Things are falling apart

There is a 12 page paper for my philo class?! Why is there an at least 12 page long final paper all of a sudden. I've done film modules. And they were only 10 pages long. And that was the maximum. Why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why

UPDATE: After seizing up in horror on Monday, my lecturer informed us that the paper is now 5 pages long. That is a nice, sane, number. Only it is now due on the same day as my Milton paper. The looong one. Argh.