Essay Undergraduate 1,920 words

Grounded vs. Ideal: Why Aristotle Wins for Modern Inquiry

A comparative essay on Plato vs. Aristotle arguing that Aristotle's empirical approach is more useful for contemporary philosophical inquiry in metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics.

Philosophy

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,052 words

Terminal Descent: How Spirit Airlines Hit Every Wall

Analyze Spirit Airlines' May 2026 collapse — how failed mergers, Iran war fuel prices, and a broken bailout ended the ultra-low-cost carrier model's boldest experiment.

Business

~11 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,656 words

Regulating Deepfakes: Democracy's Defense Against AI Lies

This argumentative essay makes the case for regulating AI deepfakes in democratic elections, citing real cases, policy proposals, and First Amendment counterarguments.

Technology

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,825 words

Made Without Meaning: Why AI Generation Falls Short of Creativity

A comparative essay arguing that AI-generated art is formally impressive but not genuinely creative, lacking intentionality, meaning-making, and creative stakes that define human art.

Technology

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,636 words

Stress Test and Survival: How Three Elections Tested Democracy

Analytical essay examining how the 2016, 2020, and 2024 U.S. elections produced a bifurcated democracy: higher turnout alongside collapsing institutional trust and eroded norms.

Government

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,530 words

Fractured Lenses: How Media Bias Undermines Citizenship

This argumentative essay examines how editorial and algorithmic media bias narrows information environments, erodes shared factual ground, and undermines the informed citizenship required for democratic deliberation.

Politics

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,516 words

Earned Belonging: The Case for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

A compelling argumentative essay defending comprehensive U.S. immigration reform — pairing humane border enforcement with a citizenship pathway — backed by economic and policy evidence.

Government

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,723 words

Gilded Lies: How Gatsby's Dream Exposes America's Myth

Analytical essay on how The Great Gatsby critiques the American Dream through symbolism, narrative structure, and characterization—ideal for undergraduate literary analysis.

Literature

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,946 words

Empty Skies: Why Spirit's Collapse Was Inevitable

Analyzing the May 2026 Spirit Airlines collapse: how structural ULCC model flaws, the failed JetBlue merger, legacy competition, and the Iran war fuel shock ended an era.

Business

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,656 words

Beyond Adjustment: Why AI Demands Societal Restructuring Now

This argumentative essay makes the case that AI and automation demand major societal restructuring — UBI, retraining, and shorter working weeks — drawing on economic forecasts and historical analogies.

Technology

~9 min read

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