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“Someone I once knew wrote that we walk away from our dreams, afraid that we may fail or worse yet, afraid we may succeed” (IMDb, 2000, p. 1). This is a quote from William Forrester in the movie, Finding Forrester. The quote is saying that one does not conquer their dreams without courage. Finding Forrester is set in the busy city of New York. Here lives the teenage boy, Jamal Wallace, and an unlikely mentor named William Forrester. As a dare, Jamal breaks into Forrester’s apartment, and…

Change is inevitable. Change is also necessary for people to develop. “Finding Forrester” has many examples change. A black teenager named Jamal, who is a literary enthusiast, hides his intelligence and; appear to be an average kid in high school. Jamal's friends however, are a diffrent story. Not only are they the stereotypical teenagers who cause trouble but they also try to bring Jamal down to their level. They dare Jamal to rob an apartment. Jamal, going against his beliefs, breaks into the…

commissioned by Augustus to write it, so of course it shed a positive light upon his current lord. It becomes extremely obvious in Book 6 when Anchises is telling Aeneas of the future heroes of Rome. After giving very brief descriptions of the heroes who would come, he goes into far greater detail over a certain one. He says, “And here is the man promised to you, Augustus Caesar, born of the gods, who will establish again a Golden Age”(Virgil, Book 6, 939-941). This praising of Augustus is…

The Roman Republic, before it fell and was reorganized to become the Roman Empire, had many great rulers that helped make it to be one of the greatest republics in human history. One of these great rulers, by the name of Julius Caesar would become famous for the many things that he accomplished and for being one of the factors that would led to the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Empire. One of the interesting things about Caesar is the way he came in to power, much like another…

The archetype of a tragic hero has appeared in scores of great works; they are principled figures marred by major flaws that inexorably cause their downfall, in such a way that arouses pathos in the audience. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Brutus is a classic tragic hero - presented as a virtuous man, his weaknesses lead him into the calamitous act of betraying a friend. It is the fatal flaws in Brutus’ own character that cause his fall from power and eventual death: his honour, which…

Have you ever thought of having some type of power, whether it is being the CEO of a facility, or being ruler of a country? Have you ever thought of how you would act if you were in a position like that? Well, here are two characters from 2 different stories who would act similar to each other. Jack (from the story, Lord of the Flies) and Cassius (from the story Julius Caesar) act very similar to each other. They both want power. But there are also differences. Cassius is awful greedy to get…

Augustus and Caesar: A Comparison Julius Caesar remains one of history’s best generals and propagandists. However, Caesar’s reign came to a quick and brutal end with his assassination. In contrast, Caesar’s inexperienced nephew Augustus would go on to succeed where Caesar failed. Augustus’s rule was long, and inarguably successful. While Augustus’s comparative success might appear to result from historical contingencies, a closer examination reveals that was Augustus was a much shrewder…

During the age of Antiquity, the Romans were without a doubt the most powerful empire in the known world. It was traditionally thought that the Roman empire dissolved in 476 BC after the last Roman emperor was deposed. However this was not the reason Rome fell, there were many different factors that would lead Rome off the proverbial cliff. These factors range from unstable economic decisions, government corruption, reliance on slave labour, to military campaigns and religious debacles, but the…

Passion vs. Reason Politics , both a political art and science, as absurd as it may seem. Politics involves the art of rhetoric and the science of the human mind, emotion, and motivation. Successful politicians are the cleverest, most rhetorically astute. The one 's who can exercise their political propaganda most strategically to manipulate the opinion of the majority. Play write, William Shakespeare, recognized this fact when he wrote his famous and tragic play Julius Caesar. He revealed…

In civilization the Roman Empire was shaped. The Roman army and government each influenced the Empire. They influenced them to rise and be an excellent Empire. However has additionally helped it fall. The Roman Empire is one amongst the seven undisputed well-documented samples of a sustained military and political manner. The rise of Rome was attainable thanks to the government. The senate below the kings had solely been there to advise the king. Currently the senate appointed a diplomatist,…