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This literary analysis essay was awarded the annual Berlfein Prize for Best Undergraduate Nonfiction Writing in Spring 2011. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In depicting and analyzing issues affecting women in late nineteenth century Europe, psychiatrist Sigmund Freud and playwright George Bernard Shaw take divergent approaches: while Freud directs his focus inward to the subconscious, Shaw looks to outside [...]

This work of feature journalism was awarded second place in the competition for the Berlfein Prize for Best Undergraduate Nonfiction Writing in Spring 2011. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A skeletal marquee juts out from the face of the shuttered building. Underneath, the entrance is covered by an expanse of the blue-colored boards that typically designate a new construction [...]

Part of “Found in Translation,” works of Spanish-to-English translation from memorials on the site 72 Migrantes. Nominated by Professor Esther Allen: “On August 24, 2010, 73 immigrants from Central and South America, trying to make their way into the United States, were kidnapped in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas by members of the drug [...]

Part of “Found in Translation,” works of Spanish-to-English translation from memorials on the site 72 Migrantes. Nominated by Professor Esther Allen: “On August 24, 2010, 73 immigrants from Central and South America, trying to make their way into the United States, were kidnapped in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas by members of the drug [...]

Part of “Found in Translation,” works of Spanish-to-English translation from memorials on the site 72 Migrantes. Nominated by Professor Esther Allen: “On August 24, 2010, 73 immigrants from Central and South America, trying to make their way into the United States, were kidnapped in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas by members of the drug [...]

Part of “Found in Translation,” works of Spanish-to-English translation from memorials on the site 72 Migrantes. Nominated by Professor Esther Allen: “On August 24, 2010, 73 immigrants from Central and South America, trying to make their way into the United States, were kidnapped in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas by members of the drug [...]

Part of “Found in Translation,” works of Spanish-to-English translation from memorials on the site 72 Migrantes. Nominated by Professor Esther Allen: “On August 24, 2010, 73 immigrants from Central and South America, trying to make their way into the United States, were kidnapped in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas by members of the drug [...]

A researched paper written by an Honors MBA student. This paper won a 2009 Abraham J. Briloff Prize in Ethics, an award intended to stimulate scholarship in the field of ethics, with an emphasis on ethics in professional life. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction: The Role of Philanthropic Foundations in Society The philanthropic community in the United States [...]

A literary analysis essay written under the direction of Prof. Paula Berggren, this essay was awarded the first annual Berlfein Prize for Best Undergraduate Nonfiction Writing in Spring 2010. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The paradox of Shakespearean theater lies in its ability to communicate plausible emotion and generate compassion while using artificial language and adhering to theatrical conventions: [...]

Written for SOC 3131.  Nominated by Professor Carol Garza. What is a family? To answer this question, a person might reminisce about a memory they shared with relatives at a family gathering. If they were the World Factbook, however, they might say a mother, a father and, as of 2009, 2.05 kids. Early structural functionalists [...]