Achievements in Engineering #12, Period 2 Monday

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"We're going to keep it simple today," said Mike. "Later on this week, most of us will be celebrating Thanksgiving, which started out as a harvest festival. People used to give thanks at harvest time because they were never certain that they'd have enough to eat. Now, I'm sure you future kids can just press a button and magically have food appear, but once upon a time, farmers had to work hard to produce food. That's why agricultural mechanization makes the list."

"Now, the end of the semester is coming up pretty quickly, so if you have any questions about anything we've covered up until now, I'll be happy to take them," continued Mike.

Physics, Monday, Class #12, Period 4

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"Hey, everyone," Sam greeted them. "Since everyone's probably mentally ready for Thanksgiving and our time off, I'm going to give you a choice of activities. First, if you want to work on your final projects, there's plenty of room for that, and I'll be here eventually to answer any questions you may have--though I won't offer suggestions, as much as it might kill me to keep my mouth shut. The other option is to watch some episodes of Mister What, and for you to tell me of at least one thing that we've discussed and that they've used as a plot device. Also, why does or doesn't it work?"

Basics of Alchemy - Monday, Fifth Period - 11/24

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She smiled as her class filtered into the room.

"Today, we're going to have a two part exercise. I won't be lecturing until later in the class; in fact, you're going to be teaching each other, in a sense, so my lecture will hopefully just fill in a few gaps and holes.

"Please pair up into groups of two or three and I'll explain the exercise."

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Hands-On Art, Class #10, Period 1

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"Morning, class," Lily greeted everyone when the last person had arrived. "So it's two days before Thanksgiving and who actually wants to be here today yeah I thought so. I'll tell you what. I'm going to go easy on you, and today you get a movie, and I've got sugar cookies. Ignore that they are holiday-themed, blame consumerism. The movie's about an artist, so we're on topic. And if you're really ambitious, you can take notes and look like you're working. Enjoy the movie, have a great holiday, and don't kill anyone at the stores on Friday."

Ethics [Tuesday, November 25]

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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."