Essay Undergraduate 1,573 words

Work, Progress, and Empire: Roosevelt vs. Bourne

Compares Theodore Roosevelt's "The Strenuous Life" with Randolph Bourne's "The Experimental Life" to explore conflicting Progressive Era attitudes toward work and empire.

History

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,972 words

Freedom on the Water: Symbols of Morality in Huck Finn

Analyzes how the Mississippi River, the raft, and Jim in Huckleberry Finn work as symbols of freedom's instability, exposing antebellum America's moral

Literature

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,593 words

Marriage, Property, and Women in 19th-Century English Literature

Explores how Austen, Eliot, Browning, and Besant critique marriage in Victorian England as a system of property and female objectification.

Literature

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,491 words

Parliamentary Sovereignty in Modern Britain: Restraints and Reality

Examines how the Human Rights Act, EU membership, and common law have constrained Parliamentary Sovereignty while preserving it in formal terms.

Law

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,216 words

Criminal Justice: Definitions, Theories, and Systemic Issues

Comprehensive overview of criminal justice terminology, evidence types, justice philosophies, crime control approaches, and racial profiling issues in law enforcement.

~7 min read

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Essay Graduate 1,671 words

Information and Aesthetics in Contemporary Art

Explores how art resists information through Ashbery, Huberman, and Eco's theories, balancing viewer engagement with formal meaning in visual culture.

Arts

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,390 words

Symbolism of Paper Pills in Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio

Analyzes how the paper pills and Doctor Reefy's physical appearance in Anderson's "Paper Pills" symbolize isolation, repression, and emotional withdrawal.

Literature

~7 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 961 words

Pevsner's Visual Planning and the Picturesque Explained

An analysis of Nikolaus Pevsner's posthumous Visual Planning and the Picturesque, exploring its three-part structure, picturesque theory, and urban design legacy.

Arts

~5 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,093 words

Carrie Mae Weems: Race, Gender, and Photography

An analysis of Carrie Mae Weems's photography exploring race, gender, and identity—from the Moynihan Report to the Kitchen Table Series and beyond.

Arts

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,494 words

Catherine the Great: Enlightened Ruler or Historical Caricature?

Examines how Catherine the Great's ruling achievements in foreign policy, culture, and law have been overshadowed by sexist historical treatment of her legacy.

History

~13 min read

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