Essays and Academic Papers

These are papers and essays that were written for various classes. Most of them revolve around Chinese and Japanese studies (because frankly, psychological papers are just not that interesting to read, and I'd rather publish my own research anyway). These papers are here for your enjoyment and learning, but please do not take the liberty of using these for your own classes. It would be a violation of the honor code. ;)

The Nature of Man - An essay concerning Confucian views of the nature of man.
Compassion and the Capacious Vehicle - A paper about Mahayana Buddhism.
Geisha: Rebels of Japan - A paper describing the origin of geisha and how their creation may have been a subtle women's movement.
The Influence of Bushido in Western Media - A paper describing the ways in which Samurai ethics have influenced modern media, both in and out of Japan.
The Iconification of the Japanese Woman - A paper concerning the commercial cute movement in Japan and how it illustrated a unique version of a feminist movement.
Feminist and Communist Theory as Related to Foot Binding - A paper about the film Raise the Red Lantern and what it conveys about the Communist movement in mid-20th century China.
Cyborg Essay - An essay about how technology has permeated my life and development. An interesting read in regards to this website.

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