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Spring 2021 Essays

RHETORIKOS

A Deeper Look

Not Just Lustful Literature: Self-Liberation through Fanfiction by Jacqueline Risch

Reel to Real: An Analysis of Harmful Stereotypes of Arabs and Muslims in American Film and Television by Insiya Gandhi

Prehistoric Animals: Could They One Day Walk Among Us? by Christopher Santos

Pageant Material by Lizzie Caminiti


Legacy, History, and Culture

Madre Mía / Mother of Mine by Danna Rojas

Çka Ka Qëllu: More Than a Restaurant by Kron Balidemaj

Kopitiam: A Slice of Penang in the Lower East Side by Avery Li

The Water Flows From Kensico by Liam Enea

The Legacy of Racism: Why the United States Needs to Resist with the Confederacy… Again by Sebastian Martinez-Canedo


Building a Better World

Decoding the Connections Between Policing and Systemic Racism by Hanif Amanullah

Expansionary Monetary Policy: Unequal Distribution and Effects by John Koutsonikolis

Climate Justice is Social Justice by Grace Cook

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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