Writing strategies and expectations vary among cultures. Spanish writers, for instance, may find out that their thoughtful attempts at emphasizing an idea are seen by English readers as unnecessary repetitions, or that a general reflection, intended to highlight the argument’s complexity, is read instead as a digression. Conversely, English writers may discover that their concise expression can sound naïve to Spanish ears, or that witticisms can be taken as a sign of levity.

For as long as a dominant or otherwise sanctioned culture has been assumed as the norm, a misfit, an outcast, a dissenter, or a disrupter has emerged in its wake: the unruly one who "raises hell" and imagines a world otherwise.

To say that ‘to love is to live’ is nothing less than to affirm the proximity between these two actions, where, if nothing else, only a meager vowel separates the two. Love attests to a paradoxical type of freedom: we must be free to love; yet, when we are in love, we are unable to freely choose who or what it is that we love. Once ensnared in its warm embrace, love encircles us like a python, squeezing gently (sometimes not) until it completely surrounds us. But love can swallow and transform our world as quickly as it departs from it, leaving us only with malady.

Expository writing based on analysis of selected masterpieces of ancient and modern literature. R1B satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement.

Prerequisities/Placement:

1A or equivalent is prerequisite to 1B.

See the Schedule of Classes to obtain the class number for your desired section.

Expository writing based on analysis of selected masterpieces of ancient and modern literature. R1A satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement.

Prerequisities/Placement:

UC Entry Level Writing Requirement or UC Analytical Writing Placement Exam.

See the Schedule of Classes to obtain the class number for your desired section.

Expository writing based on analysis of selected masterpieces of ancient and modern literature. R1B satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement.

Prerequisities/Placement:

1A or equivalent is prerequisite to 1B.

See the Schedule of Classes to obtain the class number for your desired section.

Expository writing based on analysis of selected masterpieces of ancient and modern literature. R1A satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement.

Prerequisities/Placement:

UC Entry Level Writing Requirement or UC Analytical Writing Placement Exam.

See the Schedule of Classes to obtain the class number for your desired section.