::WRITING:: My writings are numerous--I am, after all, an English major in a liberal arts college--but rarely are they shared with the world. Now they are... very selectively. I don't necessarily agree with everything in every essay, and there may be a typo or two, but, all in all, this is a strong representation of my writing. Read! I wouldn't suggest reading anything about a book or movie you aren't fairly familiar with, though. The rants are short essays, readable online. The academic essays are longer, and in .pdf format, in case you should want to download them. And no stealing, please! As the navigation bar declares, all original content is copyrighted. ::SHORT STORIES:: Coming soon. ::ACADEMIC ESSAYS:: Choosing Heroin - 05/14/08 Culture, symbolism, and 'the hardest drug.' Life Outside the Boundaries - 03/19/08 The necessity of guilt in Crime and Punishment. Racial Nation - 02/22/08 Difference in the formation of American culture. After Death - 02/15/08 The ghostly frame in Bauer's Russian classic. Virtual Reality and Cinema - 12/11/07 Science fiction fear meets cinematic desire. Art in Context - 10/05/07 Museums and the designation of meaning. The Western of '69 - 03/15/07 The Wild Bunch and shifts in American culture. A City Divided - 03/11/07 Geographic segregation in Los Angeles. The Universal Language - 04/18/07 Kurosawa's Ikiru's international appeal. A Familiar Mistake - 12/22/06 Iraq and the lessons of Vietnam. Individualism in Early America - 10/02/06 Community and the individual in the young US. America's Blood Rite - 09/18/06 9/11, human nature, and the sacralization of war. ::RANTS:: Racial Profiling - 09/19/06 Even if racists are right, profiling is wrong. Internet Privacy - 08/23/06 Why I'm afraid of the internet. Sex and Violence - 07/06/06 The censor's favorite words. The Spin Machine - 06/12/06 A flaw in American politics. Homage or Plagiarism? - 05/18/06 The ethics of "borrowing" from other films. Fun for the Whole Family! - 05/04/06 Does violence in the media hurt our children? Lies of the SAT - 12/05/05 Why the SAT is a corrupt institution. Thoughts on Morality - 11/29/05 Warning: may be overly philosophical. The Education Gap - 11/07/05 It's not high school's fault! Microsoft Grammar Sucks - 11/06/05 I think we can all agree spellcheck is a failure.

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