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Richard Bell HNUH218C Expecting an A+ Anonymous 06/21/2025	This class is great if you're interested in history and Professor Bell makes it very engaging. The class was structured with 2 lectures a week and discussions of Fridays. The lectures were him talking and going though slides but I recommend going to class as most of the slides were just pictures, the real information was in what he was saying. Overall, the lectures were engaging as he put a real theatrical spin on it and would stop and ask/answer questions throughout. The downside to this class I would say is the amount of reading. There is a lot, too much especially if you already have hard classes you need to manage. Every week you'd get a thick packet with like 3-5 readings on things written from the 1700s, most of the time with 1700s fonts and spelling which was hard to get through. You can get by, by skimming though but just know enough for the assignments. You'd also discuss them during the discussions so if you didn't understand something you can get understanding there. Speaking of assignments there are two major essays for the class you have to write. You can ask Dr. Bell or the TA for help and have to use the readings and lecture notes to construct it. They were pretty easy and weren't graded harshly, that being said if you hadn't done your reading it becomes exponentially harder. About 25% of the grade was participation so just make sure to speak up in class and engage. The class is reading heavy but an enjoyable experience. There are probably easier honors courses to take but if you enjoy history, this is a good class to take.