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White Paper: When Beloved Works Are Rejected: Authors, Audiences, and the Tension of Reception

Posted on September 21, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract Many artists face the paradox of finding their most personally meaningful works dismissed, misunderstood, or rejected by their audiences. This white paper examines this phenomenon through two case studies: Budd Schulberg’s What Makes Sammy Run?—which portrays the disillusionment of … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Politics of Jane Austen’s Novels: Characterization, Plot, and Social Commentary

Posted on September 21, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract Jane Austen’s novels are often read as timeless romances, yet beneath the surface lies a careful engagement with the political realities of her age. Without overt polemic, Austen embeds commentary on property, class, gender, authority, and social mobility into … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Psychological Implications of Young Adult and Teen Protagonists as Saviors in YA Literature

Posted on September 21, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Young Adult (YA) literature—particularly dystopian and fantasy works—frequently casts adolescent or teenage protagonists as society’s last hope. From Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games to Harry Potter in Harry Potter, this narrative choice has shaped generations of readers. … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Geopolitics of Beowulf: Lessons from the Poem and the Germanic Legendary World

Posted on September 21, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The Old English epic Beowulf is often read as heroic poetry, an allegory of Christian virtue, or a martial narrative of monsters and heroes. Yet beneath its surface lies a sophisticated meditation on geopolitics, power, and inter-polity relations … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Jane Austen’s Letters and Juvenilia as a Long Apprenticeship in Writing

Posted on September 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Jane Austen’s surviving letters and juvenilia provide a unique case study in the gradual cultivation of literary expertise. Far from being the polished novelist of Pride and Prejudice and Emma, Austen was a writer in apprenticeship for nearly … Continue reading →

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White Paper: What the Talmud Says about Jesus and Paul—and How Scholars Read Those Passages Today

Posted on September 15, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Rabbinic literature contains a small, uneven, and often-censored set of passages that many scholars read as references to Jesus (“Yeshu/Yeshu ha-Notzri”) and virtually no secure references to Paul. The Jesus traditions appear in scattered tannaitic and amoraic sources … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Preserving Contemporary Writings — Threats and Opportunities Compared to Antiquity

Posted on September 4, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The survival of human thought across time has always depended on the fragility of its mediums and the institutions that guard it. Antiquity left us with fragmented, biased, and selective records of human expression, while countless works vanished … Continue reading →

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White Paper: George R. R. Martin, His Audience, and the Fate of His Unfinished Works

Posted on September 2, 2025 by nathanalbright

Introduction George R. R. Martin (GRRM), creator of A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF), has long stood at the center of a paradox. He is one of the most commercially successful fantasy authors of the modern era, yet his … Continue reading →

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The Purpose and Approach of White Papers

Posted on August 29, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary White papers occupy a distinctive role at the intersection of research, persuasion, and communication. Unlike purely academic articles or marketing brochures, a white paper is designed to inform and influence by combining rigorous analysis with practical application. They … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Arguing from the Lesser to the Greater in the Gospels and Its Place in Biblical Logic

Posted on August 27, 2025 by nathanalbright

Introduction One of the most distinctive features of biblical reasoning is its frequent reliance on analogical and comparative logic rather than abstract syllogistic forms. Among the techniques employed by Jesus and the biblical writers, arguing from the lesser to the … Continue reading →

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