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...perpetual crowd-pleaser. You will read philosophical heavyweights like Rawls, Mill, and Locke, making this a great introductory course for wannabe gov or philosophy concentrators. You’ll also learn some stuff about Kant, which will enable you to slip the categorical imperative into basically any section discussion for the rest of your Harvard career, engendering the hatred of the suckers who didn’t take Justice. Plus, the thrill of taking a class in Sanders and arguing about things that “really matter”—often focusing around the rights...
...another real-life occurrence). Don’t bother even buying the textbook; you only really need to read the pages on the exam outline, which is given out a week before the exam. But make sure you know the lecture slides cold. Also, try to get a chill section leader—this is critical to your success during the course...
...essentials without the fluff. Your fearless leader will be the superb Daniel Wegner, who re-takes the reigns after a year on leave doing research. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll cringe at mildly inappropriate anecdotes. Some of the highlights: Interpersonal Attraction–Hopefully your section will contain a resident feminist/male chauvinist for this portion of the course, where all of your worst assumptions about individuals’ partner-selection choices will be confirmed by oodles of data. Face the facts: John just wants to nail as many women as possible, with little concern for personality...
Psychology 1703, “Human Sexuality,” must be the only class where a TF could start off her first section by asking, "So, who had sex last night?" and actually get a show of hands. (Nevermind, this is Harvard. Who are we kidding?) Formerly taught by Adams House Senior Tutor Michael Rodriguez, the class purports to cover everything from anatomy to politics. So, you might you might have to suffer those discussions about gender as a social construction and whether porn contributes to rape. But you'll also get to study stuff like the stages...
...deviation from your original plan of getting an easy A-, course credit, and the ability to mindfuck loved ones into submission. But no sir, psychology is not all about learning how to get your roomie to pick up his damn socks and lulling the quasi-hot girl in section into your not-so-much-loving-as-psychologically-manipulative arms. You’re going to learn some neuroanatomy, a little developmental psychology, and some Siggy “I’m Largely Irrelevant, But Will Be On The Test” Freud. At least you’ll feel...