An expository essay analyzing Kurt Vonnegut's 1969 novel Slaughterhouse-Five.

A research paper on teen suicide and possible prevention strategies.

A discussion on the adverse effects of group identity politics and mentality.

A critique on the Americentric view of history we tend to be be exposed to at school.

Full title - George Floyd: Victim of America’s Love of Single-Story Labeling. 

This is the essay I wrote for the 2020 AP Language Exam, which I took online in May. I was asked to write a rhetorical analysis of then-nominee George H. W. Bush's speech to the delegates of the Republican National Convention. I waited to post this until after the exams were graded and results were shared. I earned a 5 on the exam.

A rhetorical analysis of the letter Mahatma Ghandi sent to the Viceroy Lord Irwin. Essay written  in under 50 minutes as practice for the 2020 AP Language and Composition Exam. Prompt attached below.

​A rhetorical analysis of Florence Kelley's speech to the convention of the NAWSA. Essay written in under 50 minutes as practice for the 2020 AP Language and Composition Exam. Prompt attached below.

A rhetorical analysis of the letter Marian Even Lewes sent to Melusina Fay Pierce. Essay written in 50 minutes as practice for the 2020 AP Language and Composition Exam. Prompt attached below.

​A rhetorical analysis of a letter Abigail Adams sent to her son, John Quincy Adams. Essay written in 50 minutes as practice for the 2020 AP Language and Composition Exam. Prompt attached below.

There are 16 Myers-Briggs personality types abbreviated based on the traits exhibited: introvert/extrovert,  a sensor/intuitive, a thinker/feeler, and a judger/preciever. I analyzed my type for my psychology class.

A rhetorical analysis of President Kennedy's Inaugural Address. A video of President Kennedy's Address and the full text of the address can be found at this link.

Portugal went from having one of the worst drug problems in the world to being one of the best nations in this regard. The nation changed their approach from one focusing on punishment to one focusing on rehabilitation. Written for my psychology class.

A reflection on the novel Catch Me if You Can by Frank W. Abagnale Jr. Catch Me if You Can was written in 1980 and is a biographical work based on Abagnale's early life and criminal exploits as a con artist.

Looking at how the FYRE Festival pulled such a substantial ruse on people. Based on, and referencing the documentary "FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened" (2019). Assigned in my sociology class.

Analyzing whether Harper Lee's novel To Kill A Mockingbird is a bildungsroman, a novel focusing on someone's formative years or a spiritual education.

My submission to the 2018 Letters About Literature contest. This is a letter to Rick Riordan, author of The Lightning Thief, a book that changed my life.

Facing History and Ourselves www.facinghistory.org/ holds an essay contest each year, Facing History: Making Choices in today's world, helping them in their mission to combat bigotry and hate.

Comparing a maze with Charlie's journey in Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. Mazes are heavily intertwined with the plot of the book as Charlie spends time as a scientific test subject.