ConVal High School
Philosophy Class
Mr. O'Leary
The ConVal High School Community is dedicated
to learning, thinking and growing.
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About
Mr. O
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"We are all drugged by our own frenzy." Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Seneca
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Socrates, as quoted by Plato
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" I believe it is better to tell the truth than to lie. I believe that it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe that it is better to know than to be ignorant." H.L.Mencken |
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Jan 29
- Feb 1 |
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Monday |
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No school — Teacher
Workshop |
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Tuesday |
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| Intro
to class; discussion of respect and philosophy Assignment: Download "The Allegory of the Cave" ( html | pdf ) and bring to class; download and read Ayn Rand's "Philosophy, Who Needs It?"( html | pdf ) and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote |
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Wednesday |
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| Homework check;
small and large group discussion of pithy quotes; class reading
of "Allegory of the Cave" Assignment: Download and read Seneca's "On Philosophy" ( html | pdf ) and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote |
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Thursday |
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| Homework check;
small and large group discussion of pithy quotes; class reading
of "Allegory of the Cave" Assignment: Read Cicero's "On Philosophy" html | pdf and write 180 words on a pithy quote. |
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Friday |
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| Homework
check; small and large group discussion of pithy quotes; class
discussion of
"Allegory of the Cave" details Assignment: Complete a Personal Allegory Application ( html | pdf ) Complete the feedback survey on the Quia site by 8 on Sunday evening |
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Monday |
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Sharing of surveys; class
reading of "The Allegory of the Cave" and discussion |
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Tuesday |
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| Discussion
of Cicero: class discussion of Allegory details; Assignment: Complete a Personal Allegory Application ( html | pdf ) |
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Wednesday |
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| Class
sharings of allegory applications; small group work on presenting
their allegory Assignment: Read Montaigne's "To Study Philosophy is to learn to Die" ( html | pdf ) and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote. |
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Thursday |
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| Presentation
of allegories; discussion of Montaigne's essay Assignment:Read Cicero's "The Six Mistakes of Man" html | pdf and write a 180 word minimum essay on one of his points. |
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Friday |
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| Sharing and discussion
of the essays. Assignment: Complete a DLP html | pdf with a Philosophical Inquiry Essay and the collated homework in order. Complete the survey on the Quia site by 8 Sunday evening. |
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Monday |
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Books out: The
Trial and Death of Socrates; Sharing ofsurvey results; discussion
of Cicero |
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Tuesday |
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| Discussion
of" Euthyphro" Assignment: Read the first half of "The Apology" from The Trial and Death of Socrates and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote |
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Wednesday |
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of "The Apology" Assignment: Finish "The Apology" and write down your assessment of Socrates based upon his testimony. |
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Thursday |
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| Finish
the discussion of "The Apology" Assignment:Read "Crito" The Trial and Death of Socrates and write down a pithy part for discussion. |
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Friday |
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| Discussion
of "Crito" Assignment: Read Montaigne's "On Physiognamy" html | pdf and write 180 words minumum on a pithy quote. Complete the survey on the Quia site by 8 Sunday evening. |
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Monday |
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Discussion of Crito |
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Tuesday |
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| Discussion
of pithy quotes;n Writing Dialogue activity Assignment: Complete "Writing Dialogue" activity ( html | pdf ) |
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Wednesday |
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| Sharing
of dialogues; development of dialogue for sharing Assignment: Work on dialogues and DLP 2 |
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Thursday |
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| Work
day on dialogues Assignment:Work on dialogues and DLP 2 |
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Friday |
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| Dialogue
presentations; handing in of DLP 2 Assignment: Complete survey on Quia site by Sunday evening (March 2) |
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Monday |
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Class reading of Montaigne's
"That Actions should be Judged by Intentions'.html | pdf Disucssion
of Belief Paper..html | pdf |
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Tuesday |
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| Small
and large group discussions of pithy quotes Assignment: Read Voltaires "On Charletons".html | pdf and write 180 workds on a pithy quote, or complete a pithy quote alternative. |
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Wednesday |
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and large group discussions of pithy quotes Assignment: Read Montaigne's "On Cruelty".html | pdf and write down two pithy parts for discussion. |
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Thursday |
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| Small
and large group discussions of pithy parts Assignment:Read Bacon's "Of Adversity".html | pdf and write 180 workds on a pithy quote, or complete a pithy quote alternative. |
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Friday |
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and large group discussions of pithy quotes Assignment: Read Melville's "Fast Fish and Loose Fish" .html | pdf and and write 180 workds on a pithy quote, or complete a pithy quote alternative. |
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Monday |
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Discussion of Melville;
Allegory vs. Example presentation |
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Tuesday |
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| Discussion
of Forster's essay Assignment: Read Plato's "On Self-Discipline" ( html | pdf ) and write 180 words on a pithy quote, or complete a pithy quote alternativ e. |
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Wednesday |
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| Discussion
of Plato's dialogue Assignment:Create and write down a short essay/outline of your belief and reasoning. |
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Thursday |
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| Sharing
of beliefs; workday on papers Assignment:Work on papers |
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Friday |
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| Work
day on papers Assignment: Complete a DLP of homework form last two week's only (no Inquiry Essay) and complete a first draft of Belief paper.. |
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Monday |
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Sharing of belief paper
drafts |
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Tuesday |
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| Work
on Belief Papers Assignment: Complete final draft of Belief Papers |
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Wednesday |
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| Class
Reading of Belief Papers Assignment: None |
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Thursday |
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| Class
Reading of Belief Papers Assignment: None |
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Friday |
