ENGL 108XLiterature and Medicine

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• loved this course! helped me understand medicine through different lenses. the course is composed of 3 essays, which increase in weight and detail as the course goes on. Dr. Acton will give you good advice to improve if you ask. i enjoy writing, especially about many of the topics we covered, like women's health, racial bias in healthcare, healthcare over the years, and much more. attend class, listen to the discussion, and you easily have a topic for your essay. she is a hard marker, but you can manage a high mark from her if you keep improving and ask questions!

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• Decent course. Interesting readings. Only three essays, but prof does not give out 90s which is stupid. She was very nice though. Ended with an 87.

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• Dr. Acton is genuinely one of the nicest and most understanding profs I've ever had. Not a lot of writing was taught, but it's a very easy course if you're good at English beforehand. Very light workload, participation in classes wasn't mandatory (but discussions were useful to get ideas of what to write), I definitely was glad to have not switched out

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• Taking this course with Professor Acton was amazing. She initiated meaningful discussions about significant topics. Much of what was discussed in this class is extremely applicable to the real world and is very important to reflect on if you wish to enter or know more about the healthcare field. Professor Acton was always more than willing to help discuss your ideas for papers, making sure you are able to succeed and take away the most you can from this class.

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