Essays on The Graduate

In the film The Graduate directed by Mike Nichols, the main character Benjamin Braddock is seeking to find his place in the world following his college graduation. Ben has an affair with his family’s friend Mrs. Robinson, but ends up falling in love with Mrs. Robinson’s daughter, Elaine. From a historical, marxist and gender perspective,…

The Graduate (1967) is a classic drama and romance concerning the rift that exists between generations. The story mainly examines the life of youths in the late 1960s bumping against the rules and regulations that are set up by their parents. This paper is mainly going to look into how Benjamin who is a disillusioned…

Throughout The Graduate, audience members could see through these various characters that individuality was starting to unfold. They refuse to live by certain societal standards because they believe traditional values does not hold the same meaning, as it did in their parents’ generation. Benjamin becomes puzzled and lost when it comes to finding his true…

The most asked question college students are faced with is, Sometimes it is asked by well intentioned family members over the dinner table during Thanksgiving break. Other times it is asked by people just making chit-chat. Either way, it can be a daunting question for students because how useful is a degree anyway? Does a…

I disagree with Vijay from the “Fabrication in a Grant Proposal” scenario, and believe that researchers do not typically exaggerate the publication status of their work when reporting on their publications. After all, honesty is the first of the core values culled from several codes of conduct of research integrity, along with openness, accuracy, and…

When applying to colleges, I really did not have a super specific major choice in mind. I applied to over ten universities, with majors of both civil and architectural engineering. When clicking the box to choose my major, I chose whichever of the two majors was available, without much thought. I simply wanted to work…

The steps I would cover with my new interns of laboratory notes are that they should have their laboratory notebook because laboratory notes is used for many purposes. It keeps a record of their work, observations, methods, design, and results when working in lab or on their own research. Because that practice prepares them to…

As a child born and raised in India, I never questioned the law of karma; every action must have a reaction. The ideology of Karma emphasizes that cause and effect of a person’s action control everything in life including health and wealth of an individual. However, I began to doubt this ideology when I study…

The one thing I have constantly realized I’d like to do with my life is to help individuals. I’m applying to graduate school in social work because having any kind of effect in individuals’ lives is the most significant part of a future profession to me, then some other. By qualifying as a social worker,…

My reason for pursuing a Master’s of Social Work is to work as a LCSW and counsel individuals who have been through trauma, specifically members of oppressed groups. Although I am young, I have lived a trying life that has inspired me to pursue a career of counseling as a social worker. I have been…