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Deontology vs. Consequentialism: What Makes Actions Right?

An analysis of deontological and teleological ethics exploring what makes actions "right," drawing on Ross, Wolf, Scheffler, Sverdlik, and Plato.

Philosophy

~15 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,269 words

Scholarly Approaches to Romanticism: 1925, 1951, and 1990

A comparative critique of three scholarly articles on Romanticism by Kaufman (1925), Peckham (1951), and Perkins (1990), tracing how definitions evolved over time.

Literature

~7 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,367 words

IQ Testing, Cultural Bias, and the Limits of Intelligence

Explores how IQ tests reflect cultural assumptions, why minorities score lower, and how Gardner's multiple intelligences theory offers a broader view of human ability.

Psychology

~12 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 691 words

John Stuart Mill's Philosophy of Nature and Human Morality

Explores John Stuart Mill's philosophy of nature using The Simpsons as an illustration, arguing that nature is not a moral model and humans must act against it.

Philosophy

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,133 words

Franklin, Carnegie, and Marx on Work, Wealth, and Society

Explores Franklin's work ethic, Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth, Russell's leisure defense, and Marxist critiques of capitalism, comparing their views on labor and society.

Philosophy

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,246 words

Humanizing the Other in Kimmel's Masculinity as Homophobia

Analyzes how Michael Kimmel uses "humanizing the other" in Masculinity as Homophobia to critique toxic masculinity and argue for gender justice.

Social Issues

~7 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,655 words

Civil Liberties and Military Justice in Billy Budd and Guardians

Explores how Melville's Billy Budd and Morris's Guardians examine civil liberty, military confinement, and security through the lens of American literature.

Literature

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,256 words

Constitutional Ratification and the Federalist Debate

Explores how U.S. Constitution ratification, shaped by Federalist and Anti-Federalist ideologies, fundamentally altered the American government structure and secured the nation's survival.

History

~7 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,800 words

What Makes a Good Regime? Philosophers on Governance

Explores how Aristotle, Plato, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, and Nietzsche defined good governance, linking classical ideas to American founding principles.

Philosophy

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,224 words

Māori Art, Carving Traditions, and Cultural Identity

Explores Māori artistic traditions including wood carving and tā moko skin carving, their sacred significance, and how Western museums strip them of cultural meaning.

Arts

~7 min read

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