Essay Undergraduate 4,448 words

Géricault's Raft of the Medusa as Political Critique

Analyzes Géricault's Raft of the Medusa as a political indictment of the Bourbon restoration, French colonialism, and the incompetence behind the 1816 shipwreck.

Arts

~23 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,735 words

Wallace's "This Is Water": Thought, Belief, and Education

An essay analyzing David Foster Wallace's commencement speech, examining his blurring of thought and belief, and connecting it to Dawkins, social media, and education.

Education

~9 min read

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Reflection Paper Undergraduate 373 words

Personal Persuasion Style: Storytelling, Evidence, and Empathy

A reflective essay on personal persuasion techniques, exploring storytelling, emotional appeal, repetition, satire, and how persuasion works in everyday life.

Communications

~2 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,535 words

Do Photos Tell More Truth Than Words? Boston Photographs

An analysis of Nora Ephron's "Boston Photographs" essay and three iconic photojournalism images that sparked national debates about printing graphic news photos.

Communications

~13 min read

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Reflection Paper Undergraduate 647 words

The New Campus Racism: Race, Perception, and College Life

A reading response to Noel Kent's 1997 essay exploring how racism persists on college campuses through subtle bias, reverse racism perceptions, and racial inequality.

Social Issues

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 884 words

Urban Pollution Through History: Horses, Cars, and Technology

A review of Joel Tarr's essay on urban pollution, comparing horse-era filth to automobile smog and exploring how every new technology creates new problems.

History

~5 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 804 words

Against Glazer's American Ethnic Pattern: A Critical Analysis

A critical response to Nathan Glazer's essay arguing that affirmative action fosters tribalism, defending pluralism and the historical roots of minority identity.

Social Issues

~5 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,396 words

Singer's "Famine, Affluence, and Morality": A Critical Analysis

A critical analysis of Peter Singer's 1972 essay on charity, marginal utility, and global poverty, examining the strengths and limits of his moral arguments.

Philosophy

~7 min read

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Reflection Paper Undergraduate 508 words

Maxine Greene's Curriculum and Consciousness: A Critical Review

A critical reflection on Maxine Greene's essay "Curriculum and Consciousness," examining her ideas on collective learning, individual needs, and arts-based education.

Education

~3 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,831 words

The Pigs Who Stayed: Power's Logic in Animal Farm

Analytical essay on how Animal Farm uses allegory to argue that revolutionary institutions become the architecture of authoritarian power — close reading with historical context.

Literature

~10 min read

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