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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

Milton's "Areopagitica"

Milton's "Areopagitica"

Amanda Rautio

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"

Amanda Rautio

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...

No Salvation from Witchcraft and Magic - According to Malmesbury At Least

No Salvation from Witchcraft and Magic - Accord...

Amanda Rautio

William of Malmesbury, an important chronicler, gives an account of a witch and her wish for salvation through tasks completed through her children. The account is not witnessed by himself, but by...

No Salvation from Witchcraft and Magic - Accord...

Amanda Rautio

William of Malmesbury, an important chronicler, gives an account of a witch and her wish for salvation through tasks completed through her children. The account is not witnessed by himself, but by...

Comus as a Literary Character

Comus as a Literary Character

Amanda Rautio

I have always been particularly interested in Greek mythology, but I have never encountered the name Comus before. Comus is an integral part to the story as he serves several roles: not...

Comus as a Literary Character

Amanda Rautio

I have always been particularly interested in Greek mythology, but I have never encountered the name Comus before. Comus is an integral part to the story as he serves several roles: not...

Interpreting Sources from Antiquity

Interpreting Sources from Antiquity

Amanda Rautio

The key to understanding Ancient Rome in its various stages is through the sources, both in literature and archaeology that have been left behind. These sources are very useful in...

Interpreting Sources from Antiquity

Amanda Rautio

The key to understanding Ancient Rome in its various stages is through the sources, both in literature and archaeology that have been left behind. These sources are very useful in...

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...

The Context Behind Viking Raid Locations

The Context Behind Viking Raid Locations

Amanda Rautio

There is a distinct pattern of geographical tendencies to plunder certain types of places in the Viking age. There are many factors that may have influenced plunder locations, and to...

The Context Behind Viking Raid Locations

Amanda Rautio

There is a distinct pattern of geographical tendencies to plunder certain types of places in the Viking age. There are many factors that may have influenced plunder locations, and to...