Criminal Justice, Class 15

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[OOC: For the project: Groups of 2 or go it solo. Pick up to three items from the ACME Catalog and come up with a Coyote-esque scheme to capture the Road Runner, preferably alive. It doesn't have to be too detailed or anything. Get it to me in voicemail, office hours, or class thread by Saturday (so I have some time to come up with results) and there will be a Danger Shop post on Sunday detailing the holographic simulation. Show up to that if you can/want to. Oh, and try to abide by the laws in your plan, both societal and natural. In other words, don't count on gravity to stop working all of a sudden (even though it could), and don't use a Disintegrater Gun to kill RR without him being armed. Class Info Post.]

*Tick stood at the podium as usual. He was wearing a tie. He looked slightly more professorly with it. Not that there was any way to go but up...*

Hello, class! Those of you who are new to Criminal Justice, we welcome you! Those of you who are old to this course, well, we welcome you as well, because you shouldn't be left out!

Now, remember, there's a project due this week. In the name of Fairness, I'm changing the due date slightly. Since I doubt anyone has started yet due to Parents Weekend, I'm going to give you until Saturday to hand me your plans to catch the fugitive. The ACME Catalog will be in the class until then, available for your use.

( Class 15 )

Morning Announcements

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"Good morning, students. Here are your announcements for November 1st, 2005:

* NaNoWriMo has begun. Do you know where your free time is?

* Thanksgiving break will be November 23-25. Any student choosing to remain at school for that period may do so.

* Today is the last day to add or drop a class. There will be a special desk for processing the forms outside my office manned by Lee Adama.

Thank you, and have a safe, methamphetamine-free day."

Shop Class #5

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( Mac is not a happy camper today )

Ash's Art Appreciation, Studio Session #13

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*Ash sits behind his desk, reading a copy of "The collected volumes of Archie*

*He occasionally bursts out with fits of laughter accompanied by "That crazy Jughead, ha!"*

*The easels and paints are set-up today, and there is a video projector pointed at a screen*

*Once everyone has arrived, Ash sets down his Archie book, and makes an announcement*

Today we will have an instructional video to follow along with! Pay attention, you ninnies!

*The video projector flickers on, and there is a video. It involves a nice man with an afro, who appears to believe in painting contented conifers*

*It's the Joy of Painting, huzzah!*

EDIT: *After the video and subsequent Happy Tree painting spree, Ash speaks again*

Please turn in your photos from last week's assignment if you want credit for showing up! Though I totally don't keep track of attendance or participation... and holy crap I'm subtexting. The King is confused...

Biology

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I trust all of you had a pleasant Halloween. Coffee, sodas and candy are near the back next to the roll sheet. Anyone who hasn't turned in a body farm report or the substitute report needs to do so today.

Biological psychology may be looked at as a hybrid of neuroscience and psychology. Practitioners of biological psychology may use their knowledge of the brain, from neurotransmitters to the cerebral cortex to treat their patients. Others may use this knowledge to search for biological causes for common mental illnesses, such as depression and schizophrenia.

Many psychologists focus largely on the mental processes of their patients. Biological psychologists work on the basis that there is an organic basis to mental processes, and that this requires them to understand the way that mental processes are instantiated in the brain. They recognize that treating the organic problem may be accomplished by talking as well as drugs.

In today's lab, I would like you to look at the following list of symptoms and/or incidents and reason out whether the cause of the dysfunction is biological or psychological. So long as your answer is supported with data, I will accept either.

Journalism Class - Tuesday November 1

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There's a pre-recorded message on the screen behind Spider's desk.


Given the number of ghost stories I've heard recently, I'm intrigued. Find an eyewitness to events at the Halloween Ball and interview them. Use their statement to either support or disprove the claim of ghosts/hauntings/possession.

ADD/DROP FORMS

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As requested, Lee Adama dutifully pulls out a desk and a chair from Dean Bristow’s office and displays the sign:

[[[ACCEPTING ADD/DROP FORMS HERE]]]

To anyone who approaches, he smiles charmingly and asks them to please sign their name and the name of the class they are dropping and/or adding.

Outside the journalism classroom...

[mycanonhatesme]

Inside, on the desks put together to form the Hightimes headquarters, there's a pile of newspapers lying ready for anyone who might want to read them.

One might also notice Chloe and Jake asleep on the couch, along with Krycek. Alas, he could not rescue them this week.

Speech Comm

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( 201--Speech )

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( 301--Register )

Introduction to Western Literature, Lesson Two

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Tuesday, November 1, 1:00PM FST

[Upon entering the classroom today, students will find Professor Chaucer leaning against the window, looking outside and twirling a quill pen. He seems distracted, but he has a ready smile for each of students as they arrive.]

