Feb 12Exploring Theories of Power and Viewership through the Lens of Jacob Riis’s How the Other Half LivesMy first college paper I’m posting on here! This was my final paper for my Politics on Camera seminar, a class that I really enjoyed taking. The coolest part of the entire paper writing process was that the archives at my school had an ORIGINAL copy of the book How…Immigration20 min readImmigration20 min read
Jan 23, 2022To See or Not to See, That is the Question: Basic Reality and Simulacra in Plato and BaudrillardAuthor’s Note: This was my first essay for my “conspiracies in literature” class. The subject matter, philosophers’ ideas on reality, was very complex and as a result this is not my favorite essay because it’s a little vague. Still, we have to start somewhere If one asked the question that…Plato6 min readPlato6 min read
Jan 23, 2022For the Record: The Malleability of History in Mumbo Jumbo and The Abbess of CreweAuthor’s Note: The second take-home essay for my conspiracies in literature class. I like it much better than the first one, and I hope it finds the right audience here on medium — my friends not in the class had never even heard of these two books. In both Muriel…Essay7 min readEssay7 min read
Jan 23, 2022The Mattress Firm Conspiracy: An AnalysisAuthors Note: My final project for my “Conspiracies in Literature” class was to find a conspiracy, describe it, analyze a document that espoused it, and then analyze why it might be so attractive to its believers. Introduction and General Beliefs The Mattress Firm conspiracy seeks to provide an answer to…Conspiracy8 min readConspiracy8 min read
Jan 23, 2022A Look into Narratives about Gender and Immigrants on 90 Day FiancéAuthor’s Note: This was my final project for my Gender and Sexuality history elective. Credit to SlidesCarnival for their amazing presentations. Before we begin our in-depth analysis, I want to read a quote from Andrei Castravet, who was on the show as a foreigner marrying an American woman: “I am…Reality TV16 min readReality TV16 min read
Jan 23, 2022The Play’s the Thing: The Function of Cultural Works in Supporting Racist IdeologyAuthor’s Note: This is a paper I did for the first quarter of my History Class Junior Year. The only source we could use was Kendi’s Stamped from the Beginning and by the time this essay was assigned, we had only read through chapter 10. …Kendi5 min readKendi5 min read
Mar 29, 2021Machinery Induced Insanity: How Technology Connects and Isolates in The Great GatsbyMachinery Induced Insanity: How Technology Connects and Isolates in The Great Gatsby In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway is a man searching for connection in an increasingly automated world. Technology surrounds Nick — he takes cars, calls his friends on the phone, and goes to parties that…The Great Gatsby6 min readThe Great Gatsby6 min read
Jan 13, 2021The Sopranos: Music and Control in A Streetcar Named DesireTennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire is a play about the fight for control in an American household and who decides the winner of that fight. Throughout the play, Blanche DuBois, a white, upper-class, old-moneyed woman, struggles to exert control over Stanley Kowalski, a middle-class man who, while American, is…A Streetcar Named Desire7 min readA Streetcar Named Desire7 min read
Jan 13, 2021Where Do We Go From Here? How the GOP’s Ideological Divide Will Lead to its Destruction and the Moderation of Politics.Author’s Note: This article was written for the November Issue of the political magazine at my school. All photos belong to their respective owners. As Philip Elliot wrote in a 2020 TIME article, the Republican party has become an “appendage” of President Donald Trump. Now without a platform, Elliot writes…Donald Trump6 min readDonald Trump6 min read
Jan 13, 2021The Princess Switch 2: The Good, the Bad, and the UglyAuthor’s Notes: This was written for my school’s entertainment magazine. Since its publication, people have thankfully started to talk about the glaring Christmas Prince plot hole. Also, spoilers ahead! All credit for photos goes to their respective owners. There’s nothing quite like a Netflix Christmas movie. They are the best…Christmas Movies9 min readChristmas Movies9 min read
