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Name: Brendan O’Brien
Email: 24307bo@chaminade-hs.org

Name: Kieran Thomson
Email: 24404kt@chaminade-hs.org

Name: Christian Basios
Email: 24019cb@chaminade-hs.org

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You cannot go past the assigned chapter. Don’t go ahead of the group.

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Section/Pages: up to ch 3
Members Present: Brendan O’Brien, Kieran Thomson, Christian Basios

Discussion Highlights:
- Rorschach is the only who cares about Blake’s death so what he is doing is justifiable, but he is being a little crazy about it. He interrogates a random person in a bar and many people think he is crazy and scary.
- Laurie is mad for a couple of reasons. She said that her mother forced her to become a masked adventurer to follow in the legacy.
- However, there is reason to believe that something suspicious  happened with eddie and Laurie’s mother.
- If the mother is telling the truth, then she is definitely downplaying what happened between them.
- Still confused about why she picked at Jon; possibly switching the conversation or hiding something between the two.

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Watchmen by Alan Moore

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Section/Pages: ch 10-12
Members Present: Christian Basios, Brendan O’Brien and Kieran Thomson

Discussion Highlights:
- I think dr. Manhattan was morally justified for killing Rorschach. The peace of the world basically relied on it. Rorschach was causing chaos and havoc.
- Dr. Manhattan did what needed to be done. He seems a little off put by his actions but he is definitely satisfied.
- Dan and Laurie got their happy ending because they were together in the end. Laurie ending things with doctor Manhattan and then pursued a future with Dan.
-At the end they seem very happy to be together and they also say that they were gonna adventure as their superhero alias’.

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Section/Pages: Ch 7-9
Members Present: Christian Basios and Kieran Thomson

Discussion Highlights:
-Maybe he didn’t really care what she did as he was already able to know what is going to happen in the future.
-Perhaps he was trying to act surprised and Laurie realized that which is why she was confused as she thought he knees already.
-After the original Nite Owl retired, Dan had looked up to him when he was younger so he took up the mantle and become the second one. This ultimately led to the death of the first nite owl due to Dan’s sloppiness as a hero.
-Dan was the second nite owl for a while but paused for a while when the Keene Act was passed. When they were breaking Rorschach spout of prison, that is when he took up the mantle once again.
-We think that Dr. Manhattan realizes that human lives are one of a kid and different than everything else.

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Section/Pages: Ch 4-6
Members Present: Brendan O’Brien, Kieran Thomson, Christian Basios

Discussion Highlights:
-We said that the media was bombarding him with questions based on Afghanistan and also cancer questions.
-Rorsharch had a very dark past, he got bullied for his mom being a bad mom. Very upsetting and hard life led to him converting to someone who changes and helps people. His past shaped him to be who he is today.
-We were all very confused about how Dr. Manhattan was able to see into the future but never helped. It was confusing because Dr. Manhattan works for the government and didn’t choose to help the president.

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Meeting 1 Date: 10/24/22
Pages / Section: up to chapter 3

Meeting 2 Date: 11/2/22
Pages / Section: ch 4-6

Meeting 3 Date: 11/9/22
Pages / Section: ch 7-9

Meeting 4 Date: 11/18/22
Pages / Section: ch 10-12

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You don’t have to annotate but you should take note of details that stood out to you or were important to the plot.

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“Someone threw him out of a window and when he hit the sidewalk his head was driven up into his stomach. Nobody cares.” How is Rorschach overlooked in the novel? Do you think he’s being outlandish or the other characters are?

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Was Dr. Manhattan morally correct for killing Rorschach? Is the peace that important that he can’t expose the truth to the world?

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Why does Dr. Manhattan seem surprised when he learns about Laurie and Dan’s relationship? Isn’t he able to see everything that is going to happen and has already happened?

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Do you truly believe Dr. Manhattan caused his former associates’ illnesses? Was it just coincidence? How did the media not help Dr. Manhattan’s case?

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https://forms.gle/cCJbHs6scjgEERui7

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Access Google Forms with a personal Google account or Google Workspace account (for business use).

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If you aren’t caught up with your reading on the meeting date, you should catch up by the next meeting date as well as complete the assigned reading for that date.

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“Listen, getting old, you get a different perspective. The big stuff looks smaller somehow.”
Do you think the grandma is downplaying what happened with Eddie or is it just because she is old or is Lorie overreacting?

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How do you think Dr. Manhattan feels after he kills Rorschach? Why?

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Why do you think Dan would want to be the second night owl?

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How does Rorschach’s past directly relate to his character’s attributes? Why do you think him revealing his past to the doctor affected him so much?

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1 Brainstorm a LIST OF THEMES for the book thus far. Then, select one theme from the list and find at least three pieces of textual evidence to support it. 1

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Talk about the major events that happened at the beginning of chapter two, a flashback was seen. Why does Sally seem to downplay and not mind what happened with Blake? Why does she begin to pick at John and her daughter? Is everything alright with her or is there some sort of problem?

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Despite the sort of complex ending with Dr. Manhattan and Rorschach, how did Dan and Laurie get their happy ending? Did they deserve this happy ending?

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What changed Dr. Manhattan’s mind about humanity and it being worth saving?

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Is it immoral for Dr. Manhattan to see the future but purposefully not help people? He didn’t save the pregnant woman in the end of chapter 3 nor John F. Kennedy. Should he have saved them since he knew exactly what would happen to them and when? Why does he choose to abstain from helping and sit on the side instead?

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1. All the questions were answered nicely with multiple insights.
2. We could’ve talked more in depth and got more involved with each other’s opinions.
3. There are definitely some undisclosed questions we have about the text. But as we read, they will probably be answered.

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1. We all offered different perspectives to the novel
2. Everybody chimed in on the questions especially their own, offering their opinion about the asked event
3. It was a very active meeting as there were some disagreements however, they were very formal

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1. Despite only two people being present today, the meeting went very well and all 3 discussion topics were spoken about. The questions were all answered very well.
2. The various different opinions provided for a good discussion. Some of these questions are a little more open ended so the opinions made the discussion better.
3. The few questions we have left after this section of the book will probably be answered within the remaining three chapters.

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1. We were successful in answering all the questions and expressing our ideas with each other. We were able to express different thoughts without getting out of hand or disagreement
2. I feel that we should have made the questions a little better in order to produce longer and more thought out responses.
3. We have no further questions are reading this section of the book.

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The meetings were very productive and I got to know the book very well. Everybody offered alternate perspectives and it proved to be very successful.

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The different opinions on certain topics discussed during our book club meetings offered for a good debate/topics. The meetings were very helpful and insightful and way better than just reading the book on your own.

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I could create a collage of the beautiful artwork within the book.

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I think that these meetings were very successful as we were mostly all her for every meeting. In these meetings we were able to have intelligible conversations and express new ideas with each other. This really helped me to get a better understanding of the book and see things that I didn’t see when I read it on my own.

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I could create a blog post which could consist of a review and opinions/thoughts for what is coming up next for the characters.

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For my independent project I would probably create a new ending for this book.