( Introduction to Western Literature, Lesson Two )

Announcement: I've gotten very little feedback on the Teaching Assistant position. Anyone interested -- and please, keep in mind that I do need an assistant -- should speak to me during class today or leave me a message on my voice mail.

[EDITED: Class space is available for anyone wanting to add!]

Professor Chaucer: Office Hours

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Chaucer will be in his office today for anyone with questions, complaints, or really good gossip. He wouldn't be averse to a cup of espresso, either.

Language Classes, 11/01

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Dream is visibly worried -- or as visibly worried as anyone is likely to see him -- today, and he puts less than his all into his lectures.

Languages of Europe: Dream lectures on the Dia de los Muertos, and passes out a worksheet of related vocabulary. Small yeast breads shaped like skulls are at each student's desk in recognition of the holiday.


Cat: Professor Jerusalem and his cat cannot join us today. Instead, we will study the specific language skills of Siamese cats. Also, I have heard Mr. Sark is back with us in human form. He should come see me in my office.

Study Hall -- Tuesday, November 1st

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Sarah's desk is empty save for a huge stack of papers and a plastic cauldron full of leftover candy. Sarah is nowhere to be seen, although occasionally strange growling noises can be heard from both her office down the hall and under the study hall desk.

Home Ec 101 : Nov. 1st

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Hello, everyone, welcome to class, I have pumpkin loaf, pumpkin spice muffins, and ginger pumpkin soup if you are hungry.

As you may know, today is Día de los Muertos. Today, we are going to use some of our skills to prepare simple decorations and craft projects from the festival, and learn about traditions of other cultures, which is always important to consider when having a social gathering!

Please complete at least one of the following projects, and you can take your work home with you to share or enjoy yourself!
Sugar Skulls
Paper Flowers
A piece of Folk Art

Look at the project the cats made. Aren't they adorable? I am going to kill them with my bare hands, and laugh about it.

The Library Is Open (11/1/2005)

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Janet walked into the library, opened it up, and sat down behind the Collections Desk, where she promptly began playing on the internet and eating chocolate working.

Charlie Eppes: Open Office: Tuesday 1.11

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Note stuck on the door:

OFFICE HOURS CANCELLED

Got the 'flu,
leave me a voicemail
if you need me.

OPEN LAB -- GREENHOUSE -- NOV. 1

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CULTIVATION AND GARDENING OPEN LAB

Justin decides he should have an open lab today and through the week for students that just want to wander in or make up some classwork. He can be seen perched over some grown amaryllis of his own.

Into the Black Meeting (Before JA)

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Anakin was inside the flight simulator, a hydrospanner in one hand and a set of F-16 cockpit schematics in the other.

"Today we're going to try something a little different--flying in gravity. I've switched the sim to replicate an Earth craft called the F-16." He smiled. "It looks like it'll be a pretty sweet ride--Cam's bringing the simulator data for it."

He gestured to a holographic heap of a ship. "Before Jayne and Sheldon skipped town or got eaten or whatever, Jayne said we could have this ship, which has been parked in their backyard since Wash disappeared. Only problem being I don't know what it is or really how to fly it and all of the Firefly characters have disappeared.. I'm guessing it'll be relatively standard once we crack it open, but I'm looking for a few volunteers to come work on it with me and go on a test flight." He smiled. "Promise we'll come back in one piece. Not making the same promise for the ship."

Introduction to Political Science

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OOC: Revenge of the Sith today! Wheeeee!

IC:

Something to remember about political science is that it is impossible to seperate it from other studies such as philosophy and theory simply because they all impact each other in different ways.

One such way is religion. It has been a part of politics in some fashion in every system, even as an absence. That is our topic today: Politics in religion. First part - History. Does anyone have any examples?

Independent Study Meeting

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In the clinic, gremlin corpses are arranged on dissection trays, the tools of the trade laid out around them. Zero is practically bouncing.

Right, Janet says Marty got these for us, so we owe him our thanks. We'll name the first major scientific discovery after him. Maybe.

Greco-Roman Archaeology

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"Okay, class, today we're looking at the emergence of Rome.

Rome was said to be founded in 754 BC by two twin boys named Romulus and Remus. These two boys were abandoned by their parents, but were said to be cared for and suckled by a she-wolf. Archaeologist have discovered that life in Rome had actually begun in the 9th or 8th century BC as a series of small farmsteads on a group of hills overlooking the River Tiber. Early Rome houses such as the so-called "Hut of Romulus", preserved as a pattern of postholes on the Palentine. This hut would of had walls of wattle and daub, and thatched roofs. This settlement was intelligently positioned, as it was overlooking aconvenient crossing point on the Tiber and near a important salt route to and from the river mouth.

