At the Collège Françoise Dupont, in Ms. Bustier's class before the first bell rings, everyone in school read the school paper about the Paris Wolves winning the last soccer season game. Marinette and Alya walked into the classroom.

Alya: Guess everyone else got the paper.

Marinette: Yeah.

Chloe: Ugh, this is so lame. *She ripped the school paper into pieces. * Hey, Dupain-Cheng! How is it that your brother is on the front page of this school paper?

Marinette: Why does it matter? You hate the school paper.

Chloe: Almost as anything that involves you, your family, and everyone else. Now why is that, huh? Did you bribe Kaitlin or something? Did you bribe her with your dried-up baked goods?

Marinette: (Pushing Chloe back with her hand to her face) How am I supposed to know that? And no, I didn't bribe her or anything. If they want to do that, I have no say in this.

Chloe: So, you do have a say in this?

Marinette: I mean I don't! Talk to Kylie who runs the paper about it, not me. *Chloe scowled and looked away. *

Chloe: Fine! I'll just do that! *She storms out of class. *

Ms. Bustier: Chloe, get back here. The first bell is about to ring.

Alya: Think she'll be late for once?

Marinette: Don't know, don't care. *They both sit down in their seats. In the school press room, Kylie typed on her laptop the next news headline. *

Kylie: (typing on the computer) Olsen, where's my art? Layout's in 5! *Jimmy runs to the left. * Wong, PTA on the Environmental column. Give me words!

Valerie: Almost done, Kylie. *She runs to the left and Kylie takes a bite of her strawberry-sprinkled donut and Jimmy hands Kylie a piece of paper. *

Kylie: Say, that's swell, Olsen. *She put the paper and her donut down and typed up the headline title, but then a hand closed the laptop, it was Chloe. * Ahh, you're back again, Bourgeois. What is it this time, you want to suggest a blog on how to apply makeup that makes you look like a clown?

Chloe: Very funny, four eyes. Why did you have to make this stupid soccer game a big deal in this school?

Kylie: What's eating you up? That's a legitimate story and I'm a legitimate reporter, got it? Now who's got a pencil? *Chloe slammed her hands on the laptop. *

Chloe: Ever since you started this newspaper biz, you're making people interested in this garbage you call the newspaper. There are way more important stories out there like this lame soccer game.

Valerie: She's right. I got a lead on some terrible chemical dumping. *Chloe rolled her eyes and pushed Valerie back. *

Chloe: What if I told you there was a new topic, being based on Ladyloser and her "team of superheroes." But a better hero than all those heroes that's been in battles. It's better than that wannabe Vesperia, but even awesomer.

Kylie: I like your potatoes, Bourgeois. But where's the meat? What other hero would give me an internship on the Daily Blab?

Chloe: Ever heard of Queen Bee?

Kylie: Queen what?

Chloe: Queen. Bee!

Kylie: Sounds like a knockoff, if you ask me. And people barely talk about her ever since she sided with Shadow, well Hawk Moth which made her a bad image. But if this Queen Bee of yours did anything to earn the front page, trust me, she'd be there. Now can someone please hand me a pencil? *Chloe grabbed the pencils from the pencil holder and broke them in half, dropped them on the desk, and walked out, angrily. * Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. *She opened her laptop and started typing some more, and then the bell rang. Back in Ms. Bustier goes over attendance before starting the lesson for today. *

Ms. Bustier: Now before we get started on today's lesson, I want to remind you all about your Literature Research assignment. It'll be due this Friday, which means tomorrow so I hope you all have it all done and completed, ready to be handed to me for your grade.

Alya: Wow, tomorrow? Good thing I got my done last night.

Marinette: I already got my done and right here. *She tapped on her Literature folder. *

Alya: Smart.

Ms. Bustier: Just remember, have it all ready to go for tomorrow before you walk in here tomorrow morning, okay? *They all answered yes to Ms. Bustier. * Now to our main topic. We are now discussing the Comparative Literature. *She writes down Comparative Literature and underlines it. * Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the study of literature and cultural expression across linguistic, national, geographic, and disciplinary boundaries. Unlike other forms of literary study, comparative literature places its emphasis on the interdisciplinary analysis of social and cultural production within the "economy, political dynamics, cultural movements, historical shifts, religious differences, the urban environment, international relations, public policy, and the sciences.

