term paper

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Shortly before he allegedly opened fire outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, he emailed a document to family members that read like a term paper, including a “rebuttals to objections” section.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Will Bunch for The Philadelphia Inquirer: Why Yale’s term paper on what’s wrong with college gets a ‘D-’

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

Later, she is assigned to collaborate on a guidebook and write a term paper.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

In fairness, the “American Masters” installment is a tribute, not a term paper — and it’s a splendid homage at that.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

“An oral examination for the tutorials,” Camilla said, “as well as a term paper for the Civilization class.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt