Social Issues
Position papers on inequality, justice, public policy, and civic life.
9 samples in this category
An expository essay documenting a student's interviews with senators and a Treasury official to understand federal budget breakdowns, the 2018 shutdown, and the gap between technical planning and political will.
An expository essay tracing social media's role in US politics from its emergence in the 1990s through the 2008 Obama campaign to the 2016 Trump victory, examining how platforms evolved from information distribution to sophisticated influence tools.
An argumentative essay claiming that alcohol advertising harms children by normalizing drinking at an early age, supported by motor vehicle fatality data and industry spending figures.
An argumentative essay on bureaucratic power in American government, proposing oversight mechanisms and direct democracy to ensure technocrats serve public rather than political interests.
An argumentative essay agreeing with Andreas Malm's thesis that capitalism, not humanity as a species, should bear responsibility for climate change – tracing the link from profit motive to fossil fuel dependence.
An argumentative essay defending the Electoral College system against calls for direct popular vote, emphasizing political stability and minority representation.
An analytical essay examining the ethical protocols of a 3,000-person survey on abortion attitudes in Mexico – consent procedures, vulnerability assessment, confidentiality measures, and research design constraints.
An expository essay examining the problem of poorly built homes through the lens of substandard workmanship, faulty materials, and inadequate contractor oversight, proposing solutions for consumers and regulators.
An argumentative essay making the case that the NCAA's pre-reform NIL rules systematically extracted commercial value from student-athletes while denying them compensation – and that federal legislation, not voluntary NCAA tinkering, is the only durable fix.
