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

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958 words

Rhetorical devices in Noam Chomsky's "Selective Memory and a Dishonest Doctrine"

For this essay, I have chosen to analyze the rhetorical devices used by Noam Chomsky in his article, "Selective Memory and a Dishonest Doctrine" found in Inventing arguments. Chomsky is a very well-known and highly regarded name in the field of political theories, linguistics and language.

~5 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,149 words

Trust Thyself: Emerson's Self-Reliance and Modern Life

An argumentative analysis of Emerson's "Self-Reliance" (1841) exploring its critique of conformity, consistency, and social contribution — with real

Literature

~11 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,183 words

Racism and Prejudice in Angelou, Hurston, and Staples

An essay analyzing how Maya Angelou, Zora Neale Hurston, and Brent Staples use personal anecdote to argue against racism and prejudice in America.

Literature

~11 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,535 words

Do Photos Tell More Truth Than Words? Boston Photographs

An analysis of Nora Ephron's "Boston Photographs" essay and three iconic photojournalism images that sparked national debates about printing graphic news photos.

Communications

~13 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 884 words

Urban Pollution Through History: Horses, Cars, and Technology

A review of Joel Tarr's essay on urban pollution, comparing horse-era filth to automobile smog and exploring how every new technology creates new problems.

History

~5 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 804 words

Against Glazer's American Ethnic Pattern: A Critical Analysis

A critical response to Nathan Glazer's essay arguing that affirmative action fosters tribalism, defending pluralism and the historical roots of minority identity.

Social Issues

~5 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,396 words

Singer's "Famine, Affluence, and Morality": A Critical Analysis

A critical analysis of Peter Singer's 1972 essay on charity, marginal utility, and global poverty, examining the strengths and limits of his moral arguments.

Philosophy

~7 min read

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1,541 words

A response to arguments against abortion: theological and scientific analysis

I read your detailed and comprehensive essay detailing the arguments against abortion with a great deal of interest, and must profess a great deal of admiration for the strength of your convictions and the rational support you have mustered to their furtherance.

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,079 words

Closing the Gap: A Case for Universal School Lunch

This problem-solution essay argues that universal free school lunch, replacing the means-tested NSLP, is the most effective policy for eliminating childhood

Social Issues

~11 min read

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