Essay Undergraduate 1,810 words

Illusion as Architecture: Gatsby's Dream and Its Ruins

An analytical essay examining how Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby critiques the American Dream through symbolism, narrative structure, and Gatsby's self-invention as a structurally doomed pursuit.

Literature

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,547 words

Earned Belonging: The Case for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

This essay argues for comprehensive U.S. immigration reform combining targeted border security with a citizenship pathway, backed by economic evidence and policy analysis.

Government

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,928 words

When the Law Fails: Justice and Morality in Mockingbird

An analytical essay arguing that To Kill a Mockingbird portrays legal and moral justice as actively antagonistic, using Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson's trial as evidence.

Literature

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,527 words

Beyond Disruption: Why AI Demands Societal Restructuring Now

This essay argues AI and automation require major societal restructuring — UBI, retraining mandates, and work-time reduction — using economic forecasts and historical precedent.

Technology

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,541 words

Manufactured Ideals: How Media Constructs Harmful Body Norms

An analytical essay examining how commercial media constructs harmful body norms through self-objectification, cultivation effects, and digital surveillance culture.

Psychology

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,470 words

Race, Belonging, and Social Exclusion in American Cinema

An essay analyzing American History X and Boyz N the Hood as sociological lenses on race, racism, and social exclusion in the United States.

Sociology

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,166 words

Expecting More of Children: Effective Teaching and Learning

An essay arguing that teachers, parents, and society expect too little of children, limiting their independence, confidence, and lifelong learning potential.

Education

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,620 words

Stress Test and Survival: How Three Elections Tested Democracy

Analytical essay arguing that the 2016, 2020, and 2024 U.S. elections weakened democracy by eroding informal norms, even as formal institutions survived each cycle.

Government

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,858 words

Acceleration Without Anchor: Social Media and Broken Movements

Analytical essay examining how social media accelerates political mobilization in Arab Spring and Black Lives Matter while undermining the organizational depth movements need to succeed.

Communications

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,772 words

Ordered Liberty: Why Equality Must Anchor American Freedom

A comparative essay arguing that equality must anchor American freedom, drawing on constitutional history, Rawls vs. Nozick, and contemporary policy debates over inequality and voting rights.

Government

~9 min read

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