Essay Undergraduate 1,030 words

Arguments Against Reinstating the Military Draft in the US

An essay examining why reinstating the U.S. military draft is problematic, arguing it restricts freedom, fails to diversify forces, and is unnecessary.

Government

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,044 words

Should the U.S. Lower the Legal Drinking Age to 21?

This essay examines the debate over the U.S. drinking age of 21, comparing American policy to European approaches and arguing for moderation-based education.

Social Issues

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,775 words

Justice Undone: Law and Morality in To Kill a Mockingbird

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

Literature

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,546 words

Transparency as Development: Rethinking Open Adoption's Primacy

This analytical essay argues that open adoption is not just a preference but a developmental imperative, examining identity research, outcome data

Social Issues

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,732 words

Is the World Ordered by Superhuman Intelligence? A Bostrom Analysis

This essay argues the world is not the result of superhuman intelligent ordering, drawing on Nick Bostrom's superintelligence timeline and Heisenberg's epistemological limits.

Philosophy

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,679 words

William James' The Will to Believe: Faith, Reason, and Religion

An essay exploring William James' "The Will to Believe," examining his defense of faith, belief, rationality, and the balance between passion and intellect.

Philosophy

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,189 words

Capital Punishment in North Carolina: The Case Against

This essay argues that North Carolina should abolish capital punishment because it fails to deter crime, costs more than life sentences, and conflicts with modern justice values.

Law

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,553 words

Sexual Assault and Bullying: Power Dynamics Compared

This essay compares sexual assault and bullying through the lens of power, examining definitions, causes, and the role of coercion and pleasure in each behavior.

Social Issues

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,741 words

Guided by Design: The Case for Structured AI Use in Education

A structured argument for permitting AI tools like ChatGPT in classrooms, grounded in cognitive science, equity research, and evidence-based pedagogy.

Technology

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,584 words

The Medium Consumes the Message: Postman's Epistemology

An undergraduate analytical essay examining Neil Postman's epistemological critique of television news and entertainment formats in Amusing Ourselves to Death.

Literature

~8 min read

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