Essay Undergraduate 846 words

Economic Motivations Behind the American Revolution

Explores how Beard, Hofstadter, and Wood interpret economic factors driving the American Revolution and the drafting of the U.S. Constitution.

History

~5 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,596 words

Machiavelli's Prince vs. Lao-Tzu's Tao Te Ching: Leadership

Compares Machiavelli's The Prince and Lao-Tzu's Tao Te Ching, exploring their contrasting and overlapping political ideals, leadership styles, and views on power.

Philosophy

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 558 words

Commensal Bacteria, the Microbiome, and Obesity Links

Explores how gut bacteria like H. pylori regulate appetite and weight, and how antibiotic overuse may be fueling the obesity epidemic in Western nations.

Science

~3 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,567 words

Sick, Not Criminal: The Case for Health-Centered Addiction Policy

Analyzes drug addiction as a public health crisis, arguing the criminal justice framework is structurally incompatible with addiction's neuroscience

Social Issues

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 678 words

Debt Relief in Africa: Moral Duty vs. Practical Barriers

A review of competing arguments on whether developed countries should provide debt relief to poor African nations, examining human rights, health, and corruption.

World Studies

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,737 words

Women's Rights in American Feminist Thought: Murray to Stanton

Compares Judith Sargent Murray, Sarah Grimke, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton on women's rights, tracing how religion shaped American feminist arguments from 1780–1900.

History

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 604 words

Joseph Tainter on Social Complexity and Sustainability

Explores Joseph Tainter's distinction between sustainability and resilience, his economic definition of complexity, and how historical awareness informs societal survival.

Environment

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,244 words

Monstrosity and Anti-Enlightenment in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Explores how Mary Shelley's Frankenstein critiques Enlightenment ideals by examining Victor Frankenstein and his Creature as products of nature and nurture.

Literature

~7 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 786 words

Love, Loss, and History in Krauss's The History of Love

An analysis of Nicole Krauss's The History of Love, tracing how war and history shape Leo Grusky's experiences of love, loss, and identity.

Literature

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,329 words

Ethos, Pathos, and Logos: Aristotle's Rhetorical Strategies

Explore Aristotle's three rhetorical strategies—ethos, pathos, and logos—and how each appeals to character, emotion, and logic to persuade an audience.

Communications

~7 min read

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