Essay Undergraduate 1,089 words

Rhetorical Techniques: Ideals, Norms, and Moral Appeals

Analyzes four rhetorical techniques—invoking ideals, cultural norms, transcendent appeal, and moral have/have-not—through essays by Cathcart, Beasly, and LBJ's speech.

Communications

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,803 words

Lao-tze's Non-Interference Philosophy in the Tao Te Ching

Explores Lao-tze's principle of non-interference in Chapter 29 of the Tao Te Ching, contrasting Taoist concepts of flow and emptiness with modern Western values.

Philosophy

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,033 words

BIM Implementation Strategy for Libya's Construction Sector

Explores how Building Information Modeling (BIM) can modernize Libya's construction sector, covering BIM benefits, 4D/5D features, legal issues, and CAD training pathways.

Technology

~11 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,145 words

Debating NASA's Budget: Worth, Waste, and the Future

An analysis of NASA's budget cuts, the Curiosity rover's value, and whether privatization can sustain America's space exploration mission.

Government

~6 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 1,883 words

Multicultural Literature in the Classroom: Definition and Quality

Explores the definition, characteristics, and classroom integration of multicultural literature, with annotated bibliographies for elementary, middle, and high school levels.

Education

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,539 words

Stalled Ascent: Why the American Dream Is Failing Today

A sociological argumentative essay examining why upward mobility through hard work is no longer reliably achievable in contemporary American society.

Sociology

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,859 words

The Meaning of Life: Religion, Philosophy, and Suffering

An essay exploring how religion, existentialism, science, and human suffering shape the search for life's meaning, drawing on Frankl, Camus, and more.

Philosophy

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,669 words

Culture Clash and Change in Doctorow's Ragtime

Analyzes how E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime uses symbolism, juxtaposition, irony, and stylistic technique to depict cultural change in early twentieth-century America.

Literature

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,288 words

Desire, Gender, and Identity in Almodóvar's Law of Desire

Analyzes Pedro Almodóvar's Law of Desire, exploring desire, gender performativity, sexuality, and identity through its main characters and melodramatic structure.

Arts

~12 min read

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