Ye Shall Be As Gods? – Class 15, Period 3

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Juli was irritated today. Between the singular lack of caffeine and this whole ‘finals’ farce, she was very nearly frowning at the class. If her students wanted to prove that they had learnt anything from her then they’d go out and whatever they wished to accomplish, well, hopefully they’d put a bit more thought into it than they might’ve before she'd spent fifteen weeks of her life in this classroom.

That was all she could ask for really. For them to consider the consequences of their actions.

"Your finals are on your desks," she said finally. "Hand them in when you’re done, and you’re free to go and have a good summer."

[Wait for the massive OCD is up! Yay!]

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Final Questions! Peter Parker

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1. We are always in search of the redeeming formula, the crystallizing thought.
Etty Hillesum

2. Do pleasant things yourself, but unpleasant things through others.
Baltasar Gracian

3. Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.
William James (1842 - 1910)

Re: Final Questions! Peter Parker

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1. That is pretty much how I look at the world. I have seen and lived through so much complete insanity and all I want to do is make sense out of at least some of it. If it starts to make sense, then at least it was worth something. Once it starts to make sense, at least I'll know that it all happened for a reason.

2. I've devoted a decent chunk of my life by this point to trying to help people. I have a great power, so I have an equally great responsibility to do what I can. This often manifests itself in fighting people who want to hurt people. In an ideal world, I wouldn't have to do that. I could use my power to help people with my mind, or by helping do physical labor, or something. That would be my choice if my conscious mind really had a say in the matter. But when people decide to hurt others, it becomes my responsibility to protect, often through some violence. The criminals I subdue bring unpleasantness upon themselves with their actions. In time I'll do my best to focus more on the pleasant things, though. It's just tough to fit them in at this point.

3. When I first gained my powers, I freaked out. I had always been a geeky nerd, but all of a sudden I could do anything! And I couldn't tell anyone what had happened to me because I didn't know how anyone would react. I let this change me. I let myself become cocky and massively jerky. All of a sudden I actually had a bunch of friends (who didn't really like me all that much, I know) and my guardians didn't know what to do with me. My physical change brought me to a mental change and that changed my life. And that brought me to a horrible mistake that taught me the ultimate lesson about responsibility.

After that, I owned up to my responsibilities. I took these new responsibilities seriously for the first time. I became much less of a jerk. Over time I gained real friends. I earned respect and have never taken it for granted (which isn't tough since it's not a whole lot of respect). Basically, I got my head straightened out and thanks to that I've found the strength to keep going forward no matter what kind of nutty stuff happens to me. No matter how good or how horrible, I know that I can keep going. There's nothing I can't overcome at this point as long as I give it my all.