Essay Undergraduate 2,490 words

Direct Democracy and Liberty in Contemporary Politics

Explores whether direct democracy is desirable and possible today, examining Montesquieu, Estonia, Occupy Wall Street, and Isaiah Berlin's two concepts of liberty.

Politics

~13 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,693 words

U.S. Participation in Multinational Conflict Management Forces

Examines U.S. involvement in multinational conflict management forces, weighing humanitarian, realpolitik, and economic rationales from Kosovo to Darfur.

Politics

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,361 words

Illusion vs. Corruption: Gatsby and Death of a Salesman

Compare The Great Gatsby and Death of a Salesman on the American Dream, character design, and style to see which work offers the more complete literary

Literature

~12 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,134 words

Hitler's Foreign Policy: Race, Space, and World War II

A review of Weinberg's analysis of Hitler's foreign policy goals — racial ideology, Lebensraum, dictatorship, and the diplomatic maneuvers that led to WWII.

History

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,512 words

Consensus History: Strengths and Limitations

Examines consensus history movement of the 1950s, analyzing how Hofstadter and historians sought unified national narratives while overlooking conflict and marginalized voices.

History

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,144 words

The International Criminal Court: Idealpolitik vs. Realpolitik and U.S. Opposition

Examines why the Rome Statute was adopted despite Great Power opposition, analyzing the tension between humanitarian idealism and national interest in the ICC's creation.

Law

~11 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,871 words

New York's Transformation: Skyscrapers, Immigration, and Modernity

Explore how skyscrapers, immigration, and cultural change defined New York City in the 1920s and 1930s during the Jazz Age and Great Depression.

History

~10 min read

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Research Paper Undergraduate 3,709 words

Social Media's Role in Shaping Terrorism Narratives

Explores how states and agencies use social media to construct terrorism narratives, examining false-flag operations, media bias, and public perception of the war on terror.

Social Issues

~19 min read

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Book Review Undergraduate 6,774 words

Chris Anderson's Long Tail Theory: Economics and Communication

An analysis of Chris Anderson's Long Tail theory examining how internet economics, niche markets, and mass communication theory intersect to reshape business models.

Economics

~34 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,446 words

Unequal Power in Labor Relations and Cosmopolitan Ethics

Examines unequal employer-employee power in capitalist labor markets and evaluates Appiah's Cosmopolitanism as a framework for global labor ethics.

Sociology

~13 min read

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