Writing With Power

From the unofficial Duke TIP Wiki

Also known as "WPOW" or "WPOW!" A course centered around writing various forms of the essay, including narrative, personal, and college. Study of the history of the essay and grammar may also be included. It is rumored to have been offered on East Campus since the inception of TIP.

During East II 2003, this course also included the viewing of Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing, Michael Moore's first documentary, and a Woody Harrelson narrated documentary about marijuana. What, exactly, those had to do with essay writing has yet to be determined.

The final project for most of the terms is a research paper. Each student is able to pick their own topic and must write a paper about 10 pages in length. Some topics that have been used include: Pearl Harbor Conspiracy Theories, Illegal Immigration, and Bhangra.

In WPOW during Term 2 2007, the final project was making a satirical televison show, and one of the hilights during this project was Alexis Kim Desire interviewing the Llama. This movie was shown at the talent show.

The teacher for this course is a man named Mr. Ray.

This class was also offered in 2008 at KU term II. The teacher was Melissa, and she was basically awesome.