History Classes (11-28-05)

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Dewey has stacks of tupperware, all containing various bits of Thanksgiving leftovers. One might suspect they come from multiple dinners. One might further suspect that Dewey had not been invited to all of those dinners. He is snacking on jellied cranberry sauce directly from the can.

Introduction to World History to 1600 (Terran)

"Martin Luther, man. Nailed a sign to a door and now there's all this religious hoopla about who's got the biggest piece of the pecan piety. What's up with that?"

East Asian History

"Um, I think I've run out of badass Japanese warriors. Um..." He drums his fingers on the desk. "Korea, man. Um, are they like the little runty cousin of China that never got the cool toys or what?"

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Re: Introduction to World History to 1600 (Terran)

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"But Luther himself wasn't interested that in marriage. I mean, he did eventually marry a former nun. But the historical indications show that he was more interested in restoring the structure of the clergy, and making it so the priests weren't simply second sons, who's fathers bought them their jobs... jobs that they were not at all trained for. How are you supposed to appreciate your religion if the person you look to for guidance is either absent, due to pluralism, or when he is there, doesn't have a clue what he's doing?"