Category: School Papers (essays + newspaper work)
Early school essays, journalism coursework, film analysis and academic projects. For campus reporting, browse The Tartan Archives. See also My 400 Writing Prompts and articles published elsewhere.
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Character Analysis: Dallas Buyers Club’s Ron Woodroof
Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey), an unlikely hero, was the cowboy of drugs, sex, and alcohol in the 1980s.
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An Essay on Reporting and Covering Events for News
Reporting and covering events for news is not always an easy task and it is something that one must build on and…
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Violent Videogames, Mass Shootings, and the Blame Game
My topic is on videogames and why violent videogames cannot be blamed for causing real-world acts of violence such as the school…
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Videogames Cause Violence, Not This Again!
Due to the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, responsible for the loss of 17 lives, Donald Trump held a meeting at the…
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Ideology and the Thorny Path to a Dignified Life – Final Comparative Essay
Everyone has a different ideology, or they might be the same with various tweaks here and there, but for the most part,…
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Examining a Single Frame – Semiotics Essay
The man in black sitting on what looks like a trolley in some foreign country seems out of place, and it’s with…
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Billy Elliot – Cinematography Essay
Billy Elliot isn’t just a film about growing up and finding who you are but it’s about society clashing against the government…
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Killing Them Softly – Sound Essay
Killing Them Softly, it’s an art-house film at its core, but I wouldn’t go as far to call it an indie.
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That’s News to Me: The Transformation of Journalism in a Wired Society – Trade Journal Reflection Essay
Journalism and the media applications we use and how we use them are changing whether we want it to or not.
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Has Everything Changed? – Trade Journal Reflection Essay
Ever since the 9/11 attack that destroyed the Twin Towers in New York City, the news media has, was, and still is…

