Research Papers

Through this page, you will find the different academic projects I completed during my studies at Collégial international Sainte-Anne. They cover various interesting fields of study in the social sciences, such as economics, history, political sciences, and psychology. You may click on the .pdf icons located beside the papers' titles to access them.

The Great Depression in pictures

01. Introduction to Economics

What are the similarities and differences
between the economic effects of
the Great Depression vs the Covid-19 Recession?

For our "Introduction to Economics" final term paper, my teammates (Chloé Chiasson, Elizabeth Jetté & Laurence Leduc) and I decided to analyze the similarities and differences between the economic effects of the Great Depression and the COVID-19 Recession. This project allowed us to develop a greater understanding of two major economic events that took place nearly a century apart. It also gave us the opportunity to execute concrete research on important economic concepts seen in class, such as the unemployment rate, industrial production, inflation/deflation, and GDP/GNP.

02. Research Project in the Social Sciences

What are the factors leading to homelessness in Canada?

As part of our "Research Project in the Social Sciences" final research report, my teammates (Elizabeth Jetté & Kloé Robillard) and I decided to dedicate our research to the pressing issue of homelessness in Canada. We focused on the different factors that can lead any individual to end up on the streets and separated them into three main themes: individual circumstances, vulnerable populations and external factors. This project allowed us to better understand the reality of the homeless population in our country and gave us the desire to help this population, which personally led me to volunteer at the Welcome Hall Mission a few weeks later.

Homelessness around the world in pictures

At the top right is Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (leader of the North). At the bottom left is Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America (leader of the South).

03. Histoire du XVe siècle au temps présent

The Causes of the American Civil War

For my history class' final project, I decided to write a paper on the causes of the American Civil War. After conducting research on the topic, I chose to divide my paper into three main causes: the different economic visions of the southern and northern states, the debate over the implementation of slavery in the newly conquered territories and the election of Abraham Lincoln as president. I have always been interested in learning more about historical events which have shaped the history of our civilization; thus, this project was a great opportunity for me to satisfy my curiosity about this large-scale war that will remain etched in American history forever.

04. Philosophie et rationalité

Quelle est la meilleure façon de penser pour être heureux?

Pour la dissertation finale de mon premier cours de philosophie du cégep, je devais répondre à la question suivante : Quelle est la meilleure façon de penser pour être heureux? Afin de développer une argumentation sur celle-ci, nous devions choisir 2 écoles philosophiques sur les 5 au choix, soit Socrate, Platon, le cynisme, l'épicurisme et le stoïcisme. J'ai personnellement choisi d'aborder les pensées d'Épicure et de Platon, qui mettent de l'avant des arguments complètement différents pour atteindre le bonheur, ce qui m'a permis de créer une opposition solide entre ma thèse et mon antithèse. En somme, en m'appuyant sur leurs deux conceptions, j'ai pu rédiger une synthèse qui affirme que le meilleur moyen d'atteindre le bonheur est d'abord de satisfaire les besoins naturels et nécessaires au bonheur, puis de maitriser son esprit, afin de surmonter les adversités du passé et les craintes du futur.

05. Introduction to Political Sciences

Handling of First Nations Healthcare by the Provincial Governments of Quebec and Manitoba and the Federal Government of Canada

For the final paper of my political sciences, we were tasked to delve deeper into an issue encountered by First Nations living in Canada and analyze it by comparing its handling by two provincial governments as well as the federal government. For my part, I chose to analyze the issue of healthcare access by comparing the approaches of Québec and Manitoba, as well as Ottawa. It was a paper in which I was fully invested and my interest did not diminish at all through the writing process, as it was fascinating to delve deeper into fundamental issues that often fly under the radar.

06. Marketing

Étude de marché sur les habitudes de consommation
du contenu de divertissement au Québec

Pour notre travail de mi-session dans notre cours de marketing, mes coéquipiers, Justine Gervais et Mikaël Hardy, et moi avons réalisé une étude de marché sur la consommation du contenu de divertissement québécois. Considérant que la crise généralisée qui frappe actuellement les médias, nous avons cherché à mieux comprendre différentes variables qui pourraient expliquer l'intérêt grandissant de la population à se tourner vers les plateformes de diffusion en continu telles que Netflix, au profit de la survie de nos propres médias locaux. Nous avons porté une attention particulière aux éléments suivants toujours en comparant les différents groupes d'âge : le niveau de satisfaction face au contenu télévisuel, le temps consacré hebdomadairement au visionnement de contenu québécois, les facteurs déterminants dans le choix de contenu à consommer, etc.

07. Introduction to Geopolitics

Position Paper
Delegate of Hungary in the
North Atlantic Council Committee

In preparation for the Model NATO Conference, my position paper outlined the position of Hungary on the three following core topics :

Topic A : Adapting to climate change and climate security

Topic B : Integrating responses to emerging threats and cybersecurity

Topic C : Development of New Frameworks for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Responses

To be assigned as the delegate of Hungary at such a conference was definitely a major challenge, as this country is often the black sheep both in the EU and NATO when it comes to decisions such as funding to Ukraine or the ascension of further countries into the military alliance, like it was the case with Sweden. Nevertheless, it was a great challenge and I had a lot of fun debating on various proposals and constructive ideas throughout the entire week-end!