Independent Study: Thursday - Period Three

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Jones office today was no longer a jumble of boxes. All her books were now neatly organized in bookcases throughout the room and her office was tastefully decorated with several antiques. It seemed rather homey.

On her desk was a plate of muffins from JGOB as well as a carafe of coffee for her students to partake if they so wished.

Jones was currently reading an email from one of her former students as she waited for her class to arrive. If it involved a certain amount of hilarity regarding Andrew's first foray into the Gillitie forest, it did not show on Jones' face.

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Re: Class discussion

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"I have two possible research topics and have yet to decide between them," Eleanor said. "One is the general subject of human rights abuses, probably focusing on offenses to bodily integrity -- medical experimentation, sexual abuse, and such. The other is a study of anarchistic societies, whether formed by a collapse of the state or intentional creations. I am worried that the topic of human rights abuses does not have much by way of thesis, beyond 'these things happen, and it is wrong that they do.' Also, the former topic would be more upsetting for students viewing the presentation, but that inclines me towards it; if I had to live in such a dystopic world, why should they be spared knowledge of it?"

That was far more blunt than she had meant to be.

Re: Class discussion

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Jones shrugged mechanically. "I would rather that you research a topic you are more interested in than one your are not. If you cannot come up with a thesis than your project can be more of an essay documenting such offenses," she replied.