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Papers by Thomas Trono

Research paper thumbnail of Rejected Graduate Application Statement of Intent

Letter of Intent for rejected Graduate School application for entry into the New School for Socia... more Letter of Intent for rejected Graduate School application for entry into the New School for Social Research's Liberal Studies program Fall 2023

Research paper thumbnail of The Fall of Beauty On The Banana Peel of (Distance x Awe)

The essay responds to an argument pertaining to the framing of the current Russia-Ukraine conflict

Research paper thumbnail of TMT Ingroup Bias and Firearms II

The second, consolidated, draft of a proposed research paper to study the relationship between in... more The second, consolidated, draft of a proposed research paper to study the relationship between in-group bias and Terror Management Theory

Research paper thumbnail of A Leap Of Faith

Nothing is true. Everything is permitted. A research paper on the relationship between media an... more Nothing is true. Everything is permitted.

A research paper on the relationship between media and social reality completed upon re-entering a matriculated college educational program in 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Who caused the Cold War?

Another old paper, this one from my stay at Santa Monica College, grounded in the information pro... more Another old paper, this one from my stay at Santa Monica College, grounded in the information provided by Henry Nau's "Perspectives on International Relations: Power, Institutions, and Ideas, 3rd ed. " published in 2011 by CQ press, in which I utilize the information provided to attempt to allocate blame for the causes of The Cold War.

Research paper thumbnail of Introduction to Media Studies Midterm

Randomly thought I would post this mid-term I did for my Introduction to Media Studies class at E... more Randomly thought I would post this mid-term I did for my Introduction to Media Studies class at Eugene Lang after briefly reading through it and seeing the word "Allatonceness" (AL-lah-tonse-ness) and being so deeply confused at how everything I'd ever believed stopped making sense all at once.

Research paper thumbnail of An Aesthetic Interpretation of Dmitri Shostakovich's 5th Symphony

*** Originally published on my blog (beingpeople.us or beingpeople.tumblr.com) In light of recent... more *** Originally published on my blog (beingpeople.us or beingpeople.tumblr.com) In light of recent critical analysis of Shostakovich's 5th symphony, I have taken upon myself to provide an interpretation of a piece of music that I have personally favored for over a decade. Much of the interpretation is heavily influenced by the scholarly work on the topic done in previous decades. In my freshman year of high school, as a member of the San Francisco School of the Arts Wind Symphony, we performed the fourth movement of the piece and, from then on, it has retained its aesthetic grandeur through years of personal exposure to a variety of different styles and philosophies of music. Thus, I humbly submit this aesthetic interpretation of the piece as one of a community of lovers of Shostakovich's 5th symphony

Research paper thumbnail of Multinational Corporations and Democracy

A paper that attempted to analyze the degree to which the effect of multinational corporations ne... more A paper that attempted to analyze the degree to which the effect of multinational corporations negatively affect, but only succeeded in elucidating the themes by which they affect, the robustness of democratic electoral politics

Research paper thumbnail of Final Reflection (CCSF Speech 1A - Dr. Steele)

Concerning the nature of cognition, language, and communication. For posterity's sake, really, b... more Concerning the nature of cognition, language, and communication.

For posterity's sake, really, but one of the first essay's I wrote after reentering school.

Research paper thumbnail of The Call of Duty on the Battlefield of Business Time Law

An analysis of human sexuality grounded in readings of Melville, Giorgio Agamben, and Michel Fouc... more An analysis of human sexuality grounded in readings of Melville, Giorgio Agamben, and Michel Foucault.

Research paper thumbnail of A Reading Of Ta-Nehisi Coates' "The First White President"

Published to my blog (beingpeople.us), the essay discusses Coates' essay published in The Atlanti... more Published to my blog (beingpeople.us), the essay discusses Coates' essay published in The Atlantic and the notion of President Trump being the first politician elected to public office

Research paper thumbnail of Reflections on Empire

A final reflection paper on fieldwork engaging in a visual study of the material conditions detai... more A final reflection paper on fieldwork engaging in a visual study of the material conditions detailed in the proposal, fieldwork presentation, and fieldwork document

Research paper thumbnail of Logical Positivism Is It Good or Is It Wack

A discussion on Logical Positivism

Research paper thumbnail of Philosophy of Science - Final Essay

Research paper thumbnail of Science What it is all about

Research paper thumbnail of Screen As Border

From the paper: This paper explores the implications of a reconceptualization of the screen, in ... more From the paper:
This paper explores the implications of a reconceptualization of the screen, in this instance the computer screen, within the context of the political science's border studies framework.

Research paper thumbnail of Reflections on Dissipation

Research paper thumbnail of Lives of Lawyers Final Reflection

Research paper thumbnail of The Subject Of The Cigarette As Object

A discussion on the nature of subject

Research paper thumbnail of An Interrogation of Judith Revel's "Identity, Nature, Life" Three Biopolitical Deconstructions"

Research paper thumbnail of Rejected Graduate Application Statement of Intent

Letter of Intent for rejected Graduate School application for entry into the New School for Socia... more Letter of Intent for rejected Graduate School application for entry into the New School for Social Research's Liberal Studies program Fall 2023

Research paper thumbnail of The Fall of Beauty On The Banana Peel of (Distance x Awe)

The essay responds to an argument pertaining to the framing of the current Russia-Ukraine conflict

Research paper thumbnail of TMT Ingroup Bias and Firearms II

The second, consolidated, draft of a proposed research paper to study the relationship between in... more The second, consolidated, draft of a proposed research paper to study the relationship between in-group bias and Terror Management Theory

Research paper thumbnail of A Leap Of Faith

Nothing is true. Everything is permitted. A research paper on the relationship between media an... more Nothing is true. Everything is permitted.

