History in Living Colour - Friday, Period 3 (Week 1)

[veryarthurdent.livejournal.com]

The Danger Shop was the place to be for students who were taking the Doctor's class. Conveniently, the Doctor was there and had programmed it to look like a cocktail party. People seemed to be mingling about and there were little holographic canapés and non-alcoholic drinks being served.

The Doctor met the students at the door. "Hello, I'm the Doctor. This is History in Living Colour and there's a syllabus to grab on the way out if you don't want to be surprised by what's coming up. I went to a lot of trouble to make those, so don't go making paper aeroplanes out of them or anything." They did make for great paper aeroplanes though. He'd tried it earlier. "The class will be about Earth's history, so if you know absolutely nothing about Earth, I suggest picking up a book and giving yourself a crash course or asking around. I'll be assuming you know at least something about the planet you're on by next week. Right! Lesson one. History is about the people. Inside you'll find three different men who have played a significant role in the development of Earth's history.

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States and one of the most significant. Gave some great speeches. Never gets old listening to them. He's the fellow with the big hat.

Socrates is the guy in the toga. Greek. He's one of the founders of Western philosophy and has a good appreciation for irony.

Then there's Sigmund Freud. He's the one in the suit with the cigar. He had a lot on his mind and an obsession with mothers and phallic objects. Well, there's more to it, but I don't want to spoil all the fun.

Today's class is simple. Go in there, mingle, get to know each other, introduce yourselves and then go corner Abe, Socrates or Freud and ask them a question or two, and for the purposes of the exercise, they can all speak English."

Comments

Re: Abraham Lincoln

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"Hello there, young lady," President Lincoln replied. He then thought for a moment about the question. "The nation was in quite the state," he replied. "Words can do things to a man's heart that food or shelter cannot. The important thing was to find the right words to show respect to the fallen men and, for those who remained to fight on for the cause, to instil in them a sense that they were not alone and to bring out those qualities that had served them and their country well thus far."

Re: Abraham Lincoln

[darkangelsawyer.livejournal.com]

"Well, I think you succeeded marvelously in that, Sir," Peyton said sincerely. "The country was lucky to have you. Wish you were still around today."

Re: Abraham Lincoln

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

He knew it was a compliment, and yet the knowledge that he inevitably died still took some getting used to, even for a hologram. He settled on, "thank you. I'm glad to have made a lasting contribution."

Re: Abraham Lincoln

[darkangelsawyer.livejournal.com]

She winced a little. "Oooh, sorry. I... I wasn't thinking."

Re: Abraham Lincoln

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"Every man has his time in history," Lincoln assured her. "Then it's time for him to go and for the next man to rise up to the occasion. For a president, all you can hope for is that you've done your people the best service you can possibly provide."

Re: Abraham Lincoln

[darkangelsawyer.livejournal.com]

"Well, I'd say you certainly met that criteria," Peyton assured him.