This is the official Supreme Court ruling on the "Great Shame of Periods 3 and 6." The original document will reside in the Public Record folder.
"No. 1 Argued March 3 & 4, 2014-Decided Marc 9, 2014.
Abstract
Petitioner Emily Evans of Period 6 filed suit, on account of war talk in the realm of P. The DOD and stock broker of Period 3, Nathan Salunga, has reportedly displayed aggressive behavior towards Period 6. This aggressive behavior escalated to talk for war. However, Salunga launched an embargo so that Period 6 could[n't] trade stock with his class. A Supreme Court case was assembled to discuss the issues of war and embargo.
Let it be known, with the absence of timely submitted briefs and attorney lists, the Court has expanded its deliberations to include the issue of "file and flop." While the Court acknowledges the late submissions by Nathan Salunga and Emily Evans, they were not considered within the decisions. As well as the issue of "file and flop," there also rose the issue of "period law of P-Ville law" when Period 2 passed a law within their period claiming no other period launch an economic takeover of their period.
Ruling
I. On the Issue of War (3-0)
While the Court is aware of the ratification of Articles I and VI of the Call to Arms, it does not acknowledge it retrospectively. War is an absolutely serious matter and to be avoided at all costs. Or as Mr. Welch alludes to in his brief (submitted in a timely manner), war is out of style or obsolete. War results when citizens fail to reach their cohesive potential, fail to inspire each other, fail to motivate each other, and do so in a positive manner. War is an embarrassment not to be proudly boasted. War is a distraction from a societal goal of being humanly splendid. While war has taken place in P-Ville's past after diplomacy was exhausted over a pressing issue, it was not done, nor should it be done, to alleviate boredom. Thus, the Court rules that rumblings, open aggression or initiation of illegitimate war for the sake of stirring the pot, will be met by the bankruptcy of the Supreme Court if the Period's plebiscite showed the overall opposition of war. As period leaders, they should reflect the period's desires, not their own personal agendas. If the plebiscite reveals the period's agreeance for war, shown by a 51% majority for war, then the entire period shall go bankrupt. All bankruptcies will be effective immediately. On top of the bankruptcies, the aggressor period must perform a "Lasting Deed" to the standards of King P. Refer to King P. for list of Lasting Deeds. Refer to Terrance the Terrible Clause.
-Justice Sara Kim and King P.
II. On the Issue of Economic Takeovers (3-0)
The Court rules that a period or individual may launch an economic takeover as an act of defense . Unnecessary acts of economic takeovers will be seen as acts of war and will be dealt with in accordance to the "Issue of War" ruling. Economic takeovers will be allowed in defense, as the DOD should be aware of the economic situation in his/her period. The DOD is liable and holds full responsibility for not only the political aspect, but also the economic side to his/her period. Period 6's economic takeover is legal in this case, as the takeover was clearly an act of defense. It will be the DOD and Supreme Council Member's responsibility to come up with a solution of compensation for their period's investors whose money was frozen in the matter.
-Justice Sara Kim
Concurring Opinion:
Economic takeovers should be a viable course of action at any moment in time. While the court's official ruling restricts the action to "defense," any period may twist the language of "defense" (See Orwell's essay on language) to justify anything.
Regardless of this potential, the responsibility of the DOD to be aware of the economic situation inter-periodically should never be relaxed.
-Justice Chuck Driesler
III. On the Issue of Embargo
The Court rules that embargoes shall be permitted, but cannot target a specific period. A period must enter a state of isolationism, and embargo the trading of stock from all periods. An embargo will be permitted only economically, not politically. It is recommended the Supreme Council outline, detail, and pass legislation to economically, politically, and diplomatically guide the DOD on an exact process of embargo. Failure of Supreme Council to fulfill this duty, will result in the High Court "legislating judicial laws" into effect. Since it is legal for Period 3 to launch an embargo on all periods, Period 6's economic takeover was blocked. All profits made from stock exchanges between Period 3 and other periods since DOD Nathan Salunga declared an embargo are hereby dissolved.
-Justice Sara Kim and King P.
IV. On the Issue of File and Flop (3-0)
The Court rules that if a period files a court case and fails to follow through, aka "flops," they will be subject to bankruptcy. Thus, Period 6 will be bankrupt, effective immediately for filing a court case and failing to follow through. They and all future "file and floppers" must also perform a "Lasting Deed" in accordance to King P. Refer to King P. for list of Lasting Deeds. Refer to Terrence the Terrible Clause.
-Justice Sara Kim
V. On the Issue of P-Ville Law over Period Law (3-0)
The Court rules that a period cannot pass a law that affects the overall Land of P. The Court invalidates all period laws that attempt to supersede their power.
-Justice Sara Kim"
This document has been typed up word for word, only changes were a few punctuation additions.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
"A Formal Apology" from Period 3 DOD, Nathan Salunga
This was left for the DODs of each period to read to their respective classes:
"Here's a little back story as to why we do not have the power points. Ever since Period 3 has declared war on Period 6, I've noticed that Mr. P. has been throwing cheeky comments towards me during lectures. And last Thursday, I reacted on impulse and immaturely by writing a letter to M.r P. complained about how his class was starting to get dull. I stated that I was tired of the packets and power points. Note: My letter did not represent the feelings of the class but only the feelings of myself and at the time I was very angry which was not a smart move whatsoever. I wrote that I fully accept any consequences thrown at me because I stand up for what I believe in. I signed my name and placed it into the comment box.
