Essay Undergraduate 525 words

Story and History in Amistad: Law, Slavery, and U.S. Identity

An essay analyzing the 1997 film Amistad, exploring how its complex characters and legal themes illuminate slavery's role in shaping the United States.

Literature

~3 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 839 words

Analysis of "That Lean and Hungry Look" by Suzanne Britt

An analysis of Suzanne Britt's essay comparing fat and thin people, examining her use of humor, connotation, stereotypes, and compare-and-contrast argument.

Literature

~5 min read

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Essay High School 432 words

Why Joe Biden Was My Preferred 2020 Presidential Candidate

A student essay arguing why Joe Biden made a better 2020 presidential candidate than Donald Trump, focusing on temperament, honesty, and leadership character.

Politics

~3 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 744 words

Humorous Essays: Satire, Self-Deprecation, and Social Commentary

An analysis of four humorous essays exploring how writers use satire, irony, and self-deprecation to entertain readers while making meaningful social points.

English

~4 min read

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559 words

Descartes' argument that God is not a deceiver

Decartes' philosophical treatise "Meditations on First Philosophy" generated much controversy at the time when it was issued, given the people at the time were reluctant to accept God-related theories that were not religious in character.

~3 min read

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979 words

The importance of persuasive writing in personal and professional communication

Children start persuading their parents as infants, by crying loudly enough to ensure compliance with demands for coddling, food, or juice. Throughout childhood we learn how to get our way with friends, family members, teachers, and total strangers by wielding innate powers of persuasion.

~5 min read

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618 words

Jefferson Fish's argument that race is a social classification

Overall, the argument is well written, being blended both with personal experience and academia -- after all, we all experience issues of race first hand.

~4 min read

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620 words

Lynn White Jr.'s argument on Christianity and ecological crisis

Roots of Our Ecological Crisis is an argumentative attempt to place blame for mankind's woes at the feet of several different factions.

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 613 words

Toulmin Argument Analysis: Asian-American Ethnic Identity

A Toulmin argument analysis of Yahlin Chang's "Asian Identity Crisis," examining claims, warrants, rebuttals, and qualifiers around ethnic identity and assimilation.

Social Issues

~4 min read

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522 words

Essay structure: thesis statements, supporting paragraphs, and conclusions

The most important thing about the first paragraph is that it must contain a clear thesis statement. The thesis statement is the point that you are proving in the rest of the essay.

~3 min read

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