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As a college Freshman (and engineering student), I remember really liking that at my University I had the ability to choose which literature classes I wanted to take. I loved being able to select the subject or era that my literature reading was going to come from, and in terms of my appreciation of great literature, I never would have had it without that flexibility. My favorite works and authors are classics because of this.
Fortunately, I was not required to read a specific book before I started school, and I don't think I would have liked that. I also have to say that by the time I finished all my literature requirements I gained a new appreciation of the books I read in high school that I had hated, while in high school.
Literature courses are also a bit unappreciated by those in science and tech type majors, but I loved that my university actually required you to spread them out over 4 years. Those reading courses were the best way to get a break from the mathematically intense coursework.
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