Samuels is a complicated guy. He is very smart, but also has a huge ego. He will effectively teach you, but sometimes in a more condescending way. His sense of humor is very polarizing in the sense that he likes to "push limits" in comedy, I wasn't a fan. Refuses to use any form of technology whatsoever, don't even ask about a gauchospace page.

Having graduated from UCSB two years ago, I constantly find myself looking back at my life-changing experience in this class. You will learn to employ a wide range of rhetorical techniques in your own writing, but importantly, youll leave with a deep awareness of how rhetoric is used to shape the public. You will not want to miss a single lecture.

The worst writing class ive ever taken.

One of my favorite professors I've ever had at ucsb! He's super funny and easy to understand. The class itself is very interesting and he does an amazing job teaching the class