fandomhigh | So You Say You Want a Revolution: Week 6, Period 3

"Good to see you all survived the weekend and the, ah, parental invasion," Aly said with a bit of a grin as she surveyed the class. "I enjoyed speaking with your visitors and can promise I didn't give away too many of the school's secrets." She rolled her eyes a little at the idea of accidentally giving any secrets away at all.

"First up, let's have a chat about last week's topic - flirting and making friends. I asked you to try to use some of the techniques over the weekend as you met your friends' family and friends. If you did and you found them helpful, horrifically not, or something in the middle, let's hear how it worked out."

When everyone was done talking, Aly pulled everyone's attention back to her. "Now we're moving on to talk about another side of that same coin - mass communication. When you're starting a revolution - or any movement - you're going to have to distill your message to something people can understand without thinking about it too much. Long heartfelt debates are good for some things, but most people don't have the patience or brainpower to actually sit there and consider every aspect of the situation."

"So you need to get a message out - something short and to the point. But that's not necessarily the difficult part. The difficult part is getting everyone in your group to agree on what that message should be - and what it means." She took a moment to observe the class and make sure everyone was following. "Today, I want you to divide up into your groups. Each group has been assigned a quote from a writer or revolutionary that I want you to decide - as a group - what it means and then restate it into a message that could be used for the people."

Nico's Group
"In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the end."
~Alexis de Tocqueville

Rinoa's Group
"You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves."
~Joseph Stalin

Percy's Group
“Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ino's Group
“When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with her.”
~Oscar Wilde

Aly read each of the quotes on the whiteboard out loud for the class, assigning them to their groups. "Everyone have a handle on what you need? Questions? Then go to, I'll be wandering around if any questions come up."

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"Everything has a price," Karla agreed. "But it's possible that it the price can grow far higher than anyone expected going in. Some prices are worth paying. Others aren't."

"The question is, what decides that price?" Shira wondered aloud. "Because just thinking about the situation I come from... some people would agree that any cost would be fine as long as it gained us our freedom."

She tucked her hair back behind her ears. "But it's harder for us to decide what's enough because we have lost so much already. What's there to lose when you've already lost it all, y'know?"

"Not only what, but who", pointed out Cloud, a bit gravelly, even. "What I'm trying to say is that standards vary a lot. Where you wouldn't do something, there would be someone willing to do it, and vice-verse." It only left people discontent and feeling like the signed up for the wrong cause in the end.

Cloud gave took glance at Shira. "Your soul, I guess. They can take all they want, but you will always be your own master unless you accept it otherwise."

So You Say You Want a Revolution: Week 6, Period 3

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