Essay Undergraduate 1,112 words

Kant's Deontological Ethics: Duty, Good Will, and the Categorical Imperative

An overview of Kant's ethical theory covering good will, duty, the categorical imperative, and the distinction between autonomy and heteronomy.

Philosophy

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,635 words

Darwin's Theory of Evolution, Natural Selection, and Creationism

Explores Darwin's theory of evolution, natural selection, and his nuanced creationist stance, examining how he navigated scientific and religious tensions in his era.

Science

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,224 words

Sin, Guilt, and Redemption: The Kite Runner's Moral Core

Analyzes The Kite Runner's themes of redemption, betrayal, and Pashtun-Hazara inequality, arguing guilt shaped by class cannot be resolved by private acts

Literature

~12 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,170 words

The 19th Amendment and the Fight for Women's Equal Rights

Explores how the 19th Amendment empowered American women politically, economically, and socially, and whether it advanced or stalled the suffrage movement.

History

~11 min read

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Research Paper Undergraduate 2,259 words

The 19th Amendment and the Fight for Women's Voting Rights

Explores the 19th Amendment's passage, its impact on women's equal rights, and whether suffrage momentum stalled after ratification. Includes annotated bibliography.

History

~12 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,066 words

Burning Knowledge: Censorship vs. Conformity in Fahrenheit 451

A comparative analysis of Fahrenheit 451's major themes argues that conformity is the novel's deepest danger, making censorship a symptom and mass media its

Literature

~11 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,490 words

Rousseau's Social Contract and Modern Political Issues

Explores how Rousseau's social contract theory addresses taxation, mandatory vaccination, and universal healthcare compared to Hobbes and Locke.

Philosophy

~8 min read

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2,437 words

Fear and courage in obedience: Asch, Fromm, and Zimbardo

It has been suggested that fear and courage are directly related to whether or not a person is obedient. Some believe that it takes courage to be disobedient, since disobedience will normally result in punishment of some kind, and choosing to face punishment takes courage.

~13 min read

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2,234 words

Spiegelman's Maus and the graphic novel canon

Upon examination of the evolution of the Graphic Novel, one discovers that amusing drawings have been around forever. But the rise of the newspaper industry in the late nineteenth century was the force that brought comics into everyday American households.

~12 min read

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1,456 words

Global warming, pollution, and the Medieval Warm Period Project

Rapid growth of the global economy profoundly effects modern economic development and stability, labor, and, most especially, the environment.

~8 min read

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