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| Class
Reading of Belief Papers;
Collection of Belief papers Assignment: Read "Plato and Democracy" ( html | pdf ) and write 180 words on a reaction to his ideas, concentrating on the indicators of democracy in decline. Complete a survey by 8 Sunday evening. |
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Monday |
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Sharing of surveys; class
reading of The Ring of Gyges; discussion; Discussion of Plato's
Democracy; Belief paper reading |
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Tuesday |
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Assignment: Read Hobbes' "Leviathan" ( html | pdf ) and match the principals to the excerpts |
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Wednesday |
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Assignment: Read Locke's "Two Treatises of Government" ( html | pdf ) and answer the questions or write 180 words on a pithy quote or alternative |
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Thursday |
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| Assignment:Read Rousseau's "The Social Contract" ( html | pdf ) and identify and write about one of his main points. Also discuss what social contracts you have. |
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Friday |
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Assignment: Read Mill's "On Liberty" ( html | pdf ) and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative; complete a survey by 8 Sunday evening. |
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Monday |
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Discussion of writings |
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Tuesday |
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| Discussion of writings; complete class participation evaluation Assignment: Read Rand's "Howard Rourke's Defense" ( html | pdf ) and write 180 words on your reaction to it; |
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Wednesday |
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| Discussion of writings Assignment: Read Rand's "In Virtue of Selfishness" (html | pdf) and write 180 words on a pithy quote or alternative. |
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Thursday |
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| Discussion of writings Assignment:Read Rand's "The Money Speech" (html | pdf) and write 180 words on a pithy quote or alternative. |
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Friday |
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| No School — Teacher Workshop | |
End of Quarter |
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Monday |
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Discussion of writings; |
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Tuesday |
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| Discussion of writings; Assignment: Read Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" html | pdf and write 180 words on either a reaction, a pithy quote, or an alternative. |
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Wednesday |
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| Discussion of Thoreau's ideas. Assignment: Read Emerson's "The American Scholars" Part 1 html | pdf and write 180 words on either a reaction, a pithy quote, or an alternative. |
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Thursday |
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| Discussion of writings Assignment:Read Emerson's "The American Scholars" Part 2 html | pdf and write 180 words on either a reaction, a pithy quote, or an alternative. |
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Friday |
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| Discussion of writings Assignment: Complete a DLP complete with a Philosophical Inquiry essay. also complete the survey by 8 Sunday evening. |
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Monday |
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Sharing of survey; Class reading of "The Making of a Philospher King; presentation of "The Divided Line" |
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Tuesday |
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| Discussion of Descarte's ideas Assignment: Read "Defining Empiricism" ( html | pdf ), complete question 5 and complete the exercise "An Empiricist World" ( html | pdf ) |
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Wednesday |
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| Discussion of Empiricism Assignment: Read first half of Bacon's "Idols of the Mind" html | pdf and define and give mordern day examples of Idols of the Cave and Idols of the tribe. |
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Thursday |
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| Sharing of examples and discussion of the two idols Assignment:Read the second half of Bacon's "Idols of the Mind" and define and write down 2 examples of each Idols of the Marketplace and Idol of the Theater. |
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Friday |
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| Sharing of examples and discussion of the two idols Assignment: None |
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Monday |
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Review of the idols; Discussion of the Idols Writing Assignment; |
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Tuesday |
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| Jigsaw activity on Epicurus's Doctrines; Discussion of Jigsaw Assignment: Read Seneca's "Good as Attained by Reason" html | pdf and write an analysis of his argument, a pithy quote, or an alternative |
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Wednesday |
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| Discussion of writings and Stoicism; Class Reading of "On One's Reading" by Seneca Assignment: Read "Stoic Guidelines for Living" html | pdf and follow the directions (write down your choices). |
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Thursday |
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| Jigsaw on Stoicism characteristics; Debriefing of Stoicism Assignment:Read Seneca's "On Acceptance and Contentment" html | pdf by Seneca and write 180 words on a pithy quote or alternative |
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Friday |
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| Discussion of writings and Stoicism Assignment: Complete a DLP for Monday, and include your Idols Writing Assignment as your Philosophical Inquiry Essay. Complete a survey by 8 Sunday Evening. |
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Monday |
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Sharing of survey results; collection of dlp's; Video: Into the Wild |
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Tuesday |
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| Finish video; Discussion of writings Assignment: Read second half of Montaigne's "On Education" and write 180 words on a pithy quote, an essay on a reaction to the reading or an alternative. |
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Wednesday |
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| Discussion of writings; video: Pi Assignment: Read Bacon's "Of Studies" html | pdf and write a page on a pithy quote, an essay on a reaction to the reading or an alternative. |
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Thursday |
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| Finish video: discussion of writings; Assignment: Read Emerson's "The American Scholar" html | pdf and write a page on a pithy quote, an essay on a reaction to the reading or an alternative. |
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Friday |
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| Discussion of writings Assignment: Complete survey |
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Monday |
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Sharing of surveys; Finish video; discussion |
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Tuesday |
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| Discussion of American Scholar and Gatto writing Assignment: Read first half of Edmundson's "On the Uses ofa Liberal Education" html | pdf and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote, a reaction or alternative. |
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Wednesday |
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| Discussion of writings Assignment: Read second half of Edmundson's "On the Uses ofa Liberal Education" and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote, a reaction or alternative. |
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Thursday |
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| Discussion of writings; Video: Walkabout Assignment: None |
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Friday |
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| Finish video and discussion Assignment: Complete a survey by 8 Sunday evening; complete dlp on the past few weeks. |
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