Academics Weekly Assignment — March 6th, 2022

Welcome to the Academics weekly assignment for the week of March 6th, 2022! These weekly assignments will give our Professors the ability to showcase some of their lesson ideas here on the website. Each assignment will be posted for a week, in which everyone will be able to read about the topic and respond to the assignment prompt. This week's assignment is "Unmagical Studies - Thrifting” created by Hannah (Bertnana).

The assignment is as follows:
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Introduction
In the Unmagical world, thrifting is where you purchase previously and gently used items for cheap at thrift stores. These items can range from clothes to furniture and even technology.

Thrift Stores
Unmagical towns generally have multiple thrift stores around the area. Unlike the typical supermarket, thrift stores receive their products from other people’s donations. Despite the products being secondhand, thrift stores evaluate if they are in good condition before accepting them. However, there are some items they do not accept, including beauty products, used mattresses and box springs, and anything dirty or broken. This is due to sanitary and safety reasons.

The Rise in Thrifting
Thrifting has become popular due to its sustainability. With thrifting, old and used items are given a new life with a different owner. Furthermore, they can be upcycled, where they become repurposed. A pair of jeans, for example, can be upcycled into a bag.

Assignment
Imagine you went thrifting! What did you find in the thrift store? Clothes, furniture, technology, or something else? Did you upcycle it? If so, what did you turn it into? Be descriptive and creative!

Please make sure to write at least 5 full sentences to get AC for this assignment! Your assignment must be entirely written by you, and may not be plagiarized (including copying anything from online sources, books, or movie plots) in any way. Assignments must follow all PotterworldMC rules, which can be found here; assignments that do not follow all PotterworldMC rules will be subject to punishment. If your assignment does not meet the requirements, you will be unable to redo your assignment for this week. Assignments are due at 12am PST on Sunday, March 13th, 2022. You may submit as soon as you would like, but any assignments submitted after that time will not receive grades. You may receive up to 20 ACs for your submission. House points will not be awarded to any submissions. If you have any questions, please reach out to a Jr. Professor, Sr. Professor, Academics Advisor, or Head of Academics on Discord.

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