The Slightest Thing can Make the Biggest Impact

“…But I was indeed sway’d from the point by looking down on Caesar. Friends am I with you all, and love you all, upon this hope, that you shall give me reasons why, and wherein, Caesar was dangerous.” - Act 3 Scene 1, Pg. 120, 218-220

Antony’s whole world is around Caesar, Antony loves him, honors him, respects him, and would do anything for him. But everything changes when Caesar is murdered. Antony’s honor for Caesar is sting and now he is thriving revenge on the conspirators who killed his mighty Caesar. The conspirators light something on fire in Antony and they have no idea what is heading for them and yet does Antony.

Honor drives Antony, not to him self-but to the mighty Caesar, his friend. Antony started off as a sideman but then grew on Cesar. Over the years of Caesar rising to the crown, him and Antony became very good, trustworthy friends. Antony is at the funeral of Caesar.

“Bear with me. My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, and I must pause till it come back to Me.” –Act 3 scene 2, Pg. 134, 103-105 Antony is speaking of Caesar and it is getting hard on him, Caesar was his best mate and now that Caesar is gone so is Antony. Antony’s heart was with Caesar and now is dead, Antony’s life is over. Antony must take a while, until he is ready to keep talking about it, he is over whelmed. Antony’s honor is defiantly shown in this. Antony will tell the public what actually happened for Caesar’s benefit. Caesar has been brutally stabbed in the back by one of his closest friends. Antony is still at the funeral of Caesar.

“But yesterday the word of Caesar might have stood against the world; now lies he there, and none so poor to do him reverence.” – Act 3 scene 2, Pg. 136, 116-11. Antony is saying that Caesar is so strong as a person that he cold stand up against the world, but now he cant because he is dead. And no one even the poorest of them all could have such deep respect for him as Caesar did for them. Because of what the conspirators have done Antony is hungry for revenge and will do anything to bring them down.

Revenge is now jutting through Antony's veins. The death of Caesar has made him question all around him. But just because Caesar is dead doesn’t mean he doesn’t care about him anymore, it is the total opposite. The conspirators have bitten off more than they can chew and Antony's is going make them wish they didn’t take that bite. Antony wont kill them he will make them kill each other and them selves. Antony is now alone with Caesar’s dead body and is apologizing that he wasn’t there and that he was pretending that he was nice to them. “A curse shall light upon the limbs of men; domestic fury and fierce civil strife shall cumber all the parts of Italy; blood and domestic violence shall be so in use, and dreadful objects so familiar, that mothers shall but smile when the behold their infant quartered with the hands of war” – Act 3 scene 1, Pg. 124, 262-268 Caesar death has impacted the whole of Italy, war will strike, blood and violence will be everywhere, and mothers will wish that their children were dead rather than living through this. It will be horrible and all thanks tot the conspirators. The conspirators don’t know what they have started. Antony is talking to the public. “Through this the well-beloved Brutus stabbed………. for Brutus, as you know, was Caesars angel. Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar lov’d him. This was the unkindest cut of all; ingratitude, more strong than traitors’ arms, quite vanquish’d him: then burst his mighty heart. – Act 3 Scene 2, Pg. 140, 174 179-184 Brutus was Caesars friend, and he betrayed him, this was the stab that killed Caesar and burst his heart, because Caesar trusted Brutus and he turned him back on him. By Antony sating this he is grabbing the audience and persuading them to be on his side not Brutus and the others.

Antony has honor for Brutus and had revenge for his murders. By the killing it cause Antony to behave differently, Antony wanted revenge and didn’t care about anyone on the other team. Antony achieved his goal but wasn’t expecting a war to come out of it, Brutus and Cassius ended up killing themselves and the rest I guess died in war so Antony is proud of him self not for the war but for standing up for the right thing. Standing up for his friend, Caesar. Antony's goal was noble, he showed every one how much he cared about Caesar and what he would do for him, risk his life to defend Caesar.

Writing Reflection

I feel that my ideas and concepts fall into place and everything connects but there is always room for improvement. I also feel that i have really improved since i wrote my alchemist. essay. I think that when i got my comments from that i used those comments to improve on. Improved by the grade as well, my alchemist essay grade wasn't that great but i really felt proud with the grade i got for this essay my shakes-speare essay. I learned entusiastically on this essay by taking what i had learnt in the previous essay and used it to improve on the one i was handed.

