Essay Undergraduate 1,735 words

Wallace's "This Is Water": Thought, Belief, and Education

An essay analyzing David Foster Wallace's commencement speech, examining his blurring of thought and belief, and connecting it to Dawkins, social media, and education.

Education

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,207 words

Negligence and Vicarious Liability in Restaurant Tort Law

Analyzes two negligence claims against a restaurant: a customer injured by glass in food and injuries from a fire, covering duty, breach, causation, and vicarious liability.

Law

~7 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 751 words

Maternal Age and Autism Risk: Exploring Key Variables

Explores how parental age—especially maternal age—correlates with autism risk, and why no single variable fully explains rising autism diagnoses.

Psychology

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 724 words

Buffalo Creek Disaster: Law, Justice, and Corporate Negligence

An analysis of the 1972 Buffalo Creek coal dam disaster, Pittston's negligence, and attorney Gerald Stern's fight for justice for West Virginia flood survivors.

Law

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,521 words

Race, Myth, and Capitol Sculpture: Pocahontas and Smith

Analyzes Capellano's 1825 Capitol sculpture of Pocahontas and Smith alongside other 19th-century works, exploring racism, Manifest Destiny, and Native American representation.

Arts

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 799 words

Japanese Victimization in Gojira and Voice of Hibakusha

Explores how the 1954 film Gojira and the documentary Voice of Hibakusha depict Japanese victimization after the atomic bombings of World War II.

Arts

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 675 words

Educational Neuroscience: Bridging Brain Science and Teaching

Explores how educational neuroscience informs classroom practice, covering brain imaging, learning myths, dyslexia research, and the lab-to-classroom gap.

Education

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 556 words

International Style Architecture: Origins, Principles, and Legacy

Explore the International Style of architecture — its 1920s–30s origins, defining principles, key architects, landmark buildings, and eventual decline into Postmodernism.

Arts

~3 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 888 words

Pay for Performance Programs for Teachers: Pros and Cons

Examines teacher pay-for-performance programs, exploring their design, effectiveness for student achievement, and key disadvantages for educators and administrators.

Education

~5 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 3,666 words

Robert Graves and Local Colour in "The Viscountess"

An analysis of Robert Graves's short story "The Viscountess and the Short-Haired Girl," examining local colour, setting, character, and language in Spanish and English cultures.

Literature

~19 min read

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