First Semester: Focus + Writing 20 = Suicide??

Colleges & Universities Duke University
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<p>Pretty self-explanatory…I’ve been given “priority” in Writing 20 registration this fall, so doesn’t that mean that if I wait until the Spring to take Writing 20 that I’ll get “last pick” and be stuck with some god-awful topic like: [Course</a> Synopsis Handbook](<a href=“http://www.aas.duke.edu/reg/synopsis/view.cgi?term=1300&s=02&action=display&subj=WRITING&course=20]Course”>http://www.aas.duke.edu/reg/synopsis/view.cgi?term=1300&s=02&action=display&subj=WRITING&course=20)</p>

<p>Is the extra writing workload as a first-semester freshman worth the better chance of landing a sweet topic like: <a href=“http://www.aas.duke.edu/reg/synopsis/view.cgi?term=1300&s=51&action=display&subj=WRITING&course=20[/url]”>http://www.aas.duke.edu/reg/synopsis/view.cgi?term=1300&s=51&action=display&subj=WRITING&course=20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>no it’s not suicide, I’m sure plenty of people do it.</p>

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<p>rofl, i saw that class on ACES and was like are you KIDDING me?? though I admit I was a little intrigued haha</p>

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<p>idk, IMHO the teacher is often more important than the topic. Sure, you might be more interested in time travels than toothbrushing, but a bad prof can ruin a great class while a good one can at least relieve the tedium a bit in a boring topic. My $0.02.</p>

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<p>And (just on a site note) I had Time Travels as my topic, and the teacher was great lol. Win-win</p>

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<p>My daughter did okay with that, I but didn’t have any “hard” classes, at least by Duke/CC standards.</p>

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<p>Im taking "WHAT’S REAL ABOUT TRUE CRIME? " as an avid fan of CSI and Law and Order, this class sounds so interesting? But on rate my professor, it said the professor, was very talkative letting no one get their word in and she gave more writing assignments than the other writing classes? Are there any other opinions of that class here?</p>

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<p>it’s totally doable. Focus isn’t like a science course where you have to study extremely hard. It is more of a thinking course, where you learn about a subject and discuss about it. It’s not like a english course either. I totally believe you can pull it off just fine</p>

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<p>Hmm… are you a Pratt or Trinity student?</p>