The next day (Friday, March 14, 2014) I walked into class and looked at the "East Board" and read "PERIOD 3: Bring your books on Monday." I thought nothing of it and sat in my seat. About five minutes into SSR, Mr. P. calls me up to the front of the room where I noticed a piece of paper on the podium, my letter. Mr. P. asked if I wanted to read it and I accepted his offer. I began to read my letter aloud, I stuttered mainly a lot because I was very nervous of the events that would soon follow. Once I finished I looked up and saw Lofton giving me a standing ovation, he noticed that no one else was clapping and promptly sat down. Then a whole applause rang up throughout the classroom.
Mr. P. then said that since I felt that way, he was going to take away the power points from his website and that we would need to bring in our books on Monday. I stopped him and said, "This is my letter and my actions led to this, so if you are going to punish anyone then punish just myself," Mr. P. then said, "They applauded for you didn't they? That means they agree with what you said." He left the topic up for discussion which led to a very heated argument mainly between myself, Alanna, and Kiersten. Each time a person spoke up they brought up great points suck as I was very harsh and that Mr. P.'s class is a class that I was taking for granted.
After a lot of talking we went on to do the group projects and soon enough the period ended. I was immediately bombarded with negative and even harassing remarks. I felt like I failed everyone and I have. I pleaded with people saying I'm sorry and that I would try to fix it. After school I went to Mr. P.'s class and apologized to him. He said he wasn't mad and found this to be a great learning experience for me.
I am now tasked with the hard assignment of getting things back in order. But I can't do this alone, I need your help. I didn't mean for my actions to have suck a wide effect.
(Don't read this aloud.)
PLEASE READ YOUR SPECIFIC PERIOD'S PART AND THAT PART ONLY.
ONCE YOU ARE DONE READING YOUR PERIODS PART, MOVE ON DOWN TO "ALL."
Period 2:
I am very sorry, I truly am. While writing my letter I was being very selfish and never thought about you guys and how it would affect you. Your native tongue isn't English and some of you depend on those power points. I am once again very sorry for the consequences of my actions and will offer you my services to help you guys out.
Period 3:
I am sorry. For numerous accounts. I am sorry to each and every one of you for the consequences of my actions. I am very sorry for having you guys carry your books up here. I am sorry for being such a terrible leader. I sincerely apologize for what has transpired and other results of my actions. But now, in the face of adversity, it's time to prove myself, that I'm not a terrible DOD after all. I told you guys during my elections speech that I was going to make a change and that we will be remembered. But frankly, we are making change and being remembered for all the wrong reasons. We will tackle this mountain of a task through dedication, teamwork, and effective communication.
Period 4:
I know some of you may feel angry towards me and I completely understand why. I am sincerely sorry for what I have done but please bear with me for change takes time. All I can promise I'll do everything in my power to make things right.
Period 5:
After school I read your class history, sorry. Some of the things you said are totally understandable. I am sorry that you feel that way but I will try to make a change for the better.
Period 6:
Despite our differences and our current situation, I'd like to apologize for all that I have done. I am very sorry and I'll do my best to fix everything.
ALL:
As a possible solution to what has been done, I propose that we follow through Period 5 Class Historian's plan. Please sign the petition as well as complete the apology letter in an effort to get back what we have lost. I know some of you don't feel the need to partake in this, but in order for us to receive that which we have been lucky enough, we must all show our appreciation for Mr. P.'s dedication and hard work towards this class. I understand that this is completely my fault but I am asking each and every one of you to participate for the sake of all of us. Once again, I sincerely apologize for my actions and thank you for your time.
Nathan Salunga"
The original document will return to the public records folder for all to view.
"Here's a little back story as to why we do not have the power points. Ever since Period 3 has declared war on Period 6, I've noticed that Mr. P. has been throwing cheeky comments towards me during lectures. And last Thursday, I reacted on impulse and immaturely by writing a letter to M.r P. complained about how his class was starting to get dull. I stated that I was tired of the packets and power points. Note: My letter did not represent the feelings of the class but only the feelings of myself and at the time I was very angry which was not a smart move whatsoever. I wrote that I fully accept any consequences thrown at me because I stand up for what I believe in. I signed my name and placed it into the comment box.
The next day (Friday, March 14, 2014) I walked into class and looked at the "East Board" and read "PERIOD 3: Bring your books on Monday." I thought nothing of it and sat in my seat. About five minutes into SSR, Mr. P. calls me up to the front of the room where I noticed a piece of paper on the podium, my letter. Mr. P. asked if I wanted to read it and I accepted his offer. I began to read my letter aloud, I stuttered mainly a lot because I was very nervous of the events that would soon follow. Once I finished I looked up and saw Lofton giving me a standing ovation, he noticed that no one else was clapping and promptly sat down. Then a whole applause rang up throughout the classroom.
