
The Sum of My Undergraduate Degree
Call it being Type "A", being anal retentive, intelligent, stupid, crazy, on-crack, but I saved every single paper from my undergraduate degree (at least most of them.)
Most people write their papers, wipe their brows with tear-soaked tissues, and say "thank fuck that's done so I can never think about THAT again," before moving onto the next paper.
To me, I thought that was a waste. If I'm going to spend five years of my life writing papers, researching, and learning how to think deeply and critically, how can you measure your actual progress without keeping that record? So. I kept it. And it is very obvious how much I grew even year to year, never mind how much I grew from year one to year five.
Preserved entirely, I present, ALL of my papers that have survived (alas, when my mac died on me, I didn't have every single one backed up, so you can see the gaps in the earlier years). I have published them so it actually adheres to the dates they were submitted, and from most recent to least recent.
The growth is astonishing.
All the essays are available for free below, but a bound edition will soon be available, and the funds from the sales of this book will be 100% going to my student debt.
Juvenilia: University-Era Essays

Oedipus Defended
In Joseph S. Margon’s, Aristotle and the Irrational and Improbable Elements in “Oedipus Rex”, Margon seeks to address two instances in which the play, Oedipus Rex, is illogical, an element...
Oedipus Defended
In Joseph S. Margon’s, Aristotle and the Irrational and Improbable Elements in “Oedipus Rex”, Margon seeks to address two instances in which the play, Oedipus Rex, is illogical, an element...

On Demeter's Mysteries
Demeter’s origins are from the Neolithic period, 10,000 years ago, and emerged as a result of the beginning of agriculture. Demeter is associated with motherhood, grain, and fertility, though, linguistically...
On Demeter's Mysteries
Demeter’s origins are from the Neolithic period, 10,000 years ago, and emerged as a result of the beginning of agriculture. Demeter is associated with motherhood, grain, and fertility, though, linguistically...

Comus as a Literary Character
I have always been particularly interested in Greek mythology, but I have never encountered the name Comus before. Comus is an integral part to the story as he serves several roles: not...
Comus as a Literary Character
I have always been particularly interested in Greek mythology, but I have never encountered the name Comus before. Comus is an integral part to the story as he serves several roles: not...

The Cathartic Value of Tragedy and Comedy in An...
Comedy and Tragedy played an integral role in Athenian society. Both comedy and tragedy served as a cathartic outlet for emotion and healing with tragedy allowing for mourning and comedy...
The Cathartic Value of Tragedy and Comedy in An...
Comedy and Tragedy played an integral role in Athenian society. Both comedy and tragedy served as a cathartic outlet for emotion and healing with tragedy allowing for mourning and comedy...