Meditation

[bridekiddo.livejournal.com]

To all students interested in meditation techniques and furthering their meditation skills, i have posted some pictures that can help you enter the meditative state at http://pics.livejournal.com/bridekiddo/gallery/00006wxt

i'll talk about meditation in further detail during class but if you're interested in meditation leave me a comment or voice mail.

Geology

[equalsmcsquared.livejournal.com]

Good morning. Feel free to help yourself to a scone--I went a little overboard last night.

*Smiling pleasantly* I am ready to listen to your prospectus and abstract. If two or more groups have the same project, one will have to change it. If the project is elementary, you will have to make the necessary adjustments. If the project involves massive amounts of property, physical, and/or psychological damage, I'll request you wait until college to try it out.

Any questions?

All right, let's begin.

Library Open - 11/9

[prof-methos.livejournal.com]

Methos unlocks the library doors. Then he takes up a stack of books, takes a deep breath, and ducks into Special Collections to reshelve.

Don't count on being able to get ahold of him. But, also don't count on him not popping out.

[OOC: Mun is away until next Monday. Don't forget there are cameras in the library, and Dean Bristow, who is totally older than the Beatles but is younger than the Rolling Stones, is watching. Library assistants may or may not show up. You never know.]

Speech Comm

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

[She looks sleepy, but she's jacked up on coffee and on a roll. Expect questions. Lots of questions.

( 301--Honesty )

Journalism Class - Wednesday November 9

[jerusalem-s.livejournal.com]

The cat has a frog, Spider has his coffee and all's well with the world, apparently. Spider's sprawled behind his desk, bare feet resting on the blotter and his laptop propped on his legs.

"Morning, class. Today we have an interesting exercise as well as the announcement that I've decided to expand our activities a bit. There'll be some shifting of computers and other technology this weekend as I have this entire department to use and we've been more or less keeping to this room. I felt it might be more productive to change things around a bit. More on that later."

Lighting a cigarette for himself, he waved to the students. "Today I want you to choose an article from today's or yesterday's headline at the The New York Times website. Again, the login is jerusalem_s and the password is fandomhigh. Once you've chosen an article I want you to go on-line and search for two other articles on the same topic. Please be certain they are not merely re-postings of the same article, by the way. Compare all three articles as far as differences and similiarites. As a great many sources simply lift from the wire services, you will get more credit for this assignment if you choose independant reports."

Grinning, he concluded, "I want to hear what you think about the various reports, how they could have been improved on or what you might have said in their place."

Ash's Art Appreciation, Studio Session #17

[names-ash.livejournal.com]

*Ash stands on top of his desk, wearing a kilt (one would recommend not approaching the desk too closely and glancing upwards), a t-shirt that says "I'm with stupid" with an arrow pointing towards his crotch, and a large foam hat that looks like a wedge of cheese. He is taking swigs from a ceramic jug that has XXXX written on the side. The classroom has easels, paints, and associated neccessary supplies for the assigment written on the board*

"Paint me something special to you. But not like "Corky from Life Goes On" Special. Like, Your favorite puppy or something."

Study Hall -- Wednesday, November 9th

[principalconnor.livejournal.com]

Sarah sits at the front desk reading "Swan Song" and not looking particularly happy about it.

One of the puppies is sitting on her lap. It does does not look adorable.

(OOC: My apologies for missing study hall the past couple of days. The mun's work schedule is a bitch, which makes the mun's sleeping schedule even worse.)

Language Classes, 11/09

[game-of-you.livejournal.com]

Hello.

Classics students: We are going to continue our work in the text, "Elementary Greek," with a review of lessons four and five, which discuss the first and second declensions of nouns. Do the exercises at the end of the chapters and hand them in as homework on Monday.

Languages of Asia: On Monday, we discussed the three writing styles used in Japanese. Today, we will focus in on the first I wish you to learn -- katakana, which is used for onomatopeia, technical terms, and -- of interest to you -- words from foreign languages.

I am passing out a worksheet showing each katakana. For homework, I would like each of you to copy out each symbol and write your name at the top. Remember that in Japanese, each consonant is followed by a vowel. For example, my name would be written with the characters for da-ri-mu.

Sociology Classes Nov. 9th

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Death and Dying
"Hello, everyone. Please leave your coats and sweaters on, and leave your books and bags at your desks. If you would follow me outside, I have an experiment I would like you to observe."

Grissom steps outside, where he stands behind a large, dead pig wrapped in a blanket, with a fire extinguisher at his feet.

"I hope you read your materials on spontaneous combustion. Now, I am sure some of you still had your doubts, still believed there was a possibility of an unexplained phenomena at work."

Grissom then torches the pig, demonstrating the wick effect, as the pig burns body fat slowly and feeds the fire.

"Now, I have mainpulated the variables here a little for the purposes of a quick demonstration, but here is my question for you. Does this change how you feel about mysterious and unexplained deaths? Do you believe some cases will be later explained by science, or are there "paranormal" elements that can contribute to unusual deaths?"

"Also, before you leave, your homework for next week is to find an example of a death that you believe can not be explained by modern scientific analysis."

Sociology of Deviance
"Welcome, class. Before we begin, I'd like to mention to Bel that this week's Tentacle comes with ads for hentai, which we discussed earlier in regards to your project. You might want to take a look for research purposes."

"That being said, please have a seat and take your exam. You have an hour to complete it, then turn it in [and tell me your grade].

"For the rest of class, we are going next door to the A/V Lab. I have set up several stations with various video games for you to play. Spend time playing at least one game and observing the others as your classmates play them. Then discuss one thing that you believe could be perceived as deviant in one of the games, and why."