Mr. P. then said that since I felt that way, he was going to take away the power points from his website and that we would need to bring in our books on Monday. I stopped him and said, "This is my letter and my actions led to this, so if you are going to punish anyone then punish just myself," Mr. P. then said, "They applauded for you didn't they? That means they agree with what you said." He left the topic up for discussion which led to a very heated argument mainly between myself, Alanna, and Kiersten. Each time a person spoke up they brought up great points suck as I was very harsh and that Mr. P.'s class is a class that I was taking for granted.
After a lot of talking we went on to do the group projects and soon enough the period ended. I was immediately bombarded with negative and even harassing remarks. I felt like I failed everyone and I have. I pleaded with people saying I'm sorry and that I would try to fix it. After school I went to Mr. P.'s class and apologized to him. He said he wasn't mad and found this to be a great learning experience for me.
I am now tasked with the hard assignment of getting things back in order. But I can't do this alone, I need your help. I didn't mean for my actions to have suck a wide effect.
(Don't read this aloud.)
PLEASE READ YOUR SPECIFIC PERIOD'S PART AND THAT PART ONLY.
ONCE YOU ARE DONE READING YOUR PERIODS PART, MOVE ON DOWN TO "ALL."
Period 2:
I am very sorry, I truly am. While writing my letter I was being very selfish and never thought about you guys and how it would affect you. Your native tongue isn't English and some of you depend on those power points. I am once again very sorry for the consequences of my actions and will offer you my services to help you guys out.
Period 3:
I am sorry. For numerous accounts. I am sorry to each and every one of you for the consequences of my actions. I am very sorry for having you guys carry your books up here. I am sorry for being such a terrible leader. I sincerely apologize for what has transpired and other results of my actions. But now, in the face of adversity, it's time to prove myself, that I'm not a terrible DOD after all. I told you guys during my elections speech that I was going to make a change and that we will be remembered. But frankly, we are making change and being remembered for all the wrong reasons. We will tackle this mountain of a task through dedication, teamwork, and effective communication.
Period 4:
I know some of you may feel angry towards me and I completely understand why. I am sincerely sorry for what I have done but please bear with me for change takes time. All I can promise I'll do everything in my power to make things right.
Period 5:
After school I read your class history, sorry. Some of the things you said are totally understandable. I am sorry that you feel that way but I will try to make a change for the better.
Period 6:
Despite our differences and our current situation, I'd like to apologize for all that I have done. I am very sorry and I'll do my best to fix everything.
ALL:
As a possible solution to what has been done, I propose that we follow through Period 5 Class Historian's plan. Please sign the petition as well as complete the apology letter in an effort to get back what we have lost. I know some of you don't feel the need to partake in this, but in order for us to receive that which we have been lucky enough, we must all show our appreciation for Mr. P.'s dedication and hard work towards this class. I understand that this is completely my fault but I am asking each and every one of you to participate for the sake of all of us. Once again, I sincerely apologize for my actions and thank you for your time.
Nathan Salunga"
The original document will return to the public records folder for all to view.
Saturday, March 22, 2014
"This Could Be Your Destiny"
This was left in the Public Records folder:
"My name is Collin O'Bryan, and in trying time, people expect, and deserve, leaders to rise to the occasion, and I humbly attempt to do so witht he following words. Now, (pause) we all know of the current situation of P-Ville, and we all know those problems are rooted in Period 3. And we all know, whether we want to admit or not, that in recent times, many of P-Ville's decisive matters are also, in fact, rooted in Period 3.
Now, (pause) I, like you, and fellow P-Villians, are aware of the uniqueness, are aware of the history of P-Ville. I saw aware of the traditions long before being here, when my elder brother was an active member of P-Ville, when we were all wandering the playgrounds of Jefferson or Bert Lynne.
I recall my brother at dinner, sharing some of his wonderful tales of his adventures in P-Ville, and I was thinking and hoping, for what my time might be like in the future.
Well, (pause) the future is now. And I ask you my fellow P-Villians, are you sitting htere like me? Thinking, "This is wrong. We are not on the right path. We are not making use of our limited time here."
To rectify (fix) our mishaps in P-Ville, we must stop, take a few steps back, look around, assess our wrong ways, and take a different course. And having done this, I would like to propose a new course to you, now. It is a path that all of us can walk from here until June, and then we can depart, and we depart forever, never again to have this combination of humanity assembled like so.
So, what will it be? These dying days of March, will we have a new Spring? Will the constant bickering stop? Will a unity emerge and flourish? And will it flourish beyond Period 3? With all Periods of P-Ville? Or will it continue on this cold and empty course of divisiveness, hatred, and worthlessness?
My P-Villians, that is the course we are on! And it is the course we must depart from, just as the light of Spring departs from the dead of Winter.
And so, with the change of seasons, comes the change of P-Ville. Join me, in this change to end the winter weariness of leadership, as I call for a plebiscite, a vote for confidence. I stand before you to ask this simple question, "Do you lack the confidence in the leadership of Period 3 and wish to dissolve it? And ultimately seek new leadeship?""
The orginal document will return to the Public Records for anyone to read.
