Ethics [Thursday, September 2, 2nd period]

[sith_happened]

Anakin walked into his classroom precisely on time and gave the students assembled there an appraising glance-as the door clicked shut behind him. "I'm Master Anakin Skywalker," he said in a voice that was intended to carry. "You may address me either as Master Skywalker or Professor Skywalker. This is Ethics, and we're going to skip the introductions--I'll figure out who you are, if I don't recognize you already--and move straight to our first discussion."

His cloak flared out behind him as he handed out the syllabus. "Today's topic," he said, pointing to the top of the page, "is self sacrifice: knowing the difference between saving people and being a pretentious twit."

Anakin wasn't a great believer in softening his language.

"Any time I ask a a group of people what they would do to save someone they love, they blither on about how they would set the world on fire, lie, cheat, steal, kill, die, et cetera, et cetera. I've been at this school five years now and realize that half of you have probably already been put into this situation. I'm never in a mood to hear adolescent ramblings about how wonderful you were or might hypothetically be."

He leaned back against his desk. "What I want to know is what would make you walk away. When do you decide that the risk isn't worth the cost?"

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Re: Answer the discussion question [9/2]

[sith_happened]

"Well thought out," Anakin praised with a small smile. "Would you find it difficult to have the patience to wait for what might prove to be a better chance?"

Anakin's patience was not listed among his virtues.

Re: Answer the discussion question [9/2]

[faithandscience.livejournal.com]

"I've often found that my... enthusiasm tempts me to rush the completion of a project," William admitted. "However, my dislike of failure usually manages to outweigh this urge." Unfortunately there was also a certain tendency towards single-mindedness on Will's part when conducting an experiment, so while considerations such as 'Is this the best method to prove my hypothesis?' were taken in to account, things like 'Will this cause irreperable damage to school property?' were often overlooked.