Sample Student Essays

Sample student essays are meant to give you a glimpse at some exceptional work by other students before you who have tackled the same assignments. Though these essays are not "perfect", each clearly demonstrates a clear understanding of the goal of the assignment and attempts to communicate its messages with clear diction and rhetorical consideration.

Annotated Works Cited

Historical Analysis

"A Look Through the Eyes of Leary: Historical Analysis of Timothy Leary and Drug Use in the 1960s"

Causal Analysis

"The Cellular Revolution"

"Batista's Dictatorship to Castro's Socialism"

"What Pollutes the Water"

Synthesis

"Bush Administration Station"

"The Ritalin Dilemma"

Argument

"Why Marijuana Should Be Legal"

Position