2011 Edition
A Note from the Editors
By Danielle Dickinson ‘12 & Kelly Spavin ‘13
Welcome to the 31st edition of The Writing Anthology.
See MoreRepotted: Evangelism and American Exceptionalism in the Congo
By Jessica Vetter '11
Seventh grade. Creative writing class. The teacher beckons me to the front of the class, in my purple jeans and oversized Mickey Mouse sweater.
See MoreTibet’s Political, Cultural, and Religious Future
By Victoria Turley '12
In a move echoing threats in 1989 when the Dalai Lama won the Nobel Peace Prize and warnings to President Bush in 2007 not to honor the Dalai Lama when he visited America, the Chinese enlisted other countries to protest the ceremony and have fired off numerous injured comments, playing the victim.
See MoreKwame Nkrumah: Harbinger of African Independence
By Beatriz Mate-Kodjo '11
In a world populated by over six billion people, it is only a small minority of people and institutions that determine the fates of the majority.
See MoreEl tema de identidad y sus cambios en “Mujer negra” de Nancy Morejón
By Danielle Dickinson '12
Nancy Morejón, una poeta afrocubana que escribe de su raza y su feminidad, mezcla esos dos temas en su poema “Mujer negra.”
See MoreAre You Gonna Throw Far? The Goals of a Collegiate Thrower
By Shane Hallengren '11
Over the course of one competition season, I spent time with the throwers from the Middle College (a pseudonym) track and field team.
See MoreDress Codes in the Workplace: Effects on Organizational Culture
By Angie Shinn '12, Ali Swigart '12, Ashley Gritters '12 and Matt Schmailzl '11
The purpose of this paper is to establish the effect of dress codes on organizational culture, employee morale, productivity, and performance.
See MoreAspirin Synthesis
By Laura Burns '13
For centuries, willow and myrtle trees have been a known source of salicin.
See MoreSatanic Reason in Paradise Lost
By Amanda Jacobs '14
With these lines, Milton laid the foundations of satanic logic. Satan’s reason holds a grain of truth that appeals to mankind.
See MoreUpdate of “The Chain”
By Brandy Streigle '12
As he sped through the empty streets he howled and pounded the dashboard.
See MoreThe Art of Becoming Ordinary: An Analysis of The Handmaid’s Tale
By Kaity Sharp '14
In Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, the Republic of Gilead initially appears to be anything but ordinary.
See MoreThe Poetic Road of Seamus Heaney
By Caitlin Dau '11
Ireland, especially Northern Ireland, has seen centuries of bloody riots, uprisings, conflicts and terrorism.
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