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**Lolita Domingo** · 06-10-2014, 07:58 PM

"There are a few vegetables left up here if you want seconds!" she called as she reached the front of the room. Now who was next? Reaching Ethan, she nodded approvingly. He was clearly putting thought into it. As was Jasmine with her ideas of conflict and peace. Next was Simon, who also seemed to have some good ideas and sensible combinations. They were all three on the right track.

SPOILER!!: Penelope

Ah, a bit of Spanish. Perhaps she wouldn't give up on the British just yet. Lolita watched as the gears turned in this promising young lady's head. "Indeed! Five is marriage, well done!" she smiled. Yes, she had an intuitive grasp on this already.

Miss Cambridge seemed to be a bit lost. "Keep trying, muchacha. Don't let the vegetables get you down." This one was clearly a carnivore if her barely touched food was any indication. At least she had the common decency to take one.

On to Cris and Leah. Another one that had successfully figured out five. "Muy bueno, muchachos. Excelente." It sounded as if they were still trying to make sense of their verdict on ten, so she let them think a little longer.

Who had just asked a question? Lucy Petersfield.. interesting surname. "Spot on for five, very close for ten" She smiled once more. One more trip around the room ought to do it, since the students were starting to figure it out.

Had she been to Mr Whitlock's desk yet? Lolita didn't think so. What had he come up with? Hmmm "Keep trying, Mr Whitlock." He had veered a bit off course, but certainly not as far as Bean Girl had.

Choosing to ignore said Bean Girl's comments about Operation Poot or something, she made her way back to the girl who had not put her toga on at the beginning of the lesson (Angel). She simply shook her head and made no comment. This is what happened when you didn't follow directions to begin with: you missed the instruction and had no idea what was going on. Lolita decided to let her learn the hard way.

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She clapped her hands several times to get the attention of the class. "¡Atención! Back up here, please." Lolita paused several seconds to allow them to finish their sentences. "I saw many good thought processes, and a few of you even figured out the answers by the end." Some of them had clearly memorized a textbook, though, which was not the type of critical thinking and deep understanding she was looking for. Anyone could look up answers, what she wanted to know was if they could riddle them out themselves.

"So five, as the union of the first male and female numbers, was thought to stand for love and marriage." She nodded in the direction of the several who she'd heard that idea from. "Now ten unites the properties of uniqueness, polarity, harmony, and all of space or matter because it is a combination of one, two, three, and four." This was the hint she had given them. "Therefore, ten is the number of everything and was the Pythagoreans' most revered number, since it represented the whole of the cosmos." More appreciative nods toward those who had come to this conclusion.

After a slight pause for scribbling notes, she continued. "So to summarize.." With a wave of her wand, the equations disappeared and the vibratory influences they had discussed appeared.

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Vibratory Influences
ONE: generator of all numbers, not actually considered a number; characterized reason
TWO: first female number; characterized opinion and division
THREE: first male number, combination via addition of 1 (unity) and 2 (division); characterized harmony
FOUR: second female number, represented space and matter; characterized by justice and order
FIVE: union of first male and female numbers; characterized love and marriage
TEN: unites 1, 2, 3, and 4, represents the idea of everything; characterized by the cosmos

"Now for the task. Remember how I said Arithmancy could help us understand ourselves better? We can use these basic vibratory influences as building blocks to get other numbers. For instance, six is the product of 2 and 3, the first male and female numbers, and when the two genders combine after marriage, the 5, new life is formed. So six represented creation." And much more, but that was the most commonly used characteristic. "I would like to hear YOUR ideas on the numbers seven, eight, and nine. There are multiple answers possible, as the ancient literature has little consensus on how the Pythagoreans viewed these. Once more you may pair with someone or not, it is up to you." And she wanted to see creativity and a solid thought process here, not just textbook answers.

