Grreat Caesar's Ghost !!!

Okay sooo this week we actually finished reading Julius Caesar. I must say the play as a whole was definitely worth reading. One thing I've always admired about Shakepeare's works is that after all the language and the pages and the explanations, its purpose remains clear. For example Romeo and Juliet is of course a tragedy and when I  read the play at first I did not understand how the story is being set up. However once the conflicts were made apparent to me I was like " Well, oh wow this really is a tragedy." As the understanding gets better so does the story and that's what makes it worth reading, realizing that as you read play by play that William Shakespeare wrote, it gets easier. Now would some people say I like these stories a little to much that I legit am a nerd but I mean if you take the events in the story and really just compare and think this is a masterpiece, all the warnings Caesar got and still went to the Senate!!! Seriously??? The fact that most people don't even know that when Brutus "backstabbed" Caesar he thought  it was truly for the good of the people . I mean  I don't know if I'll ever read another Shakespeare piece in school again but I do, I am all for it.

"Julius Caesar" Cast

I really liked all the people that were in the original Julius Caesar movie. =(

The new cast and crew are....

Julius Caesar-Javier Bardem - He has those Caesar features really!!!

Brutus-David Krumholtz- I just saw his picture and went  "Brutus!"

Cassius-George Clooney- He  looks like he could play the creepy manipulative part

Casca- Michael Douglas- I really have no explanation he just looks he could play that kind of role ya know ?

Calpurnia-Angelina Jolie- Come on she would kill that role her acting skills are incredible

Marc Antony-Taylor Lautner- He looks like the jock type what can I say however the original Marc Antony was hot

Portia-Anne Hathaway- She's a good actress and she could really do something with this role

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This Week

This week like the ones before has gone by fast. They go by faster every time which in my case is sooo good. I don't mean to complain but honestly the word tired takes on a whole new meaning every week it seems. With summer literally just around the corner this last quarter just gives even more reason to be lazy and procrastinate. And the weather gets nicer and nicer (with the exception of the rainy days) so you just gotta weigh the options doing a blog , math homework or exercising on a nice sunny day? Just sayying. Anyways we read Act I and partially Act II of  "Julius Caesar" the play. Now the play isn't necessarily that bad  but I mean from time to time there are some phrases that I just can not understand. Still once translated, the play gets pretty interesting, but the delayed reaction time of whats going on at what point in the play is annoying. I feel as though the play gives so much detail on the actual planning of the conspiracy to take Caesar which does make it better to understand. My only issue though, is that Cassius was able to convince Brutus and everyone else that they needed to kill Caesar to prevent something that may or may not happen. I mean the guy is sick in his own mind and it was really for his own jealousy and envy towards Caesar that he took a good man like Brutus and put him against his own friend . Just sick. Nevertheless I guess I should read more before I say more.

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Lend Me Your Ears (Well Your Eyes Mostly)

Sooo its the end of the  first week back from break and I honestly have to say I can't remember being so tired at the end of a week. Its like we never had a break, Spring Break, what's that? a whole week out of school? for spring? nahhh. Well anyways it went by fairly quickly as it always does so I guess it was okay. We started talking about the works of William Shakespeare in class and honestly I sorta kinda love his stories. I mean some people in class started whining " Ughhh" "I can't understand what he's saying" "Its so boring, and long " "William Shakespeare was a 'panzy'" lol. I mean the only issues that I had when we read some of his works last year not only were they too long but I just wasn't used to how he wrote/spoke. When we read the stories like were told the meanings of some words and like given a summary but I didn't understand the meaning of the actual story/poem. When we read the story in class I was actually surprised at the true purpose of the poem. It was great and the fact that he used it just to show how great a writer he was well thats just cocky great,  but cocky. The movie we saw in class "Julius Caesar" was great the actors did a great job and I was just shocked I mean by the way they portrayed Brutus' betrayal and Caesar's death. I had heard pieces of the story (et tu brute?) and seen pictures but it was nothing like what I saw today that was just wow. Also Calpurnia, his wife did great, that definitely was a great way for me to understand what was going on, I mean even though you knew Caesar was going to die you just hoped that Calpurnia would make it in time, and I loved how he was able to withstand every stab that the members gave him until he saw his friend Brutus kill him. Epic movie.

