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Name: Dylan Shannon
Email: 24378ds@chaminade-hs.org

Name: Patrick Sullivan
Email 24394ps@chaminade-hs.org

Name: Daniel Sullivan
Email: 24392ds@chaminade-hs.org

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RULE 1- Always bring your book to the workshop period. 

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RULE 1- Always bring your book to the workshop period. 

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Section/Pages: Chapters 1-3, pages 1-110
Members Present: Daniel Sullivan, Dylan Shannon, and Patrick Sullivan

Discussion Highlights:
- What everyone thought about the book, everyone has enjoyed it so far.
- In the story Rorschach believes that the kill on the Comedian was a political one. Everyone also agreed that it was a political kill.
- Mutual agreement that the setting will stay dystopian, but the tone/mood will become more epic rather than mysterious
- The book has become clearer the more we read. The beginning of the book was very vague and resulted in slight confusion.
- Despite the Keene act, Rorschach continues to fight. We believe that he feels like he owes a certain debt to the city. What is his connection to pursuing justice in a city so overrun with crime?

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Section/Pages: 10-12 / Pages 315-414
Members Present: Dylan Shannon and Patrick Sullivan

Discussion Highlights:
- Our first discussion was about how an aging president Nixon was going to a secret bunker to stay safe because world war three was right around the corner.
- We also talked about how Rorschach was super eager to get back out there and get his uniform again. He was tired of waiting for the cops to slow down their search for him.
- The last thing we discussed is what we think of the ending of this novel, what we thought of the characters, and how we liked the book. We all agreed that this book was very interesting and very different and that the characters were well written, especially Rorschach.

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Section/Pages: Chapters 7-9 / Pages 213-315
Members Present: All three members were present.

Discussion Highlights:
- Our first discussion was about how the relationships of these characters could possibly lead to the end of humanity. One of the examples of this is Dr. Manhattan not thinking of saving the earth anymore because Laurie broke up with him and is with Dan now.
- We talked about how Dan and Laurie broke Rorschach out of prison and how Rorschach killed most of the people who tried to jump him in prison.
- we also discussed what we thought the theme of this novel is. We all came to the conclusion that it was in the lines of something dark. We could not quite put our finger on the exact theme yet.
- We talked about the moral complications that go on through this graphic novel. For example how some of the so called hero’s don’t care about humanity anymore and have given up while others have no yet given up on humanity.

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Section/Pages: Chapters 4-6 / Pages 111-206
Members Present: All three members.

Discussion Highlights:
- First discussion about why Jon / Mr. Manhattan went to Mars. We felt that he went for two main reasons. The first reason was that he felt he was harming other when the news came out that  he was causing cancer. The second reason was that he felt lonely and that he didn’t belong on earth.
- Second Discussion- Rorschach believes that someone is planning and committing these murder, and that they are not random acts. I also believe this, it is not probable that these vigilantes are being killed.
- In the setting of the book, the Cold War is going on against Russia, and the Comedian and Dr. Manhattan were being used to help the United States. People were comparing Dr. Manhattan to God, and that God was with America.
- Rorschach has lost hope in peoples Morals in this time period. We discussed what was going on in people or/and in the world that might be causing this. Also why Rorschach would come to this conclusion.

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Meeting 1 Date: 10/26/22
Pages / Section: Chapters 1-3 / Pages 1-110

Meeting 2 Date: 11/4/22
Pages / Section: Chapters 4-6 / Pages 111-206

Meeting 3 Date: 11/15/22
Pages / Section: Chapters 7-9

Meeting 4 Date: 11/23/22
Pages / Section: Chapters 10-12

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RULE 2- Always have the pages read before the meetings in workshop.

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RULE 2- Always have the pages read before the meetings in workshop.

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RULE 3- Think of some important ideas and questions to talk about during the meeting.

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RULE 3- Think of some important ideas and questions to talk about during the meeting.