A critical development came in the late 7th century BC, when an Etruscan dynasty, the Tarquins, took control of Rome and changed it from a village and into a city. The Forum valley was then converted into a public square with a gravel paved surface. Pons Sublicius a wooden bridge was thrown across the River Tiber, as well as an Etruscan-style temple to Jupiter Capitolinus build on the Capitol. There may also have benn an agger, or city wall, with a defensive ditch beyond it. This is the oldest defence which survives today, the Servian Wall, which dates back from the 4th century BC.

Roman historians state that the Romans evicted their last Etruscan king, Tarquin the Proud, in 510 BC, and became a republic governed by a pair of annualy elected magistrates, the consuls. It was a huge step, the first step which was to take Rome in less than five centuries from small Italian town to the giant of the Mediterranean.

Now, for homework, I'd like you to look at the features of early city. Next class, we'll be looking at the start of the growth of the Roman city, so I want you to consider how these features could be considered symbols of the values espoused by the empire’s founding fathers."

Intro to Business

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Good evening class.

Tonight we're going to start our section on Marketing.

There are 12 types of Marketing we are going to study. They are:

*Small Business Marketing
*Internet Marketing
*Internet Affiliate Marketing
*Electronic Commerce
*Search Engine Marketing
*Direct Marketing
*Viral Marketing
*Guerrilla Marketing
*Brand Marketing
*Public Relations
*International Marketing
*Nonprofit Organization Marketing

Tonight we will talk about ( Small Business Marketing )

Also, I am looking for a Teaching Assistant. The position is open to anyone in this class or Starting a Small Business.


[ooc: yay - remembered to post before new canon. also - pretty comments]

Dance Club Meeting - 7 PM FHT

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Rory sits cross-legged on a table, waiting for the others to show up.

She looks at her watch every few minutes, wanting to keep the meeting as short as possible. Drawing it out seems...morbid.

JA Meeting

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Outside of Dr. Carter's classroom is a sign which reads:

Junior Achievers Meeting

All are welcome

Tonight's topics include:

1) Announcement from the President

2) Veronica Mars intro & article request

3) Callisto & Fashion show planning

4) Show of gratitude for those who worked the bake sale

5) Any new business

Free food provided

Angelus is inside, looking as though there's a great deal on his mind and as though there's a high likelihood that his distraction has something to do with the travel plans that are scattered across his desk (anyone peeking would see London, Paris, and Rome listed on his notes). On Dr. Carter's desk is a box of fudge nut brownies from Deb's. The door to the classroom is wide open.

[ooc: you know the drill, hang on while I set up comment threads and then go nuts, be it with the brownies or otherwise ;) ]

[ooc: ETA: All done! Post away!]

Human geography #3

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This weeks topic is globalisation.

Globalisation is a process in which geographic distance becomes a factor of diminishing importance. It permeates all levels, including economics, culture, politics and societies, and brings them closer together. It is not, however, a recent phenomenon. Globalisation has been occurring for centuries: for example, when Walter Raleigh brought back potatoes from the New World, he was practising globalisation.

Economically, globalisation can be seen as the increasing interaction of national economic systems. This has gathered pace in the past century. There is an obvious dilemma when companies have a larger economy than some less developed countries, but, having no electorate to placate, are not nearly as accountable for their actions3.

This has had cultural and social implications. With the spread of TNC's has been the spread of corresponding values. This has been criticised as a monoculture, or 'McDonaldisation'.

( Discussion/Homework )

Arthurian Traditions class for Tuesday

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Camulus looks very relieved to be back in a kilt. He likes a healthy breeze 'round his nether regions. All the decorations from the weekend have disappeared, with the exception of the tam still drooping low over the moose's eye.

"Feasgar math, class. The subject of today's lesson will be the Holy Grail. So far I've had you read excerpts from three seperate examples of Arthurian legends, 'Culhwch and Olwen', 'A History of the Kings of Britain', and 'La Morte d'Arthur'. While none of these have dealt specifically with the Grail quest, nevertheless we can pick up some information from them. For example, in 'Culhwch and Olwen', one of the objects which Culhwch and Arthur must procure is a cauldron of plenty. In 'La Morte d'Arthur', it is referenced as the object which has become passed down into tradition, that of the Cup of Christ; either the cup that he drank from at the Last Supper or the cup that caught his blood when he was crucified." Camulus frowns down at his notes. "Should I assign a reading on that? Or does everyone know the story? I had to do some research of my own." He shakes his head. "While the Holy Grail became a concrete object, what is most important to understand about the Grail is that the importance is on the quest. All of Arthur's knights undergo a Grail quest; most of them achieve it. The Grail in this case symbolises a quest for personal enlightenment or fulfillment. It's interesting to note that the only knight who conspicuously doesn't achieve the Grail is Launcelot, whose seduction of Guinevere leads to the downfall of Arthur.

