Essay Undergraduate 1,284 words

Ending WWII Without Nuclear Weapons: Mahan and Sun Tzu

Analyzes a strategic recommendation to President Truman using Mahan's sea power theory and Sun Tzu's principles to end the Pacific War without nuclear weapons.

History

~7 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,181 words

Gilded Illusions: Gatsby's American Dream as Self-Destruction

A close reading of The Great Gatsby analyzing Fitzgerald's plot, symbolism, and characterization to argue that the American Dream destroys Gatsby through

Literature

~11 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,580 words

Battery Cages and Hen Welfare in Industrial Egg Production

Examination of cruel practices in industrial chicken farming, focusing on battery cage confinement and arguments for humane free-range alternatives.

Ethics

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,853 words

Economic Growth and Inequality in India: A Marxist Analysis

Explores the relationship between rapid economic growth and rising inequality in India using Marxist theories of alienation, primitive accumulation, and accumulation by dispossession.

Social Science

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,158 words

Genre Films and the Conventions of Connection: A Critical Defense

A summary and analysis of Leo Braudy's "Genre: The Conventions of Connection," arguing that genre films deserve serious critical recognition as art.

Arts

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,076 words

Ethical Analysis of Healthcare Rationing in America

An ethical analysis of healthcare rationing in the U.S., comparing utilitarian and equity-based perspectives on medical resource allocation and patient rights.

Ethics

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,495 words

Is Humanity a Wise Steward of the Environment?

An analysis of humanity's environmental stewardship using neo-Malthusian and Cornucopian theories to weigh short-term interests against long-term ecological care.

Environment

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,735 words

Grounded in Reality: Why Aristotle Wins the Method Wars

Compare Plato and Aristotle's philosophical methods across metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics — and find out why Aristotle's empirical approach wins for contemporary inquiry.

Philosophy

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,724 words

Luck, Will, and Blame: Rethinking Moral Responsibility

Analyzes compatibilist accounts of moral responsibility under determinist and moral luck challenges, arguing for a revised reasons-responsive framework that accepts luck's deep reach.

Philosophy

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,606 words

Juvenile Delinquency and Fraud Prevention in Australia

Explores media portrayals of youth crime and psychological theories of fraud in Australia, applying labelling theory, the fraud triangle, and routine activities theory.

Crimes

~9 min read

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