Open Collection of Student Writing (OCSW) -

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SLCC Students can submit their original writing through the OCSW Submission Form.

Users of the OCSW may search and view its contents for educational and learning purposes. Users of the OCSW may not download, copy, or otherwise plagiarize its contents. OCSW contents hold the Creative Commons Attribution—Non-Commercial license. This license lets others re-mix, revise, and build upon the original work for non-commercial uses. (Faculty may contact the SLCC Writing Across the College Director for additional permissions.)

To cite the sources in the OCSW, you must attribute the student author and the OCSW.

Follow the citation templates below and contact the SLCC Writing Across the College Director for author information.

APA: Author Last Name, Author First Initial. (Year of Publication) Title. Retrieved from SLCC Open Collection of Student Writing. (Paper ID)
Chicago: Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title.” SLCC Open Collection of Student Writing. Access Date. URL.
MLA: Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title.” SLCC Open Collection of Student Writing. Paper ID:XXXXXXXX. Accessed DD/Month/YYYY.

True Love

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Fiction/Creative Non-Fiction, Course Level: 2000, Year: 2019
Document ID: H.E.F.N.2.2.1

The Poor Boy Unveiled

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Essay (Analytical, Interpretive), Course Level: 1000, Year: 2019
Document ID: H.E.E.1.2.1

Defined Procedure For Manual Ultrasonic Phased Array Corrosion Inspection of the Combustion Chamber Separation Plate for Boiler #3

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Technical (writing for understanding and use of a product or service), Course Level: 2000, Year: 2019
Document ID: H.E.T.2.2.1

Human Overpopulation Crisis

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Essay (Analytical, Interpretive), Course Level: 2000, English Speaking Nativeness: Non-Native, Year: 2019
Document ID: H.E.E.2.N.2.1.1489

Cost of being a College Student in Utah

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Infographic (visualization of information), Course Level: 2000, Year: 2019
Document ID: H.E.I.2.2.1.1485

The Rainbow Connection- Queering the Muppets

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Essay (Analytical, Interpretive), Course Level: 2000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.E.E.2.N.2.1.1469

International Film Critique

Area: Humanities, Program: Humanities, Type of Writing: Critique/Evaluation, Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Multi-Lingual Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.H.C.1.M.N.2.1.1409

Comparison of Historical Documents

Area: Humanities, Program: History, Type of Writing: Essay (Analytical, Interpretive), Course Level: 2000, English Speaking Nativeness: Non-Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.H.E.2.N.2.1.1457

Unit Report 1 Memory

Area: Humanities, Program: Psychology, Type of Writing: Reflection, Type of Writing: Response, Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Non-Native, Year: 2019
Document ID: H.P.R.R.1.N.2.1459

Circuit Analysis: an Op-Amp Based Graphic Equalizer.

Area: Computer Science, Program: Computer Science, Program: Information Systems, Type of Writing: Report, Type of Writing: Scientific (writing to communicate scientific research results), Course Level: 2000, Year: 2018
Document ID: CS.C.S.I.S.R.S.2.2.1367

Protect Small Property Owners

Area: Communication, Program: Communication, Type of Writing: Proposal, Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: C.C.P.1.N.2.1401

Where the Rubber Hits the Road

Area: Communication, Program: Communication, Type of Writing: Proposal, Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: C.C.P.1.N.2.1403

Comparative Analysis Paper 1

Area: Social Sciences, Program: Political Science, Type of Writing: Essay (Analytical, Interpretive), Course Level: 2000, English Speaking Nativeness: Non-Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: SS.P.S.E.2.N.2.1405

Outside Activities Report

Area: Technical Spec., Program: Criminal Justice, Type of Writing: Observation, Type of Writing: Reflection, Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: TS.C.J.O.R.1.N.2.1407

The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living

Area: Humanities, Program: Philosophy, Type of Writing: Essay (Explorative), Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Non-Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.P.E.1.N.2.1410

Your Knowledge is Your Reality

Frederick Douglass and his Relevant Reading

Area: Humanities, Program: History, Type of Writing: Essay (Analytical, Interpretive), Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Non-Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.H.E.1.N.2.1416

The Fight for a Middle Ground

To What Extent Does Your Freedom Go?

Mindless Eating

Area: Health Sciences, Program: Health Sciences, Type of Writing: Reflection, Type of Writing: Response, Type of Writing: Summary, Course Level: 1000, Year: 2018
Document ID: HS.H.S.R.R.S.1.2.1449

Funerals that Kill

Area: Communication, Program: Communication, Type of Writing: Essay (Analytical, Interpretive), Type of Writing: Essay (Argumentative), Type of Writing: Essay (Explorative), Course Level: 1000, Year: 2018
Document ID: C.C.E.E.E.1.2.1453

Should Abortion be Restricted?

Area: Humanities, Area: Social Sciences, Program: Political Science, Type of Writing: Essay (Analytical, Interpretive), Type of Writing: Essay (Argumentative), Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Non-Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.S.S.P.S.E.E.1.N.2.1455

The United States is in Need of Gun Reforms

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Essay (Argumentative), Course Level: 1000, English Speaking Nativeness: Non-Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: H.E.E.1.N.2.1461

Ethical Dilemmas

Area: Humanities, Program: English, Type of Writing: Workplace (writing specific to the needs of a job), Course Level: 2000, Year: 2017
Document ID: H.E.W.2.2.1463

Implant Placement and the use of Antibiotic Prophylaxis

Area: Health Sciences, Program: Dental Hygiene, Type of Writing: Scientific (writing to communicate scientific research results), Course Level: 2000, English Speaking Nativeness: Native, Year: 2018
Document ID: HS.D.H.S.2.N.2.1382