Essay Undergraduate 2,079 words

Closing the Gap: A Case for Universal School Lunch

This problem-solution essay argues that universal free school lunch, replacing the means-tested NSLP, is the most effective policy for eliminating childhood

Social Issues

~11 min read

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1,238 words

Factors in the increasing empowerment of American non-commissioned officers

The objective of this work is to analyze the three most important factors that have led to the ever-increasing empowerment of the American Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) over time.

~7 min read

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2,427 words

Arguing against Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Toulmin analysis of military policy

The objective of this work is to review the Repeal of the military's Don't Ask Don't Tell policy and to incorporate both classical principles of argumentation and elements of the Toulmin model of argument analysis.

~13 min read

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1,597 words

Barack Obama's appeal to young American voters and foreign policy challenges

Never has an election year been as diverse as is the present election year and never have the candidates been as progressive as in the present election when an individual who has a Muslim background is running for President and at that during a time when the United States is in the middle of a war…

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,234 words

Informant Testimony, False Confessions, and Evidence Validity

Examines informant testimony credibility, information acquisition as evidence, and the psychology behind voluntary and coerced false confessions in criminal trials.

Law

~7 min read

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Reflection Paper Undergraduate 1,693 words

Negotiating for a Used Car: A Real-World Case Study

A first-hand account of negotiating a used car purchase, covering preparation, tactics, power dynamics, and lessons learned from a real dealership encounter.

Business

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,092 words

Critiquing Common Marriage and Family Myths in America

A critique of Schwartz and Scott's "Debunking Myths about Marriage and Families," examining five cultural beliefs about the nuclear family and marriage.

Sociology

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,353 words

Informing With Purpose: How Structure Shapes Meaning

Analyzing informative essays by Gould, Baldwin, Sontag, and Sacks to argue that organizational structure itself produces meaning — not just delivers facts.

English

~12 min read

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1,109 words

Socrates' refutation of rhetoric in Plato's Gorgias

Gorgias by Plato, is a dialog between Socrates and Gorgias, a famous rhetorical speaker whose specialty is persuasion and refuting standard ideas.

~6 min read

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1,168 words

Paradox and argument in John Donne's "The Flea"

This paradoxical and provocative poem by John Donne illustrates a number of the central characteristics of Metaphysical poetry. This paper will attempt to elucidate the paradoxical elements of the poem through a close reading of the text.

~6 min read

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