Archive: 2009 - 2010

The selections in this volume of the Journal reflect fine examples of how students in the course have approached the assignments in University Writing. The essays by Bryk, Chester, Kohn, and Kornman apply a critical lens they have derived from a published text to a subject of their choosing. Benedict, Griffith, Powers, and Tower's essays orchestrate rich intellectual conversations among sources they have encountered, and contribute strong arguments of their own. After conducting substantial research of their own on a subject of their choice, Artuso, Maier-Balough, Ramm, and Simmonds present arguments that sustain a spirit of inquiry. We hope you enjoy reading these essays, and find them helpful as you develop your practice as a writer at Columbia and beyond.

--The Directors

 

Legitimacy of the System: Implications of Government-Endorsed Disloyalty
by JOSEPH ARTUSO

"The Giddiness of the Performance": An Investigation of Disturbing, Delightful Drag by T.R. BENEDICT

My Body's Not That Bootylicious by JACQUELINE BRYK

Existential Stage-Fright by SHAI CHESTER

The Destiny of the Missing by ASHLEY GRIFFITH

Finding Beauty in Scientific Imagery by SAM KOHN

Wearing What You Know by KATHERINE CHEASTY KORNMAN

Maternal Integrity and the Fetal Image: Ultrasound in the Abortion Rights Debate by ELIZABETH MAIER-BALOUGH

It's a Predator's World by KEVIN POWERS

"Work Don't Hurt Me": A Study Of Prison Labor And Prison Industries In America by GERARD RAMM

Ethics of Placebo-Controlled Trials in Developing Countries: The Search for Standards and Solutions by ALEXANDER SIMMONDS

In the Bones of Giants by GUY TOWER

 

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