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Noah Hastings ’19 is from Madison, CT. He is a Near Eastern Studies major and also studies archaeology at Princeton. In his spare time, he enjoys playing for Clockwork, Princeton’s men’s ultimate frisbee team, and in the Princeton University Band. He wrote this essay as a freshman.

Ron Martin Wilson GS is a Ph.D. candidate in Comparative Literature at Princeton University whose research concerns modern Japanese literature, film, and the theory of literature and media.

Risk-taking, Spring 2017

How intentional anachronism changes identity processing via history in Assassin’s Creed

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In a Tortoiseshell: In Hastings’ paper, he develops the key term “intentional anachronism” to forward a complicated argument that investigates the multiple identities revolving around the main character of the video game Assassin’s Creed, Altaïr. Risk-taking in subject and in the issues he considers, his essay showcases a thrilling take on the worldwide phenomenon of Assassin’s Creed and is a model consideration of such a topic.

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Thesis

“If you will only”: The Presence of Loneliness in “Song of Myself”

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In a Tortoiseshell: In this series of excerpts, the author’s process of developing a thesis is foregrounded. Excerpts 1 and 2 are taken from the introduction and conclusion of the original essay submitted to us, and Excerpt 3 is a revised introduction. Each excerpt includes the essay’s thesis, and as the author reiterates it his argument becomes more and more refined, improving significantly over the course of writing and revision. Continue reading →

Spring 2014

Spring 2014: Foreword

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An introduction to the Tortoise’s mission.