Essay Undergraduate 1,081 words

Vitruvius, Le Corbusier, and Loos: Architecture Theories

A comparative analysis of architectural theory through Vitruvius, Le Corbusier, and Adolf Loos, exploring design principles, modernism, and ornament.

Arts

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,169 words

Why Public Transit Should Be Funded by General Revenue

This essay argues that public transit funding should come from general revenues, not referenda or special taxes, using Nashville's 2018 failed transit vote as a case study.

Government

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,267 words

Nurse Advocacy for Patient Safety and Care Quality

Explores the nurse advocate's role in patient safety, negative outcomes of neglect, key skills like communication and collaboration, and ethical motivations.

Health

~7 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 655 words

COX-2 Inhibitor Drug Safety: FDA Scrutiny and Research Ethics

Examines the Vioxx, Bextra, and Celebrex controversies, analyzing control group design flaws, cardiovascular risks, and ethics in pharmaceutical research.

Medicine

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,103 words

Fallacies of Reasoning in TV Commercials: DIRECTV & Nikon

Analyzes slippery slope and appeal to authority fallacies in two TV commercials: the DIRECTV stray animals ad and the Ashton Kutcher Nikon campaign.

Communications

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,578 words

Letter from Birmingham Jail: Rhetoric and Analysis

An analysis of MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail examining its rhetorical strategies, historical background, and key quotes from the 1963 civil rights document.

History

~13 min read

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Essay Graduate 2,500 words

Death Penalty and Mental Illness: Eighth Amendment Analysis

Explores whether executing mentally ill defendants violates the Eighth Amendment, reviewing Ford, Panetti, and evolving standards of decency in capital punishment.

Law

~13 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 646 words

Rope (1948): Murder, Philosophy, and Moral Responsibility

An analysis of Hitchcock's Rope (1948) linking the film's murder plot to the Leopold and Loeb case and Darrow's argument about societal culpability.

Arts

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,999 words

Servant Leadership Philosophy: Workplace and Personal Life

Explores servant leadership as a personal management philosophy, covering its core traits, workplace implementation, family life application, and key advantages.

Theories

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,328 words

Analyzing Gary Varvel's Green New Deal Editorial Cartoon

A rhetorical analysis of Gary Varvel's 2019 political cartoon mocking AOC's Green New Deal, examining how imagery and text work together to satirize the bill.

Communications

~7 min read

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