"Another aspect of the Grail legend is one which looks at the old spelling of the word, "Sangreal", which can be broken down into both, "san greal" and "sang real", which means royal blood. In this case, the Holy Grail is actually a holy or royal bloodline. Again, possibly of this Jesus person, or of the lineages of kings. Both ideas are tied together by some of the continental sources of Arthurian legend, notably the German Wolfram's 'Parzival', written around 1212, which follows the knight Percival on his own Grail quest. In this case the Grail was a cup that had an inscription around the rim which could change to predict the future; names would appear which would relate the future bloodlines of great kings.

"Malory drew heavily on this, as well as other continental sources, when he was writing his cycle of romances which culminated in 'La Morte d'Arthur'. Another notable source was the French romances 'Yvain' (1169) and 'Perceval' (1189). In these cases the Grail takes on another aspect, similar to the ancient Pagan view. It is a magic fountain or a food producing vessel - an image of comfort.

"Your homework tonight is to point out other Grail references in your own culture or another than may not at first seem to be connected at all. And Miss Halliwell, I believe you wanted to see me?"

[[Who just took an unintentional five-hour nap? Cammie-mun did! *wired like nothing*]]

Linguistics

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"Okay then. Sorry for trying to give you an extra class on Friday. If you actually did do the work - great. Keep it, I'll promise you that it'll come in useful. If not, it doesn't matter, I'll get you there eventually.

Today, we're looking at different types of writing in Ancient Egypt. Throughout their more than 3,000 year long history, the Ancient Egyptians used three kinds of writings to write religious and secular texts: hieroglyphic, hieratic and, from the 25th Dynasty on, demotic.

Hieroglyphs

Hieroglyphic writing is the basis of the two other writings. It owes its name to the fact that when the Greeks arrived in Egypt, this writing was mainly used for ‘sacred (Greek hieros) inscriptions (Greek glypho)’ on temple walls or on public monuments.

Hieroglyphic writing uses clearly distinguishable pictures to express both sounds and ideas and was used from the end of the Prehistory until 396 AD, when the last hieroglyphic text was written on the walls of the temple of Isis on the island of Philae. It was used in monumental inscriptions on walls of temples and tombs, but also on furniture, sarcophagi and coffins, and even on papyrus. It could either be inscribed or drawn and often the signs would be painted in many colours. The quality of the writing would vary from highly detailed signs to mere outlines.

Drawn on papyrus or on linen, the signs would often be simplified but they would still be recognisable as individual signs. A special, cursive form of hieroglyphic writing was used for the Book of the Dead. This style was also used for the texts in the tombs of the 18th Dynasty kings Thutmosis III and Amenhotep II, giving the impression that a large papyrus scroll was unrolled against the walls.

Hieratic

Hieratic writing is as old as hieroglyphic, but it is more cursive and the result of a quick hand drawing signs on a sheet of papyrus with a reed brush. While writing, the scribe would often omit several details that made one sign different from another. Several smaller signs, written in one quick flow, would melt together, but despite this, the hieratic text can still be transcribed into hieroglyphics.

Hieratic was mainly used for religious and secular writings on papyrus or on linen and during the Greek-Roman era occasionally in an inscription of a temple wall.

It was called ‘hieratic’ by the Greeks because when they arrived in Egypt, this writing was almost exclusively used by the Egyptian priests (Greek hieratikos, ‘priestly’). Prior to demotic, it was also used in administrative and private texts and in stories.

Demotic

Demotic writing started being used during the 25th/26th Dynasty. In part, it is a further evolution from hieratic: like hieratic, demotic was a handwriting, but the strokes of the reed brush or the reed pen are even quicker and more illegible. Hieratic signs representing a group of hieroglyphs could be broken up, not as to represent the individual hieroglyphic signs again, but to facilitate the writing. With these entirely new signs, unknown in hieroglyphic or hieratic were shaped. The link between handwriting and hieroglyphic text slowly faded with demotic. Where hieratic texts often are transcribed into hieroglyphic before translation, demotic texts usually are not.

Demotic was mostly used in administrative and private texts, but also in stories and quite exceptionally in inscriptions. The last demotic inscription was also found in the temple of Isis on the island of Philae.

Its name comes from the Greek word demotikos meaning ‘popular’.


It is important to note that neither writing would entirely replace another, but it would merely restrict the other writings to specific domains and be restricted itself to other domains. Thus demotic would become the writing of the administration from the 26th Dynasty on, but it did not entirely replace hieratic as a handwriting, which was still being used in religious texts.

Hieratic, on its part, did not replace hieroglyphic either. From its beginnings, hieratic was hieroglyphic, but more cursive and written by a speedier hand. As the two writings evolved, practicality caused hieratic to be used when a text need not be written in the slow but detailed hieroglyphic signs and was used in administrative texts, texts that were not to be inscribed on monuments or on funerary objects, or texts that mattered for their contents only.


Okay. Homework... I want about a hundred words for an example of each one. Bonus points for pictures."