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06-10-2014, 07:58 PM	#106 (permalink)
Lolita Domingo Helpful Puffskein Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Hogwarts Posts: 2,217 Hogwarts RPG Name: Lolita Carmen Inocencia Domingo	"There are a few vegetables left up here if you want seconds!" she called as she reached the front of the room. Now who was next? Reaching Ethan, she nodded approvingly. He was clearly putting thought into it. As was Jasmine with her ideas of conflict and peace. Next was Simon, who also seemed to have some good ideas and sensible combinations. They were all three on the right track. SPOILER!!: Penelope Quote: Originally Posted by griffin Her toga was fixed. Penelope hoped that nothing awkward like that would happen to her in class again. It was really embarrassing that her first impression on the new professor had been one of awkward togas. Her work had been great, but the toga made her seem awkward. At least nothing really bad had happened. The toga fit properly now, so there was no point in worrying about it more. "Thank you professor. Muchas gracias," Penelope whispered. Penelope listened to what the professor had to say about everyone's answers. Her answer for ten had been spot on. Proud of herself for figuring out 10, she listened to what the professor said about 5. Love... event in your life... She took notes on some other answers. Opinion and division, harmony, love, event, male and female numbers... What was a big event in your life about love? Event about love, harmony... Penelope was on the right track now. It wouldn't be too hard to figure out what it was. Marriage. It had to be marriage. What other events about love and harmony were there? "I think five is marriage." Ah, a bit of Spanish. Perhaps she wouldn't give up on the British just yet. Lolita watched as the gears turned in this promising young lady's head. "Indeed! Five is marriage, well done!" she smiled. Yes, she had an intuitive grasp on this already. Miss Cambridge seemed to be a bit lost. "Keep trying, muchacha. Don't let the vegetables get you down." This one was clearly a carnivore if her barely touched food was any indication. At least she had the common decency to take one. On to Cris and Leah. Another one that had successfully figured out five. "Muy bueno, muchachos. Excelente." It sounded as if they were still trying to make sense of their verdict on ten, so she let them think a little longer. Who had just asked a question? Lucy Petersfield.. interesting surname. "Spot on for five, very close for ten" She smiled once more. One more trip around the room ought to do it, since the students were starting to figure it out. Had she been to Mr Whitlock's desk yet? Lolita didn't think so. What had he come up with? Hmmm "Keep trying, Mr Whitlock." He had veered a bit off course, but certainly not as far as Bean Girl had. Choosing to ignore said Bean Girl's comments about Operation Poot or something, she made her way back to the girl who had not put her toga on at the beginning of the lesson (Angel). She simply shook her head and made no comment. This is what happened when you didn't follow directions to begin with: you missed the instruction and had no idea what was going on. Lolita decided to let her learn the hard way. ---------------------------------- She clapped her hands several times to get the attention of the class. "¡Atención! Back up here, please." Lolita paused several seconds to allow them to finish their sentences. "I saw many good thought processes, and a few of you even figured out the answers by the end." Some of them had clearly memorized a textbook, though, which was not the type of critical thinking and deep understanding she was looking for. Anyone could look up answers, what she wanted to know was if they could riddle them out themselves. "So five, as the union of the first male and female numbers, was thought to stand for love and marriage." She nodded in the direction of the several who she'd heard that idea from. "Now ten unites the properties of uniqueness, polarity, harmony, and all of space or matter because it is a combination of one, two, three, and four." This was the hint she had given them. *"Therefore, ten is the number of everything* and was the Pythagoreans' most revered number, since it represented the whole of the cosmos." More appreciative nods toward those who had come to this conclusion. After a slight pause for scribbling notes, she continued. "So to summarize.." With a wave of her wand, the equations disappeared and the vibratory influences they had discussed appeared. Quote: Vibratory Influences** ONE: generator of all numbers, not actually considered a number; characterized reason TWO: first female number; characterized opinion and division THREE: first male number, combination via addition of 1 (unity) and 2 (division); characterized harmony FOUR: second female number, represented space and matter; characterized by justice and order FIVE: union of first male and female numbers; characterized love and marriage TEN: unites 1, 2, 3, and 4, represents the idea of everything; characterized by the cosmos "Now for the task. Remember how I said Arithmancy could help us understand ourselves better? We can use these basic vibratory influences as building blocks to get other numbers. For instance, six is the product of 2 and 3, the first male and female numbers, and when the two genders combine after marriage, the 5, new life is formed. So six represented creation." And much more, but that was the most commonly used characteristic. "I would like to hear YOUR ideas on the numbers seven, eight, and nine. There are multiple answers possible, as the ancient literature has little consensus on how the Pythagoreans viewed these. Once more you may pair with someone or not, it is up to you." And she wanted to see creativity and a solid thought process here, not just textbook answers. . OOC: You will have between 24 and 36 hours to complete this task. This is the main activity portion of the lesson, so feel free to post multiple times! __________________