P. Dawson (Politics)
4 SS, WRi, 4 Hours
Fall Semester FYSP 139-01 TR 3:00-4:15
In this seminar, from various perspectives on writing, through various case studies of political leaders, and through writing and rewriting many essays over the semester, you will learn to write better, mostly by recognizing and eliminating bad writing; you will learn to think more insightfully, by abandoning the mindless repetition of hackneyed phrases; you will gain the intellectual power to see though and reject the unclarifiable blather of politicians and political commentators; and you will learn to think politically, by understanding the ways in which political leaders attempt to cope with the contradictory demands of the American public and the frustrating constraints of the American political system.