Papers, essays, and reports I have written in university (the important ones, anyway)

Note: Use of these essays without proper citation methods is PLAGERISM! Please e-mail me and let me know how you're going to them and what your essay is about. I will then send you a copy via e-mail. Thanks.

You can cite these papers like so:

• Willis, Karen. paper name (date of paper). Essay obtained over the internet. (http...)
• Hagen, Karen. paper name (date of paper). Essay obtained over the internet. (http...)

depending on the date (pre July 1997 = Willis, post July 1997 = Hagen)

Now that I have your attention, you may read descriptions of the following papers:

• Sailor Satan?
• The Way of Physics: New Science of Nonsense?
• Is It an Ought?
• "Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred."

Thank you in advance for letting me know how and why you are using these essays!

• Sailor Satan?: An essay that discusses the presence of incantations, magical items, and non-rational belief systems found within the anime Sailor Moon. Thesis: The presence of magical/occult theory and other non-rational belief systems within Sailor Moon are a result of the author's genre of expression and are not used to make a statement beyond that of the plot. I handed in an appendix with the paper that included all information copied off of personal web pages. I did this mainly for my teacher's benefit to save him time if he wanted to cross-reference the sources. I am not including it here since it is about 2.5 megs (it includes lots of pictures)! The cited websites are in the bibliography of the paper, thus I don't see a need to offer this appendix. Used in Religious Studies 274: Witchcraft and the Occult, a course offered at the University of Alberta and taught by Dr. W. Litke. Received a mark of 9/9.

• The Way of Physics: New Science or Nonsense?: Fritjof Capra's book The Tao of Physics is very popular with the "New Science" movement, but is Capra justified in claiming that modern physics supports "eastern mysticism"? This critical essay evaluates his argument and examines some of the parallels between physics and eastern mysticism that Capra claims support his thesis. Used in Religious Studies 274: Witchcraft and the Occult, a course offered at the University of Alberta. taught by Dr. W. Litke. Received a mark of 9/9. Possibly will be used in as a source in an upcoming book by same professor!!

• Is it an ought?: A philosophical essay about the use/necessity of morality. Mostly containes critique of the papers written by W. T. Stace and F. H. Bradley about the "use" of morality. Used in Philosophy 101: Ethics, a course offered at the University of Alberta and taught by Professor Kermode. Received a mark of 8.5/9.

• "Let us not...": an essay critiquing H. D. Thoureau's and J. J. Rousseau's beleifs about government control and civil disobedience. Also contains modern examples of civil disobedience (Ghandi, King). Used in Philosophy 101: Ethics, a course offered at the University of Alberta and taught by Professor Kermode. Received a mark of 8/9.

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