Monthly Archives: October 2021

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Botanical illustration of red amaryllis

Welcome to Week 10

Welcome to Week 10 of our online course. This week we will pause in our readings to focus on the research component of the essay you have been developing. The activities for the week are designed to help you locate a relevant secondary source in the BMCC library for your […]

Painting of 19th Century bride in white dress and veil on orange background

Welcome to Week 9

Welcome to Week 9 of our online course. This week will be reading a selection of short works from the 19th Century, which feature women protagonists, “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and “The Necklace” by Guy De Maupassant, along with the Emily Dickinson poem “The Wife.” I […]

Monkey gazes down at boy and girl from tree

Welcome to Week 8

Welcome to Week 8 of our online course. We are now at the halfway mark of the semester. Thank you again for your insightful and in-depth responses in last week’s discussion on Oedipus the King. This week we will be reading “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” by Flannery […]

Illustration of King Oedipus and Jocasta in white robes

Welcome to Week 7

Welcome to Week 7 of our online course. This week we will finish reading Oedipus the King and enlarge our discussion about elements of tragedy. There is a quiz this week, which reviews your knowledge of the play and some of the conventions of ancient Greek drama.