Economics in Foreign Film

The Fatal Encounter is a Korean movie from 2014 that was directed by Lee Jae-Gyu that takes place during the Joseon Dynasty, and tells the tale of the failed attempt of the assassination of the 22nd ruler named Jeongjo. Throughout the film, it reveals the hardships that lower class society, especially slaves and children of […]

China No Longer Global Power in Manufacturing?

*in the form of a rhetorical précis* Vivek Wadhwa, in his essay written on August 26th, 2016 from Washington Post, “Why China Won’t Own Next-Generation Manufacturing”, argues that China will not be the leading global power for industrial manufacturing due to China’s supply of industrial service robots originating from foreign countries including the United States […]

Security vs. Privacy

*in the form of a rhetorical précis* Tal Kopan, in her essay written on December 18th, 2015 from CNN, “Obama to Sign Cybersecurity Bill as Privacy Advocates Fume”, argues that even though there are many pros and cons to the cybersecurity bill, that the majority of society are against this bill. The cybersecurity bill allows […]

Individuality vs. Conformity in Education

There are different stages in a human’s life: going from toddler to adolescence to young adult to adult and then to elderly. School, which prominently affects the first stages, has a significant influence on the mindset and actions taken by these youthful students who are in the first stages. In order for schools to successfully […]

Irony in Ignorance

*in the form of a visual précis* Thomas Hoepker, in his photograph taken during the terrorist attack by al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001, depicts a sanguine and serene, yet dismal and desolate setting taken during the terrorist attack of al-Qaeda on multiple densely populated locations of the United States, but specifically in this picture on […]

The ‘New’ New Deal

*in the form of a visual précis* Peter Beinart, in his satiric cartoon-styled drawing of Barack Obama for his TIME magazine article released on November 24th, 2008, depicts an ironic and farcical image during the time in which Barack Obama presented a set of ideals similar to that from the New Deal during the presidency […]

Satrical Depiction of GOP 2016

*in the form of a visual précis* Mike Luckovich, in his political cartoon based on the United States presidential elections of 2016, depicts a satirical, famous scene from American culture that correlates with the events taking place in the Republican section of the presidential elections. The visual utilizes contrast in colors and the arrangement of […]

Documentary Analysis

CREATED BY OLIVIA ZHANG, KARTHIK SIVANADIYAN, KATE FEDOROVA, AND TAYLOR WATSON The Mask You Live In is a documentary about boys and young men who struggle to stay true to themselves while negotiating America’s narrow definition of masculinity. The documentary attempts to analyze the narrow definition of masculinity we’ve socially constructed and confined boys to, […]

Culture of Fear

WRITTEN BY MILLIE ZHANG Prompt: Investigate what is meant by a “culture of fear” and the manner in which it is created. What occurs to create a culture of fear in Sierra Leone? Compare this to what would be “cool” about war. Before reading the following response to the prompt stated above, it would be […]

Paine’s Perspective of America

There are a variety of intellectual movements in which the purpose of said movements was to express and convey the beliefs and opinions of the movements in order to persuade and convince other non-believers into coming to an agreement. Although there are numerous intellectual movements in which they are zealously advocated by modern supporters, there […]

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