Overconfidence

Explores how male overconfidence leads to riskier stock trading, drawing on Vanguard data, behavioral finance research, and evolutionary psychology.

Finance

~12 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,809 words

Natural Law vs. Legal Positivism: From Plato to Kant

Traces the history of natural law and legal positivism from Plato and Aristotle through Hobbes, Locke, Hume, and Kant, examining law's relationship to the state.

Philosophy

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,654 words

Mary Rowlandson, Increase Mather, and Puritan Typology

Examines Increase Mather's theological and editorial influence on Mary Rowlandson's captivity narrative, focusing on Puritan typology, gender, and race.

Literature

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,123 words

Reality TV Shows and Their Impact on Teen Pregnancy

Examines how MTV reality shows like Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant influence teen pregnancy rates, gender roles, and adolescent perceptions of motherhood.

Social Issues

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,932 words

Butler and Thomson on Freedom, Gender, and Bodily Autonomy

Explores how Judith Butler's gender performativity and Judith Jarvis Thomson's bodily autonomy arguments form a shared moral vision of justice and civil freedom.

Philosophy

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,619 words

How Science Is Represented in American Pop Culture

Explores how American pop culture frames science through genetic engineering debates, stem cell research, and South Park satire—revealing a deeply divided cultural lens.

Culture

~9 min read

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Book Review Undergraduate 1,656 words

The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara: Battle of Gettysburg Review

A book review of Michael Shaara's The Killer Angels, examining how the novel portrays the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes of its key generals.

Literature

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,103 words

Government Bailouts and the Limits of Capitalism

Explores whether post-9/11 airline bailouts and bank rescues reveal the necessary limits of free-market capitalism and the role of government intervention.

Economics

~6 min read

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