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Here's my update on the psych projects. Looking pretty bare here, people. You need ideas? Check out this webpage on experiments. And remember, think positive--no icky connotations of torture, or studying negative emotions like anger or fear. Think happy, guys. But most of all, think 'would an Ethics Board approve this experiment?'

Paige Matthews/Jack Harkness - I need a revised proposal.
Medusa St. Clair/Jonathan Crane - I need a revised proposal.
Broots/Jessica - Your proposal looks good, guys.

Callisto, I told you I'd give you a partner when I'd figured out who had partners and who didn't, but the only guy I know that needs a partner is Jack O'Neill, who's been out sick a while. So why don't you two work together? The rest of you need to get me something by the next class. Which is tomorrow.

In other news, I had a chance to go over Drusilla's homework records. We'll skip on asking anyone to make up that previous class project. Look, while you guys are all starting with a clean slate on your participation grades, I need this homework in. Even if you signed up for the class after the homework was assigned, you need to make up the homework. I've got a listing of what needs to be turned in, and by whom.

Due date for any make-up work is December 13th, folks.

If you've talked to Drusilla about it, sorry, but I don't have a record of that. You're better off just making up the assignment for me. Wednesday, I have some sort of note here about a project you were going to arrange instead of working on all those essays? Come and see me, or drop me an e-mail.

Bagoas, I'm still waiting on your full name for the class roster.

Callisto and Jessica are the only two that came to me about scheduling conflicts. That means I expect to see everyone else in class tomorrow at 1 PM.

I'll be in my office today.

Missing Homework

Experiment Proposal (100 words, due 11/18/05)
Callisto/O'Neill, Jack
Crane, Jonathan/St. Clair, Medusa - Revisions Needed
Darkholme, Raven
Harkness, Jack/Matthews, Paige - Revisions Needed
Addams, Wednesday
Anders, Samuel T.
Bagoas
Lehane, Faith
Mal Doran, Vala
Malfoy, Draco
O'Neill, Jack
Sark, Julian
Sawyer, James

Sample Diagnosis - Drusilla (100 words, due 11/10/2005)
Bagoas
Harkness, Jack
Mal Doran, Vala
Malfoy, Draco
O'Neill, Jack
Sark, Julian
Sawyer, James
St. Clair, Medusa

Your Parents & Their Influence (100 words, due 10/27/2005)
Bagoas
O'Neill, Jack
Sark, Julian

What You Learned From The Class Exercise (100 words, due 10/20/2005)
Bagoas
Harkness, Jack
Matthews, Paige - We already discussed this one; you owe it to me by November 29th.
O'Neill, Jack
Sawyer, James

Quiz - What's Your Favorite Psychological Disorder? (09/29/2005)
Anders, Samuel T.
Broots, J.C.
Darkholme, Raven
Sark, Julian

Find A Picture Of Insanity (due 09/22/2005)
Addams, Wednesday
Anders, Samuel T.
Bagoas
Callisto
Darkholme, Raven
Lehane, Faith
Matthews, Paige
Sark, Julian

OOC: All replies will be screened because no one else should be seeing the e-mail responses. Give me a holler if you're actually trying to break into Jenny's computer. ETA: Unscreening so people can respond to my responses. Darn my fiendish overthinking of things.

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"The sample diagnosis is the one I'm supposed to have a project for. Drusilla did not assign one. If you would care to assign a new one, I'll get right on that, but I have a strong objection to doing an assignment that is nothing more than a cheap attempt to make fun of a teacher while she's not there, and will not be doing the original assignment. I don't believe in saying something behind someone's back that I wouldn't be willing to say to their face.

Jonathan and I will work on a new proposal. Considering the vicious slander going around about him, I don't think our original proposal would be prudent anyway. I will hopefully have a new proposal for you by tonight."

Medusa:

If you're not going to do the original assignment, then you're going to get a zero for the assignment and it will drag down your homework score. That's your choice. While you may have discussed an alternate project with Drusilla, I have no records of that. The assignment was to complete a diagnosis of your former teacher. Now, given that I have essays from that class session which have her notes on them, your objection to saying something behind her back doesn't hold up. Obviously, if you'd done the assignment on time and turned it in, she would have seen it.

I look forward to reviewing your revised proposal. Please ensure that it meeds the wording requirements this time.

Ms. Calendar

Duce's reply contains an essay with the assignment. "I did not intend to argue with you about it, my apologies. I was simply confused as to who you meant with the project, since I also had one. The objection to the assignment, clearly, happened before Drusilla had a chance to see them. Since that is now a moot point, I attach my essay here for your review."

Essay:
With this particular subject, I find the definitions of human psychology do not apply. To determine an abnormal psychological condition, there must exist a medium of comparison; i.e., a control. Professor Drusilla is a vampire, not a human. Since I have found no evidence indicating all vampires aren’t soulless, human-shaped bits of destructive chaos, I have no control for determination, and am forced to deduce that Drusilla’s psychological state is normal for her race. Judged by human psychological standards, she would appear to have several abnormalities, but since she isn’t human, she can’t be judged by those standards.

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