Writing Reflection

Ideas and Content

My essay includes appropriate content like my main character Antony and how he seeks revenge from the conspirators. I think i did better in my Julius Caesar essay than my Santiago essay. My essay may be shorter than my Santiago essay but i have improved on my writing and was able to get to the main point without carrying it out to long. I think that doing this essay was easier, because we had more practice. After all the class discussions i was able to get a better idea of the character, and put my thought on the paper more easily.

Organization

My introduction and conclusion are clearly relating to the topic, they all link to the thesis. I think i can improve my writing by being more direct in my topic sentences. Next time while writing i am going to try be more direct with my sentences.

Personal Growth

I personally think that i have improved dramatically between my Alchemist essay and my Julius Caesar. In the Alchemist essay you can see that i do not get to the point fast enough and that i am continuing to much and ending up repeating myself. In my Julius Caesar essay i got to the point faster and didn't repeat myself as much as the Alchemist essay.

SLR Reflection

I think i Learn Enthusiastically because i worked hard on this essay and was able to get my thoughts easily on to the paper with no hesitations. The discussions helped me, and by reading my notes before the essay i was able to write a well constructed essay which i am very proud of.

Collage Reflection

Think Creatively

There are quite a few of aspects in my collage that are creative. But, I'll only explain one specific example. Such as my 6-word memoir, which explains the lifestyles of the lost boys. Who have been unfortunately in the sudan war. These poor boys had to live with many problems everyday.

Reason Critically

The words I used definitely give detail in my collage especially, in the pictures given. These pictures explain what the boys are going through. Throughout their journey and the arrival, to safety. When people view my collage, they will see the horrific images, of their escape. The pictures show the gruesome hardships of these lost boys.

Communicate Effectively

These pictures on my collage show the difficulties and danger these people are facing. This creates awareness by seeing these difficulties and wanting to act. Bringing food and any other supplies which can help to give them hope and to be able to carry on.

Live Ethically

My collage creates awareness to all viewers. To bring effect of the pictures on the audience's eyes. My pictures display to me a scary lifestyle. But their determinations arrays the surplus of hope. They have perseverance to never give up on their country. My collage shows the difficulties of their childhood and adulthood. It will create an impact upon the audience to act upon obstacles given to these lost boys.

Julius Caesar Essay

Antony is loyal to his good friend Caesar, but after he is killed, Antony seeks revenge from the conspirators after they killed him. After the killing of Caesar done by the conspirators, Antony now looks for revenge. His loyalty between him and Caesar was strong, not just as friends but also politically. Antony depended on Caesar for his career, without him he would have nothing. Antony didn’t want to loose a dear friend like Caesar; he was very caring for him. Loyalty and revenge are a big part of the play, this really shows how Antony feels about the death of Caesar and also shows a side of him, you would have never thought of.

As we have already seen in the play, Antony is a very loyal man to himself and most of all the people of Rome, when Antony is with Caesar, even though they are considered best friends Antony keep things to himself, he didn’t like sharing his thoughts and feelings with others. But now that Caesar is gone, he must act to what the conspirators did to his loyal friend for no good reason. “ I shall remember:

When Caesar says, ‘do this,’ it is preform’d.” (Act one, Scene 2 lines: 10) Antony showing his loyalty by telling Caesar that when he is told, he will perform. Here he is showing his loyalty, showing Caesar that I am here to perform as you ask me to. I n strong friendships like Antony’s and Caesar’s, when having a friendship like that, there is always strong loyalty, and this like any other friendship there is always loyalty. O pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, That I am meek and gentle with these butchers. Thou art the ruins of the noblest man That ever lived in the tide of times. (Act three, Scene 1 lines: 255-257) Antony is ashamed of himself for being gentle and talking to these people who killed Caesar of no reason. He is trying to get the gods to forgive him for talking to these ‘butchers’ who stabbed his dear friend and he has been kind and loyal to them. Now he has to change and get revenge from what they did. In order to do this he needs to get the people on his side, he knows that he is right and he now needs to act right. He needs to perform the right way, as

Caesar taught him to. All Antony had to do was get the people on his side and go against the conspirators with him. This then stared conflict between Antony and the conspirators.

