Is Freedom of Expression & Beliefs Encouraged in College Classrooms: Conservative Students’ Perspective

This project started with a question. Is freedom of expression and beliefs encouraged in college classrooms? It’s a simple question, and the knee-jerk…

‘Ashwa’iyyat — Auto-construction, Demolition, and Development in Egypt

WP3: Exploring Cultural Disparities in the American Music Industry

Across the world, many different languages and cultural customs set us apart, but one thing remains universal: music. Music has existed as long as humans have been on this earth; if music is defined as sounds…

WP3: A Seven Course Meal

Inspired by the late Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential, I want to offer this project as a seven-course meal, each course offering a different taste of humanity’s relationship to ingredients, meals, and dishes. To start, an amuse-bouche.

Forgiveness in Action: A Humanizing Approach to Criminal Justice

I’ve long identified the virtue of forgiveness as a core component of my identity. The most pivotal moments in my life, the very fiber of my being, is driven by a keen sense that people should not be defined by their…

WP3: Redefining Success

After the extensive research and exploration of my first two work papers, it’s evident that I want to contribute and…

Narrative: Essential to Human Connection

“You are never going to kill storytelling because it is built into the human plan. We come with it. — Margaret Atwood.” Humans are inherently social creatures; this is no longer a contestable fact. Humans have “an innate, biologically-driven ability to…

Jesus Is My… Pirate Ship??

Reconciling my incessant wanderlust and desire for home

“In town I finish begging for food. Content, I carry the cloth bag, wondering which place to call home. Could that be my hut near the white cloud?”

WP3: Journey to Authenticity: Unveiling Insecurities, People-Pleasing, and the Path to Self-Acceptance

So, here we are, concluding this three-part series. My intentions for these projects were to stay authentic to myself, delving into what I find most…

Writing Project #3 — Code-Switching Influenced by Upbringing

Code-switching is commonly referred to as alternating between two or more languages or vernaculars when speaking to others. An example of code-switching is an individual switching from speaking African American Vernacular…