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 1,693 words

M. Butterfly: Orientalism, Stereotypes, and Gender Identity

An analysis of David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly exploring how Orientalism, gender stereotypes, and the Madame Butterfly myth shape Gallimard's tragic self-deception.

Literature

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,480 words

Luck, Will, and Blame: Moral Responsibility Reconsidered

Analyzes moral responsibility through free will, intention, and moral luck, arguing that reasons-responsiveness compatibilism survives deterministic challenges

Philosophy

~13 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,229 words

Berman's Dialectical Modernism: A Critical Analysis

A critical review of Marshall Berman's All That Is Solid Melts into Air, examining his dialectical theory of modernity through Marx, Hegel, and Baudelaire.

Philosophy

~12 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,269 words

Ehrenreich's "Maid to Order": Feminism, Race, and Domestic Labor

A critical analysis of Barbara Ehrenreich's "Maid to Order," examining feminism, race, and the exploitation of women of color in domestic work.

Social Issues

~7 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,943 words

Geyer's "The Case for Apartheid": A Critical Analysis

A critical analysis of Dr. A.L. Geyer's 1953 speech defending apartheid, evaluating his arguments, evidence, and recommendations for South Africa.

History

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,790 words

Montaigne and Kant on Toleration, Identity, and Anti-Colonialism

Explores Montaigne's embodied identity as grounds for toleration and Kant's political philosophy on free will, republicanism, and the critique of colonialism.

Philosophy

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,606 words

Rousseau as Realist, Liberal, and Critical Theorist

An analysis of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's philosophical identity, examining whether his political writings align with realism, liberalism, or critical theory.

Philosophy

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,858 words

Constructivism in International Relations Theory Explained

Explores constructivist theory in international relations, contrasting it with realism and liberalism and examining norms, identity, and social interaction.

Politics

~10 min read

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