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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 Italian: A Discussion on the Novel

The Italian: A Discussion on the Novel

Amanda Rautio

In the preface, Radcliffe sets up what follows in a manner that distances the reader. Who is telling the story and why might she choose to create such a “blind”...

The Italian: A Discussion on the Novel

Amanda Rautio

In the preface, Radcliffe sets up what follows in a manner that distances the reader. Who is telling the story and why might she choose to create such a “blind”...

The Monk: A Discussion on the Novel

The Monk: A Discussion on the Novel

Amanda Rautio

In ‘The Monk’, what is the depiction of the religious sects? I could talk about this topic on and on because it's such an interesting dynamic. It's so ironic and...

The Monk: A Discussion on the Novel

Amanda Rautio

In ‘The Monk’, what is the depiction of the religious sects? I could talk about this topic on and on because it's such an interesting dynamic. It's so ironic and...

The Castle of Otranto: A Discussion on the Novel

The Castle of Otranto: A Discussion on the Novel

Amanda Rautio

In the first ten pages of the novel, note the inexplicable/mysterious behaviours by Manfred.  How does this “set up” the reader for the gothic narrative? PS. Can you think of...

The Castle of Otranto: A Discussion on the Novel

Amanda Rautio

In the first ten pages of the novel, note the inexplicable/mysterious behaviours by Manfred.  How does this “set up” the reader for the gothic narrative? PS. Can you think of...

On Gladiator: A Discussion on the Film [2000]

On Gladiator: A Discussion on the Film [2000]

Amanda Rautio

How does the film explore the effects of Roman power and corruption in the personal conflict between Marcus Aurelius and Commodus? In the conflict between Commodus and Maximus? The film...

On Gladiator: A Discussion on the Film [2000]

Amanda Rautio

How does the film explore the effects of Roman power and corruption in the personal conflict between Marcus Aurelius and Commodus? In the conflict between Commodus and Maximus? The film...

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...