"My name is Collin O'Bryan, and in trying time, people expect, and deserve, leaders to rise to the occasion, and I humbly attempt to do so witht he following words. Now, (pause) we all know of the current situation of P-Ville, and we all know those problems are rooted in Period 3. And we all know, whether we want to admit or not, that in recent times, many of P-Ville's decisive matters are also, in fact, rooted in Period 3.
Now, (pause) I, like you, and fellow P-Villians, are aware of the uniqueness, are aware of the history of P-Ville. I saw aware of the traditions long before being here, when my elder brother was an active member of P-Ville, when we were all wandering the playgrounds of Jefferson or Bert Lynne.
I recall my brother at dinner, sharing some of his wonderful tales of his adventures in P-Ville, and I was thinking and hoping, for what my time might be like in the future.
Well, (pause) the future is now. And I ask you my fellow P-Villians, are you sitting htere like me? Thinking, "This is wrong. We are not on the right path. We are not making use of our limited time here."
To rectify (fix) our mishaps in P-Ville, we must stop, take a few steps back, look around, assess our wrong ways, and take a different course. And having done this, I would like to propose a new course to you, now. It is a path that all of us can walk from here until June, and then we can depart, and we depart forever, never again to have this combination of humanity assembled like so.
So, what will it be? These dying days of March, will we have a new Spring? Will the constant bickering stop? Will a unity emerge and flourish? And will it flourish beyond Period 3? With all Periods of P-Ville? Or will it continue on this cold and empty course of divisiveness, hatred, and worthlessness?
My P-Villians, that is the course we are on! And it is the course we must depart from, just as the light of Spring departs from the dead of Winter.
And so, with the change of seasons, comes the change of P-Ville. Join me, in this change to end the winter weariness of leadership, as I call for a plebiscite, a vote for confidence. I stand before you to ask this simple question, "Do you lack the confidence in the leadership of Period 3 and wish to dissolve it? And ultimately seek new leadeship?""
The orginal document will return to the Public Records for anyone to read.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Period 3 Opinion on War Update
This is a short note left in the Pubic Records regarding the change of opinions on war in Period 3:
"Andrew Collin put out a survey on Wednesday, [February] 19th, that asked: Do you think we (Period 3) should keep supporting the war or back out? On Friday, the 21st, the results were announced that 16 out of 32 want to keep supporting the war and 16 out of 32 want to back out."
This is very interesting news. The class was literally split half-and-half on the subject of the war.
-I
"Andrew Collin put out a survey on Wednesday, [February] 19th, that asked: Do you think we (Period 3) should keep supporting the war or back out? On Friday, the 21st, the results were announced that 16 out of 32 want to keep supporting the war and 16 out of 32 want to back out."
This is very interesting news. The class was literally split half-and-half on the subject of the war.
-I
Letter from Period 3's DOTech, Sooraj Intwalla
This was a letter left by Period 3's Director of Technology, Sooraj Intwala as a response to Nathan Salunga's letter:
""So long as the state exists, there is no freedom. When there is freedom, there will be no state." Vladimir Lenin. This quote can be taken in multiple ways, sometimes literally, but other times can literally crush your world. I had looked forward to this class everyday, and personally loved this system of power points. It had kept the peace and was honestly an effective way of reading. This doesn't come from a biased opinion and can't carry any weight because of my job in P-Ville, but rather the honest leader of P-Ville has, in my opinion, become rather full of himself, including his war hungry Supreme Council. Nathan has effectively shut down P-Ville, which is why I propose our own Russian Revolution, and have communism in [?]. Just hear me out.
(This means [?] and re-instant old SCM and DOD.) -DO Tech, P3 (Sooraj Intwala)
P.S.- Can we revert to the old way? WE NEED TO VOTE ON THIS."
There were two words I was unable to read. Please forgive me. Otherwise, this letter is word-for-word.
-I
""So long as the state exists, there is no freedom. When there is freedom, there will be no state." Vladimir Lenin. This quote can be taken in multiple ways, sometimes literally, but other times can literally crush your world. I had looked forward to this class everyday, and personally loved this system of power points. It had kept the peace and was honestly an effective way of reading. This doesn't come from a biased opinion and can't carry any weight because of my job in P-Ville, but rather the honest leader of P-Ville has, in my opinion, become rather full of himself, including his war hungry Supreme Council. Nathan has effectively shut down P-Ville, which is why I propose our own Russian Revolution, and have communism in [?]. Just hear me out.
(This means [?] and re-instant old SCM and DOD.) -DO Tech, P3 (Sooraj Intwala)
P.S.- Can we revert to the old way? WE NEED TO VOTE ON THIS."
There were two words I was unable to read. Please forgive me. Otherwise, this letter is word-for-word.
-I
Petition Signers
As of Monday, March 17th, 2014, these are the names of the people who signed the petitions:
Period 2:
Kasie T.
Qinglin Zhang
Sol Bi Seo
Jason Li
Yui Nakai
Christian Kim
John Mateo
Brite Bang
Lucy Yoo
Go Ishinabe
Kevin B.
Adam B.
Sihan G.
Yusuke Komori
Wonjune Lee
Quosay
Hung Ta-I
Harry Zhu
Chris Song
Kongdy Lam
Matthew V.
