Professional Writing

These are samples of my professional, non-fiction writing style. These pieces were written for courses at Western Michigan University or Grand Valley State University.

George Orwell: The Man and Author
This research paper compares the book 1984 with author George Orwell's life. This was quite a learning experience for me, as I began to comprehend just how pertinent the life of an author is to his writings.

Analysis: Lucretius' On The Nature of Things
This paper is an analysis of Lucretius' On the Nature of Things (one of my favorite books). I analyzed a small section of text to try and decipher the specific meanings behind it.

Technology Paper: Online Word Processing
This paper is an analysis of Online Word Processing and how it works.

Evolutionary Ideas
An analysis of two articles discussing Intelligent Design and evolution.

The Two Percent Difference
This was a critical response to two anthropological articles discussing the ethics of anthropology and the 2% difference between chimpanzees and homo sapiens.

Gender Lenses
This essay is an extremely important one to me, and it discusses the book Gender Lenses.

An Unfaithful Media
A topic I'm always intrigued by is the effect of technology and the media on Americans. This paper looks specifically at infidelity-related issues.