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This is the in­tro­duc­tory course in Amer­i­can Gov­ern­ment, with the main focus on the na­tional level but some at­ten­tion to state and local lev­els as well. This Open­Lab site con­tains course ma­te­ri­als as well as links to news sites and a dis­cus­sion board to ex­change ideas. Please keep dis­agree­ments friendly, and please keep in mind that our main pur­pose is more to an­a­lyze than to react and fume. When the course is over, as long as you still have an Open­Lab ac­count at City Tech, you are in­vited to con­tinue post­ing on this dis­cus­sion board. To ac­cess course ma­te­ri­als, click “Visit Course Site” at the right of this page.

This is the introductory course in American Government, with the main focus on the national level but some attention to state and local levels as well. This OpenLab site contains course materials as well as links to news sites and a discussion board to exchange ideas. Please keep disagreements friendly, and please keep in mind that our main purpose is more to analyze than to react and fume. When the course is over, as long as you still have an OpenLab account at City Tech, you are invited to continue posting on this discussion board. To access course materials, click “Visit Course Site” at the right of this page.

ENG 1121 is an ad­vanced course in ex­pos­i­tory essay writ­ing that in­cludes a re­quired li­brary paper. This course fur­ther de­vel­ops re­search and doc­u­men­ta­tion skills (MLA style). De­mand­ing lit­er­ary and ex­pos­i­tory read­ings are as­signed for class­room dis­cus­sion and as a basis for essay writ­ing. Image: “pat­tern” by Brian, found on Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.)

ENG 1121 is an advanced course in expository essay writing that includes a required library paper. This course further develops research and documentation skills (MLA style). Demanding literary and expository readings are assigned for classroom discussion and as a basis for essay writing. Image: “pattern” by Brian, found on Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.)