Interstellar Relations, Monday, 5th Period

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[OOC: Important information here for today's class! Background on the history of the Colonies -- might also be important -- can be found here.]
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As the students entered the room, they found Laura at her usual position -- in the front of the room -- shuffling through a stack of index cards. A wry smile played across her lips as she flipped through them. The room itself had been arranged differently: twelve desks were arranged in a semi-circle, with one desk centered on the opposite side. Each desk was labelled with the name of a colony; the single desk was marked simply "President." An envelope awaited the occupant of each desk.

( 'Come in, everyone...' )

[OCD threads coming up. As the OOC post mentions, I may or may not be able to participate fully during the workday tomorrow. Here's wishing I already had my new, spiffy phone with MSIE mobile on it... ]

World History in a Nutshell

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The classroom is darkened once again, and Daniel's cupping his coffee protectively as he waits for the class to file in.

"Okay, guys. Today's topic of the week is Mesoamerica First off? Can anyone tell me what that covers?"

After a brief discussion, or a definition, Daniel smiles and nods. "First off, we're going to be watching two videos. The first is about some of the tribes that used to live there, and in fact, some of their descendants still do.

Now, the second video is on one specific site, that of Machu Picchu. You've also got a handout on it, and once you've watched the video and looked through that, I've got a short quiz to see how much you've been paying attention."


Once the videos and quiz was completed, Daniel turned the lights up full again. "Now, the bbc failed me, I'm afraid I don't have any fun games for you to play this week, so instead we're going to look at one of my personal favorite things about these civilzations - chocolate."

He gave a very brief lecture about the Mayans and Aztecs and chocolate.

"Moctezuma is said to have consumed several goblets of 'chocolatl' before entering his harem, leading to the mythical belief that it had aphrodisiac properties," finished Daniel.

He then produced a thermos flask and a stack of cups and grinned. "If any of you wish to try 'chocolatl', I have some here," he said. "Now, this isn't going to be like the chocolate you'll buy at the candy store in town. It's made from the original Aztec recipe, so if you don't like spicy things, you shouldn't drink this. Anyone interested?"

Library [9/25]

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Yomiko opened up the library and set up a tray of pumpkin-chocolate chip muffins from J, GOB's behind the collections desk for the library aides. Then she sat behind the desk and started trying to make a list of ways to make the library more fun for students.