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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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This section of the story uses the literary device of characterization to develop this part. The author characterizes the mother of Laurie, one of the original minutemen as forgiving. Even though Eddie raped her long ago, she still feels bad for her death and forgives him. She says this is because of her old age and has a different perspective on things. Her daughter is confused with this decision but she doesn’t change her mind. The idea that perspective changes with age is an important thing to know for this story, but also in real life.

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ANALYSIS

In this section the author uses the literary device flashbacks to develop the story. In this section of the text, it talks about the childhood of Veidt. The description of his childhood explains why Veidt is determined to do what he does. He grew up orphaned and rich, and wanted to be useful, not just live the rest of his life in luxury. He idolized Alexander of Macedonia and wanted his contribution to the world be more than Alexander’s. The flashback shows the motives for all of Veidt’s decision and makes it make more sense.

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This selection definitely develops the literary term of perspective. The section talks about the new perspective Dr. Manhattan now has on earth. Before he was willing to save it because of Laurie, but now that Laurie no longer is with him, he has no desire to save earth. Laurie argues with him and tries to persuade him the value of people but Dr. Manhattan isn’t convinced. He believes humans just do endless labor, destroy the environment, kill each other, and accomplish nothing.

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ANALYSIS

In this section of the story, the literary device of imagery helps develop it. On these pages Dr. Manhattan or Jon, has left earth and went to Mars to be alone. These pages use imagery to show his loneliness on Mars. Ever since he became Dr, Manhattan he has lost relationships with people because of his new appearance. He has become a weapon for the United States military, and finally been blamed for killing people. This was all too much for him and he needed to get away. This imagery shows what he’s feeling right now, by himself, distant from everybody, and doesn’t know what should and needs to do.

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1. Everyone met the requirements for reading, but we need to work on “annotating the text”. We need to work on coming prepared with different inquiries.
2. Everyone participated a great amount. Everyone is excited to continue reading.
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1. We were missing one member today, we still had a meaningful discussion without them. At another time, we will tell him what we discussed and see what he has to add from these pages.
2. We were prepared today and discussed the overall themes of the story after finishing the story.
3. We talked about whether or not we enjoyed the book and if we would recommend it to others.

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1. Overall productive day.
2. Talked a lot about charter development and how it helps us understand the plot.
3. Brainstormed ideas of what the future of the book will look like. Hopefully all ends well.

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1. Everyone met the requirements for reading chapters four  through six.
2. Everybody had their reading journal sections finished prior to coming in today for our meeting which lead to easy discussion topics.
3. Due to point two, our conversations were very fluid and went into depth about our specific quotes and selections. We didn’t reach a point where we ran out of topics to talk about.
4. Today’s meeting was based more around story development rather than thematic interpretation. We believe this was good because the story is finally starting to reach a point where it is all coming together.
5. Overall,  today’s meeting was very productive.

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I have always been a fan of superhero’s. I’ve loved them since I was a kid, I watch all superhero movies in theaters and watch all the shows. For my reflection essay I will most likely include my interest in them and how I felt about the oppression put on to them by the government through the Keene act and other things.

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Loneliness

In the story it shows the concept of loneliness and not fitting in with characters like Dr. Manhattan. Everyone in their life has at one point in time not felt like they fit in and this is accurately portrayed through Dr. Manhattan.

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So far, it is clear that Watchmen is set in a dystopian society. This makes think of how balance is a key factor to every aspect of my life. We need bad to balance out good and good to balance out evil. In retrospect, everything is good in moderation.

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I am thinking about making a short video based on one of the themes of Watchmen. Although I don’t know which theme I am going to do yet, I do know that the video will most likely be dark and filled with drama.

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I am thinking that I might want to create a graphic novel that is inspired by this book. I think I might do this because I enjoyed reading this graphic novel and I also enjoy drawing so that might be a good fit for me.

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I like the themes that the Watchmen portrays. Two of them that I will use are loneliness and the end of the world. I feel like I can make a good short story based on these themes. I’ve read so many short stories in freshman year so I have a general idea of how to write one.