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Jun. 27th, 2007 01:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thebitterguyThis is what I get when I read LJ at work.
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 4-7 sentences on your LJ along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest (unless it's too troublesome to reach and is really heavy. Then go back to step 1).
6. Tag five people.
I only do this because of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
elizalavelle.
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Based only on suspicions of this illusory threat, which on a narrative level functions only as the obstacle hampering our heroes from effectively dealing with the genuine menace, he therefore institutes a series of draconian measures designed to control what he sees as the subversive elements at the wizarding school.
This is also profoundly reminiscent of real world precedent. Schools and universities have long been seen as the breeding grounds of dissent, political activism, and open defiance of established orthodoxy. They have therefore been long subject to betwen the tug-of-war between the intellectual freedom that gives young people the tools to question their societies, and the guardians of the status quo who believe students should be taught nothing but loyalty.
From Azkaban to Abu Ghraib -- Adam Troy-Castro
Mapping The World of Harry Potter, Edited by Mercedes Lackey, published by Ben Bella Books.
Edit: Tagged:pyat, absinthe_dot_ca, nottheterritory, the_adzo, redeem147
In other news: Apparently, it's been a year since I hurt a blogger's feelings. I should get a medal.
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 4-7 sentences on your LJ along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest (unless it's too troublesome to reach and is really heavy. Then go back to step 1).
I only do this because of
elizalavelle.:
Based only on suspicions of this illusory threat, which on a narrative level functions only as the obstacle hampering our heroes from effectively dealing with the genuine menace, he therefore institutes a series of draconian measures designed to control what he sees as the subversive elements at the wizarding school.
This is also profoundly reminiscent of real world precedent. Schools and universities have long been seen as the breeding grounds of dissent, political activism, and open defiance of established orthodoxy. They have therefore been long subject to betwen the tug-of-war between the intellectual freedom that gives young people the tools to question their societies, and the guardians of the status quo who believe students should be taught nothing but loyalty.
From Azkaban to Abu Ghraib -- Adam Troy-Castro
Mapping The World of Harry Potter, Edited by Mercedes Lackey, published by Ben Bella Books.
Edit: Tagged:
pyat, absinthe_dot_ca, nottheterritory, the_adzo, redeem147In other news: Apparently, it's been a year since I hurt a blogger's feelings. I should get a medal.
