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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.

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Juvenilia: University-Era Essays

Irrationalities Compared in Oedipus Rex and Le Cid

Irrationalities Compared in Oedipus Rex and Le Cid

Amanda Rautio

In Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, there seems to be controversy over whether or not there are improbabilities at all. According to Joseph Margin in, “Aristotle and the Irrational and Improbable...

Irrationalities Compared in Oedipus Rex and Le Cid

Amanda Rautio

In Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, there seems to be controversy over whether or not there are improbabilities at all. According to Joseph Margin in, “Aristotle and the Irrational and Improbable...

Revised Final Research Essay Proposal

Revised Final Research Essay Proposal

Amanda Rautio

Upon further reflection, I would like to propose a slight variation to my proposal: I would like to continue with my Margon argument, but contrast it against Le Cid and...

Revised Final Research Essay Proposal

Amanda Rautio

Upon further reflection, I would like to propose a slight variation to my proposal: I would like to continue with my Margon argument, but contrast it against Le Cid and...

Oedipus Defended

Oedipus Defended

Amanda Rautio

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

Amanda Rautio

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...

The Cathartic Value of Tragedy and Comedy in Ancient Athens

The Cathartic Value of Tragedy and Comedy in An...

Amanda Rautio

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...

Amanda Rautio

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...