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Anakin Skywalker ([personal profile] sith_happened) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2008-03-05 10:46 pm
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Ethics [Thursday, March 6]

His plans to go tuxedo shopping soon must have been on Anakin's mind when he'd planned this week's lesson.


"Love is patient, love is kind," he began, then made the universal symbol for "blah, blah, blah" with his hand.

He might secretly be a soft touch on the subject, but he was hoping no one in the room would call him on it.

"In the Jedi Order, we were taught that in order to maintain proper distance, to negotiate impartially across our galaxy, we were to strive for serenity, not passion. To be proper Jedi, we should not know anger, or hatred, or love."

He crossed his arms over his chest and glanced around the room. "Is this an unreasonable standard to hold someone to? What do you think they were trying to prevent?"

No One Said It Would Be Easy - Sheryl Crow
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Re: Sign in [March 6]

[personal profile] raspberryturk 2008-03-06 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
Reno who is totally in a love affair with the helicopter
raspberryturk: (Bitchplease)

Re: Answer the discussion question [March 6]

[personal profile] raspberryturk 2008-03-06 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
"Pretty easy, I think. You stop thinkin' if you fall into crap like that. You got somethin' you gotta get out and do, and if you got messy emotions tellin' you to do somethin' else... well, then you aren't much good to them, are you? The brain and the heart are two real different places, yo."
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Re: Sign in [March 6]

[personal profile] wannabehunter 2008-03-06 08:55 am (UTC)(link)
Jo Harvelle
wannabehunter: (hmm...)

Re: Talk to the TA!

[personal profile] wannabehunter 2008-03-06 08:56 am (UTC)(link)
Jo was there, and eyeing Anakin oddly.
ashockingbitch: (Jenny with a cig)

Re: Sign in [March 6]

[personal profile] ashockingbitch 2008-03-06 08:57 am (UTC)(link)
Jenny Sparks who is totally in love with her Silk Cuts

Re: Sign in [March 6]

[identity profile] vkandis-son.livejournal.com 2008-03-06 10:28 am (UTC)(link)
Karal Austreben

Re: Listen to the lecture [March 6]

[identity profile] vkandis-son.livejournal.com 2008-03-06 10:30 am (UTC)(link)
Karal snorted and laid his ears back.

He was not at all impressed with the whole Jedi notion of repressing emotions, and it showed.

Re: Answer the discussion question [March 6]

[identity profile] vkandis-son.livejournal.com 2008-03-06 10:38 am (UTC)(link)
Karal eyed Anakin, then looked down at Altra who was sitting between his front hooves, ears flicking.

The Firecat sighed. :He says that you don't reach serenity by denying part of yourself. It's like piecing together a puzzle, throwing away the bits which are difficult, and calling it done. He thinks the Jedi were well-meaning, and trying to do good by their people, but emotions are part of us. It is not always easy, but they cannot be ignored.:

Altra snorted and groomed one paw. :And I say life is a lot more fun with emotions than without. Sun-Priests are allowed to love and marry and experience the whole gamut of emotions, they're just expected to manage them, and not let it interfere in their judgement. They do just fine.:

Karal glared at him. Altra ignored it and started grooming his tail.

Re: Sign in [March 6]

[identity profile] walks-two-paths.livejournal.com 2008-03-06 11:51 am (UTC)(link)
Savannah Levine

Re: Listen to the lecture [March 6]

[identity profile] walks-two-paths.livejournal.com 2008-03-06 11:52 am (UTC)(link)
Savannah was a bit boggled. Suppressing emotions led to bad things in her experience.

Re: Sign in [March 6]

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-06 12:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Mel Fray.

Re: Answer the discussion question [March 6]

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-06 12:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"Load of crap," Mel said with a shrug, "Did they make you eunuchs too?"

Re: Sign in [March 6]

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2008-03-06 01:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Lana Lang

Re: Listen to the lecture [March 6]

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2008-03-06 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Lana was still too upset about Dr. Wilson leaving without any warning to think much of love right now. She wasn't doing a particularly good job of supressing her own emotions and certainly didn't think it was possible or healthy for people to be required to at all times.

Re: Answer the discussion question [March 6]

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2008-03-06 01:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"I think it's unreasonable to expect anyone to not have feelings," Lana said a bit unhappily. "You can't control that sort of thing. But I guess they were trying to make sure that you acted on logic and reason or the orders you were given rather than basing your decisions on feelings."

Re: Sign in [March 6]

[identity profile] minnesota-teen.livejournal.com 2008-03-06 01:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Amber Atkins

Re: Listen to the lecture [March 6]

[identity profile] minnesota-teen.livejournal.com 2008-03-06 01:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Keeping emotions in check just couldn't be healthy for a person. Amber thought the Jedi must be a very stressed out people.

Re: Answer the discussion question [March 6]

[identity profile] minnesota-teen.livejournal.com 2008-03-06 01:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't get it. How can they not show emotion? Isn't that almost physcially impossible?"

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[identity profile] death-of-hope.livejournal.com 2008-03-06 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Anemone who is totally in love with her LFO mecha.

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