BMCC OpenLab | monique | Activity https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/members/moniquespence/activity/ Activity feed for monique. Mon, 25 May 2026 22:13:40 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 6b3ce65df77db94f6b9811837f5584ab monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/12/19/what-does-thankgiving-mean/#comment-273 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 02:25:32 -0500 yes I think its important to put a new meaning on thanksgiving and to let it be about being grateful for the loved ones in your life amount other things as well.

In reply to - Doris Rodriguez wrote a new blog post What Does THANKGIVING MEAN? in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry The meaning thanksgiving mean to me is the time to spend with the family and friends, […] ]]> 77e99aa42b3258010f893458950e6bae monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/11/21/what-does-thanksgiving-means-to-you/#comment-272 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 02:22:25 -0500 I agree thanksgiving is about taking a break from work and enjoying some good food made by loved ones.

In reply to - Jesus Ayala C. wrote a new blog post What Does Thanksgiving Means To You? in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry StudentOpinionDownload ]]> 2dd9ded6fb4402b97b5ae8d0f9e1b1d2 monique wrote a new blog post thanksgiving means aunties cooking and uncles jokes. in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/?p=1170 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 02:19:40 -0500 Thanksgiving makes me feel warm. When family comes around you get into a positive mood because you know you are about to be surrounded by people you love. Sometimes you can feel isolated and lonely because all […]

]]> 0 60e1c2c0afc683d1579d4b8c47c67631 monique wrote a new blog post final reflection in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/?p=1150 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 01:22:13 -0500 I would describe my body of work this semester as a challenge I needed. Whether, it was a success or a failure, it was something I know I will grow from. What stands out to me is my actual interest in these s […]

]]> 0 85296c8ec34c023ef4e1a2a096d05c6e monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/12/11/the-marriage-proposal-2/#comment-244 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 04:58:21 -0500 I agree that marriage proposals in todays time are influenced by what we see on tv.

In reply to - Ibrahim Hussein wrote a new blog post THE MARRIAGE PROPOSAL in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry ]]> 1c50fa628d1b10bc2990535cb60f8661 monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/12/14/marriage-proposal-2/#comment-243 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 04:55:10 -0500 I agree, they do not really marry for love because how can you marry someone who docent care about your health.

In reply to - siniya singleton wrote a new blog post marriage proposal in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry Chekhov Play ” The marriage proposal” shows the harsh reality of marriage specifically in the nineteenth […] ]]> b7a5889e3e127ea18d21c97ee85c3917 monique wrote a new blog post Chekhov in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/?p=1067 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 04:51:21 -0500 Marriage proposals are big moments in people’s lives but can be loosely used. People are often blinded by the emotions that come with first getting to know somebody that forget that they do not fully know them […]

]]> 2 3b07c5ddebb89d475159baa2d55dad28 monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/12/11/mine-eyes-have-seen-3/#comment-240 Sun, 18 Dec 2022 22:29:03 -0500 I agree it shows the lack of decisions poor people can make verses the higher classes of pepole.

In reply to - Ibrahim Hussein wrote a new blog post MINE EYES HAVE SEEN in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry ]]> d89118016a38f9d986129b715c562882 monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/12/04/mine-eyes-have-seen-2/#comment-239 Sun, 18 Dec 2022 22:21:51 -0500 I agree, It’s interesting how his own brother couldn’t see his reason for not wanting to go to war.

In reply to - Carolina Uribe wrote a new blog post MINE EYES HAVE SEEN in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry In “Mine eyes have seen”, we can see what Platon called “ hold the mirror up to the nature”. This play sh […] ]]> 6116ab4b9f220d67b3a64cf3048397bd monique wrote a new blog post dunbar nelson in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/?p=1051 Sun, 18 Dec 2022 22:18:16 -0500 There is a lack of morals in this play. All the characters are hurt people looking for validation from the same system that hurt them. They are worried about being “team players” when the team they are pla […]

]]> 2 dbbc5a4fa5d5da4d4902f71542209c4f monique wrote a new blog post Shelley in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/?p=1021 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 22:54:04 -0500 I define the story of Frankenstein and his creation as possibly reflecting criticism of how slaves were treated. Frankenstein knew the body parts of the corpses were dead, yet he still knew he could bring […]

]]> 1 427671d1767f95801e5da91b03a3b1a8 monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/11/16/frankenstein-5/#comment-226 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 20:12:48 -0500 I agree, the maker is at fault but the monster gets all the hate

