
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

Late Renaissance Poetry & Prose Final
I. PART I i. ‘Why Must I Thus Forever Be Confined,’ Hester Pulter In “Why Must I Thus Forever be Confined,” by Hester Pulter, rhyme scheme and meter play a...
Late Renaissance Poetry & Prose Final
I. PART I i. ‘Why Must I Thus Forever Be Confined,’ Hester Pulter In “Why Must I Thus Forever be Confined,” by Hester Pulter, rhyme scheme and meter play a...

The Diminished Value of Barbarian Lives by Romans
The relationship between Romans and their neighbours, or "barbarians" as the Romans called them, is a complicated one, and one that went through an impressive evolution. One event in particular,...
The Diminished Value of Barbarian Lives by Romans
The relationship between Romans and their neighbours, or "barbarians" as the Romans called them, is a complicated one, and one that went through an impressive evolution. One event in particular,...

Milton's "Areopagitica"
Prior to this course, I had never encountered the word Areopagitica. When I looked it up in my dictionary, I was delighted to see it was not listed. When I googled...
Milton's "Areopagitica"
Prior to this course, I had never encountered the word Areopagitica. When I looked it up in my dictionary, I was delighted to see it was not listed. When I googled...