Is A Cigar Just A Cigar, Wednesday, Period 3

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Cindy had a DVD ready for the students this week. This movie, she explained, is rich in a lot of the symbolism we touched on previously during the semester, including a trip to Hell and a lot of color imagery. While you watch it, please make note of some of the symbols you notice and what they mean in the film. Feel free to work with partners."

Mad Kings & Queens: Raving Royals and How To Survive Them (Wednesday, 4th Period)

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"Good morning, students," Ghanima said, carefully looking them over as they assembled to make sure no one was still wee and tiny. "Today we cover Abu ‘Ali Mansur Tāriqu l-Ḥākim, called bi Amr al-Lāh," she said, writing it out on the board. "Which literally means "Ruler by God's Command". He was the sixth Fatimid caliph and 16th Ismaili imam."

( On the following morning the dignitaries assembled in the Grand Hall to await the new Caliph. Al-Mansur, wearing the diamond turban, entered the Hall and walked to the golden throne, the assembly bowing to the ground meanwhile. They greeted him with the baya as Imam and the title al-Hakim bi-Amrillah by which he was thereafter known. )

"In the final years of his reign, Hakim displayed a growing inclination toward asceticism and withdrew for meditation regularly. On the night of February 1021 and at the age of 36 , Hakim left for one of his nocturnal outings to the Muqattam hills outside of Cairo, but never returned. A futile search was conducted for the 36 year old caliph-imam; only his riding donkey and his bloodstained garments were found. The mystery of Hakim’s disappearance was never solved. Al-Ḥākim was succeeded by his young son Ali az-Zahir under the regency of his sister Sitt al-Mulk."

Murdock and Madrox's... Something Clever Here

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When the students entered the Danger Shop today they would probably notice that the environment had been transformed into an insane looking obstacle course.

And furthermore they might be confused as to why Jamie is welcoming everyone in class in Japanese. And rather bad Japanese as well since Jamie just told everyone "Hello! Welcome to my pants! Yesterday we will be eating your skills by kissing a water buffalo."

Jeff, who could speak two languages: English, and snippets-of-Welsh, had absolutely no idea what Jamie was saying. He stole a look at Jamie and wondered privately if he'd broken his inner translator again, an idea that left him with great and barely-restrained panic. "We're going to be running a course!" he called, sounding oddly panicked.

Jamie nodded in agreement and then gestured for everyone to don their protective gear and welcomed them all to try and attempt the course with a partner if they so chose while massacring the Japanese language. For anyone who did speak the language they might wonder why Jamie was telling them to wear kumquats and suture themselves to the arms of their fellow students.

"Um," Jeff said, sounding more choked up and panicked by the minute. "Er. Er. You should team up and go on the course! That's what he's saying. Is he actually saying that? Am I just not hearing it properly?!"

Jamie nodded in agreement while telling Jeff and the entire class that monkeys were currently en route to eat their brains in Japanese. Or he was telling everyone to begin since he was blowing a whistle and pointing at the obstacle course.

Practical Mythology, 3/28/12, Period 2, [Class Session 12]

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Today Hercules' class met in a normal classroom. At each desk was a set of knitting needles and a ball of yarn. Once everyone had gathered, Hercules grinned and clapped his hands together.

( Sadly, this class has now occurred before I managed to canon-update Herc to the point where he's met her... )

[ooc: OCD comin' up. Class is up and running!]