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why is it that everyone seems to hate Piotr and not Pete? I'm not saying people should hate Pete, but he kinda brought those baddies here 2 weeks ago and Piotr made a mistake in his past too. And no one stormed the school for it. I don't see why he is being villanized.

yeah...he was rude to Amanda, but so many people have been mean to him, he wasn't trying to be so mean to her, her comment was the straw that broke the camels back or whatever.

so, can people calm down, start apologizing and being nice again? please? I want all my friends to stop fighting.

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[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

Mr. Marko? In our defense, Piotr is listed as a student and using the student journals, and on the student floor.

If he wants to be treated like someone deserving of respect, he should act the part and not start fights so close to the house that someone could get hurt.

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Yeah, that's kind of confusing me as well. When I went to school, you didn't pal around with your teachers or call them by their first name or anything like that. There was a definite line of authority there, and everyone knew where it was.

Things are different here, it seems. And that might be the problem. With the exception of some smartasses who think they know better than everyone else, no one gives Miss Munroe or Summers crap about how they do things. But because Rasputin was one of you guys just a while ago, you still treat him like a peer instead of an authority figure.

It's my understanding that's why the staff and students are separated on different floors in the dorm. Now, I ain't saying you can't be friends with the teachers - that's apparently standard operating procedure here. But you've got to have that different level of respect than you have for your peers, you know? Respect their authority.

Granted - I'll agree that Rasputin overstepped his bounds, and owes whatsername, the giddy chick an apology. But it's not any of you students' place to take him to task for it. You can like or dislike him all you want, but it's not your place to try and hand down discipline.

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This is part of why I am so confused.

Piotr teaches art. But he lives on the student floor. is he a teacher or student!? We've been friends and he has never said "you must call me Mr. Rasputin" or anything. We're going to a concert next month (I think. I hope) and we hang out and all that. I thought he was a student. Then classes started and he was teaching art...and is he magically a teacher now or what?

I know he is my friend regardless.

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If you ask me, art ain't really a class, so calling him a "teacher" is a bit much. Nevertheless, he's an adult in the mansion, and ought to both act like one and be treated like one. If you're going to treat him all buddy-buddy like you do your roommates and friends, then you shouldn't hold him to a higher standard is all I'm saying.

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I said to Shinobi that I didn't think he was gutter trash. I did not say he was a role model.

Eddie Vedder is a role model, not my friends.

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[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

Eddie Vedder is a whiny rock star, not a role model!

Rock stars are not role models!

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he took on ticketmaster to stop their monopoly on the ticket industry, he has campaigned for many human rights causes and political leaders.

I did not say Pearl Jam was a role model. I said Eddie Vedder was. and if you ever look into him as a person, he never wanted to be a rock star, only to play music and be active in causes he believes in. he rarely gives interviews and refuses to do music videos.

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I am not going to dignify this with an arguement.

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So, he's not an adult, and shouldn't be teaching. I agree with you.

That means I can still yell at him and agree that he is a pillock. Thank you.

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[x-juggernaut.livejournal.com]

Call him whatever you want. Just have the common sense to know the difference between venting and sticking a broom handle in the hornets' nest. If you take a swing at someone, verbally or physically, expect them to swing back, and probably harder.

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I expected no less than to be insulted back.

If Piotr runs away when teenagers tell him he is being mean and stupid, what will happen when someone tells him he is a freak for being a mutant?