# SETH ABRAMSON — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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| 1154 | course\_59e9b08aa6340b07d9ed51cb | ENGL 307   | CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION AND POETRY WORKSHOP |
| 1152 | course\_d80dccb1baca4b05890eda4d | ENGL 100   | INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE COMPOSITION           |

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