Brian Sfinas
I am a 23 year-old college student. I'm finishing my bachelor's degree in comparative literature in the fall and then am continuing on to my masters. I plan on finishing my doctorate degree and then being an English professor.
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Turkey HaikuMy Turkey Haiku contest submission.
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Why Putting Lines on Paper was the Worst Thing We Could've Done to CreativityThis essay discusses how even something as simple as lined paper may be enough to stifle the creative process while taking into consideration the opinions of several prominent psychologists.
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Charles Darwin and Natural Selection in the World of PsychologyThis essay tries to persuade that Darwin's theories are empirically based and therefore quantifiable in the field of psychology, particularly where social interaction is concerned.
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Walter Freeman and the History of the LobotomyThis essay discusses the impact of Fechner, Moniz, Freeman and each of their contributions to one of the most drastic and dangerous procedures in all of medical history.
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Is Psychology a Science?This essay takes a non-biased look at differences between the "hard" and the "soft" sciences, and the opinions of critics on each side. It also tries to explain why this question merits the argument.
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Psychoanalysis Through Phrenology: Franz Josef Gall's Most Interesting TheoryThis essay gives a summary and interpretation of the work of German physician Franz Gall and his development of Phrenology. It also references the opinions of many of his toughest critics in the field of psychoanalysis.
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Dreaming and Death in Theodore Roethke's The WakingThis essay takes an in-depth look at the structure and design of the 1953 Theodore Roethke poem, The Waking. It will give the reader a deeper understanding and appreciation for one of America's greatest scholars.
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Meet Me at Our Pestilence Engine in Pumps and a SkirtThis is my entry for the flash-fiction contest. It's a little dark and a little funny and (I think) wholly entertaining.
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Knight Rider, Then and NowKnight Rider, which premiered in 1982 is one of the classic television shows of our era. After several disappointing remakes and made-for-TV movies, what was it about that show that makes it so dear to our hearts?
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Planning Weddings for Culturally or Religiously Diverse FamiliesIn modern society, especially in but not limited to the United States, many couples are coming together from radically different backgrounds. Here are a simple set of guidelines to make sure that the wedding will not offend either family.
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Authority in Oscar Wilde's An Ideal HusbandThis essay provides a linear collection of arguments involving Stephan Kohl's article "The Aesthetics of the Expressionless Face: Representation of Authority in Oscar Wilde's "An Ideal Husband".
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Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights: Edward Rochester Vs. Mr. HeathcliffThis essay compares and contrasts the characters of Edward Rochester (Jane Eyre) and Mr. Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights), two of the most important novels of the Victorian era. They were written by Charlotte and Emily Bronte, respectively.
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The Poetry of Natasha Trethewey in Her Collection Native GuardA depiction of many of the central themes and ideas that are repeated throughout Trethewey's Pulitzer Prize winning collection of poetry Native Guard which offers a perspective of her life growing up as a multicultural woman in the Southern United States.
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Tennyson and Ulysses: Dealing with the Death of Arthur HallamA dissection of the motives of Alfred Lord Tennyson as he penned Ulysses and the role that his late friend Arthur Hallam played in its creation. The essay also provides a perspective of the poem while considering its inherent theme of friendship.
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Shakespeare's Relationship with King James IAn interpretation of the relationship the world's greatest bard had with his greatest patron. This discussion of the relationship between William Shakespeare and King James I shows the importance of drama in the 1600s.
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The Role of Children in Virginia Woolf's To the LighthouseAn essay discussing the importance of the non-adult characters in Virginia Woolf's classic of British Literature, To The Lighthouse. It also contains an in-depth character discussion of Mrs. Ramsay.
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Internet Privacy: On the Safety of Your Information on the InternetA discussion of the level of security offered to people who exchange information over the internet in the 21st century. Who has the rights to information you willfully enter to websites on the web?
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The History of Dystopian LiteratureThis essay takes an objective view of the origins of the words "utopia" and "dystopia" and chronicles the evolution of Dystopian literature up until the modern era.
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Sir Philip Sydney and William Shakespeare and Their Ideas on LoveA compare and contrast essay regarding the love lives of both Sir Philip Sydney and William Shakespeare which discusses their sexual natures and their relationship to one another.
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An Essay on the Poetry of Nobel Laureate Wislawa SzymborskaAn engaging essay comparing and contrasting two of Szymborska's most famous poems from her collection View With a Grain of Sand.