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amazingly hot scholar

Brilliant man! And a wonderful teacher. He's not out to get you.

brilliant. brilliant. dear god, he's so brilliant.

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My Favorite teacher at VCU. Really cool guy. Seems like he is the type of prof that could be a friend. If you have the chance take him, coming from the mouth of an English major

Amazing teacher. Not the easiest, but he helps you a lot along the way so no one should really have a problem at least passing the class. HE KNOWS EVERYTHING. also kinda scary the first day, but you get used to it.

Shakespear is kind of hard, but prof. sharp makes it interesting and he is really good at it. Great to hear him quote lines and analyze characters for you cause you prob. didnt notice it about the character in the first place.

He's a great person who knows his literature. This can be greatly scary, if your not into it. But if you apply yourself, and listen to him, he's tells you everything you need to know.

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Amazing, witty, on point and clued in to our times. I would suggest him to anyone interested in a challenging and informative class. He's adorable as well.

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Wonderful teacher. Keeps everyone interested, he's witty, he puts modern spins on Shakespeare's plays, and keeps the class involved in discussions.

Tenured professor Shakespearean for over 25 years. Shakespearean Group faculty advisor. Refers to Greek and Roman literature and mythology. Requires reading and online discussion. Easily summarizes the plays and appreciates social & academic responsibility. Class participation is suggested.

i love it when he talks shakespeare to me!

Sharp makes this course very interesting. If you are a fan of literature, you will really appreciate this guy. Also a good grade is very atainable, he says 60% of his students get an A or B in his classes .

Read the assignments and you'll pass this class, it isn't hard, although Dr Sharp's class discussions tend to go off on wild tangents, but they're still interesting.

Nick knows his stuff. He's witty, fun, and has a better grip than most professors on how to relate the context of material and then correspond it to, reasonably contemporary comparisons.

This is a great teacher!! WOW!

sharp rocks!

Nick Sharp is my favorite teacher at VCU. Talk about BRILLIANT. He's amazing, I wish all of my teachers were as intelligent, witty, and sarcastic. Don't take his class if you're a moron and not going to do your work.

Dr Sharp is really brilliant. He is really witty and has amazing insights into the works of shakespere. I loved his class and his lectures were really interesting. This class is a breeze if you just do the reading.

He is a funny guy and this is seriously the easiest class I've taken in college. He even told us that if we read we dont have to come to the lectures just the quizzes and tests. I got an A and went one out of three days a week. HOWEVER, he is like 60 years old and the hot thing is quite false.

If you want to take the easiest class in all of college history, world lit is the one. You only have to attend the class for a totally of 30 minutes a week, for the weekly quiz. The quizzes are a breeze, and the midterm and final are just an accumulation of all the quizzes. And Mr.Sharp is not hot, he's old, I dont understand the hot scale on him.

Easy class... Only really need to attend for quizzes. Lectures posted to Blackboard. Dude wishes he was French. Good Humor.

sharp is by all means, an awesome professor. he is very intelligent, sarcastic and gives interesting lectures. you really only have to come every monday for the quiz, but his lectures on wednesday & friday are definitely worth listening to, especially if you didn't understand the reading. i would take any of his classes, and highly recommend him.

People have the wrong idea about Sharp. Sharp is only an easy, disinterested professor with his 200 level courses, admittedly. He's an engaging, wonderful professor for the upper level courses I've taken with him, but just like in the lower level courses, he still has a crass and daunting wit about him.

Sharp puts his syllabus out in advance. Don't let it scare you though! It IS a lot of writing (one 15-page paper + 3 shorter) and reading, but not at all too much to handle. He is a fair essay grader and lets you make corrections on your essays. Funny, intelligent, great guy! Definitely take him if you can

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Nick Sharp will help your writing. He is both a stern judge and an encouraging friend, which is pretty much the best thing I can say about anyone. His class is demanding and he does talk a lot, but he knows a lot too, so it's worth listening. Hands down, the best professor I've had at VCU.

Sharp is a great and very thought-provoking teacher. he has a lot of intresting things to say. You don't really have to go to the class to get a good grade. Just do the discussion boards and projects the best you can and eveything will be good. He's that kind of professor that makes you want to go to class. I would take this class if possible.

Dr. Sharp's class is the easiest class i've ever taken. all you have to do is post a discussion board each week and put forth a little bit of effort on your projects and you will do really good in his class. i went to about half of the classes and never read a word from any of the novels and got an "A".

He's really funny and sarcastic. Class isn't really mandatory; we don't take notes. As long as you do the discussion board entries and projects, you're pretty much guaranteed a good grade.

You know how everyone asks "Why should I take a gen ed lit class? What's the point? Why read anyway?" This class answers those questions. If you come to class and listen you WILL learn something about yourself. And if you choose not to come, your loss.

FALL 07. Super easy for those who fear literature. 1 weekly discussion & 5 projects. NO tests NO papers! Had to read 4 books (~140pg each). Attend. not taken. No textbook or notes. Projects are powerpoint type & actually pretty fun. I am a math major -despise literature & reading- but I really enjoyed this class, & ended w/ a near perfect grade!

I have to agree with others here, he's a great guy but the TA's were useless. I got an A in the class but it was difficult with the way his TA's grade. They seem to forget we are not all english majors and they send out smart comments and nasty emails at random if you submit anything in Word 07 instead of 03. The reading is a lot but easy reading.

