2011 Edition
A Note from the Editors
Danielle Dickinson ‘12 & Kelly Spavin ‘13
Welcome to the 31st edition of The Writing Anthology.
Read MoreRepotted: Evangelism and American Exceptionalism in the Congo
Jessica Vetter '11
Seventh grade. Creative writing class. The teacher beckons me to the front of the class, in my purple jeans and oversized Mickey Mouse sweater.
Read MoreTibet’s Political, Cultural, and Religious Future
Victoria Turley '12
In a move echoing threats in 1989 when the Dalai Lama won the Nobel Peace Prize and warnings to President Bush in 2007 not to honor the Dalai Lama when he visited America, the Chinese enlisted other countries to protest the ceremony and have fired off numerous injured comments, playing the victim.
Read MoreKwame Nkrumah: Harbinger of African Independence
Beatriz Mate-Kodjo '11
In a world populated by over six billion people, it is only a small minority of people and institutions that determine the fates of the majority.
Read MoreEl tema de identidad y sus cambios en “Mujer negra” de Nancy Morejón
Danielle Dickinson '12
Nancy Morejón, una poeta afrocubana que escribe de su raza y su feminidad, mezcla esos dos temas en su poema “Mujer negra.”
Read MoreAre You Gonna Throw Far? The Goals of a Collegiate Thrower
Shane Hallengren '11
Over the course of one competition season, I spent time with the throwers from the Middle College (a pseudonym) track and field team.
Read MoreDress Codes in the Workplace: Effects on Organizational Culture
Angie Shinn '12, Ali Swigart '12, Ashley Gritters '12 and Matt Schmailzl '11
The purpose of this paper is to establish the effect of dress codes on organizational culture, employee morale, productivity, and performance.
Read MoreAspirin Synthesis
Laura Burns '13
For centuries, willow and myrtle trees have been a known source of salicin.
Read MoreSatanic Reason in Paradise Lost
Amanda Jacobs '14
With these lines, Milton laid the foundations of satanic logic. Satan’s reason holds a grain of truth that appeals to mankind.
Read MoreUpdate of “The Chain”
Brandy Streigle '12
As he sped through the empty streets he howled and pounded the dashboard.
Read MoreThe Art of Becoming Ordinary: An Analysis of The Handmaid’s Tale
Kaity Sharp '14
In Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, the Republic of Gilead initially appears to be anything but ordinary.
Read MoreThe Poetic Road of Seamus Heaney
Caitlin Dau '11
Ireland, especially Northern Ireland, has seen centuries of bloody riots, uprisings, conflicts and terrorism.
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