Collage Reflection

Think Creatively

In my collage I have some different and creative elements. I have a little bit of information at the top about what life is like for the lost boys of Sudan. This knowledge explains what they have to go through and makes you think more deeply about what they have to deal with and think about daily. The way I have placed my images is another creative element. I have placed them with the idea of a time line, it goes all the way from there culture before the war broke out to their achievements in America. This out lines the 6 word memoir.

Reason Critically

As I said before my images are placed in a time line so my information on them is easy to understand. My words explain the feeling of what happened in that period of their life. The time line helps people understanding of what has happened because it is easy to see and go through your eyes follows the line of images.

Communicate Effectively

My collage portraits awareness for the Lost boys of Sudan because it is a brief sight of their life and what has been going on, it shows you how lucky you are to be born where you were and how you have lived your life. How lucky you are to not live in poverty like these boys. But this is only a slight bit of information about what has happened. By making a poster like this it makes people want to dig deeper and try and help.

Live Ethically

My collage shows empathy for the lost boys of Sudan because I searched up more information about them rather than just using what I know I gained a deeper understanding of their life and has encouraged me to read 'They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky' a book about some other boys and their life of poverty and war. My poster incites people on helping, they can see a little bit of how hard it is and will hopefully dig deeper and maybe even donate to some of the organizations that help people that go through this every day.

Peter Nyaroli Dut

During the documentary the “Lost Boys”, the main character Peter has several difficulties adjusting from the reasonably simple life at a refugee camp to, the complicated american life where very little is familiar. As a refugee from war in Sudan Peter knew of very few comforts in his life apart from his friends, family and community in Africa. Peter changes throughout the film while also trying to fit into his new role in this modern society in America. Peter lived a basic style of life in his Dinka refugee camp, but when he was introduced to new things such as different forms of: transportation, foods, education and electrical powered items/objects he was very new to them. Ever since Peter boarded a plane with several other Dinka friends he was surrounded by a world that he would have to fit in. You could see clearly that they had not known of many of the western foods because of the way that they were eating the butter raw without anything with it. After several months in this new environment he slowly started to assimilate into the new community in Houston. Progressively his job was promoted and he could enjoy the luxuries of having a car and a small house, which he paid for. However Peter felt that his life was going nowhere in Houston, Texas so he decided to move up North to Kansas to start a new way of life. This included the ability for him to get a more further education. A right few of his fellow Dinka people in the states didn’t have (including Santino) because many of them were not born in hospitals meaning they had no idea of their exact age. According to the documentaries’ perspective Peter seamed to be fitting into his new school and its education. Peter felt that he could connect to others through the sport of Basketball, which he did have some experience with in the refugee camp in Africa. Yet we do see a few scenes in the film of derogatory racism against the Dinka people and Peter in his recent schooling program. The people of Sudan from the Dinka tribe were refugees intent on creating a new life in America, where they thought they could escape all the war and violence of their life in Africa. Peter changed when he went to America he had a more developed education that he could spread to his people in the refugee camp and a new take on the world around him.

Duet Acting Piece

There is a thunder storm with thunder and lightning going on and very strange sightings. Casca has met with Cicero and telling him about what he has seen on the streets. Casca thinks that either there is a civil war in heaven or that they have upset the gods and that they are going to destroy the world. Casca claims he has see an ordinary slave have his left hand on fire but the fire didn't burn him it didn't even hurt him, a lion at the capitol who passed without hurting him, men walking up and down the streets on fire, ghosts, and an owl in the middle of the day hooting and shrieking. Casca believes there is something very wrong here but Ceciro is not scared.

Me and Alia choose this piece because we thought it was significant to Caesars death

This passage is significant to the play because it is one of the first signs that something bad is going to happen. In this case it is towards the conspirers because they are planning the killing of Caesar. People are getting worried. Casca thinks that this is because of them and is having second thoughts about it but Cicero is staying strong and tells him to calm down and that this isn't because of them because they are doing the right thing.

Act One
Scene 3
Lines 1-40

A street. Thunder and lightning. Enter Casca and Cicero

Cicero Good even, Casca: brought you Caesar home?
Why are you so breathless? and why stare you so?

