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NUS AY 2024/25 Semester 1 Course Review (Y2)

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  My review follows the order outlined above, so feel free to scroll to the section you're interested in!   My reviews tend to be a lot longer and reflective, so  I apologise if I tend to ramble 😢. Like the last review, my criteria for rating the courses are as follows:  Learning Outcome (1 - Useless 🙄 / 5 - Enlightened 🤯)  Workload (1 - Dying 😵 /  5 - Manageable 😌)  Personal anticipation/dread for attending class 🧍 Below each review, I will provide individual ratings (out of 5) for the first two criteria: (1) Learning Outcome and (2) Workload. The third criterion, (3) Personal anticipation/dread for attending class, is super subjective and influenced by personal biases, so I won't explicitly rate it . However, it will greatly influence the Overall Rating (out of 10).  Introduction: I’ve been holding off writing this semester’s course review because it was… traumatising.  HY2237: The U.S.: From Settlement to Superpower (FASS, Lecture/Tu...