Essay Undergraduate 1,606 words

Rousseau as Realist, Liberal, and Critical Theorist

An analysis of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's philosophical identity, examining whether his political writings align with realism, liberalism, or critical theory.

Philosophy

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,858 words

Constructivism in International Relations Theory Explained

Explores constructivist theory in international relations, contrasting it with realism and liberalism and examining norms, identity, and social interaction.

Politics

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,996 words

Expository Sermon Outline: The Rich Man and Lazarus

A complete homiletical outline for an expository sermon on Luke 16:19-23, covering characters, circumstances, cries, and conclusions from the parable.

Religion

~10 min read

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Research Paper Undergraduate 3,163 words

Physician-Assisted Suicide: The Federal Right to Die

Explores the policy case for federally legalizing physician-assisted suicide, examining social, ethical, economic, legal, and nursing implications.

Health

~16 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,420 words

Alberti vs. Perrault: Columns in Renaissance Architecture

Compares how Alberti's S. Maria Novella and Perrault's East Façade of the Louvre use columns to create contrasting architectural meanings.

Arts

~13 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 3,584 words

Research Paradigms in Tourism Studies: A Comparative Analysis

Compares feminist, positivist, and interpretive research paradigms across three tourism journal articles, examining their ontological and epistemological bases.

Social Science

~18 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,177 words

Light Against Division: Symbolism in The Outsiders

Comparative analysis of symbolism in S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders (1967): how natural symbols like sunsets and gold outperform social symbols in articulating

Literature

~11 min read

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5,468 words

Coleman's power-conflict theory and interactionist perspective limitations

Coleman (2006) has done a great service to the community of scholarship by bringing together a number of views of power. He provides summaries of these views in an attempt to formulate a helpful rubric for understanding power-conflict dynamics.

~28 min read

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3,716 words

Language, race, and cultural relativity in Boas and Whorf

If one had to pick a single attribute that defines us as human, our ability to talk to each other must surely be among the top choices. Certainly there is our opposable human thumb and our use of sophisticated tools, and these would also be possible choices.

~19 min read

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1,581 words

Yiddish songs and Jewish-American immigration and assimilation

Yiddish music has helped tell the story of European-Jewish immigrants to the U.S., and Yiddish songs about immigration and assimilation at every stage of the process help to better illuminate the experiences of these Yiddish-speaking immigrants.

~8 min read

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