John Carroll Human Geography

1. Two kinds of drama were performed in greek theaters- Tragedy (serious dramas with themes such as love, hate, war or betrayal, typically featuring a tragic hero with a fatal flaw) and Comedy (contained slapstick situations and humor, mocking political figures and respected people). 2. A- When I was younger, I went to Girl Scout camp, and we would write and perform skits and plays for the other girls often. Usually, skits would contains jokes and dumb humor, as well as lines that made fun of our counselors or camp staff, similar to the mocking of important figures in comedic Greek theater. 3.   This theater is very large, to hold many people in the audience.  The circular shape with the stage at the center of the raised seats also benefits the acoustics and allows for everyone to see the performance.

With students and teachers facing new challenges and responsibilities that we weren't expecting or prepared for, students have found that it's easier to slack off and cheat on assignments. As a student, a lot of us have seen work exchanged in group chats and heard of sites where we can find pre-written work, so it's difficult to complete work knowing that there's a much simpler option, even if it is dishonest. Along with this, since we're away from teachers and other students, we're in an environment where we feel like we're not really in school as much as we are on a vacation, so students don't want to be bothered with online classes and quizzes. Despite this, it's our responsibility to try and have as normal an academic life as possible in this crisis, and to learn and improve during this period.

The plague that hit Athens during the Peloponnesian war was similar to COVID-19 because both spread quickly in places where a large amount of people were crammed into close quarters. While these two illnesses have different symptoms, they were both unexpected and threw people into chaos, greatly disrupting society.

The first week of cyber days was pretty difficult. It took a lot of time to get used to it and manage the classes. I kept forgetting assignments and my grades dropped a little, but I'm hoping that by next week I'll be able to handle it. I wish that we had less work per day, but I understand that the teachers have to give us enough work for a full class.

1. Pericles was a wise statesman, politician, and general that led Athens during most of its golden age. His goals for Athens were to strengthen Athenian democracy, strengthen the empire, and glorify Athens. 2. A direct democracy is run by citizens directly ruling, not through representatives. 3. The Delian League worked by Athens taking leadership of the other city-states, using money from the league's treasury to make the Athenian navy stronger, helping Athens to gain access to waterways and strengthen the safety of the empire. The Athenian military allowed Pericles to treat other members of the league as part of the empire. Money from the treasury was also used to beautify and glorify Athens.

Today in class, Mr. Schick prepared us for the next 2 weeks by telling us about cyber school methods and where we would turn in electronic work for the time we're out of school. He instructed us on staying healthy and virus-free, and discussed why forced quarantine would work in America, but isn't allowed.

Today in class, we got new seats and assigned pockets for our phones. After we got our new seats, Mr. Schick taught us about the proper steps to avoid getting sick during a time of widespread disease, and educated us on the correct way to wash our hands. After discussing how to avoid sickness, we talked about the upcoming cyber days. Cyber days are when we have classes and assignments electronically, because we're not in school. We used to do them at John Carroll for snow days, and we're learning about them now because we're going to have off school due to the Coronavirus. It's a bad idea to have this many people in the same place during a time where there's an illness present and spreading, so we're going to have to do cyber school.