In reply to - siniya singleton wrote a new blog post Frankenstein in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry In chapter 17 of “Frankenstein” shows how society doesn’t accept unordinary things into their society. […] ]]> e8d92cd46f59978d99f0d7b0f3c70c19 monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/10/24/frankenstein-2/#comment-225 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 20:00:49 -0500 hello Jesus, I agree with your perspective

In reply to - Jesus Ayala C. wrote a new blog post Frankenstein in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry FrankensteinDownload ]]> af0603d6a681c6bc980040932efe5a3b monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/11/09/alexie-2/#comment-218 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 02:46:18 -0500 I agree, the story shows the ups and down of victors emotions as he navigate this lost of his father.

In reply to - siniya singleton wrote a new blog post ALEXIE in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry Victor quickly realizes how much has changed around him. He realizes how the idea of colonization has had a huge effect […] ]]> c686298ae808b3dcc68dc3cf9f4fe1d5 monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/11/25/this-is-what-it-means/#comment-217 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 02:43:48 -0500 your take on the meaning of the story is very interesting

In reply to - Ross Neill wrote a new blog post This is What It Means in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry In “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona,” Sherman Alexie is writing about the loss of Native Ame […] ]]> 89eb5980f58aea723fdb8556350b1074 monique wrote a new blog post Alexie in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/?p=1006 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 02:41:37 -0500 In “THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS TO SAY PHOENIX, ARIZONA” by Sherman Alexie, Victor does not have a job and must rely on counsel for the little funding they have. The counsel not having the funding shows how much his […]

]]> 2 f79dbc3e9b75c00ad356f72b02f05dbd monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/11/29/feminism-in-ichiyo-7/#comment-215 Mon, 12 Dec 2022 22:13:06 -0500 I agree that women in those times were not given a chance to show their potential.

In reply to - Ibrahim Hussein wrote a new blog post Feminism In Ichiyo in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry ]]> 30a8c33231d304b92f5312baef0f85f5 monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/11/30/feminism-ichiyo-2/#comment-214 Mon, 12 Dec 2022 22:01:58 -0500 I agree with you oseki represents women back then who felt like there only way of being successful was to marry into wealth.. but at the expense of happiness.

In reply to - Loren Lebren wrote a new blog post Feminism- Ichiyo in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry  In the story Oseki is forced to remain Harada’s wife and put up with his mistreatment because it is the only wa […] ]]> f1c62a5386381439f3d1c7cf8c9a206e monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/11/30/marxism-in-the-thirteenth-night-5/#comment-213 Mon, 12 Dec 2022 21:53:13 -0500 I agree that class almost doesn’t matter when a union of two people aren’t successful in the way they handle/ treat each other and themselves.

In reply to - Bridget Tracy wrote a new blog post Marxism in "The Thirteenth Night" in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry Two very different economic classes are shown in “The Thirteenth Night.”  These classes are […] ]]> 3eeb1f6a9ff66e209219bfb6c4b42ae8 monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/11/27/marxism-in-the-thirteenth-night-4/#comment-212 Mon, 12 Dec 2022 21:41:07 -0500 he did use her as a punching bag. It makes me think that maybe men in those days married poor women so they can get to minipulate them knowing that they couldn’t stop the husband unless they wanted to return to the poor life they had before.

In reply to - Ibrahim Hussein wrote a new blog post Marxism in the Thirteenth Night in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry ]]> f5d0877757718d97635e74088d3476de monique wrote a new blog post Feminism in Ichiyo in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/?p=991 Mon, 12 Dec 2022 21:26:43 -0500 In Higuchi Ichiyo’s story “The Thirteenth Night” the female characters represent the lives of women in Japan from the time period Higuchi Ichiyo lived in. The story shows how at the time, education was not p […]

]]> 1 329d33d7ebbedc16e7eb35822dd67167 monique wrote a new blog post marxism in the thirteenth night. in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/?p=989 Mon, 12 Dec 2022 21:20:39 -0500 When Oseki met Roku again it reminded her of the fair life she once imagined having with Roku. She could have had a life where she could bond with someone without feeling inferior. Her relationship with her […]

]]> 1 70f256f947a9ac59666861f8f938d032 monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/10/05/chopin-2/#comment-166 Tue, 29 Nov 2022 22:40:47 -0500 hi,watson
I agree that the telling of ones pain and struggle should come from the person experiencing the it firsthand.