Nino: Whoa. Who can learn all of that?

Adrien: Just us, I guess. *Mylene raised her hand. *

Ms. Bustier: Yes, Mylene?

Mylene: Would we do another essay like this?

Ms. Bustier: Not this time. We'll just focus on what each piece of literature is about.

Mylene: Okay.

Ms. Bustier: Comparative Literature's major features include literary criticism and theory, and sometimes folk or ORAL LITERATURE, as well as the interdisciplinary interrelationships of literature with the other arts and even with other expressions and studies of man, eg, philosophy and psychology. I advise you all to take note of this. *They all get their notebook and pencils out and start taking notes on the topic and Ms. Bustier keeps explaining and showing them the examples of the Comparative Literature topics. *

At the Conservatoire de Bordeaux Jacques Thibaud and in Mr. Devlin's History class, Mr. Devlin writes down a few facts on the 18th Century war and events.

Mr. Devlin: Okay, students. Since we are now discussing the 18th Century War, I want to tell you all about the events that have been happening around that time. So please take notes very thoroughly, you will have a test on this next week. *Some moaned and groaned about that. *

Nick: This sucks. *He put his hands on his head and sighed. *

Mr. Devlin: (Points his pointer stick at the board) The 18th Century French was Divided into two periods – the War of the First Coalition (1792–7) and the War of the Second Coalition (1798–1802) – the French Revolution drew France into conflict with many countries, including Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia. Then, throughout the 18th century, France faced a mounting economic crisis. A rapidly growing population had outpaced the food supply. A severe winter in 1788 resulted in famine and widespread starvation in the countryside. Rising prices in Paris brought bread riots. *Luka writes in his notebook as Owen erases his paper and writes it again. * Now, the question of the day: Was France powerful in the 1800s? *A few raised their hands. * Yes, Keiko?

Keiko: France was the powerhouse of Europe.

Mr. Devlin: Powerless, yes. Can you tell us why?

Keiko: Because France has narrowed its public deficit and remains an important military power with a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council.

Mr. Devlin: That's correct too. *Keiko grinned at that. * So, France was powerless over Europe. Now, while warfare is generally undertaken for political reasons, the French Revolutionary Wars were exceptional for the degree to which they were concerned with political considerations. They are associated above all with the appearance in France and with the imposition by France on neighboring states, of fundamental changes in the structure of the state and society.

Joshua: Aw, man. *He gets up and sharpens his pencil and sits back down. *

Mr. Devlin: Now, no other European wars have shown such intimacy with, or novelty in, political motives. The Napoleonic Wars, which grew out of those undertaken by the first French Republic, were characterized by the extent to which they retained and extended the political and social innovations of Revolutionary France. It will be seen that the political situation in Revolutionary France impelled the new government to make war on neighbouring states and that French Revolutionary doctrines as well as French expansionist policies encouraged these states to oppose France in the field. *He keeps teaching while the class takes notes of his lecture. In the Bakery, everything was going rather smoothly due to the morning shift. *

Jalissa: I always wonder why we don't get many people on weekdays.

Sabine: (Making a grocery list for the shopping trip) Well, it is morning, so people would come here for a pastry for breakfast. Or something else.

Carlos: I'm surprised there haven't been any calls lately.

Sabine: Well, it is early. Give it time, someone will make the call. *She kept writing the list some more when they heard the door open. * Like now. Hello, sir. Welcome to the Boulangerie Patisserie, what can I get for you?

Male customer: I would like a boysenberry pie.

Sabine: Would that be a slice of pie or a whole pie?

Male customer: A slice of pie, please? *Sabine puts in the total for the sliced pie. *

Sabine: That'll be 2 euros. *He reached into his pocket, got out his wallet, pulled out 2 euros bills, and handed it to Sabine. * Thank you. *She opened the register, put the money in the register, and she closed it. *

Willa: I'll get the pie. What flavor is it?

Sabine: Boysenberry.

Willa: Okay. *She puts together a box, goes to the pie display case, gets a knife cut, a slice of boysenberry pie, and carefully places it in the box, she puts the knife down and closes the case, she then hands Jalissa the box and she closed it up and added the bakery sticker logo, and passed it to Sabine. *

Jalissa: Here you go.