Period 3:
Breanna Marks
Ricky Carlson
Ossama Mostafa
Jordayn Brown
Cindy Wu
Devyn Smith
Victoria Ghulam
Chris Hansen
Josh Mags
Alexia Ochoa
Collin O'Bryan
Nathan Salunga
Trevor Lee
Jamie Lee
Christopher Hong
Andrew Collin
Michael Lusher
Erica Dye
Sean Scully
Justin Nish
Sameer Jan
Bethany Quirk
Fareed Rahman
Allana Bledman
Jack S.
Nadya Chavez
Robbi Pintado
Ali Haidar
Taylor Tomita
Loya Sergio
Lava'e Schweitzer
Cameron Klein
Mohamed Elgabry
Kiersten Stafford
Sooraj Intwala
Period 4:
Alyssa Poirier
Evan Fogo
Joe Lee
Emily Vinueza
Gavin Overturf
Jenny Shoda
Jae Kim
Amber Wullschleger
Keith Vogt
Manal Rehman
Joshua Black
Tayler Gagnon
Matt Tsai
Shannen Benson
Arvind Krish
Jeane Hardy
Jake Neuner
Abcede Martinez
Andrew Froning
Molly Molera
Conner Cochrane
Kaitlin
Jake Hamilton
Savannah Schafer
Jinhan Bae
Jamie Kim
Devin H.
Cody Savolt-Flores
Dylan Schmidt
Pearl Kang
Kan S.
Sam. H.
Freddy Kim
Nick Trevino
Maddie Wilson
Noah Gazan
Period 5:
Michelle Yum
Nathan Santiago
Eugene Kang
Mariam Parks
Bryant Nguyen
Tailer Shintani
Youssef B.
NeKendra Liddie
Ben Kirkpatrick
Nida Ghayazuddin
Chris Hsiao
Me
Luis Aguiar
Czarina Ancayan
Kent Hirano
Camilo Lorenzo
Hailei Gagnon
Ivan Dextre
Lauren Nuchols
Kyle Nagai
Minji Seong
Paul Ji
Elisabeth Gomez
Brandon Chung
Breanna Arnold
Jordan Wilder
Brittany Kernodle
Rebecca Nunez
Moira Camacho
Dylan Han
Ariel Rubin
Mark Finkenbeiner
Madison Kane
Mario Youssef
Amanda Laurenco
Period 6:
Ahmad Zia
Irene Chin
Mai Fujimoto
Devon Daloisio
Daniela Castro
An Hoang
Alex Craig
Michelle Wang
Yongjae Im
Erum Syed
Jamir Cooper
Veronia Alkomos
Landon Smith
Vivian Wang
Garrett Yamano
Ashley Corredor
Ethan Ramos
Caitlyn Lee
Rio Iwasaki
Emily Evans
Yao Zhao
Selma Kadric
Hannah Kim
I am please so announce that each class has met the signature quota! We're all one step closer to getting the power points back!
-I
Period 2:
Kasie T.
Qinglin Zhang
Sol Bi Seo
Jason Li
Yui Nakai
Christian Kim
John Mateo
Brite Bang
Lucy Yoo
Go Ishinabe
Kevin B.
Adam B.
Sihan G.
Yusuke Komori
Wonjune Lee
Quosay
Hung Ta-I
Harry Zhu
Chris Song
Kongdy Lam
Matthew V.
Period 3:
Breanna Marks
Ricky Carlson
Ossama Mostafa
Jordayn Brown
Cindy Wu
Devyn Smith
Victoria Ghulam
Chris Hansen
Josh Mags
Alexia Ochoa
Collin O'Bryan
Nathan Salunga
Trevor Lee
Jamie Lee
Christopher Hong
Andrew Collin
Michael Lusher
Erica Dye
Sean Scully
Justin Nish
Sameer Jan
Bethany Quirk
Fareed Rahman
Allana Bledman
Jack S.
Nadya Chavez
Robbi Pintado
Ali Haidar
Taylor Tomita
Loya Sergio
Lava'e Schweitzer
Cameron Klein
Mohamed Elgabry
Kiersten Stafford
Sooraj Intwala
Period 4:
Alyssa Poirier
Evan Fogo
Joe Lee
Emily Vinueza
Gavin Overturf
Jenny Shoda
Jae Kim
Amber Wullschleger
Keith Vogt
Manal Rehman
Joshua Black
Tayler Gagnon
Matt Tsai
Shannen Benson
Arvind Krish
Jeane Hardy
Jake Neuner
Abcede Martinez
Andrew Froning
Molly Molera
Conner Cochrane
Kaitlin
Jake Hamilton
Savannah Schafer
Jinhan Bae
Jamie Kim
Devin H.
Cody Savolt-Flores
Dylan Schmidt
Pearl Kang
Kan S.
Sam. H.
Freddy Kim
Nick Trevino
Maddie Wilson
Noah Gazan
Period 5:
Michelle Yum
Nathan Santiago
Eugene Kang
Mariam Parks
Bryant Nguyen
Tailer Shintani
Youssef B.
