Revolutions: Week 2 Period 5

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

When the students came into the classroom, Aly was writing a list of criteria on the whiteboard at the front of the class.  She finished up the last point, flipped it around, and turned around to watch everyone find seats. 

"Good afternoon, all," she said with a bit of a grin as she seated herself on the top of her desk.  "Last week we talked about the reasons why you personally would rebel against a government.  What I'd like you to do today is to get together in small groups - two or three - and agree within the group and why you - as a group - would rebel against something.  You can determine what you're rebelling against.  Revolutions aren't put together by one person.  It's always a group effort.  So today, let's start that."  She glanced at the avowed monarchists in the class.  "And you have to decide on some criteria.  Saying it is never appropriate won't fly today."

Aly stood up to flip the whiteboard back so the class could see what was written on it.  "This is the list of the criteria that you guys came up with last week.  Use it as a jumping off point, don't feel limited by it."

• When the current system of rule has proven itself tyrannical
• When it's for the betterment of the people
• Rebellions are never appropriate
  
• When what is expected of you is unreasonable, and there's no other way to change things
• When the government or whoever is in charge is making things sucky for people
• To keep the rulling power from becomming too corrupt
• Rebellions are always appropriate
• When you've got nothing else left to lose
• When the current government structure is not complying with their own stated aims, has contravened previously guaranteed citizen's rights without sufficient cause, and refuses peaceful elections or a change over in power
• To restore the rightful government
• If the damage the ruler was inflicting on the country outweighed loyalty to the government
• When the government no longer represents the people it governs
• When people under tyranny think they've been ground to the breaking point.
• When the current government fails in it's duty to the people
• When the general mass of the public can no longer with stand the demands of their current power structure, or when they find that the structure in place no longer serves its function or purpose.

After Aly had finished going through the list, she glanced over the class again.  "After you come up with a group reason, someone from the group should present these reasons to me and the class."  She grinned.  "I'll ask questions.  For next week, I'd like everyone to write me a quick three page paper on a revolution of some sort.  It can be from this world or your own.  Just look at the reasons behind the revolution and then make your own judgement on whether or not it was legitimate and if you'd've supported it."  She hopped back up on her desk, playing with her necklace.  "If you don't have any questions, go to."

[OOC: Wait for the OCD is up!  Paper is handwavy, of course, but if you could have some idea of what was written about, that would be excellent.  *plots*]

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[Rev 1/16] - Small Groups!

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

There should be 21 if everyone signs in so seven groups of 3 or a whole bunch of groups of two or three. :D

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[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders was kind of hoping Bridge would work with him on this, 'cause you know, best friend and all. But hey. Anything for a distraction right now, really.

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[sneerkite]

Steerpike hadn't been paying a whole lot of attention last week. "You weren't one of the fools who said that rebellion was never appropriate, were you?"

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[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Hey, I am all in favor of a little rebellion when it's necessary," Anders said. He hadn't been paying a whole lot of attention last week either. "Didn't know you were in this class, Walter."

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[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Hey," Bridge says, trying for a smile. He succeeds- sort of. "Wanna work together?"

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[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Sure," Anders replies, with a sort-of-successful smile of his own. "Like you had to ask, dude?"

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[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

And now he actually is asleep. Someone might want to fix that before actually working with him.

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[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Or someone could just sit here and stare at him. If your partner was asleep, it meant you got out of the assignment, right?

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[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

Marco opened up one eye and grunted questioningly at Tyler.

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[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

There might have been a pen thrown at Marco. Not that Aly would know where that came from.

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[can_be_more]

Aeryn looks at the area immediately around her for a group or partner.

[Won't be around till tonight, la.]

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"What do you think?" Isabel asked. "What's our reason for Revolution?"

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[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie glanced around for people to work with.

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[demonbelthazor]

"Hello, Marie," Bel said, sitting down beside her.

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[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie looked around for fellow conspirators.

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[defiantlyyours.livejournal.com]

Number 6 grumped. "I very much doubt there is a way out of working with someone. Let's get this over with."

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[thebluespirit.livejournal.com]

Zuko would be one of those monarchists and if anyone asked, he wasn't sulking about being targetted like that.

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[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker's never talked to Zuko before. But she was paying attention last week.

"So. Willing to overthrow somebody? Anybody? One of those reasons has to be viable to you." She got out her notepad and started ticking off the reasons that would sound good to the public.

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[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

After the annoyance of dealing with Zuko (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomhigh/1187780.html?thread=68501188#t68501188), Parker settled into work on the assignment by herself, if she had to. She did look up every once in a while to see if anyone else wanted to join in, though.

Rightful government restoration....
Tyrannical current government....
Citizens' rights contravened....

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[irulan-atreides.livejournal.com]

Irulan approached Parker, she cocked her head. "May I join you?"

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[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

Alec tried to decide if not looking for a group counted as some sort of revolution-related extra credit, rebelling, as he was, against the (possibly tyrannical) authority of their teacher.

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[strahl-pirate.livejournal.com]

Balthier was of a similar mind, but it was also his experience that you must at least keep up appearences or your revolution might end before it could begin. He raised an eyebrow and scoffed slightly, more to himself than anything. "Well this is interesting," he said sounding less than interested, and glanced at Alec. "Your thoughts?"

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[dbiers.livejournal.com]

D'anna looked around for someone to work with...

[ooc: Player's compy is crashy so if I disappear... yeah, it's all the compy.]

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[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely grinned at D'Anna. "Would you overthrow an evil cheertator?"

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[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

Charlie looked around for someone to work with.