What Almost Kills Us ... Makes us Stronger

Dear Reader,

The blog you’re about to read is going to address several themes. The main theme will be about perseverance. In the book “1^st to Die” by James Patterson the main character homicide inspector, Lindsay Boxer faces many situations that challenged her thinking. For example, in the first few chapters the character was diagnosed with a deadly disease that could have killed her in only four weeks. This affected her abilities to help solve the murders that occurred throughout the story. It also affected the relationships that she had with her friends as well as her confidence in finding love again with one of the characters. Still, she was able to come forward and tell her friends and eventually her love interest about the issues she was dealing with. She solved the murders in the end and even found out that her disease had been cured. This theme was shown in more areas of the story than some but it still was expressed enough for me to consider it the main theme.

                                                                                               

                                                                                               Sincerely,
                                                                                            Lauriane Abbey

                                              “Rise up fallen fighters,

                                          Rise and take your stance again,

                                           ‘Tis’ he who fight and run away,

                                                Live to fight another day”                  
                                                        -Bob Marley

Brave Face

What am I supposed to say?

There’s no turning back I have to be strong,

I can only put up a brave face for so long,

My friends, my family they have to find out someday,

And I don’t want them to find out the wrong way,

I can make it through this people there’s worse ways to die,

Whether I make it or not depends on how hard I try,

I don’t really know what the outcomes going to be,

I’m not really sure how much time I have left,

But I know I can’t through this…

At least not by myself                            -Lauriane Abbey

                                             "She says we've gotta hold on to what we've got,

                                                        Cause it doesn't make a difference,

                                                                    If we make it or not,

                                                        We've got each other and that's a lot,

                                                             For love-we'll give it a shot"    
                                                                       -Bon Jovi

   "Anytime you need a friend,

                                                                          I will be here,
                                                              You'll never be alone again,
                                                                     So don't you fear,
                                                                Even if you're miles away,
                                                                       I'm by your side,
                                                             So don't you ever be lonely,
                                                               Love will make it alright" - Mariah Carey

                                    "I've got a hard road to travel and a rough, rough way to go,

  Said it's a hard road to travel and a rough, rough way to go,

  But I can't turn back, my heart is fixed ,

           My mind's made up, I'll never stop, my faith, will see , see me through"

-Jimmy Cliff

So many times, it happens too fast

                                                       You change your passion for glory 
                                             Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past
                                                               You must fight just to

keep them alive -Survivor 

             As I look back at this assignment, I honestly can see that it really wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. Being creative can be easy in some cases , but choosing four genres that had to represent the theme was difficult. The first genre I chose was a free verse poem that I wrote myself. I chose to do this  because I felt that I write a poem that would relate to the theme and that it would be more creative if I wrote it myself. The second genre I chose was a thank you card written from the perspective of the main character of my choice novel. I chose this genre as the second one because in the story , even though it is surrounded by one main character , Lindsay Boxer with the help and support of her friends , she was able to not only solve a murder case but eventually overcome a deadly disease. The third genre I did was a picture of a highway overhead sign that said things like "Motivation-'This EXIT' or 'PERSEVERANCE-25 miles'. This photos for this caption I thought were self-explanatory and a to me represented a good metaphor for the things that people need on the road to success. The last genre I chose was a top ten list of things needed to be able to persist and achieve anything that anyone wanted to accomplish. I chose to do this because honestly for a theme like mine, there weren't very many options in the genres that i could really find. I know that this theme was probably the most consistent in my novel, which was why I chose it. The only issues I had were trying to find the right genres to support my theme. The timing was okay because I had enough time to finish the book (because it was good) but personally I might have started my project earlier just because that's what kind of person I am.

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"Livin’ On A Prayer Lyrics - Bon Jovi." Lyrics, Song Lyrics – LyricsFreak.com. 2010. 28 Mar. 2011. http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/bon jovi/livin on a prayer_20022256.html.

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