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fandomhigh2016-04-20 11:43 pm
locointhecoco) wrote in fandomhigh2016-04-20 11:43 pm
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Oh the Humanity!: Friendship is International Adventure, Thursday, period 1
Pinkie was looking uncharacteristically gloomy as the students gathered outside Portalocity, today. She scuffed her hoof against the street and sighed dramatically. "Today's our last class," she said, and sniffed.
Eliot awkwardly reached over to pat her on the head. "Pinkie wanted to throw a good-bye party," he said. "But I had a different idea. See, we've been to a lot of different regions of the Earth in this class, but there's one important one that we've left off so far: the Middle East."
"It turns out this is the area where a lot of the culture we have here in Fandom and in the country Fandom lives in got its very very earliest start!"
Eliot nodded. "The Arabian peninsula and the surrounding countries were the seat of power for more than a few of the ancient civilizations that western culture is based on. It's the birthplace of algebra and our modern mathematical systems, and the entire reason why English has a concept of 'zero'. It's also where three of the world's largest religions originated, which is one of the reasons why it's considered one of the most dangerous areas of the world for Americans to visit. Many of the countries in the region are involved in all out wars right now, and hundreds of thousands of civilians have been fleeing violence and religious persecution. It's part of the reason we didn't visit the area earlier in the year. It's taken a lot of research for me to find a location I thought would be safe enough for us to visit."
"Over the course of the class, we've gone to see cities and ancient sites and natural wonders! So today we thought we'd give you an option: ancient or modern! I wanted to throw in a natural wonder but Eliot said ix-nay on the ee-options-thray. Since there's only two of us teachers."
"You can either join Pinkie Pie in one portal and go visit the ancient city of Petra, Jordan," Eliot said, and sighed through his nose when Pinkie whipped out a fedora and bullwhip. "Or you can come along with me to the modern coastal city of Aqaba, Jordan. So, you know, desert or beach. It's up to you."
"Either way, it sounds like super duper loads of fun to me!" Pinkie cheered, and flung her hat into the air before leading the way to one of the two portals that opened up behind them. "Adventure awaits!"
Eliot awkwardly reached over to pat her on the head. "Pinkie wanted to throw a good-bye party," he said. "But I had a different idea. See, we've been to a lot of different regions of the Earth in this class, but there's one important one that we've left off so far: the Middle East."
"It turns out this is the area where a lot of the culture we have here in Fandom and in the country Fandom lives in got its very very earliest start!"
Eliot nodded. "The Arabian peninsula and the surrounding countries were the seat of power for more than a few of the ancient civilizations that western culture is based on. It's the birthplace of algebra and our modern mathematical systems, and the entire reason why English has a concept of 'zero'. It's also where three of the world's largest religions originated, which is one of the reasons why it's considered one of the most dangerous areas of the world for Americans to visit. Many of the countries in the region are involved in all out wars right now, and hundreds of thousands of civilians have been fleeing violence and religious persecution. It's part of the reason we didn't visit the area earlier in the year. It's taken a lot of research for me to find a location I thought would be safe enough for us to visit."
"Over the course of the class, we've gone to see cities and ancient sites and natural wonders! So today we thought we'd give you an option: ancient or modern! I wanted to throw in a natural wonder but Eliot said ix-nay on the ee-options-thray. Since there's only two of us teachers."
"You can either join Pinkie Pie in one portal and go visit the ancient city of Petra, Jordan," Eliot said, and sighed through his nose when Pinkie whipped out a fedora and bullwhip. "Or you can come along with me to the modern coastal city of Aqaba, Jordan. So, you know, desert or beach. It's up to you."
"Either way, it sounds like super duper loads of fun to me!" Pinkie cheered, and flung her hat into the air before leading the way to one of the two portals that opened up behind them. "Adventure awaits!"
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