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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

On Demeter's Mysteries

On Demeter's Mysteries

Amanda Rautio

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

Amanda Rautio

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...

The Fall of Constantinople and the Consequences for the West

The Fall of Constantinople and the Consequences...

Amanda Rautio

(No Citations, just memory of the course since it was a 3-hour final exam paper.) After the final crusade, the footholds the Christian west held started to fall and splinter....

The Fall of Constantinople and the Consequences...

Amanda Rautio

(No Citations, just memory of the course since it was a 3-hour final exam paper.) After the final crusade, the footholds the Christian west held started to fall and splinter....

The Function of Marriage Compared in Judaism, Islam, and Christianity

The Function of Marriage Compared in Judaism, I...

Amanda Rautio

The function of marriage is fundamentally different when comparing Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. While all three systems share similar roots and overlap in meaningful ways, they diverge in challenging ways...

The Function of Marriage Compared in Judaism, I...

Amanda Rautio

The function of marriage is fundamentally different when comparing Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. While all three systems share similar roots and overlap in meaningful ways, they diverge in challenging ways...