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Fall 2020 Essays

RHETORIKOS

Media & Technology

The Influence of Instagram, the Marketing Megalodon by Ashley Morales

Artful Characterization in Emma and Pride and Prejudice by Olivia Nast

From Me To You: How The Beatles Created Space for Boy Bands in the Music Industry by Hannah Devlin

The Corporate Greed of Alienby Sebastian Diaz


Social Justice & Ethical Culture

The Moldy Truth by Lillian Hohag

The Ethics of Meat Consumption in the United States by Leah Langhoff

Glory and the Goat: The Ethics of Buzkashi, Afghanistan’s Favorite Game by Tierney Kulju

Notes on the Activist New Yorker and Their Symbolic Home: Union Square by Eric Lucido

Slicing Through the Pyramid: The Predatory Nature of Multi-Level Marketing by Laura Grogan


Our Shared Future

Gen Z’s Identity: Shaped by Covid-19 and Social Media by Sarah Shanahan

Childhood Illiteracy: A Hidden Crisis in the United States by Nora Leach

The Fight for Artsakh by Taylor Manookian-Gregory

Our Own Reckless Ways: Causes, Effects, and Solutions to Ocean Plastic Pollution by Kate Laboda

FALL 2021

  • Perinatal Mortality in the United States: A Crisis of the Unheard Eliza Anderson

  • What Makes a Family?: The Current Climate of LGBTQ+ Adoption Rights in the United States Madeleine Bamford

  • Oil Ties: US Militarism and the Environment Lily Baughman

  • Food and Resistance in The Hunger Games Marielle Bianchi

  • LGBTQ+ Representation in Film and the Legacy of New Queer Cinema Shea Campion

  • More Than Just Clothes: How Our Fashion Choices Impact Our World Emma Ehl

  • More Than Hair: Eradicating Hair Discrimination in the US  Heba Elsetouhi

  • The Marginalization of Women in the World of Skateboarding Sharon Fitzpatrick

  • The Age of Electric Vehicles and Its Consequences Jacob Gouveia

  • Why Language Matters: Taiwan or Chinese Taipei? Marie Gregory

  • Significant Insignificance Madison Hales

  • Love Culture Christiana Hubbard

  • The Great Bird Has Flown: The Complicated Legacy of Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry Penny Joseph

  • Despite the Glass Isabella Katis

  • The Not So Iconic Star Trek Kiss Leah Mallory

  • The Reality of Fiction: How Reading Teaches Empathy Lillian Paturzo

  • The Virus of Language: How Technology and Gen Z Are Changing the English Language Chloe Pitard

  • The Goldilocks Effect: A Podcast on Social Divide Frances Schnepff

  • Tale of the Huli Jing: A Feminist Story from Chinese Myth Lauren So

  • Keep America Beautiful: Its Detrimental Effects on Collective Action Sara Steber

  • Fordham’s Mistreated Food Service Employees Lauryn Sweeney

  • Metamorphosing Kafka’s Legacy Anna Von Holten

  • The Gift of the Gods: Current Debates on Nuclear Power Minh Vu

  • The Devaluation of Black Homes: Problems and Solutions Jaclyn Wickersham

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