Essay Undergraduate 2,083 words

Aquinas's Five Ways: Reason, Faith, and Their Limits

An analysis of Thomas Aquinas's Five Ways arguments for God's existence, examining how each proof ultimately rests on an assumed foundation of faith.

Philosophy

~11 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,295 words

Lost Boys and Grown-Ups: Two Coming-of-Age Essays Compared

A comparative analysis of "Labyrinthine" and "Happiness," two personal essays about childhood, ideological change, and the costs of growing up.

Literature

~7 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,070 words

Civil Disobedience vs. Moral Freedom: Thoreau, King, and Plato

Compares Thoreau, Martin Luther King, and Plato on civil disobedience, moral freedom, and the tension between personal conscience and government authority.

Philosophy

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,058 words

Family Development, Child-Rearing, and Healthy Upbringing

Explores Bronfenbrenner's five principles, Erikson's developmental stages, and family communication theories as foundations for healthy child development.

Family Science

~11 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,653 words

Community Analysis: Mass Ave Indianapolis Through Social Work Theory

A social work community analysis of Mass Avenue, Indianapolis, applying functionalism, systems theory, and conflict theory to explain urban revitalization.

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,585 words

Zombie Argument Against Physicalism: Consciousness Debate

Explores the philosophical zombie argument against physicalism, tracing its history from Descartes to Chalmers and examining physicalist responses including the anti-zombie argument.

Philosophy

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,695 words

Innovative Employee Reward Systems Beyond Equity Compensation

Explores how job-embedded and creative reward systems compare to equity-based compensation in driving employee motivation, morale, and retention.

Business

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,366 words

Pericles: Policies That Built the Athenian Empire

Explores how Pericles' domestic, military, and cultural policies expanded Athenian democracy and empire during the 5th century BC Age of Pericles.

History

~12 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,584 words

The Medium Consumes the Message: Postman's Epistemology

An undergraduate analytical essay examining Neil Postman's epistemological critique of television news and entertainment formats in Amusing Ourselves to Death.

Literature

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,047 words

Burke's Pentad Applied to Bush 2004 "Thinking Mom" Ad

Applies Burke's Pentad to the Bush 2004 "Thinking Mom" TV ad, analyzing how act, scene, agent, agency, and purpose shape its anti-Kerry tax messaging.

Communications

~6 min read

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