BMCC OpenLab | English 201: Introduction to Literature | Activity https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/english-201/ Activity feed for the group, English 201: Introduction to Literature. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:17:06 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 a77ab298792f1e5bfde49d6317214fb9 Karen Thornhill uploaded the file: Syllabus to English 201: Introduction to Literature https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/105374/ Sun, 19 Jun 2022 21:45:43 -0400 0 241397206f4bf8c403018857980fc8f8 Karen Thornhill started the topic Genre #3: The Novel in the forum English 201: Introduction to Literaure https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/english-201/forum/topic/genre-3-the-novel/ Fri, 03 Jun 2022 20:09:41 -0400 Define the following terms:

  1.  Samsara
  2. Nirvana
  3. Om
  4. Brahmin
  5. Ascetic
  6. Samana
  7. Vasudeva
  8. Kamala
  9. Kamaswami
]]> 0 5b50e84c6414a72d1e1f467fd607674f Karen Thornhill started the topic Genre #2: Drama: Personal Responsibility vs Personal Freedom in the forum English 201: Introduction to Literaure https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/english-201/forum/topic/genre-2-drama-personal-responsibility-vs-personal-freedom/ Fri, 03 Jun 2022 19:59:21 -0400 Is it ever okay to break society’s rules, norms, or expectations in order to pursue personal freedom and an authentic, meaningful life?

Explain, discuss and support by referring to a specific character in one of the texts we have read thus far.  Support your response with quotes from the text and, where appropriate, from specific examples from cu…[Read more]

]]> 0 1c60c3bfe75f10af47d4513d4805ebc7 Karen Thornhill started the topic Genre #1: Short Stories in the forum English 201: Introduction to Literaure https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/english-201/forum/topic/genre-1-short-stories/ Fri, 03 Jun 2022 19:50:17 -0400 Reading List:

  1.  ” The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin
  2.  “ The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
  3. ” Battle Royal” by Ralph Ellison
  4. ” A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  5. TBA

ANALYZE AND DISCUSS TWO (2) EXAMPLES OF SOCIAL INJUSTICE IN ANY OF THE ABOVE STORIES.  CAN YOU CONNECT ANY OF THE EXAMPLES YOU DISCUSSED TO REAL-…[Read more]

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