Ethics [Tuesday, November 25]

[sith_happened]

Today the desks in Anakin's classroom had been pushed along the walls and replaced with cushy pillows and blankets. There was a giant table in the front of the room creaking with the weight of Thanksgiving treats. Fear not--it was all ordered in. Anakin wasn't a fan of ovens.

"Today we talk about sloth," Anakin said, holding himself even more carefully and clearly uncomfortable with the very idea of relaxing. The students were certainly not expected to be held to the same standard. "Originally, sloth was described as 'an uneasiness of the mind'," Anakin continued. "Apathy. Melancholy. Joylessness. And importantly, the decision not to do anything about it."

He shrugged. "The modern view understands that the mind is slightly more complicated than that and sometimes it is impossible to will yourself not to be sad. Instead, this sin focuses on the failure to utilize your talents and gifts."

He gestured at the table. "This Thursday, there is a holiday celebrating sloth--or at least the lethargy that comes from overeating. Millions of people in this country will spend time ignoring their relatives and watching football. It's a national holiday." He shrugged again. "I don't pretend to understand it."

He lit his lightsaber and began slicing the turkey, mostly because he would never, ever, ever get away with that at the Thanksgiving he'd be going to. "So today, embrace your inner sloth and eat until you're ready to take a nap. But first find a fellow student, tell them one of your talents--and no one is allowed to cop out and say they don't have one--and how you use it here at school."

Comments

Sign in [11/25]

[sith_happened]

Like you've just finished Thanksgiving dinner.

Re: Sign in [11/25]

[yourwhiteknight.livejournal.com]

Harvey Dent

Listen to the lecture [11/25]

[sith_happened]

Wonder about the weird Earth holiday that Anakin doesn't explain well.

Re: Listen to the lecture [11/25]

[talon-wraith.livejournal.com]

Myn made himself a note to look up what the holiday was. And to check out if any others that were coming up and those customs, just in case.

Re: Listen to the lecture [11/25]

[weetuskenraider]

. . . well, that was one unconventional use of a lightsaber, Tahiri noted.

She sort of wondered where the scary lady from last night came into it with all her weird table ornaments and things.

Re: Listen to the lecture [11/25]

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

Penelope was more fascinated by the lightsaber slicing into the turkey. It was amusing.

Re: Listen to the lecture [11/25]

[always-damp.livejournal.com]

Toby was amazed by Anakin's skill with the glowing sword. He was so totally a Thanksgiving superhero.

Re: Listen to the lecture [11/25]

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

Lee knew what the holiday was so he just paid attention to the lightsaber slicing. That was cool.

Re: Listen to the lecture [11/25]

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

Ella had gotten the idea about Thanksgiving from being around friends from this world, but she'd never seen a lightsaber used that way. She leaned her chin on her hands as she watched Anakin.

Re: Listen to the lecture [11/25]

[noboynextdoor.livejournal.com]

And that would be Jess, leaning back in his seat and staring at how easily the lightsaber sliced through the turkey.

Re: Listen to the lecture [11/25]

[dojima-hime.livejournal.com]

Being Japanese, Dōjima had only a vague idea of what Thanksgiving entailed, but she was pretty sure Skywalker had it wrong. Or mostly wrong. Either way, she made a mental note to ask Romeo about it later.

Re: Listen to the lecture [11/25]

[meg-powers.livejournal.com]

Meg was pretty amused at the lightsaber carving technique.

Re: Listen to the lecture [11/25]

[finding-x-dream.livejournal.com]

"Are you sure the holiday isn't about eating food and fighting with your relatives?" Agnes asked. Because although she didn't know Thanksgiving, when you got right down to it, most holidays were.

And gaining even MORE weight.

Get food and pair up! [11/25]

[sith_happened]

Mmm. Turkey, stuffing and deep discussions about your talents and gifts and living up to your full potential. It sure sounds like Thanksgiving.

Re: Get food and pair up! [11/25]

[darkangelsawyer.livejournal.com]

Peyton looked for a partner.

Re: Get food and pair up! [11/25]

[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri made sure to sample a little bit of everything as she looked for a partner, although once she'd tried the turkey she had to go back for more.

Re: Get food and pair up! [11/25]

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

Firekeeper sniffed cautiously at the food, reminded of the conversations from last night. Picking only those items that didn't seem to be too heavily seasoned, she looked around for someone to pair up with.

Re: Get food and pair up! [11/25]

[endsthegame]

Ender had taken some food, but not too much. He didn't really need it. He considered his own skillset quietly, lurking a little.

Re: Get food and pair up! [11/25]

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

Penelope's eyes might be bigger than her tummy, but it all looked so good! She sat down to enjoy it while absently looking around for a partner.

Re: Get food and pair up! [11/25]

[meg-powers.livejournal.com]

Meg loaded up a plate and looked for a partner.

Take a nap! [11/25]

[sith_happened]

Yay, naps!

Talk to the TAs [11/25]

[sith_happened]

Yay, TAs!

Re: Talk to the TAs [11/25]

[endsthegame]

Ender was seated there, although he was mostly spending some quality time with his laptop. Not that he wasn't available; he just had some figures to go through.

Talk to Anakin [11/25]

[sith_happened]

He'll totally tell you that cutting a turkey with a lightsaber is traditional.

He's lying.

Re: Talk to Anakin [11/25]

[darkangelsawyer.livejournal.com]

Peyton sucked it up and went up. "Master Skywalker?"

OOC [11/25]

[sith_happened]

I am going to be actually cooking dinner (or at least starting it. OMG, so much food in the house), so pings will be slooooow.

Re: OOC [11/25]

[talon-wraith.livejournal.com]

Cutting a turkey with a lightsaber should totally be traditional! Alton Brown would love it.