The set-up is of an Atari, a Nintendo NES, a Sega Genesis, Playstation 1 and 2, an X Box, and a computer station. There are many games to choose from. May I suggest Base Wars zomg.

"For homework, please read The Killing Game by Gary Webb.

Mathematics: All Classes: Wednesday 09.11.05 (08:00-10:00)

[charlieeppes.livejournal.com]

Charlie's much more bouncy today than he was on Friday. "Today's messages:

Wallace Fennel, you have detention on Saturday, unless you can give me a valid excuse for missing both classes last week."

Martial Arts class

[bridekiddo.livejournal.com]

( OOC: sorry i'm late had troubles with my connection)

Hello Students,

Today we are going to talk about meditation and breathing techniques and their importance in Martial Arts. I also want to discuss the fact that Martial Arts is not only about strnegth but about technique and grace. To demonstrate this, today we will be watching "Hero".

As an assignement for next class read the following : http://www.livejournal.com/users/bridekiddo/tag/assignments . After you've read it, please choose which style(s) is most approriate for you or which style(s) you prefer to study.
leave me a comment to let me know you were here.

Quantum Physics 123: Wednesday 9 November

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[Ten looks fairly beat today, though he's in a relatively safe mood.]

Today we're going to be looking at A Brief History of Time, regarding the work of human quantum physicist Stephen Hawking. Sam, you're probably aware of his work with wormholes. As you watch, you don't have to take notes, but I'd like you to consider a few questions.
[He idly spins the DVD on his finger.]
What inspired Hawking to enter this field, and how does that compare to why you're taking this class?
How did and does Hawking use available technology to advance his study? Remember that this film was made almost fifteen years ago in subjective Earth time, so computers were far less advanced.
How do Hawking's theories compare to your own regarding the structure of the universe?

Remember, it's always a good time to reconsider one's own impetus. For anything.


((No, you don't actually have to answer these questions unless you feel like picking up A Brief History... yourself. However, do post as a sign-in, and possibly consider the second part of question one--why is your character taking this class?))

Creative Writing: Poetry, Lesson Three

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Wednesday, November 9, 7:00PM FST

[Professor Chaucer is sitting in his chair, feet propped up on his desk, writing in a leather-bound journal (is this sounding familiar?). He welcomes all the students once they've arrived.]

( Creative Writing: Poetry, Lesson Three )

EDITED: [At the end of class, Professor Chaucer makes an announcement.] I've decided that the classroom needs redecorating. Therefore, I am inviting all of you to do one of the following: either bring something to class next week with which to decorate the room, or write down your suggestions for what you'd like to see and I'll look into making the arrangements.

Open Lab

[equalsmcsquared.livejournal.com]

*If any Biology, Geology, or Physics students need to make up work, now is the time.*

(no subject)

[bridekiddo.livejournal.com]

to anyone interested in martial arts, I am in need of an assistant to help me out with classes. A fairly good knowledge of martial arts would be preferable but will take anybody interested for administrative purposes. Leave me a comment or voice mail if interested.

Introduction to Anthropology

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Daniel is no longer sneezing, although he is still sniffling into his Kleenex from time-to-time.

"Good morning, guys, today we're looking at physical anthropology.

It's sometimes also called "biological anthropology" and it studies the mechanisms of biological evolution, genetic inheritance, human adaptability and variation, primatology, primate morphology, and the fossil record of human evolution.

Physical anthropology developed in the 19th century, prior to the rise of Charles Darwin' theory of Natural Selection also known as the theory of evolution and Gregor Mendel's theory of genetics. Physical anthropology was so called because all of its data was physical (fossils, especially human bones). With the rise of Darwinian theory and the modern synthesis, anthropologists had access to new forms of data, and many began to call themselves "biological anthropologists."

Some of the early branches of physical anthropology, such as early anthropometry, are now rejected as pseudoscience. Metrics such as the cephalic index were used to derive behavioral characteristics. Two of the earliest founders of scientific physical anthropology were Paul Pierre Broca and Franz Boas.

The  branches of physical anthropology are: primatology, population genetics,  and human evolution, which is also called. paleoanthropology. The study of human evolution often involves other specializations: human osteology, paleopathology, and forensic anthropology, which is what we looked at on Monday.

For homework, I'd like for you to define the branches... just what exactly are they. We'll be studying them further in the next couple of weeks, so I'd quite like for you to understand what it is you're going to be learning about.

Thank you, and I'll see you on Friday."

Celtic Literature and Civilisation class for Wednesday

[godinakilt.livejournal.com]

"Feasgar math, a chlas," Camulus says absently. "Tha mi gle . . . er, ah. Ahem. I am trying to put together a final essay or project for you, so I'd appreciate any input on what you'd like to focus on for it. Today I'd like you to do some reading on Cu Chulainn and for homework a few words on what you've learned so far in the class and how your image of the Celts has changed, if at all. We'll be moving into studying the Tain Bo Cuailgne and the Oisianic Tales, which will cover more material in more classes."

Open Shop

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

Mac opens up the shop class for his students.

"If you guys want to continue working on your projects for the pumpkin fling tomorrow, you can. If you're done you can go ahead and work on any personal project you might have."

Newspaper Crew Meeting: 16:00 FHS-20:00 FHS

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake is sitting crosslegged on top of and in the middle of the collection of desks that make out the Newspaper headquarter. He's frowning down at a list of names Spider's just slipped him.

Outside the classroom, next to the newspaper mailbox, he's just finished hanging up a new one.

He takes a sip of coffee and tries to figure out what to do with the list.



((ooc planning))