Ethics [Thursday, December 10, 1st period]

[sith_happened]

Yes, Anakin had tried to get in some lightsaber practice before class.

Yes, it had turned into a candy cane.

No, he wasn't very happy about that.

So a very cranky Anakin stalked into the classroom and began speaking. "There's a very famous story on this world, of the lady or the tiger. For those of you not from here, the short version is that there was a fictional king with his own sense of justice: instead of a court system, he had an arena with two doors. Behind one door was a beautiful woman, handpicked by the king. Behind the other was a tiger. If you chose the tiger, you were eaten and declared guilty. If you chose the lady, you were considered innocent and married the lady. The king didn't care about your previous marital status or sexual orientation, apparently."

He began pacing. "One day the king discovered that his daughter had been having an affair with someone far below her station, so the man was arrested and tossed into the arena. Now the princess knew which door has what behind it, and her lover looked up to her for advice. She had two choices: watch her love die, or marry another woman. The story ends with the princess telling him which door to open, but leaves us hanging as to what waited behind it."

Anakin smiled. "Your task today is two-fold. First, pair up with a classmate and decide what the princess did. Then tell me what you would have done in the princess's place."

Comments

Sign in [12/10]

[sith_happened]

Like you're about to be eaten by a tiger!

Re: Sign in [12/10]

[life_inshadow]

Tara Maclay

Listen to the lecture [12/10]

[sith_happened]

Yay, story time!

Re: Listen to the lecture [12/10]

[gods-gymnast.livejournal.com]

Maron was just going to stare.

That was a horrible story.

Re: Listen to the lecture [12/10]

[life_inshadow]

Tara rested her chin on the back of her folded hands as she listened. She thought the king's whole concept of justice made no sense at all.

Re: Listen to the lecture [12/10]

[icecoldfrost]

Emma just rolled her eyes and doodled in the margins of her notebook. It was a story. It wasn't true, and didn't deserve to be treated like some actual historical event.

Re: Listen to the lecture [12/10]

[thismaskiwear.livejournal.com]

"Sexist $*!^," Katchoo snarled, none too quietly. "And I frikkin' hate that story."

Re: Listen to the lecture [12/10]

[longislandiceme]

Bobby was sitting and quietly thinking that wow, old-timey kings sucked. And also hoping nobody noticed the fact that the room was slightly colder in his immediate vicinity.

Re: Listen to the lecture [12/10]

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

Jonas found the story interesting on a fictional level but, with some the parallels sounding familiar to the way his own people had gotten rid of their kind, he couldn't really make himself want to learn more or even think about it further.

Re: Listen to the lecture [12/10]

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine should probably not think Oh bite me where Professor Skywalker could hear her, but honestly. Honestly. This story? This week?

Re: Listen to the lecture [12/10]

[glacial_queen]

Karla was in a moderately rotten mood. She was starting to get a nagging sensation that something was wrong. Not when she was currently in love with someone, of course. Then is was all happy and puppies and garlands of roses. But even she could tell she was starting to fall in love with people a lot.

Not that it stopped her from sighing in happiness while looking at certain people of course.

Or occasionally glaring at someone else.

Either way, she barely heard the lecture in question.

Decide his fate! [12/10]

[sith_happened]

Which way do you think the princess went? Was the guy marrying some beauty, or totally tiger food?

Re: Decide his fate! [12/10]

[life_inshadow]

Tara drew a tiger in her notebook as she waited for a partner. She hoped she knew what the princess chose.

Re: Decide his fate! [12/10]

[longislandiceme]

Bobby's ideal scenario possibly wasn't one that the king-dude had had in mind when he came up with his brilliant plan. Still, he waited dutifully for a partner to discuss the answer.

Re: Decide his fate! [12/10]

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

Jonas...didn't really know what to do. Either one sounded bad for the princess in some way, shape or form. She, apparently, had luck like his.

Re: Decide his fate! [12/10]

[icecoldfrost]

"I'm the princess," Emma drawled as she waited for someone to join her, examining her nails. "If I had enough balls to sneak around behind my father's back in the first place, I doubt something like a forced marriage is going to stop me from getting what I want."

Re: Decide his fate! [12/10]

[awesomebigsis.livejournal.com]

Ellie was thoughtful as she waited. She had an idea of what the princess would have chosen.

What would you do? [12/10]

[sith_happened]

Tiger chow or happily ever after?

Re: What would you do? [12/10]

[trigons_child]

"I would tell him what door the woman was behind," Raven said. "I would never send him to his death, even if it meant I could no longer be with him. It might hurt, but the pain of his death would be much more."

Re: What would you do? [12/10]

[thismaskiwear.livejournal.com]

"Personally I'd let the tiger have him," Katchoo drawled, lounging back to balance her chair on its rear legs. "And then kick my dad's ass and leave town with the lady. No guy's worth all that."

Ooooh, bitter jaded Katchoo. Just like . . . any other day.

Re: What would you do? [12/10]

[findingelena.livejournal.com]

"The woman," Elena said firmly. "Maybe he could be happy, one day. Better than him being dead. Especially if I would have to watch, and know that I caused it."

Re: What would you do? [12/10]

[awesomebigsis.livejournal.com]

"I would definitely pick the door with the lady," Ellie said. "It's much better than the alternative. And I would never want to be responsible for someone's death."

Talk to the TAs [12/10]

[sith_happened]

Hello, TAs!

Re: Talk to the TAs [12/10]

[trigons_child]

Raven was there, but still fretful about being unable to control her powers and a little worried about who was going to declare their love for her next.

Talk to Anakin [12/10]

[sith_happened]

Hello, Anakin!

Re: Talk to Anakin [12/10]

[trigons_child]

When Raven saw an opportunity to speak to him privately, she approached Anakin. "Professor Skywalker?"

OOC

[sith_happened]

Dear LJ, GIVE ME MY COMMENTS. NO LOVE, FRY.