Undergraduate & Non-Acaedmic Writings
This section brings together early undergraduate papers and personal writing projects that helped shape my development long before graduate school. These pieces—from literary analysis to D&D session recaps—reflect the stages where I was learning to find my voice, experiment with style, and apply writing to different parts of my life. They serve as reminders of where I started and how those foundations continue to influence my work today.
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The Wiles of Hermes
This essay, written during my undergraduate studies for a Classical Mythology course, represents an early stage in my academic writing journey. While the paper shows my enthusiasm for storytelling and analysis, it also reflects how much I still had to learn about structure, focus, and critical depth. I often leaned on summary rather than argument, but this assignment helped me recognize that weakness and begin building the analytical skills that define my later graduate work. Looking back, it reminds me how much progress I’ve made not just as a writer, but as someone who now understands how to turn curiosity into meaningful academic inquiry.
02
Privacy Is Dead, Long Live Privacy
This paper, written during my undergraduate program, marks an early attempt to tackle a contemporary issue with research and argumentation: the growing problem of online privacy. At the time, I was still learning how to shape a focused thesis and balance evidence with analysis, but this assignment pushed me to think critically about technology, ethics, and the real-world implications of digital systems. Even though my writing here was still rough around the edges, it helped me recognize the gap between simply reporting information and crafting an argument with purpose. Looking back, this project became one of the first stepping stones that led me toward the more nuanced, research-driven work I would later produce in graduate school.
03
Dungeons and Dragons Re-Cap
This Dungeons & Dragons session recap titled "Episode VII: Precarious Webs", was something I wrote during my undergraduate program, capturing an important stage in my growth as a writer. Even in this snapshot of a game night summary, I can see how I was already practicing skills that would later shape my academic and professional work from organizing complex information to crafting a clear narrative and to writing with an awareness of audience engagement. Looking back at this piece now , I recognize how naturally writing found its way into every corner of my life, and how the techniques I was developing even informally were laying the groundwork for the storyteller, teacher, and communicator I’ve continued to become.
04
Résumé
I’m including my résumé here not only as a record of my professional background, but as a reminder of why practical writing instruction matters. Across every position I’ve held from property management to tutoring to administrative work - clear communication, audience awareness, and concise writing have been essential. These experiences reinforce my belief that teaching writing should extend beyond academic essays and prepare students for the kinds of writing they’ll encounter in the workplace. Strong writing skills show up everywhere in the job market, and helping students build those skills is one of the core goals I carry forward as an educator.
