Here is a selection of writing pieces I’ve done over the years for BCC. I’ve come a long way as a writer since completing Composition I in 2012. It’s interesting to see how my tone of voice develops from one focused on entertainment to one more suitable for academics in my essay work. Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!! is a key example of using an inappropriately creative tone for a standard compare and contrast essay, especially given the sensitive content being discussed. (Though I still have a certain fondness for it, in spite of my teacher’s equally inappropriately critical response.)

Of all of these, I’m most proud of the research essay I did for Ideas of Physics. The course itself was essentially an introductory physics class with a focus on the concepts of physics instead of math. The professor assigned us topics to research based on our interests, and with my permission, he assigned me a topic that was much more complicated than anything we covered in class. The resulting paper was one of the hardest assignments I’ve ever completed, and also the most rewarding.

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Composition I (2012) – Untitled Composition Paper

Composition II (2013) – Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!!

Western Civilization to 1500 (2013) – The Italian Renaissance and the Writings of Machiavelli

Creative Writing (2014) – Thrilling Adventures by Christine Wellsbury and The Ouija Myth

Intro to Literature (2014) – Reader Response – The Yellow Wallpaper

Creative Writing: Non-Fiction (2016) – Hypervigilance and The History of ‘My Mind’

Creative Writing: Fiction (2017) – We Put the “More” in Immortal

Ideas of Physics (2022) – A Basic Introduction to the Quantum Mechanical Multiverse

British Literature to 1700 (2024) – A Mother, Her Son, and a Dragon: A Look at Beowulf’s Foes