Essay Undergraduate 1,788 words

Chosen Damnation: Agency and Fate in Shakespeare's Tragedies

Analyzes fate vs. free will in Hamlet, Macbeth, and Othello, arguing Shakespeare's heroes are undone by their own choices, not cosmic necessity.

Literature

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,428 words

Reeve and Hanks Speeches: Rhetorical Appeals Compared

A rhetorical comparison of Christopher Reeve's 1996 DNC address and Tom Hanks' 2005 commencement speech, analyzing emotional appeals, statistics, and audience strategy.

Communications

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,066 words

Moral Status of Advertising in a Free Market Economy

Explores the moral status of advertising in a free market economy, examining persuasion, consumer freedom, dependency effects, and honest representation.

Ethics

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 648 words

Rhetorical Appeals in Feed the Children Nonprofit Advertising

Analysis of how Feed the Children uses logos, pathos, and ethical appeals in nonprofit advertising to inspire donations and child sponsorships.

Communications

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,659 words

Socrates' Alleged Hypocrisy: Apology and Crito Reconsidered

Examines whether Socrates contradicts himself in the Apology and Crito regarding obedience to law and divine will, analyzing the persuasion defense.

Philosophy

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,180 words

Slavery's Corruption of Women in Frederick Douglass's Narrative

Analysis of how Frederick Douglass uses accounts of enslaved and white women to expose slavery as a morally corrupting institution in his influential 1845 autobiography.

Literature

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,020 words

History and Key Theories of Social Psychology

Explore the history of social psychology, its major theories—attribution, cognitive dissonance, drive, and schemata—and core concepts like attitudes and self-concept.

Psychology

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 794 words

Loneliness, Manipulation, and Tradition in Three Short Stories

An analysis of three short stories—"Miss Brill," "Hills Like White Elephants," and "The Lottery"—exploring themes of loneliness, manipulation, and tradition.

Literature

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 439 words

Themes and Characters in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

An analysis of power, idealism, and morality in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, exploring Caesar, Brutus, Antony, and Cassius as complex political figures.

Literature

~3 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,047 words

Burke's Pentad Applied to Bush 2004 "Thinking Mom" Ad

Applies Burke's Pentad to the Bush 2004 "Thinking Mom" TV ad, analyzing how act, scene, agent, agency, and purpose shape its anti-Kerry tax messaging.

Communications

~6 min read

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