PROTOCOL!

Protocol 3/29 Ben came in today and wrote the program on the board like he usually does. It reads: -we’ve gone public! Elisa on the daily -Housekeeping- the last two big assignments -introducing ourselves (and we’ve got quest. Anil, Rachel, and Jesse) sorry if I misspelled them. -Vin Flynn difficultation - (if time: building metacommentary) which we didn’t have time for. First Ben starts off by letting the class know that we have some guest and we are introducing ourselves using Exoteric and Esoteric. Ben’s example: was my name is Ben, my enemy would be tests and the exoteric reason would be that exam are destroying the state of capacity and will destroy our ability to think. The esoteric is that doctoral exam start next week and he is terrified. After that everyone in the room had to go around and say their exoteric and esoteric examples. But before that...Elisa went public! CONGRATS! Elisa got her external writing published in the daily. ‘Limitless’ and the college student. She wrote a comparison to student and medicines they have taken (drugs) she said it wasn’t edited that much. Then after congratulating Elisa and her telling us how ironic is was that she wrote about drugs and the guy that she talked to on the phone must have been on drugs. (Lol) Ben passed around a couple things. The last two big assignments. He handed out external writing number three. This is a Formal academic paper (surprise!). He explained that its part of the core material of this class. Hopefully all the stuff we have been talking about don’t just forget it! Ben said to keep in mind that formal doesn’t mean boring. Think about Vidal, wolf, (and I missed the other person’s name) that is actually really engaging. He will answer some questions at the beginning of class. Ben recommends that all the students come and talk to him about what you want to write about. The external writing number three rough draft is due two and a half weeks from Thursday. Steal from yourself and use what you wrote! No reason why you have to re invent the wheel. Ben explained that the grading will be different. We are going to be grading it together. We will meet and negotiate what you think you should get on the paper. After his mini lecture he made us put them away. NOW- having seen the external assignment number three, the final assignment is about making history charismatically, and I want you to start thinking about it! Ben explains that it’s a much shorter assignment. There is no written involved, work in groups together. Remember THE SKY IS THE LIMIT! Groups 4 to 6! Give it a read before Thursday! Questions will be answered in class. Ben had one more thing to add before we moved on to Vin Flynn he told us that his friend Richard leapord?? Is a big Adorno fan and he Found another pamphlet called soviet tendencies or control over America. He didn’t read from it but Ben passed around the pamphlet. He explained that it’s a Classic state of exception. We are being attacked!! You have to declare a state of exception! After all that Ben introduced the quest and we went on with the introductions! Kari (sorry for misspelling names I apologize!) volunteered to begin! (I personally don’t get it quite yet!) Ben gave the definition of exoteric once again for those who didn’t understand. Exoteric is the noble lie you feed to scare the hell out of the American people. My example was: My enemy is people who can’t drive! Because they are the reason why there is accidents and traffic. My esoteric is because I have road rage!! People don’t move over when they are supposed too! Going 55 on a 65!!! Ugh!! & DIE! As we went on it seemed that people had a lot of problems with credit card companies and money over all. But what can we do about that?!? Student tuition is ruining everything!:(Before moving on Ben stressed two things! -Schmitt and Strauss! We are pretty good!: thinking about the history of this class what brings us to Vin Flynn?? Marika answered- the truth of history and what actually happened! Rachel followed with how people make decisions, like the two terrorist and karim kills them and hakim is against them. Ben exclaimed “Sovereign is he who decides on the exception!” Brittany raised her hand and added on-how do we convince people to convince what is actually true! With that being said we moved on to Vin Flynn PURSUIT OF HONOR The book is writing in a charismatic although Vin Flynn did do research to write the book he didn’t cite any sources. This was pointed out by Sophie. Mandy speaks up and says because he only offers one side of it and only shows the story! Agrees with what Ahmed said about how it can’t be bureaucratic if it’s a fiction book. Ben says that if you are talking about the production of historical truth it can be bureaucratic. Rachel one of our guests speaks out and says that Vin Flynn is a brand this name sells book more than this title! He is a New York Times best seller because he is an authority on the subject! Ben explained that the book didn’t sell very well at all and didn’t get any good reviews! Kate points out that Glenn beck said it was his best book though!! (Surprise there!) Ben argued that Vinn Flynn is just a good fiction writer! He has this position of power! Sometimes if you are looking for the truth you have to turn to the fiction writers! He also said No writing is charismatic or bureaucratic you have sources somewhere! What is true!? Bureaucratic truth is supposed to effect disinterestedness which Ben enforced that is was very important!! Ben also pointed out that Vin Flynn Degree is in what?? He has no foot notes! And it’s not scientific! And there still is a truth! It’s impossible to write “how it actually happened” Ben gave an example with the protocols. Two different people write different protocols because they come from different points of view/positions!! After discussion about Vin Flynn and running late on time we jumped into the Difficultation! Tam gets up and asked for 6 volunteers! The people doing the difficultation today are Hongfa Tam and Shukuri. After the six volunteers leave the room Hongfa wants everyone to come up with keywords from the book that is related to Vidal, wolf, Strauss, Schmitt, the square in the middle is for similarities between all of them! After about five or ten minutes everyone walks back in the room including Ben. HOngfa then said they are going to be doing a reenactment from pages 100 to 103 and to follow along and pay attention. The first to perform were Ahmed, Elisa, and Kate. NEXT were Heidi, Mandy and Ben! (This was very funny! And good job guys!) The difficultators stressed again for us to pay attention to the actors as well. Ben is on the floor and the same acting is taking place from page 100 to 103! Tam now asked the class to take out a piece of paper and make three columns (Not going to be turned in!) They explained to write our reactions the play! The reaction to the characters and last to answering the question: “what is Vin Flynn purpose of having the characters portrayed in this scene?” We got a few minutes to work on this! Sophie and I were partners. Sophie thought that the purpose of this was that Vin Flynn was trying to portray this sort of hero. (Sorry if that’s not exactly what you said!) With all that being said we didn’t have enough time to finish the difficultation and will take over from where we left off in the next class, Thursday!