Sabine: Thank you, girls. *She handed the customer his pie box. * Here you go, sir.

Male customer: Thank you. This bakery is the best in all of Paris. *He leaves the bakery with his pie. *

Jalissa: That's one customer. Wonder who's next?

Sabine: Only time will tell, Jalissa. Would you mind wiping the windows? It could speed up a little bit of time.

Jalissa: Sure. *She puts on a pair of gloves, grabs a roll of paper towels, and a spray bottle, and gets started on the windows. Then, when started spraying the window, she saw 3 people walking in the bakery. *  Mm. *She sprints to the window with window wiper spray and starts wiping it with a paper towel. *

Sabine: Hello, ma'am. Welcome to the Boulangerie Patisserie. How can I help you?

Female customer: I would like 3 dozen pastries, please.

Sabine: 3 dozen. What kinds would you like?

Female customer: 1 dozen croissants, 1 dozen peach macarons, and 1 dozen strawberry sprinkled donuts.

Sabine: 3 dozen pastries. That'll be 18 euros, please? *The lady opened her purse and pulled out a debit card, handed it to Sabine, scanned it, and handed it back to her. *

Female customer: Thank you. *She puts the card back in the wallet and into her purse. *

Sabine: I'm gonna need some assistance.

Willa: Yes, Sabine.

Jalissa: Okay.

Carlos: Gotcha. I'll get the croissants.

Willa: I'll get the donuts,

Jalissa: And I'll get the macarons. *They start making three boxes and start filling them with 1 dozen treats each. Then, the phone rang. *

Sabine: Excuse me for a second.

Female customer: Okay. *Sabine goes to the phone and picks up the receiver. *

Sabine: Tom and Sabine Boulangerie Patisserie. *The other line spoke and Sabine grabbed a notepad and a pen, then started writing it down. * Okay, we'll have it all ready to go for you. Thank you. *She hung up the phone and walked back to the counter. *

Willa: Here you go. *She placed another box on top of the other two. *

Sabine: Thank you. Here you go: 1 dozen croissants, 1 dozen peach macarons, and 1 dozen strawberry sprinkled donuts.

Female customer: Thank you. This is for my meeting and it's my turn to bring the meeting pastries.

Sabine: Oh, okay. Well, hopefully, they'll enjoy it.

Female customer: They will. Thank you. *She takes the boxes and leaves the bakery. *

Sabine: We got an order for a chocolate cake for a 7-year-old birthday party at an elementary school.

Carlos: Okay, what's the boy's name?

Sabine: Daniel.

Carlos: Okay. *Then the kitchen door opened, and they saw Estelle walking out with a tray of fresh cinnamon rolls. *

Estelle: Fresh cinnamon rolls, coming up. *She starts restocking the cinnamon rolls. * The cookies, croissants, and chouquettes will come out soon.

Sabine: (Gets out a chocolate sheet cake) Thank you, Estelle. *She heads back to the kitchen and Sabine gets some color frosting. * One of you write Happy Birthday Daniel and get a 7 candle from the candle rack.

Willa: I'll get that.

Jalissa: I'll write on the cake. *She gets a blue piping bag and starts writing it and uses sprinkles and sprinkles the cake. * There. *Willa got a lid closed up the cake and put a #7 candle on top of the lid. *

Willa: Here you go, Carlos.

Carlos: Thanks. Sabine, what's the address?

Sabine: Oh, uh... *She looked at the notepad and told him the address. *

Carlos: Okay. I'll be right back.

Sabine: Thank you, Carlos. *She then turns to the customer in front of her. * Hello, welcome to the Boulangerie Patisserie, what would you like today?

Male customer: I'll have 1 dozen Strawblueberry macarons, please. My kids have loved them ever since you added them to the menu.

Sabine: Why thank you, it was my husband who came up with that flavor, it represents my daughter Marinette and her boyfriend Luka.

Male customer: Aww.

Sabine: Your total is 6 euros.

Male customer: Of course. *He reached into his wallet, pulled out his debit card, and handed it to Sabine. *She scanned it and hands it back to him. Willa grabbed a box and started putting in 1 dozen Strawblueberry macarons, closed the box up, and added the Bakery sticker logo on top. *