Enter the Matrix

Here's the assignment for the upcoming week (as outlined in class on Friday).

Remember that we will meet in the A/V Room, NOT S-13. Be prompt to class, since I'll be starting the movie directly.

OPERATION: ENTERING THE MATRIX

MISSION SPECIALIZATION CHOICES:
A> SUB-OPERATION: THE DESERT OF THE REAL. DESCRIPTION: YOU WILL FOCUS ON THE NATURE OF THE REALITY PRESENTED IN THE MATRIX. OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS WILL BE DIRECTED TOWARD METAPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION.
B> SUB-OPERATION: BLUE PILL. DESCRIPTION: YOU WILL FOCUS ON THE NATURE OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE WORLD OF THE MATRIX. OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS WILL BE DIRECTED TOWARD EPISTEMOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION.
C> SUB-OPERATION: VIRUS H(uman)1N1. DESCRIPTION: YOU WILL FOCUS ON THE NATURE OF MORALITY IN THE MATRIX. OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS WILL BE DIRECTED TOWARD ETHICAL INVESTIGATION.

YOUR MISSION PARAMETERS:
>>>1. RECONNAISANCE. MAXIMUM ALLOTTED TIME: 136 MINUTES. DESCRIPTION: FROM A SECURE LOCATION, OBSERVE AND RECORD MAJOR CHARACTERS, INTERACTIONS, EVENTS WITHIN THE MATRIX. BUILD A DATABASE COMPLETE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT 4 PERIODIC COMPREHENSIVE MISSION DEBRIEFS (VERBAL AND/OR WRITTEN FORMAT) TO ZION MISSION HQ AND/OR EXTERNAL COMMAND REPRESENTATIVES.
>>>2. EVALUATION/SYNTHESIS. MAXIMUM ALLOTTED TIME: 60 MINUTES. DESCRIPTION: INTERPRET THE DATA YOU COLLECT. RECORD QUESTIONS AND MAKE INFORMED HYPOTHESES ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE/MEANING OF: CHARACTER NAMES, SYMBOLS, CONVERSATIONS, ESPECIALLY POSSIBLE PHILOSOPHICAL SIGNIFICANCE (RELEVANT TO YOUR CHOSEN MISSION SPECIALIZATION). THE RESULT OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE RECORDED IN JOURNAL FORMAT, DATE-STAMPED, AND WILL BE SAVED IN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT FORMAT FOR IMMEDIATE USE (SEE MISSION PARAMETER 3 BELOW). **NOTE: THIS PORTION OF YOUR MISSION MAY REQUIRE ACCESS TO MULTIPLE RESEARCH DATABASES (ONLINE AND OFFLINE) FOR UNFAMILIAR TERMINOLOGY.
>>>3. COLLABORATION. MAXIMUM ALLOTTED TIME: N/A. DESCRIPTION: ACTIVE DATA SHARING WITH OTHER OPERATIVES VIA COMMON BLOG ACCESS (CODENAME: MOUNTIESPHILOSOPHY.BLOGSPOT.COM). THE MATRIX IS A SOPHISTICATED AND COMPLEX ENTITY; IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ALL OPERATIVES SHARE THEIR DATA/OBSERVATIONS IN COMMON, TO ACHIEVE A FULL ANALYSIS OF THE PHENOMENON. ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED MISSION PARAMETER 2, YOU WILL POST YOUR EVALUATION/SYNTHESIS TO BLOG AND POST A MINIMUM OF 2 COMMENTS ON 2 OTHER OPERATIVES' EVAL/SYNTHS.
>>>4. MISSION REPORT. LENGTH: 500-600 WORDS. SUBMIT DEADLINE: 10/26, 0800 HOURS. DESCRIPTION: SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF YOUR CHOSEN SUB-OPERATION, BASED ON THE SUM TOTAL OF DATA COLLECTED THROUGH COMPLETING MISSION PARAMETERS 1 THROUGH 3. ZION MISSION HQ WILL MAKE COMMAND DECISIONS BASED UPON YOUR INTEL; OBVIOUSLY YOU STRIVE TO PRESENT AS THOROUGH AS POSSIBLE A REPORT.

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