Essay Undergraduate 1,077 words

Exclusionary Rule, Counterterrorism, and Crime Prevention

Explores whether the exclusionary rule deters police misconduct, local counterterrorism strategies, and realistic expectations for criminal justice crime prevention.

Law

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,185 words

Offshore Tax Havens: Corporate Use, OECD Policy, and U.S. Reform

Examines why U.S. companies use offshore tax havens, OECD responses to harmful tax practices, and proposed legislative reforms under the Obama administration.

Taxes

~11 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,373 words

Broken American Dreams in Walker and Erdrich's Short Stories

Analyzes how Alice Walker's "Everyday Use" and Louise Erdrich's "The Red Convertible" depict the destruction of the American Dream through trauma and loss.

Literature

~7 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,572 words

CEDAW, Domestic Violence, and the Case for U.S. Ratification

Examines why the U.S. should ratify CEDAW, focusing on battered women's syndrome, inconsistent protection orders, and the need for federal support systems.

Law

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,341 words

The Scientific Method in Forensic Bullet Lead Analysis

Explores how the scientific method exposed flaws in the FBI's comparative bullet lead analysis, leading to its invalidation after decades of use in criminal trials.

Law

~7 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,114 words

Churchill, Stalin, and the Origins of the Cold War

Explores the Cold War's origins through Churchill's Iron Curtain speech, Stalin's reply, and the Truman Doctrine, weighing Western fears against Soviet insecurity.

History

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,205 words

Civil-Military Relations: Democracy, Control, and Latin America

Explores civil-military relations theory from Clausewitz to Huntington, examining civilian control, military coups, and democratic transitions in Latin America.

Politics

~12 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,439 words

Collective Bargaining in Professional Sports: An HR Perspective

Explores how collective bargaining between players unions and team owners shapes human resources management in professional sports, including strikes and labor policy.

Sports

~13 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,012 words

Scottish Immigration, Ethnic Identity, and Discrimination in America

Explores Scottish immigrant history in colonial America, their ethnic discrimination by English colonists, assimilation into white culture, and ongoing racial inequality.

Social Issues

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,283 words

Art as Ideology: Soviet and American Propaganda Compared

Explores how the USSR and USA used art as ideological tools during the Cold War era, contrasting Soviet socialist realism with American anti-communist cultural policy.

Arts

~7 min read

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