Go Green w/Prof. Sharp. We never had to print out a paper b/c you submit all assignments in digital dropbox and he didn't even expect you to take notes in class, as if that many people went anyway. Follow the syllabus by doing all assignments and follow given examples close for projects and you should earn a GPA booster! Great class, Prof, and TA's

He's a great teacher! People disrespect him though because the only form of attendance in the class is that he gives a 10 question quiz every Monday on the last lecture's reading assignment. So during the week, there will be like 8 people at each lecture, but on Mondays, there's suddenly 300 people! Lots of reading, but it's interesting material ^^

Sharp put an interesting twist on literature. I liked his class, but I hardly ever went because his tests were easy if you just READ or LOOKED AT the assignments. Seriously, good class.

Never went to class, got a B+. Lectures are pointless, he posts notes on BB. I don't think the TA's ever give a 100% on the discussion board questions, just not possible. Project is easy, tests are a give away. He doesn't even try to make them challenging, it seems like. Never found him funny like most people did, just not my style I guess.

Dr. Sharp is an interesting/funny character. His lectures are not mandatory but the tests do have some stuff that will only be discussed in class. He changed the format this year and put up internet stuff which was kind of interesting. Tests are xtremely easy just review the notes and know basic facts about the works. Dont buy the book its pointles

Sharp is a very good teacher who makes this class very interesting!Even though it's not mandatory, you have to go because the tests are on readings, and stuff he says in lecture!Hard to get an A on the essays but finally pulled it off- all the TA's grade about the same. Only two tests and they're not hard if you go to class and look at the material

He is so very helpful and will talk to you about the topics forever if you are interested. He is very nice and puts up with alot of annoying loud people in this large class. He doesn't ever try to be mean or embaress people; he is just very genuinely interested in the topics and helpful. Great professor! Tests are not that hard if you go to class!

EASY CLASS. Sharp makes literature interesting. He has a unique style in teaching. He does not try to make things difficult for students. As long as you review the lectures (which are posted online) & review his practice exam questions (which make up half the midterm!) it's an easy A or B! Definitely would recommend this guy! He's great!

i forgot to mention the project at the end which is really easy if u can think of a good topic. also his grading scale is pretty stupid. dont take the class just because but if its a choice among required classes, take it, its pretty easy. bullsh*t the papers & review 4 exams

He is great! And yes, you do actually have to go to class if you want an A/B because 1/2 of what he says is not on his notes! You do have to go. Seriously it's 50 minutes. Put your opinions on the essays and final project. TA's are dumb but he is so helpful and really really nice! Very interesting and prob. the easiest english class I've had

LOVE THIS TEACHER! He's very easy to follow, as long as you go to class. Classes can be a bit boring, but the range of his subjects is remarkable. From Rihanna to Shakespeare to Marvel Comics, he knows what he is talking about and shows it. Also very understanding about having to miss a couple classes.

Shakespeare can be pretty boring, and the lectures did not interest me. But if you read the plays, and go to class sometimes. Papers are bearable, and he's a great professor. When I did go to class, He always had us laughing. Very fair with grades, understanding, I'd reccomend him.

I found Professor Sharp's eng 215 class to be really easy. Even though it says attendance is mandatory on the syllabus, he doesn't take attendance.I skipped quite a bit and still managed a high B. He grades fairly and doesn't give pointless assignments. He will get off topic during lecture, but he's a pretty funny guy.

People can have their opinions, but I loved him and his class. Seriously, just go, he's not strict on attendance but it's worth going to know what he expects in your papers, helps with topics too. I admire him as a professor and as a writer. He might go off topic in class, but I would recommend taking him.

Professor Sharp is a great professor, as long as your try and just think a little bit about your papers you'll fine. Loose attendence policy and he is willing to talk about the topics with much interest. He does go off at times but so what you don't have to agree with him. I enjoyed his 215 class and as an English major I would recommend his class.

He knows his stuff. He's easily taken off topic, but it can be amusing. You can pretty much use whatever format for the reading you want, very loose attendance policy. If you just write about good definitive topics you can get a good grade.

I noticed Dr. Sharp had some bad reviews and that was surprising. Sharp is great, he is deeply engaged with his field. Eager to help with papers and topic if you come to his office. As for being offensive: If you didn't expect sex to come up in an Elizabethan literature class you obviously did not know what the subject matter was before attending.

Crass, insightful, hilarious, unorthodox. A great professor with a real passion for Shakespeare. I suppose one could complain that he wanders off on tangents. But if one does the reading, it's not hard to get the important lesson from his class. Be prepared to read, the writing isn't too hard. Exams can be challenging if one is not prepared.

Professor Sharp only takes attendance for the first couple of classes, but then you never have to show up, except to turn in the papers. For this class, there were only three papers, so only three grades. He's pretty easy on grading though. He's passionate about what he teaches and will mix in things about his life here and there, be warned.

So I have him for english 215 now and it is honestly my easiest class. We have like 6 major papers for the whole year and he grades them really easy. I barley even go to class and I have a B and have gotten Bs on all of my papers even though I turn them all in late. Easy grade for sure

He made Shakespeare amazing

Dr. Sharp is the best professor I've had at VCU so far. If you plan to major in English I highly recommend taking him. This class will help you out in the long run because his essays really make you think about the text and analyze in great depth. You can learn so much just from coming to class and listening to the man talk!

If you are an English major, and you genuinely care about the English language as an artistic utensil, take Sharp. An absolute beacon of light of a man. He doesn't take attendance and I feel compelled to go anyway.

Nicholas Sharp is a great professor, and an even better human being, which is cool. The man teaches with a passion, and the only thing that would keep you from an A is a lack of effort or intent. He's very genuine in his care for students and not afraid of pushing your buttons. He pokes fun at everyone, but devotes time to you, just ask.

He is super nice! Don't really have to show up to class as long as you stay up on the readings and complete the essays. The essays are the only things that matter. He's super cool!