Antony is now furious and going to take control and get the revenge he is wanting. First, he needs to get the people on his side, but give them the good reasons why they should all go against the conspirators. Now that Caesar is gone, Antony has nothing, he doesn’t have a best friend anymore, and he has also lost his political career, Caesar would have got him a higher more money for his family. He could have been getting higher politically. But now he is dead he has nothing. Now he is going to get his way, with his revenge. “A curse shall light upon the limbs of men; Domestic fury and fierce civil strife Shall cumber all the parts of Italy; Blood and destruction shall be so in use,” Antony is now speaking to the gods, and asking them to help set a curse on the people who betrayed Caesar after all he has done for the country. Caesar is very arrogant but didn’t accept the crown the 3 times he was given. Blood and destruction will came to the city of Italy and kill the men who were apart of the conspirators and also the men who went alone with the killing and don’t mind that Caesar is dead. Antony is going to get revenge from the people who killed his loyal friend, Caesar. Bleeding piece of earth, here he is saying that everyone will die with this curse and the earth will just be made of blood, no living thing will be on the earth. “Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war, That this foul deed shall smell above the earth With carrion men, groaning for burial.” Antony telling them that the curse will be so bad that everyone will just want to die. Saying this he hopes to give the people such bad revenge that they will all be paid back, and think about their actions before they do it. Antony taking revenge is a big part of the play, he learns a different side of him, after his best friend, Caesar is killed he realizes that the conspirators are bad people who took away everything from him, even his life. Now that Antony has nothing, he is going to take revenge from the people and the

Conspirators. They must be killed so he doesn’t have guilt in him for not taking action to what they did to his mate, Caesar.

The conflict between the Antony and the conspirators continues until Antony will get his revenge. Loyalty and Revenge becomes a big part of Antony’s feelings and thoughts about the death of Caesar. Now that Antony is getting his revenge, he can now move on with his life and get back his career without the conspirators being a threat to the country or him. Antony using Loyalty and Revenge in the play, creates tension and creates the audience to wonder whose side they should be on and really think about what is going on.

The Lost Boys of Sudan - Peter

Trying to adapt to the American Culture, Peter, one of the Lost boys in Sudan faces many difficulties. As soon as he gets there he experiences many changes compared to his home country, Sudan. Peter had to learn different styles of living; he had to learn how to go buy food at a store. This compared to his country is completely different; in Sudan they would line up and collect their food, and make it from a fresh start. When arriving in Houston, he didn’t receive the education he was wanting, so then moved to Kansas. When he moved to Kansas he still had difficulties and challenges, like trying to get into a school. Since they didn’t have a proper birth certificate, because growing up in the wilderness, you don’t really need that kind of information. When he got into the school after Sudan sent his personal information, he got accepted. Peter also had difficulties with trying to fit in, because all of the other people where a different colour to him then he felt excluded. He was a lot darker than his classmates and peers. After fitting into school more he was able to go to basketball camp and enjoy his time in school, he also joined a church group, which had other members from different schools, and got to meet different people. When they were all sitting in the room, Peter also felt excluded because of the different beliefs and how you they pray. In Sudan it is way different compared to how the Americans pray, or talk to god. By getting into the high school he learnt a lot more about their culture, he also had his high school friends to help him throughout his new life in America.

Julius Caesar Duet

Cicero Good evening 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; 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, too 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 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 up my sword) Against the Capitol I met a lion, Who glazed upon me,and went surly by, Without annoying me. And there were drawn Upon a heap a hundred ghastly women, Transformed with their 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 not men say, 'There are their reasons, they are natural' For I believe, they are portentous things Unto the climate that they point upon.

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

Casca He doth; for he bid Antonius Send word to you he would be there tommorow.

Cicero Good night then, Casca: this disturbed sky Is not to walk in.

Casca Farewell, Cicero

[Exit Cicero]

This passage Act 1, scene 3 lines 1-40 and I am acting this passage with Freya. This passage takes place on a street in Rome between Cicero and Casca during a raging storm. Casca is very fearful of this storm and it’s implications. To him the storm is an omen of terrible things to come and that this storm is showing how angry the gods are. He has seen some frightful things during the storm and is at a lost of how to explain them. Cicero on the other hand is not all that worried about the tempest happening around them, and tries to calm Casca by explaining that when people experience things that they don’t understand they often interpret it to suit themselves and their beliefs. Often this has nothing to do with what is happening. Casca laughs off Cicero’s comments and heads home.