Essay Undergraduate 2,466 words

Ideology as Architecture: The Cold War's Geopolitical Logic

This essay argues that ideology was the structural foundation of the Cold War, analyzing Kennan's containment doctrine, the Cuban Missile Crisis

History

~13 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,525 words

The Secret to Justice: King, Angelou, and LeGuin

An essay exploring the "secret" to justice through Maya Angelou's "Graduation," MLK's "Letter from Birmingham Jail," and Ursula LeGuin's essay on writing.

Social Issues

~13 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,084 words

Aunt Jennifer's Tigers vs. Marriage: A Thematic Comparison

A comparative essay examining themes of marriage, freedom, and gender in Adrienne Rich's "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" and Gregory Corso's "Marriage."

Literature

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,605 words

American Government, Democracy, and Electoral System Explained

An essay collection examining the U.S. three-branch system, Electoral College, Tocqueville vs. Smith on democracy, and capitalism's effect on equality.

Government

~14 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,510 words

Solaris: God, Love, and the Ineffability of Death

An essay analyzing the 2002 film Solaris through themes of ineffability, the god force, love as redemption, and life after death beyond orthodox religion.

Arts

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 417 words

Plato, Descartes, and Hume: Knowledge, Self, and Doubt

A comparative essay examining Socratic ignorance, Cartesian doubt, and Humean empiricism — covering knowledge, God, and personal identity in Western philosophy.

Philosophy

~3 min read

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Reflection Paper Undergraduate 1,510 words

Personality Theories Explaining How I Changed My Anxiety

A reflective essay applying Big Five, Personal Construct, and Rogerian phenomenological theories to explain one student's journey overcoming social anxiety.

Psychology

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,331 words

Walmart's Impact: Comparing Mallaby's Defense and Greenwald's Critique

Analysis comparing Sebastian Mallaby's pro-Walmart argument with Robert Greenwald's documentary critique, evaluating credibility and evidence in the low-price debate.

Business

~7 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,825 words

Made Without Meaning: Why AI Generation Falls Short of Creativity

A comparative essay arguing that AI-generated art is formally impressive but not genuinely creative, lacking intentionality, meaning-making, and creative stakes that define human art.

Technology

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,750 words

Broken Ladder: Why the American Dream Is No Longer Earned

A rigorous undergraduate essay arguing that structural inequality—not lack of effort—has dismantled American upward mobility, drawing on Chetty, Lareau, and education research.

Sociology

~9 min read

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