Casca Are you not mov'd, when all the sway of earth
shakes like a thing unfirm? O Cicero,
I have seen tempests, when the scolding winds
Have riv'd the knotty oaks; and I have seen
Th' ambitious ocean swell and rage and foam,
To be exalted with the threat'ning clouds:
But never till tonight, never till now,
Did i go through a tempest dropping fire.
Either there is a civil strife in heaven,
Or else the world, to saucy with the gods,
Incenses them to send destruction.

Cicero Why, saw you anything more wonderful?

Casca A common slave, you know him well by sight,
Held up his left hand, which did flame and burn
Like twenty torches join'd; and yet his hand,
Not sensible of fire, remain'd unscorch'd.
Besides (I ha' not since put my sword)
Against the Capitol I met a lion,
Who gazed upon me, and went surly by,
Without annoying me. And there were drawn
Upon a heap a hundred ghastly women,
Transformed with fear, who swore they saw
Men, all in fire, walk up and down the streets.
And yesterday the bird of night did sit,
Even at noonday upon the market place,
Hooting and shrieking. When these prodigies
Do so conjointly meet, let no men say,
'These are there reasons, they are natural';
For I believe, they are portentous things
Unto the climate that they point upon.

Cicero Indeed, it is strange-disposed time:
But men may construe things, after their fashion,
Clean from the purpose of the things themselves.
Comes Caesar to the capitol tomorrow?

Casca He doth; for he did bid Antonious
Send word to you he would be there tomorrow?

Cicero Good night then, Casca; this disturbed sky
is not to walk in.

Casca Farewell, Cicero

(Exit Cicero)


Partner for Duet
Alia Kramer

Da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci is known for so much. He is a true renaissance man. A true renaissance man did more then he needed to, he had an enormous impact all over the world. With his studies on the human anatomy doctors had a better understanding of the human body as well and were able to help patients more. People had better understandings of many things Da Vinci discovered. He is a True Renaissance man

School of Athens

Who would I be?

If I were in the painting I would be Hypatia of Alexandria. At that time when women had no rights or freedom she was brave enough to expound her own ideas of Science, Mathematics and Philosophy. Her risk taking behavior had earned wrath but now is an inspirational role model too many women. She is on the side of Plato and is listening to Pythagoras. I believe i would be Hypatia because i too stand up for the rights of people just like her and would take risks in order to achieve the rights. She also was different and unique since she was the first to teach some men mathematics, science and philosophy. Even in the painting she is in between several other men which grabs our attention. I also like to be different from the crowd and brave enough to make a difference.

"School of Athens" by Rapheal

Renaissance was a period that had rediscovered lost knowledge. Art was a major contribute during the Renaissance. New styles, techniques and roman culture formed the Renaissance art. Renaissance art had conveyed messages and ideas to the people. One of these very famous painting was 'The School Of Athens.' This piece was painted by Raphael and had shows the way people understood the way of life during the Renaissance where everyone had some faith in god but some of them started to find out about the world around them using scientific and mathematical methods. We know this since the whole painting is divided into 2 part the right side shows people who has spiritual beliefs which is the bases of Plato's philosophy and on the right are the humanists who has faith in god but looks at the world using curiosity and observation and helped human kind live realistically. Rome and greek cultures also had a great influence and  helped in these experiments. A lot of links are shown between Rome and Renaissance through architectures and way of clothing in the painting. The ' School Of Athens' is a fresco (paintings done on walls, plaster or ceilings) that was painted in the Papal Palace in Vatican City. A lot of famous figures are displayed in the pictures that have played a major part in History. The 'School of Athens' is a visual description of the Renaissance.

Madiba

Nelson Mandela

Nelosn Mandela is a strong leader who show determination. Born on the 18th of July 1918 in Transkei, South Africa. Mandela served 27 years in prison at Robben Island South Africa. on the 11 February 1990 Mandela was released from prison. Nelson  Mandela was a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. He held office from 1994–99. Nelson Mandela put all of his life at risk to bringing peace, to the apartheid. Bringing peace to the apartheid was going to take a while but Mandela was determined to at least try his hardest.  Mandela helped lead the transition towards multi-racial democracy in South Africa. Since the end of apartheid, many have frequently praised Mandela. Mandela has received more than one hundred awards over four decades, most notably the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. In South Africa Nelson Mandela is often known as Madiba, an honorary title adopted by elders of Mandela's clan.