Sociology Courses | January 16, 2006

[drgrissom.livejournal.com]

Sociology of Violence: 2nd Period

Grissom hands everyone an article to read skim when they come in.

"So, are men truly more violent than women? The current population of the prison system, much of history, perhaps even biological factors, may lend you to agree. But the population of women in prisons is on the rise, and there are hundreds of scientists, philosophers, and politicians who would disagree.

Today, I just want to hear what you think, although support of your ideas is always encouraged, and feel free to engage your classmates."

Homework: Read Gender, Violence and the Social Order by Jayne Mooney for Wednesday. It's only 274 pages.

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Sociology of the Paranormal: 6th Period

"Today, we will be studying The Scientific Method. For some of you, this is old news. For others, perhaps not. It is important for all of us to be on the same page when it comes to evaluating the paranormal, and although all of us have been introduced to new ideas and even sciences in Fandom, there must be some base for us to work from, and we will be using proper Earth scientific procedures for the most part."

Grissom lectures quickly, then hands each student a brown paper bag. Inside each is a box of Twinkies.

"You will be assigned partners and a lab station below. Please take your test materials to the proper work desk now, and remember, I want to see you form and test a hypothesis."

"Also, don't eat any twinkies you use in the experiments. I have extras, if you are seriously hungry. Please use all the proper equipment, and ask if you have any questions."

[All set now! Go ahead :) ]

Requests for Add/Drops still go in a different post. Thanks muchly.

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Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana smiles a little nervously at him, but helps douse the twinkie in alcohol. "Are there tongs or something to hold the twinkie while it burns or some sort of stainless steel basin or something?"

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[dorky-broots.livejournal.com]

Lana probably had the right reaction. "Um, let's see." Broots glanced around the workstation and procured a basin. "Basin."

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"So who does the honors?" Lana asked, carefully depositing the twinkie into the steel basin.

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[dorky-broots.livejournal.com]

"May I?" Broots gleefully lit the Twinkie and watched it burn, burn, burn! Apparently, he took a few bottles of Mountain Dew and his laptop, went up to the roof and plotted how to take over the world. Or end it.

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana carefully documented the colors of the flames and how long it took to burn itself out. "Well, I guess we were right. It burned."

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[dorky-broots.livejournal.com]

"Woo. Want to try adding more burning fluid?"

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Pyro," Lana says with a smile. "Sure. Why not?"

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[dorky-broots.livejournal.com]

"Am not!" Broots pouted. "This is just fun." He grabbed another Twinkie and happily added more lighter fluid.

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Okay, but I get to set this one on fire this time," Lana says, standing ready with the lighter.

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[dorky-broots.livejournal.com]

"Go ahead." Broots grabbed the notebook and got ready to take notes.

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana took the lighter carefully in hand and lit the heavily doused twinkie. It flared up so quickly she had to jump back or risk singeing something.

"Wow! Guess we put on a lot of extra lighting fluid that time!"

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[dorky-broots.livejournal.com]

Broots looked around innnocently. "Who, me?"

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana just laughed and put their latest Twinkie victim off to the side.

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[dorky-broots.livejournal.com]

Broots grabbed Twinkie number three. "Last one?"

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Let's see if we can make a real fireball this time," Lana says and adds even more lighter fluid.

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[dorky-broots.livejournal.com]

"Fireball, not 'set the lab on fire', kay?" But Broots made no move to stop her. "Me or you?"

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Do you have any matches? We could do it together," Lana suggests.

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[dorky-broots.livejournal.com]

"On three? One ... two...three!"

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

They both tossed their matches in at the same time causing a substantial fireball as the twinkie went up in a blaze of glory.

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[dorky-broots.livejournal.com]

Broots let out a whoop and clapped. "Conclusion: more lighter fluid=bigger boom."

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana giggled. "Who knew setting things on fire could be so much fun! But I think maybe we've tortured our last Twinkie for the day. Oh! And we should check on our control!"

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[dorky-broots.livejournal.com]

Broots lifted the tissue off of the control Twinkie. "Due to not being set on fire, the control Twinkie still resembles a Twinkie."

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"And due to being covered up so that it could not see the carnage (and since Twinkies hopefully have neither ears nor telepathic abilties), it appears to be non-traumatized by the demise of it's fellows."

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[dorky-broots.livejournal.com]

"Therefor, instead of looking for a Twinkie shrink, we can eat it! Split in half?" Broots flashed Lana a rather goofy smile.

Re: PARANORMAL: GROUP FIVE

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Absolutely!" Lana takes off the wrapper, splits the poor control Twinkie carefully in half and ceremonially hands one of the halves to Broots."