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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

The Multidimensionality of Modern Artwork Compared in 'Klimt', 'Warhol', and 'Lewis'

The Multidimensionality of Modern Artwork Compa...

Amanda Rautio

  The Kiss by Gustaf Klimt can be, through certain aspects, compared with Norman Lewis’s City Night, and Andy Warhol’s Gold Marilyn. They are not technically from the same year...

The Multidimensionality of Modern Artwork Compa...

Amanda Rautio

  The Kiss by Gustaf Klimt can be, through certain aspects, compared with Norman Lewis’s City Night, and Andy Warhol’s Gold Marilyn. They are not technically from the same year...

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...

What is a Home?: A "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" Discussion

What is a Home?: A "Harry Potter and the Philos...

Amanda Rautio

Is there a circular journey in this first novel of the series? Is the concept of “home” is fraught with difficulty. Prove or disprove. The concept of ‘home’ in Harry Potter...

What is a Home?: A "Harry Potter and the Philos...

Amanda Rautio

Is there a circular journey in this first novel of the series? Is the concept of “home” is fraught with difficulty. Prove or disprove. The concept of ‘home’ in Harry Potter...

Success in Equal Companionship: A "Jane Eyre" Discussion

Success in Equal Companionship: A "Jane Eyre" D...

Amanda Rautio

The ending has caused much consternation over the years amongst critics and readers; in your estimation, is Jane’s return to Rochester a success or a failure The ending of Jane...

Success in Equal Companionship: A "Jane Eyre" D...

Amanda Rautio

The ending has caused much consternation over the years amongst critics and readers; in your estimation, is Jane’s return to Rochester a success or a failure The ending of Jane...

Playing God - The Folly of Mad Scientists: A Discussion of "The Island of Doctor Moreau"

Playing God - The Folly of Mad Scientists: A Di...

Amanda Rautio

The Island of Doctor Moreau explores scientific ethics, and despite the years that have passed, I think it’s as relevant as ever. The animal cruelty, the playing at God, the secrecy...

Playing God - The Folly of Mad Scientists: A Di...

Amanda Rautio

The Island of Doctor Moreau explores scientific ethics, and despite the years that have passed, I think it’s as relevant as ever. The animal cruelty, the playing at God, the secrecy...

Heroes and Heroines: A Discussion on "The Princess and the Goblin"

Heroes and Heroines: A Discussion on "The Princ...

Amanda Rautio

The Princess and the Goblin is one of the few texts from the Victorian “golden age” of children’s literature that gives us a representation of a male and female hero/ine. What...

Heroes and Heroines: A Discussion on "The Princ...

Amanda Rautio

The Princess and the Goblin is one of the few texts from the Victorian “golden age” of children’s literature that gives us a representation of a male and female hero/ine. What...