February 3, 2014

Today started out with Mr. P. telling us the stories of two Alex's which brought up the subject of a P-Ville Film Festival. Any thoughts on that?
After that, at 1:05, Moira Camacho, our class representative for the geography final, stood at the front of the class while we chanted her last name. She had to answer a couple geography questions for each region.
At 1:09, Mr. P. asked the nominees for Supreme Council and DOD to stand at the front of the class and line up depending on whether they supported communism, socialism, capitalism, or facism. There were also a few centrists. Mr. P. wanted us to actually think about what we were saying, so he asked us to refrain from using "like" and "uh" in our sentences. This proved to be quite a challenge, especially for Shahmir who was the first victim of Mr. P.'s rule change.
At 1:30, people started voting while the DOD nominees had to remain at the front of the class. We had to give quick unplanned speeches, then return to our seats.
At 1:37, without our knowledge, Mr. P. began demonstrating nationalism by making us seem like we had a chance "to bring the Green Machine back" (Amanda Laurenco) to its former glory, and by making us feel like he liked us better than the  other periods. I fell for it, and so everyone else. We quickly learned that "nationalism could be dangerous" (Dylan Han) and could easily lead to war. Mr. P. had been trying to set us up against periods 3 and 6. Very dangerous indeed...
At 1:40, we learned about Italy before it was actually called Italy. "There was no Italy [back then]. It had many countries inside." (Moira Camacho)
Don't forget about the homework that we have, finding ten things nationalistic from the speech Mr. P. gave us. Also, don't forget about "Bonds that Create a Nation State." That's due tomorrow too.