political cartoon.

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I chose to do my political cartoon on a part of Antony’s speech at Caesar’s funeral. It’s showing that his emotional speech may have had ulterior motives, as we learned from his discussion with Octavius after the funeral. While he probably was emotional about Caesar’s death, as they were close friends, he could have been taking advantage of the situation and using his position to get the crowd on his side, so he would have help with getting his revenge on the conspirators.

newspaper article - death of cinna the poet.

Angry plebeians kill wrong Cinna
Hannah Ruby

Everybody knows of the assassination of Julius Caesar, but what they don’t know is that another man has been murdered as well. Yesterday, on his way to Caesar’s memorial service, Cinna, a poet, was wrongfully attacked and killed by a group of angry plebeians.
As Cinna made his way to Caesar’s funeral, he was stopped and questioned by the plebeians. After he revealed his name, he was ambushed and killed. The plebeians claim they believed that he was part of the conspiracy that led to Caesar’s death the day before.
“We had been told the conspirator’s name, but nothing else about him,” said one of the plebeians, who has asked to remain anonymous. “How were we to know he was not the right man?”
A witness commented that, “They viciously attacked him with very little evidence. They asked him a few questions and then tore him to shreds. It seems he was a man who was loyal to Caesar, but in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
“My speech was not intended to send the people of Rome on a killing spree,” said Marc Antony. “While I do recognize that this was a mistake, there will be consequences for killing an innocent man.”
As of today, no punishment for the plebeians had been confirmed. The whereabouts of Cinna the conspirator are still unknown.

shakespearean insult generator..?

LOL.

http://www.sam-i-am.com/play/5k/expletives/index.html

cinna's letter.

.. Shakespearean English overkill? Methinks so.

Dearest Brutus,

I have decided to act now, for I fear there is little time before it is too late. Brutus, I beseech thou to take a stand against Caesar; for he is noble, yet a great danger to Rome. Many citizens, like myself, feel this way but durst not speak of it, so I am here to tell thee that Rome needs thou to step up and lead it from this horrible state it has fallen into, whilst there is still hope.

Whilst Caesar is an honourable man, loved by all, he cannot lead this city. His ambition causes me to believe he is not trustworthy. His irrepressible hunger to gain power is what has me worried. This, noble Brutus, it a trait thou dost not show. This is why Rome needs a leader like yourself to conquer Caesar and once again make it the city it once was. Thou could lead Rome as well, if not better, than Caesar could, so why should thee not? If thy love for Rome is genuine, than do not allow Caesar to continue his reign, for it will surely lead to our destruction.

Think Brutus; art thou prepared to stand and watch as thy great city falls to the feet of a tyrant? Wouldst thou choose loyalty to a friend over Rome and all it’s people? I now leave thee to ponder this, though I prithee thou dost so quite hastily. There is not much time left to tarry.

From, a lover and loyal follower.

standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. but there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dancefloor.

I haven't read The Perks of Being a Wallflower in a good four months, so I decided now would be a good time to start again.

The author of the book is Stephen Chbosky. He was born sometime between 1970 and 1972 (every stinkin' site is giving me a different date) and lives in Los Angeles, California. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is his only novel, but he's also known for writing the screenplay for the highly overrated (in my opinion) musical Rent and writing, directing and acting in the independant film The Four Corners of Nowhere. In the late 90s, he wrote several screenplays including Schoolhouse Rock and Audrey Hepburn`s Neck, though they were never produced. Chbosky`s only television project was a CBS series called Jericho, which he was the co-creator, writer and executive producer of. The show only ran for about a year before it was canceled. On another note, Chbosky`s influnces include F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tennessee Williams, Stewart Stern, and J.D. Salinger. He also looks a lot like Jim Carrey.
Anyway, the book is an epistolary coming-of-age novel that tells about the life of a teenager named Charlie. It consists of a series of letters sent to an unknown recipiant. The letters have the same effect as a diary, and describe Charlie`s experiences and feelings during his first year of high school. Throughout the story, Charlie befriends a group of senior students, who introduce him to a whole new world full of music, drugs and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The book is set in what I`m guessing to be a small suburban town in the early 90s. The atmosphere depends on where the story is taking place at the time.
The main character of the book, Charlie, has a unique personality. In parts he can seem sort of naive, but he just has a different way of looking at the world. Throughout the book, you learn that he is a thoughtful, deep person who is optimistic at the worst of times.