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Name: Ben Ciuffetelli
Email: 24080bc@chaminade-hs.org

Name: Anthony Cacamese
Email: 24054ac@chaminade-hs.org

Name: Christopher Galluccio
Email: 24162CG@chaminade-hs.org

Name: Jack Panossian
Email: 24315JP@chaminade-hs.org

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Its the Russians’ fault.

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Chapters 1-3
Members Present: All except Jack

Discussion Highlights:
- RIP Comedian
- The use of varying color schemes is pretty interesting
- The plot seems fairly typical thus far
- Dr. Manhattan is an fun character

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The Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons

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The Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons

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- Epistolary Collection: More entries from Rorschach’s journals

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I’m thinking that I will write about the roles of heroes and how the public sees them.

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Chapters 7-12
Members Present: All

Discussion Highlights:
- A lot of chapters to read
-Ending was anti-climactic

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Chapters 4-6
Members Present: All except Galluccio

Discussion Highlights:
- Rorschach getting caught and unmasked feels like the breaking of an illusion that he was some actual badass superhero
-In reality, he is a traumatized boy

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Meeting 1 Date: Friday, February 3rd
Pages / Section: Chapters 1-3

Meeting 2 Date: Monday, February 13th
Pages / Section: Chapters 4-6

Meeting 3 Date: Tuesday, February 28th
Pages / Section: Chapters 7-12

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Honor Rorschach

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Agenda Topic 1 - Art Style of Opening Chapter

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Agenda Topic 1 - Art Style of Opening Chapter

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In the first pages of the opening chapter, there is a brilliantly crafted scene of the Comedian’s murder which occurs alongside the investigation into his murder. In these pages,  panels of the detectives talking about the murder are interspersed with the scene of the actual murder, with the investigators’ dialogue serving as narration to the event itself. For example, one of the men says at the beginning of the sequence: “which means the occupant was home when it happened”, the reader is shown a scene of someone breaking into the victim’s home while he is watching television. The contrast between the calm, dialogue-heavy investigation scene with the intense, fast-paced (yet devoid of dialogue) image of the murder itself shows a juxtaposition of moods which is found quite often in the world of The Watchmen.

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12 poems, one for each chapter.

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I will discuss how Watchmen exemplifies realism in contrast to the fantastical idealism of most “superhero” media.

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Agenda Topic 1: The Mind of Adrian Veidt

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Agenda Topic 1: The Mind of Adrian Veidt

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The climax of the text leaves the protagonists entirely outsmarted. It’s an interesting scene to witness, as it serves as a clear delineation from the standard ‘good defeats bad’ that reigns supreme through all other comics, and most other stories. It’s also interesting to witness how this idea is further expressed with Veidt detailing his plan after he’s already put it into fruition, and making sure to show as such to Rorschach and the rest. This entire section serves the purpose of separating the text even further from the average comic, and it does so successfully.

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Agenda Topic 1 - Use of Time in Dr. Manhattan’s backstory

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Agenda Topic 1 - Use of Time in Dr. Manhattan’s backstory

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Throughout his narration of his own backstory, Dr. Manhattan constantly references time, beginning many text-boxes with “It’s [Specific Date]”, as he reflects on his past. Curiously, while the events shown in the comic panels occur in chronological order, his narration is constantly going back and forth through time. This shifting of time references both Osterman’s irrational human side (emotion-driven nostalgia making him live in the past) and his super-powered, almost divine side, which allows him to see into the future.

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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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Don’t skip the non-comic parts

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The use of excerpts, as found with the ‘Under the Hood’ clipping in Chapter 1, is a unique way of providing background information.

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- Imitation of The New Frontiersman Newspaper

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- It’s likely that I will focus on the ability of the text to commentate on society, while also discussing its influence on me.

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The inclusion of the New Frontiersman article at the end of the chapter has a great importance within the graphic novel, as it gives insight into the world of Watchmen, especially the landscape of media and politics amidst Cold War tensions and debates over the legality and morality of masked vigilantism. The New Frontiersman is spoken of by many throughout the novel as a right-wing propaganda outlet, even being implied to have radicalized Rorschach himself. However, these claims only serve to tell the reader about the content of the newspaper, with its excerpts actually being shown providing the readers with a chance to evaluate the journal’s merits themselves. Reading the articles on one’s own, not only can a clear bias be observed directly, but the authors’ rhetorical choices can also be analyzed to provide insight into how exactly they plan on affecting the public to their side.

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The use of the “Tales of the Black Freighter” comic is interesting, as it gives a more lively parallel of life within Watchmen at any given point. The comic does a good job of situating itself in spots that are worth accentuating, letting the reader doubly consider the actions at hand before moving on to the next situation.

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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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We’re introduced to the red-haired man toting the sign ‘The End is Nigh’. He seems to be a recurring character through the first few chapters.

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Laurie and Dan are remising about Laurie’s smoking addiction, and it brings up a point that it is hard to let go of the past. While Dan says he has given up his addictive habit of running around in a costume, he still has kept his gear. This shows that he cannot let go of his past and desires to continue his hero job. It is hard to let go of our past.

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Agenda Topic 3: Development of Kovacs’ Character

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Agenda Topic 3: Development of Kovacs’ Character

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The development of Kovacs, aka Rorschach, through his interview with Dr. Long helps us to understand where Kovacs comes from and why he ends up doing what he does. The reader sees Kovacs’ childhood in a flashback, which helps us see how he becomes who he is.

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Rorschach’s death felt about as him as possible, going out on his terms due to what he saw as injustice. However, his final scene with him in tears and ripping off his mask allows the reader to better empathize with him, for it gives the rare insight into his humanity,

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1. Good discussion
2. Could help to read the book a little more closely
3. Things may be a little in-depth once all four of us are here

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1. We had decent discussion, and the book assisted in that with how interesting it was.
2. This has been a decent group, as we’ve all done our due diligence in digesting the book in a thorough manner.
3. It could be possible to better flow between points, as our discussion felt a little bit forced in moving from point to point.

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1. This was an interesting section, but we’re still sadly yet to have a full group.
2. Despite the 3/4 showing, we had fruitful discussion amongst the three that resembled something close to if all four of us were here.
3. It will be interesting to see what happens once we’re all here.

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I will likely write poems centered around the themes of each character.

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- I will likely write an essay talking about the impact of the medium chosen by the author (graphic novel) on displaying themes well in the text.

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