NeKendra Liddie
Ben Kirkpatrick
Nida Ghayazuddin
Chris Hsiao
Me
Luis Aguiar
Czarina Ancayan
Kent Hirano
Camilo Lorenzo
Hailei Gagnon
Ivan Dextre
Lauren Nuchols
Kyle Nagai
Minji Seong
Paul Ji
Elisabeth Gomez
Brandon Chung
Breanna Arnold
Jordan Wilder
Brittany Kernodle
Rebecca Nunez
Moira Camacho
Dylan Han
Ariel Rubin
Mark Finkenbeiner
Madison Kane
Mario Youssef
Amanda Laurenco
Period 6:
Ahmad Zia
Irene Chin
Mai Fujimoto
Devon Daloisio
Daniela Castro
An Hoang
Alex Craig
Michelle Wang
Yongjae Im
Erum Syed
Jamir Cooper
Veronia Alkomos
Landon Smith
Vivian Wang
Garrett Yamano
Ashley Corredor
Ethan Ramos
Caitlyn Lee
Rio Iwasaki
Emily Evans
Yao Zhao
Selma Kadric
Hannah Kim
I am please so announce that each class has met the signature quota! We're all one step closer to getting the power points back!
-I
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Nathan Salunga (Period 3 DOD)'s Letter to Mr. P. Regarding Power Points
As the title says, this is the letter Nathan Salunga wrote to Mr. P. that resulted in the "Power Point Takedown:"
"I hate to say it but this class has gotten really stale. The constant barrage of worksheets is really starting to make me dislike this class more and more. I AM NOT LEARNING BY COPYING NOTES DOWN FROM A POWER POINTS AND THEN RE-WATCHING THE SAME POWER POINT. The only time I really enjoy this class is when we do cool life lessons. I am sick and tired of these packets and slide shows. You need to spice it up P. Almost everyone is getting bored of this class. I'm actually going to put my name because I have the "nuts" to speak my mind, and I'll accept any consequences no matter how ridiculous because I believe everything I wrote is true. And if you punishment that'll be ridiculous because of Freedom of Speech.
-Nathan Salunga
3/13/14
*I raise and answer questions a lot because I want to make the class go faster because if not it becomes boring a slow."
The letter has been typed out word for word. The original, handwritten letter will reside in the public records.
"I hate to say it but this class has gotten really stale. The constant barrage of worksheets is really starting to make me dislike this class more and more. I AM NOT LEARNING BY COPYING NOTES DOWN FROM A POWER POINTS AND THEN RE-WATCHING THE SAME POWER POINT. The only time I really enjoy this class is when we do cool life lessons. I am sick and tired of these packets and slide shows. You need to spice it up P. Almost everyone is getting bored of this class. I'm actually going to put my name because I have the "nuts" to speak my mind, and I'll accept any consequences no matter how ridiculous because I believe everything I wrote is true. And if you punishment that'll be ridiculous because of Freedom of Speech.
-Nathan Salunga
3/13/14
*I raise and answer questions a lot because I want to make the class go faster because if not it becomes boring a slow."
The letter has been typed out word for word. The original, handwritten letter will reside in the public records.
Monday, March 17, 2014
The Power Point Plan
After learning the news about the power points being taken down, on March 14th, 2014, I went to Mr. P.'s room after school with a plan.
As of Monday, March 17th, 2014, the plan was officially put into action by all periods. The plan is as follows:
75% of P-Villians from each class must sign a petition.
10 P-Villians from each class must write a paragraph about the power points, including the following things:
1) How often you use power points online.
2) How you personally feel about the power points being taken down.
3) How you think the power points being taken down will affect your grade.
The document giving official details on this will be left in the Winter Quarter Public Records folder on the bookshelf in from of the east wall.
-I
As of Monday, March 17th, 2014, the plan was officially put into action by all periods. The plan is as follows:
75% of P-Villians from each class must sign a petition.
10 P-Villians from each class must write a paragraph about the power points, including the following things:
1) How often you use power points online.
2) How you personally feel about the power points being taken down.
3) How you think the power points being taken down will affect your grade.
The document giving official details on this will be left in the Winter Quarter Public Records folder on the bookshelf in from of the east wall.
-I
The Power Point Takedown
On Friday, March 14th, 2014, a disaster occurred in P-Ville. Upon arriving into class, fifth period, the DOD, Ivan, made a speech. Most people in the class had little information before his speech about what had happened.
We learned on that day that a time of hard struggle is on the forecast. Because of a letter from Period 3 DOD, Nathan Salunga, Mr. P. had decided that he would take down the power points after the Russian Revolution.
After speaking with Nathan via texting (not my preferred method of communication), he revealed that the intention of his letter was to request that Mr. P. "spice things up." In his own words, he also said, "I never meant for any of this to happen."
A separate post will explain the plan to bring the power points back.
-I
We learned on that day that a time of hard struggle is on the forecast. Because of a letter from Period 3 DOD, Nathan Salunga, Mr. P. had decided that he would take down the power points after the Russian Revolution.
After speaking with Nathan via texting (not my preferred method of communication), he revealed that the intention of his letter was to request that Mr. P. "spice things up." In his own words, he also said, "I never meant for any of this to happen."
A separate post will explain the plan to bring the power points back.
