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Theism vs. Atheism: Faith, Reason, and the Existence of God

An essay examining theism and atheism through Anselm, Paley, and Aikin & Talisse, exploring faith, free will, and the limits of human reasoning about God.

Philosophy

~10 min read

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Letter from Birmingham Jail: King's Argument for Justice

An analysis of MLK's "Letter from Birmingham Jail," examining his arguments on urgency, injustice everywhere, and the harm of white moderation.

Literature

~9 min read

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Amnesty for Undocumented Immigrants: A Humanitarian Case

An essay arguing that undocumented immigrants deserve amnesty, drawing on essays by Fred Reed and John Kavanaugh to support a humanitarian and rights-based view.

Social Issues

~6 min read

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Luck, Will, and Blame: Rethinking Moral Responsibility

An analytical essay examining moral responsibility through compatibilism, free will, and moral luck, arguing that self-governed reasoning grounds blame better

Philosophy

~11 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,862 words

Musgrave's Critique of Van Fraassen's Constructive Empiricism

An analysis of Musgrave's essay critiquing van Fraassen's constructive empiricism, examining scientific realism, empirical adequacy, and the role of explanation.

Philosophy

~10 min read

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1,217 words

Richard Stith's argument against valuing human life absolutely

Humans are the most evolved creatures on earth when considering our capacity to think and our capacity to act as a result of our thinking. The human society today regards the human life as being the most praised thing ever to have existed.

~7 min read

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1,376 words

Robert Kagan's argument on American and European strategic differences

Robert Kagan's 2002 article entitled "Power and Weakness" which appeared in the journal Policy Review is a fine example of an argument that takes advantage of its assumptions without discussing them.

~7 min read

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1,880 words

Ellen Winner's argument about parental influence on child development

The argument analysis attached article, Ellen Winner. As, instructions I sources -text citations/quotations.

~10 min read

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1,454 words

Persuasive writing techniques: evidence, logic, and audience awareness

Persuasion is writing technique to persuade a reader to ones own point-of-view. This involves not only hard work but also involves the human psyche, which has to be satisfied. Persuasion is not merely ones opinion but it basically requires arguments based on facts.

~8 min read

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1,861 words

Using persuasive rhetoric to address barriers to higher education

Considering your analysis of your audience, how do you plan on gaining their confidence and respect and touching their emotions, and what style choices will you make in order to do so?

~10 min read

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