Humanities class is about interactions between people. If the role of the class still isn't clear think of it as the long last nephew of a regular history class and an essay and grammar based English course. In class we read a lot of old literature and then write essays on it. English is one of my worst subjects because I’ve never had learn proper grammar or writing style other then to just write what I think will work, and I actually got A's most of the time using that method of writing essays; now I’m paying the price for neglecting grammar.
