Marcus Didius Falco

Taking place in Rome and Britannia during 70 AD, after the reign of political chaos of the Year of the four emperors, Lindsey Davis uses this historical fiction novel to focus on the series of events of Marcus Didius Falco. Considered to be an amateur private informer during this time, Falco’s sleazy reputation with a sense of strong justice ultimately depicts his un-success and need of funds. However, Falco runs into a complicated issue as the fiction novel shifts toward a mysterious standpoint, thus shaping our protagonist to mature and add experience to his disqualification as a private informer. With the Roman Empire under fire by the tenure of unwanted civil wars and various emperors the past year, corruption and political overtone linger throughout Rome. As the protagonist is caught in between a murder case and conspiracy, his encounter with a senator’s niece named Sosia Camillina sparks the powder keg. With Sosia developing Falco’s main purpose in the novel her death ultimately inclines action and adds mystery to the novel. After Sosia’s death, her cousin Helena Justina is then introduced into the novel after her father supports Falco to investigate his niece’s killer. With…

Clifford starts his essay with a ship owner who allows a vessel that is need of major repairs to go out on the voyage. The ship owner has failed to make sure the ship is safe for the voyage; he has convinced himself that the vessel is seaworthy. The ship, carrying many of passengers, sinks in the mid-ocean, killing all that was aboard, and the ship owner collects the insurance payment. Second part, a group of people levies untrue (and uninvestigated) charges against others, though they believe…

writing a book, Haley approached Malcolm X with the idea of writing about his life. Malcolm X would agree and the two began having long conversations over two years. After the death of X, Haley had the challenge of shaping the book in Malcolm’s voice. This would cause him to be credited as a ghostwriter instead of a close collaborator. The book became a huge success; selling millions of copies and leading to a film adaptation in 1992. The plot of the book is series of life events experienced…

years, Malcolm X took that time to self- educate himself and in his essay, A Homemade Education, he informs his readers of his background and how he became the man he was. Malcolm X wanted his readers to understand that an education is what you make out of it, and not what you learn. He believed that you can go to the college of your dreams, and learn nothing from it. But, being willing to be educated, you can educate yourself and grow intelligently. He points out that you don’t need college to…

Throughout the history of civilization, leaders have risen to power to control the masses. Some of these leaders have taken their power too far and became an oppressive force. Fortunately, with every oppressive force there has been an opposing force to rival the oppression and overcome it. This has been shown through the works of literature that were read and analyzed over the year in class, such as Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, The Ladder for Booker T. Washington by Martin Puryear, Back to…

The Great Migration was a time period in which large numbers of African Americans moved from the south to the Northeast and Midwest. Many African Americas moved in order to have a better life through more equality. The great migration fueled what is now known as the Harlem Renaissance, a time period of black creation and innovation such as art, music, poetry, and literature in the Harlem community. The Harlem renaissance and great migration Also fueled new ideologies among the African American…

The film I decided to analyze was that of “Gladiator” (2000). It depicts the death of Marcus Aurelius and his wishes that after he dies, a faithful Roman soldier by the name of Maximus Decimus Meridius take his place as emperor. However, Marcus Aurelius’ son, Commodus, takes matters into his own hands to guarantee that he will be the one to be proclaimed heir and ultimately, Caesar. Although, the film explores the history of Rome by including several historical figures, it is mainly based on a…

lifestyle we call minimalism. I especially like to write about the ideas of the ancient greek and roman thinkers like Epicurus, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius. At the same time, I 've been trying to cover a variety of topics over this first year-and-a-half of blogging, so I haven 't been writing about that particular subject lately. It 's also been a while since I 've read any philosophical works and I have forgotten a good portion of what I used to know about these ancient philosophers (I never…

During - and partially thanks to - the sobering up of the nation, reforms in race relations took place in the 1920’s. The Universal Negro Improvement Association, founded and led by Marcus Garvey, had four million members by the turn of the decade. The organization sought to encourage self-respect among African Americans by establishing businesses owned by blacks. Despite the organization coming under allegations of fraud, Garvey encouraged racial equality to the masses in a time when many…

Marcus Luttrell once said “No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets or no matter how far you fall, you are never out of the fight”. From the personnel to the rescue mission all of the actions that the Seals showed was a sign of brotherhood for each other. The Navy Seals involved in Operation Redwing showed acts of heroism, bravery, and courage in their sacrifice for their country. The personnel of Operation Redwing consisted of high military officers in the United States Navy Seals. Petty…