-I
Friday, March 7, 2014
Interview with Elder: Kurtis Guelff (Summary)
Kurtis Guelff is a P-Ville Elder and current T.A. of Period 5. He was in Period 2 of P-Ville two years ago. In that year, a war almost happened. Haseeb, a P-Villian, held the most money in all periods, and basically had control over the other periods. Because of this, the other periods got upset. To resolve this issue, Kurtis and other P-Villians gave power back to the other periods, thus relieving their anger and avoiding a war.
Kurtis believes that there should be a strong reason behind going to war, not just pointlessly doing so out of boredom. He also believes that if war can be avoided by resolving the issue in a peaceful manner, it should be.
Kurtis may decided to be a judge for the Supreme Court case.
DISCLAIMER: The opinions of Elder Kurtis Guelff do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this reporter. The full transcript of the email conversation this was summarized from has also been uploaded.
Interview with Elder: Kurtis Guelff (Transcript)
This interview was done by email. Only punctuation and capitalization has been changed. Exact wording has not been altered.
I: Please state your full name, what year you had Mr. P., and what period you were in, for public record.
K:Kurtis Alan Guelff, 2011-2012, Period 2.
I: Please explain, in as much detail as possible, what happened in your year. I heard from another Elder that there had been a war.
K: There was almost a war. Haseeb was a stock broker in my class who owned every period in P-Ville because of the amount of money he had in each period. Another period declared war on my period. They had a war document already written out and ready to go. Myself and a fellow P-Villian were able to settle the differences by giving the power back to the periods but Haseeb still holds his money.
I: Interesting. What period were you in? How did you calm the other periods?
K: I was in Period 2. The way to calm other periods is by believing that they got what they wanted. We gave them the power of their periods back when in reality they had it the whole time. They just didn't want that sphere of influence to be looming over them so we took his money out of the periods but he kept his money and ended up distributing it out within the period making the period as a whole stronger than the others.
I: That's pretty cool. So you guys were on the side of peace then, you didn't want war? Do you think your situation parallels the war between Period 3 and Period 6 this year?
NOTE: Kurtis is the T.A. for Period 5. He had previously been informed about the war.
K:Yea we wanted peace. If there is no strong reason to go to war, you should try and avoid it at all times. I don't know if it does. The war Period 3 wants has no reasoning. It's a dumb reason to go to war just because you want to. No war has been fought and already they are already suffering losses from it while the other periods prevail.
I: There might be a good reason for them to go to war. So far, the only reason I have heard was to take down Period 6, but there might be a different reason. Do you think going to court is the right way to resolve the issue? If so, why?
K: It's a whole lot better than war. If you can resolve this peacefully then that is the better way to do it.
I: Are you planning to be a Supreme Court Judge?
K: I am still not sure, I might be.
I: If you choose to take the case, how would you resolve the issue?
K: It's hard to say without seeing all of the information and hearing both sides.
I: That's true. How would you have reacted to the fact that neither periods (or any others for that matter) submitted briefs to speak in court?
K: I wouldn't be shocked, I'd be a little surprised that they wouldn't want to talk about it but sometimes people set their minds on what they want to do.
I: Hm. Thanks so much for answering all these questions! :) If I come up with more questions, do you mind if I ask them?
K: Not at all, ask away.
-END OF EMAIL CONVERSATION-
DISCLAIMER: The opinions presented by Elder Kurtis Guelff do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this reporter.
I: Please state your full name, what year you had Mr. P., and what period you were in, for public record.
K:Kurtis Alan Guelff, 2011-2012, Period 2.
I: Please explain, in as much detail as possible, what happened in your year. I heard from another Elder that there had been a war.
K: There was almost a war. Haseeb was a stock broker in my class who owned every period in P-Ville because of the amount of money he had in each period. Another period declared war on my period. They had a war document already written out and ready to go. Myself and a fellow P-Villian were able to settle the differences by giving the power back to the periods but Haseeb still holds his money.
I: Interesting. What period were you in? How did you calm the other periods?
K: I was in Period 2. The way to calm other periods is by believing that they got what they wanted. We gave them the power of their periods back when in reality they had it the whole time. They just didn't want that sphere of influence to be looming over them so we took his money out of the periods but he kept his money and ended up distributing it out within the period making the period as a whole stronger than the others.
I: That's pretty cool. So you guys were on the side of peace then, you didn't want war? Do you think your situation parallels the war between Period 3 and Period 6 this year?
NOTE: Kurtis is the T.A. for Period 5. He had previously been informed about the war.
K:Yea we wanted peace. If there is no strong reason to go to war, you should try and avoid it at all times. I don't know if it does. The war Period 3 wants has no reasoning. It's a dumb reason to go to war just because you want to. No war has been fought and already they are already suffering losses from it while the other periods prevail.
I: There might be a good reason for them to go to war. So far, the only reason I have heard was to take down Period 6, but there might be a different reason. Do you think going to court is the right way to resolve the issue? If so, why?
K: It's a whole lot better than war. If you can resolve this peacefully then that is the better way to do it.
I: Are you planning to be a Supreme Court Judge?
K: I am still not sure, I might be.
