Ye Shall Be As Gods? - Class 1, Period 3

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"I am Dr. Juli Mizrahi," she said once everyone had settled down, "and welcome to Ye Shall Be As Gods? For however long I am your teacher I expect to be referred to as Dr. Mizrahi, or Professor Mizrahi. All I ask is that while you are in my classroom that you treat every opinion with respect no matter how different from yours they may be. In this class there are no right or wrong answers." She paced the front of the room, steps slow and measured.

"I," Juli began, "am not here to judge you. That is not what I am here for, nor would I particularly care to do so. What you do, what you plan, is not my job to criticize. I know none of you, or your circumstances well enough to judge."

"Today, I merely want each of you to introduce yourselves, tell me what you hope to get out of this class and answer, to the best of your ability, this question: What is it that drives you to push yourself past your own limits?" She folded her hands in front of her. "Again, there are no right or wrong answers."

Juli smiled faintly, "If you’ve any questions about the course, either see me after class or stop by my office at any point tomorrow."

[Wait for the OCD is up!]

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Re: Answer the Question

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Adam took a moment to think about what he really wanted out of the class before answering.

"My name's Adam Park," he started, figuring the introduction should come first. "I decided to take this class because I want to understand myself better," he admitted, thinking of what happened with the mirror back home. "I lost a part of myself for a bit and I'd like to get it back."

It was mainly his confidence in himself, but it was something that he had yet to truly regain. "As for the driving factor, it's my friend and family. I want to protect them any way I can, that's what makes me push myself past my limits."

Re: Answer the Question

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"The need to protect is certainly a strong motivator," she said, "but is there anything that you do, merely for you, that makes you want to push the limits of your abilities?"

Re: Answer the Question

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"It is," Adam nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly. He thought about it, wondering what it was that he did for himself. "I push myself because I want to be the best that I can be in what I do. And sometimes, I don't feel like I'm doing a good enough job," he admitted, not sure where that had come from.

Re: Answer the Question

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"Do you feel like that because of internal or external pressures do you think?" Juli asked him, "And what is it that you do?"