Category: PCC

PoliSci Final- John Stuart Mill

 Final | Why Read Mill Today? (John Skorupski) The object of this essay is to assert one very simple principle, as entitled to govern absolutely the dealings of society with the individual. That principle is, that the sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering with...

Making Galactic Empire Great Again: A Post-Colonial Exploration

Making Galactic Empire Great Again: A Post-Colonial Exploration of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation and Earth      Isaac Asimov wrote Foundation and Earth in 1985 as what would be the final chronological volume in his series of “Foundation” novels, begun in 1942. For inspiration, he credited his reading of Decline...

Two Ways a Woman Can Get Hurt

Reading Response 4: Two Ways A Woman Can Get Hurt             Jean Kilbourne’s thesis is that the objectifying influence of advertising is destructive to women’s self-image. She is entirely right, and the problem is in some ways worse than she describes. Unfortunately, she writes with a clear bias that...

The Essentials of a Good Education

Essay 1: The Essentials of a Good Education      For 12 years, I was dulled into submission by the public school systems of Chicago and Los Angeles. I endured statewide standardized testing applied on top of the quizzes, midterms, and finals my subjects required on their own. My...