The Library; Monday [ 09/15 ]

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Cal wasn't sure at first how he felt when he came in to open the library, grabbed a book on the battle of Thermopylae, checked it out, and watched as it unimpressively remained a book and did not turn into anything little and cute and soldier-y.

And then he realized that he knew exactly how he felt. Hurt. Dejected. Led on.

Cool things happening in Fandom. Such a tease.

Basics of Alchemy - Third Class - Period Five - Monday, 9/15

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As the students started coming through the door, Abby Irene stood from her desk and started sorting the handouts. They were far lighter than last week's had been; after all, since this was a beginner course, she was only touching briefly on the subject for a bit of context on what they'd be learning so they could get to the practical work. After all, clean hands learned very little as far as she was concerned.

"As soon as you're all settled, let's get to work, shall we?"

[ocd up soon!]

Hunting 101 Class 3 -- Tuesday period 5

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When the students entered, they saw John sitting at his desk and two tables set out at the front of the room. One holds the sign in sheet and a pile of handouts. The other holds a number of curious items.

( John waited until all his students had filed in and taken their seats. )

[OOC: wait for OCDs are up, have at it! ]

Ethics [Tuesday, September 16, 2nd period]

[sith_happened]

When the students came into the classroom, they found Anakin scrawling a quote on the board:

“In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.”--John Ruskin

He turned around with an eyebrow raised. "Is Master Ruskin correct? How about Master Lao Tzu? He said: 'Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; and shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets his heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he is automatically involved in fear of losing his status.'"

He began pacing around the room. "Does pride always go before a fall? Do we have to be humiliated before we can learn? How high do the stakes have to be before we'll admit we've made a mistake, or have been fooled?"

"In order to deal ethically with other people, we need to acknowledge this very human flaw in ourselves and others. We want to believe that we are different, better than everyone around us." His gaze sharpened. "We're not. Everything is connected. You, me, the desks, the rocks outside, the deer in the preserve, the annoying person in the dorm who plays their music too loudly. Take pride in being yourself, certainly," he concluded. "But don't for a moment believe that who you are makes you more than the person sitting next to you. Because that kind of pride is where you make your first mistake."