Essay Undergraduate 1,962 words

New Product Design Process for Cosmetics Companies

Explores the step-by-step product design process for a cosmetics company, covering idea generation, prototyping, testing, launch, and performance objectives.

Business

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 806 words

Nursing Advocacy Risks and Collective Bargaining in Healthcare

Explores the risks and benefits of nurse patient advocacy and compares nursing employment settings with and without collective bargaining agreements.

Health

~5 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,241 words

Women in the Workplace: Glass Ceiling and Gender Marking

Explores gender marking, the glass ceiling, and communication differences facing women at work, drawing on Tannen and Judy & D'Amico's workforce research.

Social Issues

~7 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,368 words

Positivism vs Constructivism in Special Education

Compares positivism and constructivism as theories of knowledge and argues constructivism better serves students with special needs, with a focus on assistive technology.

Education

~12 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 471 words

Senator Theater Chico: History, Architecture & Preservation

Explore the Senator Theater in Chico, California — its art deco design, vaudeville origins, architect Timothy Pflueger, and ongoing historic preservation efforts.

Arts

~3 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 820 words

What's in a Name? Identity, Meaning, and Personal Naming

A personal narrative exploring how a name shapes identity, told through the story of twins named Rachael and Skeet Anderson born in 1985.

Personal Issues

~5 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,697 words

Drug Courts: Effectiveness, Limitations, and Reform Potential

Analyzes drug court programs' impact on recidivism, relapse, and cost savings while examining variation by offender demographics, drug type, and program design.

Drugs

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 738 words

Industrial/Organizational Psychology: Workplace Performance

Explore I-O psychology's two core branches—organizational and industrial—and how they improve workplace performance, hiring, training, and safety.

Psychology

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 707 words

Media Framing and Public Perception of Hurricane Katrina

Explores how media framing of Hurricane Katrina shaped public perception, perpetuated disaster myths, and influenced policy through racial and class stereotypes.

Communications

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 4,226 words

Human Cloning: Science, Ethics, and Moral Debate

A position paper examining the science of cloning, its three main types, and the ethical, religious, and philosophical debates surrounding human reproductive cloning.

Ethics

~22 min read

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