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<p>Would anybody be ever so inclined to elaborate on the majors of political science, history, literature, and slavic studies at Duke. I want info that could not just be pulled up from the website. Any personal anecdotes or experiences about how interesting the classes are, to the range of difficulty would be much appreciated! :)</p>

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<p>Come on you crazy kids!! ;)</p>

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<p>If you like PoliSci and literature/English, you should definitely check out the Visions of Freedom Focus group here. Epic.
<a href=“http://focus.duke.edu/program/clusters/visions_of_freedom.php[/url]”>http://focus.duke.edu/program/clusters/visions_of_freedom.php&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://www.johnlocke.org/acrobat/pope_articles/pope_focus&gerst.pdf[/url]”>http://www.johnlocke.org/acrobat/pope_articles/pope_focus&gerst.pdf&lt;/a&gt; (page 13-15ish?)</p>

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<p>My son’s Focus was also off the charts fantastic…and was in Russian Studies. He ended up in St. Petersburg with his FOCUS group first semester. Not bad.<br>
He was taught by a famous Russian historian who was highly published and knew many Soviet figures. Since then he and his FOCUS friends attended that man’s funeral. A Slavic studies prof who co-taught still there goes to Siberia to study the forgotten camps there…she is wonderful. They are eager for Slavic studies students. My son ended up in a different foreign language which I can recommend as another way to find “small school corners” in a school of 6000. Life is very intimate and supportive re access to faculty in these language centers on campus. While FOCUS is not for everyone, it can make Duke a world class combo of top research institution and liberal arts institution, and I recommend Duke highly for its ability to pull both experiences off. FOCUS grads in my son’s group now are in med school and law school and in business but they shared a wonderful experience and bonded as friends first semester in FOCUS and in their joint East dorm. My son just did well on a major exam by the way and said that he did well because of the liberal arts components of his Duke education.</p>