In reply to - E. Watson wrote a new blog post Chopin in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry ]]> 1502e52b1a3cdece18bc303a795ba9bd monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/11/05/chopin-3/#comment-165 Tue, 29 Nov 2022 22:03:11 -0500 hello, siniya
I agree that the experience of a white person in those times makes one question the legitimacy of the story being told.

In reply to - siniya singleton wrote a new blog post CHOPIN in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry When reading about slavery you would think a person of color would be the writer of story but that’s not always the […] ]]> f2886376bb392da8be3f949e5142f3ff monique wrote a new blog post Chopin in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/?p=866 Tue, 29 Nov 2022 19:45:28 -0500 The race of the writer will always matter when the narrative deals with the issue of race. The reader must know the race of the writer in order to understand the perspective of the writing. Readers need to know […]

]]> 0 4c83b61739884cbd3a1b8b9426643dfc monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/11/23/discussion-parents/#comment-162 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:56:20 -0500 Hello, Thomas
I agree, some kids are wise and can handle difficult concepts more than we think they can but we also have to allow them to be kids and not stress them out so early in life. It’s a balance.

In reply to - Thomas Pawluk wrote a new blog post Discussion: Parents in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry I believe honesty and transparency with one’s children is most important when communicating with t […] ]]> 8d993db4d8db61266fbafce8ed5c97da monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/11/14/writing-as-an-activism/#comment-161 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:49:27 -0500 hello, Ibrahim
I agree ,creating organization groups like black lives matters does generate a large out reach to people and connects people with each in means to fight the issue at hand.

In reply to - Ibrahim Hussein wrote a new blog post Writing as an Activism in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry ]]> 11daea0766fc92a6b5bfe8c4d395a67c monique wrote a new blog post discussion post: is writing still viable? in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/?p=854 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:39:18 -0500 I think writing can still be a viable means of activism but it won’t be the most used because of today’s advancement in technology such as social media. We live in a very fast paced society where we can gather […]

]]> 2 bf78b1c61de773dc9aaf55e3726f7330 monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/09/07/they-dont-love-you-like-i-love-you-by-natalie-diaz-erasure-poem/#comment-146 Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:45:55 -0500 I like your poem, Mariely. Mothers give the most love and receive the least back sometimes.

In reply to - Mairely Rivera wrote a new blog post "They Don't Love You Like I Love You" By Natalie Diaz Erasure poem in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry ]]> 317fdfeaf1299056d2bcd1a31a52cd50 monique wrote a new blog post "Pain from a young age." Erasure poem. Poem originally from Morgan Parker. "Everything is bothering me." in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/?p=816 Mon, 21 Nov 2022 23:49:34 -0500 scan0001Download

]]> 0 912963f91bdb8f2d4818985186924578 monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/09/01/where-im-from-9/#comment-145 Sun, 20 Nov 2022 04:35:41 -0500 Hey Moses, I like your poem. I can picture how you grew up from the way you described the land, food and animals. I can also sense your culture by the use of food and language in your poem.

In reply to - Moses Salazar wrote a new blog post Where I’m From  in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry I am from agriculture and crisp autumn wind. From bruised crab apples and blue moon ice cream. ` […] ]]> 72e9a58317066a13691754b88fb027aa monique posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/2022/11/02/where-im-from-19/#comment-144 Sun, 20 Nov 2022 04:27:11 -0500 Hey, Brittney
I like you poem. I can tell you hold these memory close to your heart! I feel like I can visuals the hot chocolate and the warm blanket and how special those moments with your family are.

In reply to - Brittny Grenion wrote a new blog post Where I'm From in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry Where I’m From  I am from soft blankets, and from Swiss miss hot chocolate and marshmallows. I am fr […] ]]> 9647a976610ca605529b2182276119e1 monique wrote a new blog post Where I'm from in the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-fall-22-c-perry/?p=813 Sun, 20 Nov 2022 03:12:59 -0500 I am from a cup of tea,

From milk  and sugar.

I am from the wooden doors my father made by hand, tall, strong, glossy.

I am from the figs growing on concrete,

And the spinach growing on wood.

I am […]

]]> 1 68829296b3f3eba087c8c48fed49a2f4 monique joined the group ENG 201 Fall 2022 with Prof. Perry https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/119197/ Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:45:42 -0500 0 63a66523ac9e70b47053b5fada647f89 monique became a registered member https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/119195/ Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:38:56 -0500 0