I: If you choose to take the case, how would you resolve the issue?
K: It's hard to say without seeing all of the information and hearing both sides.
I: That's true. How would you have reacted to the fact that neither periods (or any others for that matter) submitted briefs to speak in court?
K: I wouldn't be shocked, I'd be a little surprised that they wouldn't want to talk about it but sometimes people set their minds on what they want to do.
I: Hm. Thanks so much for answering all these questions! :) If I come up with more questions, do you mind if I ask them?
K: Not at all, ask away.
-END OF EMAIL CONVERSATION-
DISCLAIMER: The opinions presented by Elder Kurtis Guelff do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this reporter.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
The Great Shame of Period 3 and Period 6 (Period 6 Apology to Elders Rough Draft)
"Dear Supreme Court,
As you know, Period 6 did not turn in their brief by Sunday night. This is due to a lack of communication throughout the leaders of Period 6. We are terribly sorry for the inconvenience and are already fixing the problem. The leaders have exchanged contact information with one another so we can remind each other of tasks suck as the brief. We would also like to give the Supreme Court something on the day of the trial for dealing with the inconvenience. Once again, we are very sorry for the trouble. Thank you.
From,
Period 6."
This was written by Alex Craig and will be edited by Irene Chin.
-I
The Great Shame of Period 3 and Period 6 (Basic Introduction)
As you know, there was supposed to have been a court case on Monday, March 3rd, 2014. The court case did not happen.
Period 3 and Period 6 members were supposed to have submitted briefs by Sunday at 8 P.M. The only person who submitted a brief was Mr. Welch. Because of this, the court case was cancelled. From what I have heard, the Supreme Court Elders were very disappointed in the lack of organization from the two periods.
On Tuesday, March 4th, 2014, everybody's stocks were lowered to about half of what they used to be because of the great shame of Period 3 and Period 6.
I have very little information on this overall right now. I did hear briefly from Mr. P. that Period 6 attempted to make it up to the Elders by bringing them cookies, though the effort was understood as a bribe. There has been no confirmation about whether this was a bribe, or an innocent attempt to make amends. More information will be given as I receive it.
I have been given a rough draft of the apology written by Period 6 to be given to the Elders. I will type this up next.
Stay tuned for updates on this event in P-Ville history.
-I
Period 3 and Period 6 members were supposed to have submitted briefs by Sunday at 8 P.M. The only person who submitted a brief was Mr. Welch. Because of this, the court case was cancelled. From what I have heard, the Supreme Court Elders were very disappointed in the lack of organization from the two periods.
On Tuesday, March 4th, 2014, everybody's stocks were lowered to about half of what they used to be because of the great shame of Period 3 and Period 6.
I have very little information on this overall right now. I did hear briefly from Mr. P. that Period 6 attempted to make it up to the Elders by bringing them cookies, though the effort was understood as a bribe. There has been no confirmation about whether this was a bribe, or an innocent attempt to make amends. More information will be given as I receive it.
I have been given a rough draft of the apology written by Period 6 to be given to the Elders. I will type this up next.
Stay tuned for updates on this event in P-Ville history.
-I
Monday, March 3, 2014
Goodbye Court Case
The court case to resolve the issues between Periods 3 and 6 had been planned for today, Monday, March 3rd 2014, at lunch. Most preparations had been ready. Elders were willing to handle the case.
There was only one problem: No Periods submitted briefs. The deadline was Sunday, March 2nd, 2014, at 8 A.M. The only person who submitted a brief was Mr. Welch, an non-P-ville resident of the land of West.
This resulted in the stocks of Period 6 to go from around 30, to 6. They lost more than twenty stock points because they did not submit briefs for the court case. Period 3 went from mid-stocks, between 15 and 20, to 4. They lost more than 10 stock points because they too did not submit any briefs.
Regarding this issue, this historian feels there has been some injustice regarding the drop in stocks. This opinion is not influenced by anyone else. This historian simply feels that the drop in stock should be the same amount of points considering the fact that they committed the same crime.
Feel free to voice your own opinions on this matter too. If you would like your opinion to be written, please let me know.
Regarding the dropped court case, an official apology will be issued to the elders. I will try to gain access to this apology and post it on here. Currently, no information has been released regarding a rescheduling.
-I
There was only one problem: No Periods submitted briefs. The deadline was Sunday, March 2nd, 2014, at 8 A.M. The only person who submitted a brief was Mr. Welch, an non-P-ville resident of the land of West.
This resulted in the stocks of Period 6 to go from around 30, to 6. They lost more than twenty stock points because they did not submit briefs for the court case. Period 3 went from mid-stocks, between 15 and 20, to 4. They lost more than 10 stock points because they too did not submit any briefs.
Regarding this issue, this historian feels there has been some injustice regarding the drop in stocks. This opinion is not influenced by anyone else. This historian simply feels that the drop in stock should be the same amount of points considering the fact that they committed the same crime.
Feel free to voice your own opinions on this matter too. If you would like your opinion to be written, please let me know.
Regarding the dropped court case, an official apology will be issued to the elders. I will try to gain access to this apology and post it on here. Currently, no information has been released regarding a rescheduling.
-I
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