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fandomhigh2008-11-16 10:55 pm
atreideslioness) wrote in fandomhigh2008-11-16 10:55 pm
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The Art of War, Week #11 [Period 3, Monday]
As the students entered this week, they would see a passage on the board:
Sun Tzu said: We may distinguish six kinds of terrain, to wit:
(1) Accessible ground
(2) entangling ground
(3) temporizing ground
(4) narrow passes
(5) precipitous heights
(6) positions at a great distance from the enemy.
"Terrain. Which I am sure you are all dreadfully sick of hearing me talk about," Ghanima announced as soon as the last student was seated. "However, if you do not know where or how you stand, in any battle, you will lose. I cannot stress this enough. It doesn't matter if you're facing a troop of Sardaukar on Salusa Secundus, or trying to make dinner plans with a cranky significant other. If you cannot understand the terrain under your feet, you will find yourself on the wrong end of a metaphorical or physical blade."
"This all goes back to what we discussed that first week of class, "'Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt.' To know your soldiers, you must know yourself. You must be able to assess both the capabilities of your fighting force, and your own ability to command them in terrain before you. If you cannot give the soldiers what they need, even the most elite squad in the Empire can fall against a small handful of women and children." Not that Ghanima would know. At all.
"First, however, I want to hear how you did over the last week."
[OOC: Ya'll know the drill - the OCD is up, so go play!]
Sun Tzu said: We may distinguish six kinds of terrain, to wit:
(1) Accessible ground
(2) entangling ground
(3) temporizing ground
(4) narrow passes
(5) precipitous heights
(6) positions at a great distance from the enemy.
"Terrain. Which I am sure you are all dreadfully sick of hearing me talk about," Ghanima announced as soon as the last student was seated. "However, if you do not know where or how you stand, in any battle, you will lose. I cannot stress this enough. It doesn't matter if you're facing a troop of Sardaukar on Salusa Secundus, or trying to make dinner plans with a cranky significant other. If you cannot understand the terrain under your feet, you will find yourself on the wrong end of a metaphorical or physical blade."
"This all goes back to what we discussed that first week of class, "'Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt.' To know your soldiers, you must know yourself. You must be able to assess both the capabilities of your fighting force, and your own ability to command them in terrain before you. If you cannot give the soldiers what they need, even the most elite squad in the Empire can fall against a small handful of women and children." Not that Ghanima would know. At all.
"First, however, I want to hear how you did over the last week."
[OOC: Ya'll know the drill - the OCD is up, so go play!]
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"How are you used to this?" she asked, curious.
Re: Lecture II & Assignment
He chewed on his lip before asking, "Any chance we can give Ethics a skip? I'd rather avoid my grandfather if we can. I have Supernatural Physics tomorrow and Leadership on Thursday--and flight club on Wednesday and the fraternity on Thursday."
He paused. "Huh. I'm busier than I thought."
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She considered. "Wait, would I be allowed at the fraternity?"
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assuming he shows up & etc.and maybe spend a day this weekend together, we'll have most of our time, won't we?"Re: Lecture II & Assignment