I took English 131 with Professor Sharpe and although the class was called "Literary Transculturation of the Caribbean Contact Zone" it was not as difficult and alienating as it may sounds. Professor Sharpe is a very gracious and extremely knowledgeable person (As all UCLA faculty should be). As a transfer student, I am so glad that I had her for one of my first classes at UCLA. Even though the material can be dense, she incorporated film and music to the class material which made it much more interesting than a 9AM class might otherwise be. She wants her students to develop their opinions and she is interested in what you have to say, she even challenges it. This might sound intimidating but she really gives you interesting perspectives on the material we read which is what literature and the humanities is all about! I recommend that English majors take a class with her because she also brings interesting points from the Gender Studies (she is the chair of that department).