Social Activism- Monday- Period 1- Class #5

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It was back in the classroom today now that actual posting of class could be done, and Hermione was getting right down to business. "Today we're going to talk about something called civil disobedience," she told him. "This is when when you don't agree with a rule, you simply don't follow it. That's the most commonly-known form of it, anyway. Oftentimes people will go out and break that law to make a point. If you've heard of Ghandi, or Henry David Thoreau, you've probably heard of it being associated with them. It's in most cases a form of nonviolent protest, where people might not pay their taxes if they don't agree with the system, or in this country you had draft dodgers in the Vietnam war, where people would refuse to be drafted into the service. People will organize boycotts or sit-ins and some of the things they do might get them arrested, but they might consider it a statement, so arrest isn't that big a deterrent.

"Now, I don't want anyone to think I advocate breaking the rules, because I don't. But there are times that you might feel that it's the best course of action. Such as when your school is taken over by a power-hungry pink-clad cow who uses horrible forms of punishment on the students and you want to make things as difficult as possible for her." Hermione paused, realizing that that had maybe been a mini-rant, and cleared her throat. Maybe she had a tiny bit of experience with this one. "Or so I hear. So let's discuss. What's a situation that you can think of where this has been used, and was it a good idea? Or is there another way that you think you can use this form of protest to make a point?"

How To Avoid Misadventure, Monday, Period 4

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Class today met outside in the preserve, where students would find their teachers with a small pile of dead animals. And some not-so-dead, which were cocooned by what had to have been a giant freakin' spider.

Morrigan had needs, people. And sometimes that need was to be a very large scary spider and run around terrorizing the wildlife.

"Please don't pay attention to the barrel of creepy that Morrigan dropped off here," Alistair said, pointing at the cocoons. "We're doing a quick class on 'cooking in the wild' today. You can forego those things and take a dead one, by the way."

"How do they expect to eat, if they do not properly know how to kill an animal?" Morrigan argued, for what was probably the thousandth time knowing them. "'Tis only best they learn how to do it humanely now, rather than in the throes of hunger."

"There is a vast difference between hunting and killing your own food, and trying to get at it through-- did you squirt that out of your own--? No, ewwww, I don't want to know."

Morrigan rolled her eyes, picked up a cocoon, and sliced it open with a knife to reveal a sleeping rabbit. "So much for the famed Grey Warden bravery. See? They're fine."

She turned her attention back towards the students. "Since he needs his sword to compensate, Alistair can give you the basics of properly skinning. Over there, I have a batch of mushrooms, berries, and other plants that you can sort through, and I will assist you in knowing edible from deadly."

"Then you are on your own to cook dinner."

"I'm brave," Alistair replied, rolling his eyes, "I just don't want to root around in anything that's come out of your bottom, that's all."

... please ignore that bit, class.

"Right, first half of the class, over here with me. The rest of you can go bug Morrigan. Then we'll switch."

Just for that, Morrigan was going to shift in to her spider form and amble over to her baskets of goodies, taking a perch on a low branch so she could direct the students. If spider-eyes could be described as laughing at him, hers very much were.

[[OOC: You know the rules, wait for the OCD!]]

Library, Monday

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When passing by the main campfire this morning, William had been quite intrigued by the roped off area. There may have even been some internal debating regarding obeying the rules versus must know what's so dangerous, but eventually obeying the rules won out.

So it was a slightly rushed William who arrived at the library in the morning, rushing to get everything ready before dashing off to his first period class.

Cooking for Beginners & Not-So-Beginners, Monday 3, Week 5

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"Let's talk about soup," Steve said. "And no, I don't mean the stuff that comes from a can. While there are times it's acceptable, that stuff is generally full of salt and not so full of nutrients. Making soup from scratch is easy, and it's endlessly flexible. Plus, if you're low on funds, soup is great; you can stretch it out to last for several meals by adding more broth or water and cheap ingredients like rice or vegetables. There are probably more ways to make soup than there are people, but we'll stick to some basic ones today.

( Mmm mmm good? )