A research paper on the relationship between media and social reality completed upon re-entering a matriculated college educational program in 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Who caused the Cold War?

Another old paper, this one from my stay at Santa Monica College, grounded in the information pro... more Another old paper, this one from my stay at Santa Monica College, grounded in the information provided by Henry Nau's "Perspectives on International Relations: Power, Institutions, and Ideas, 3rd ed. " published in 2011 by CQ press, in which I utilize the information provided to attempt to allocate blame for the causes of The Cold War.

Research paper thumbnail of Introduction to Media Studies Midterm

Randomly thought I would post this mid-term I did for my Introduction to Media Studies class at E... more Randomly thought I would post this mid-term I did for my Introduction to Media Studies class at Eugene Lang after briefly reading through it and seeing the word "Allatonceness" (AL-lah-tonse-ness) and being so deeply confused at how everything I'd ever believed stopped making sense all at once.

Research paper thumbnail of An Aesthetic Interpretation of Dmitri Shostakovich's 5th Symphony

*** Originally published on my blog (beingpeople.us or beingpeople.tumblr.com) In light of recent... more *** Originally published on my blog (beingpeople.us or beingpeople.tumblr.com) In light of recent critical analysis of Shostakovich's 5th symphony, I have taken upon myself to provide an interpretation of a piece of music that I have personally favored for over a decade. Much of the interpretation is heavily influenced by the scholarly work on the topic done in previous decades. In my freshman year of high school, as a member of the San Francisco School of the Arts Wind Symphony, we performed the fourth movement of the piece and, from then on, it has retained its aesthetic grandeur through years of personal exposure to a variety of different styles and philosophies of music. Thus, I humbly submit this aesthetic interpretation of the piece as one of a community of lovers of Shostakovich's 5th symphony

Research paper thumbnail of Multinational Corporations and Democracy

A paper that attempted to analyze the degree to which the effect of multinational corporations ne... more A paper that attempted to analyze the degree to which the effect of multinational corporations negatively affect, but only succeeded in elucidating the themes by which they affect, the robustness of democratic electoral politics

Research paper thumbnail of Final Reflection (CCSF Speech 1A - Dr. Steele)

Concerning the nature of cognition, language, and communication. For posterity's sake, really, b... more Concerning the nature of cognition, language, and communication.

For posterity's sake, really, but one of the first essay's I wrote after reentering school.

Research paper thumbnail of The Call of Duty on the Battlefield of Business Time Law

An analysis of human sexuality grounded in readings of Melville, Giorgio Agamben, and Michel Fouc... more An analysis of human sexuality grounded in readings of Melville, Giorgio Agamben, and Michel Foucault.

Research paper thumbnail of A Reading Of Ta-Nehisi Coates' "The First White President"

Published to my blog (beingpeople.us), the essay discusses Coates' essay published in The Atlanti... more Published to my blog (beingpeople.us), the essay discusses Coates' essay published in The Atlantic and the notion of President Trump being the first politician elected to public office

Research paper thumbnail of Reflections on Empire

A final reflection paper on fieldwork engaging in a visual study of the material conditions detai... more A final reflection paper on fieldwork engaging in a visual study of the material conditions detailed in the proposal, fieldwork presentation, and fieldwork document

Research paper thumbnail of Logical Positivism Is It Good or Is It Wack

A discussion on Logical Positivism

Research paper thumbnail of Philosophy of Science - Final Essay

Research paper thumbnail of Science What it is all about

Research paper thumbnail of Screen As Border

From the paper: This paper explores the implications of a reconceptualization of the screen, in ... more From the paper:
This paper explores the implications of a reconceptualization of the screen, in this instance the computer screen, within the context of the political science's border studies framework.

Research paper thumbnail of Reflections on Dissipation

Research paper thumbnail of Lives of Lawyers Final Reflection

Research paper thumbnail of The Subject Of The Cigarette As Object

A discussion on the nature of subject

Research paper thumbnail of An Interrogation of Judith Revel's "Identity, Nature, Life" Three Biopolitical Deconstructions"

Research paper thumbnail of TMT, Ingroup Bias and Firearms

The First Draft of a proposed research project studying the relationship between in-group bias an... more The First Draft of a proposed research project studying the relationship between in-group bias and Terror Management Theory

Research paper thumbnail of Section Drafts for Paper for Audit of Distance, Deceit, Denial for Dr. Pachirat

I decided to audit Dr. Timothy Pachirat's Fall 2011 syllabus for his New School for Social Resear... more I decided to audit Dr. Timothy Pachirat's Fall 2011 syllabus for his New School for Social Research class "Distance, Deceit, Denial amidst the outset of the COVID-19 shutdown. At the cost of several books, time, and personal har/dship, I drafted some thoughts before settling in to allow myself some time to reflect on the work, which I expect to recommence at a latter date.

Research paper thumbnail of Paul Virilio, Dromocracy, and Subjectivity

The paper is an exploration on dromocracy and subjectivity

Research paper thumbnail of Fate And Free Will In the Literary Works of Sherman Alexie and August Wilson

Another early paper that I submitted for review, including sections edited out of the final submi... more Another early paper that I submitted for review, including sections edited out of the final submission, for class during my studies at Santa Monica College. Posting in order to round out a joke.