Kelly Grimsley

About Me

I am an eager second-year college student earning my undergraduate degree in Political Science and Communication through the Loyola University of Chicago. In sharing my studies and progress, I hope to develop my skills as a writer in the political and professional world and engage with other students and professionals who can guide me on my journey.

My Latest Work

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28th October 2022

Is Chaos in the Middle East Largely the Fault of U.S. Policy?

This debate of who should be to blame for the continuous wars in the Middle East is based on Jeffrey Goldberg's arguments made in the Atlantic. My peers placed the blame on US foreign policy rather than an individual leader.

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Reflection on the Works of Simone De Beauvoir and Jean Paul Sartre

An essay that breaks down the elements of Sartre's Existentialism is a Humanism along with Beauvoir's Second Sex as an analysis of the essence of being a human, and how we can deconstruct gender roles in contemporary society.

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6th December 2022

Social and Political Philosophy Reflection

This essay is a reflection of what I've learned in my tier 2 Philosophy course at Loyola. I go in-depth into the way that Simone de Beauvoir's Second Sex and James Baldwin's “The Discovery of What It Means to Be American” have impacted me.

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1st December 2022

The Restriction of Women’s Reproductive Rights and Independence in Poland

This research paper was an assignment for my International Relations course at Loyola. I cover in this piece the evolution of Poland's increasingly strict abortion laws throughout the decades, and how women have stood against the restrictions.

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28th November 2022

Political Conflict within the US Midterm Election

A research paper covering the 2022 midterm election and the failure of polling to account for the youth voter turnout.

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11th November 2022

A Piece on John Rawls’ and J.M. Fenster’s Takes on Cheating

In this essay, I discuss how cheating has devastated the United States and our society, as claimed by Author J.M. Fester, and how the philosophy in John Rawls' A Theory of Justice offers context for why cheating is so immoral.

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19th September 2022

Should the US Seek to Remain the ‘Indispensable’ Country?

This essay is a summary of Hilary Clinton's Remarks on American Leadership speech which provides the argument for the US maintaining its position as the 'indispensable' country', which was debated among my peers in my IR course.