Aug. 1st, 2009

ciroccoj: (family)
Here's Daniel's other history fair booklet. He researched, wrote, typed, picked illustrations, and arranged the layout. I mostly just pointed out a few major errors, scanned the pictures, and helped him with the layout a bit. And pointed out that one of his maps was just a bit... completely incomprehensible. Even after three tries. In part because neither of the boys has a smidgen of artistic talent when it comes to drawing, but in part because Daniel just wasn't paying attention. We left the incomprehensible map in, as a lesson in why you need to do your best, as well as a lesson in living with the consequences when you don't do your best.

The fair was not without some angst. We all took some life lessons from it ;)

Nine big pictures behind the cut-link )

I've also scanned in Justin's religion book, for those who took a look at it online but wanted to know what it looked like printed out. I had just scanned in the pictures and tried to arrange them around the text the way Justin had them arranged in the booklet, but it didn't translate well on lj. What's in this link is a scan of the Religion booklet pages themselves.

And here's a picture of their display ) at the history fair. They have their books for people to browse through, plus a collection of things from when they studied the Romans last year: a "Things We Got From the Romans" display, togas, a Roman road in four stages of preparation, and a mosaic (not authentic - we tried to have them make their own and it was a dismal failure, so I ended up buying premade ones from Toys 'R' Us). There's also a few other things from later projects, like a Russian religious icon and a Byzantine Easter egg. They were wearing their togas, though Justin's spent most of its time wadded up around his waist.

For me and the kids to use:
Religions, by Justin
Great Buildings, by Daniel
Empires, by Justin
ciroccoj: (OMG)
Must admit, this was an angle of the latest Harry Potter movie that just hadn't registered with me at all, but apparently it's got some people bothered:

Harry Potter and the Pint of Liquid Courage

Excertp: Hermione is tipsy. Neville is serving drinks. Ron is sipping mead and Harry is partying with his professors.

Does Hogwarts have a drinking problem?


I always find this kind of thing interesting: how something that can be a huge deal to one person just simply doesn't register to another. I get that sometimes when it comes to body modesty & nudity; I was brought up in a house and atmosphere where nudity was just a state of unclothedness, with no particular emotional attachment to it beyond "You better put something on before leaving the house or you'll get cold and miserable - or get arrested and miserable." So other people's nudity, or my own, doesn't really... it usually has about as much impact on me as seeing a woman with her hair or face showing has on those of us who don't live in countries where women cover their faces or hair whenever they're out of the house.

I know it bugs other people. I just don't get it.

Same with drinking. I was brought up among people who regularly had wine with dinner, rarely got drunk, and were perfectly willing to let me try whatever they were drinking as long as I didn't drink too much of it because kids generally can't hold much liquor. Same as I wasn't allowed to drink too much coffee or tea because kids don't do well with caffeine. It wasn't forbidden fruit. It wasn't mysterious. It was just (somewhat yucky) liquid.

So I read this article and have difficulty getting what the writer's on about. I don't see "flouting the law", or constantly turning to alcohol to "calm their nerves, fortify their courage or comfort their sorrows." (Edited to add: Although I do recognize that in part that's because I'm a geek who knows that way back in Goblet of Fire somebody mentioned that Butterbeer can't possibly make anybody but a house elf drunk. Still.)

Same planet, different worlds ;)

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