Julius Caesar Assignment 2 - I Dream Of Caesar

14 March 44 BC
Dearest Diary,

Oh today, I experienced such a horrid dream, I shall never forget. I dreamt, I was a thousand miles away from home, in an unknown forest. I vividly remember Julius by my side, as we walked. We wore black cloaks, covering our heads. The trees, the ground, even the birds that flew around, usually in beautiful, bright colours, had feathers, the colour of the dark night. I had no idea what we were walking to, but we had somewhere to go. I had recognized this place, and I remember having this dream several times before, but I for some reason remember this one in great detail. As I recall, Julius & I were walking throughout the cold, dark forest and I saw flashes of Julius' life. Faint images of his close companions, the Romans whom he loved. All the the things that made great deal in his life. I remember, hearing his voice say, "I am the almighty, all hail Caesar!" This line stuck to me, the words on replay in my head. For this, I feared. I woke up, heart beating, my head was spinning, my eyes tearing up. I looked over, to see Caesar fast asleep beside me. I had no idea what this dream had meant, but I know it has to mean something. I fear for the worst, but hope for the best.
Calpurnia

Julius Caeser Assignment - Weather Report

Good evening, Romans! This is your number one weatherman, Markus Humilius, with your weather! Well, my gosh, it's been pretty hectic out there! Where do I begin? I guess the gods have been pretty angry, as we see men running about completely on fire. Man, those guys could start one big bonfire with those flames. And ah, of course we could roast some lamb-dogs, and even get some of those little white marshmallows and-oh what was I saying? Oh yes! We have even had reports of men with their hands completely enlightened with fire. Good thing they got no burns. Hey, at least they don't have to worry about getting some candles! And another thing you good people don't need to worry about is sharpening your swords and daggers! As lions roam the streets, they won't give you any trouble, except the occasional death glare, if your wearing the new line of impostor Caesar cologne, I found that out the hard way this morning... ANYWAYS, going back to my report, we have also been told of the night bird, spotted by the market place, during the day! I mean, its called the night bird for a reason... SO, that's the end of another one of my AMAZING reports, just one thing I would like you folks to ponder about.. are the gods angry? Are they having issues in their lives? Or is this just the end of the world?! *gives camera a meaningful look* On a happier note, expect sunny skies tomorrow and a 10% chance of Caesar being crowned! Goooooood night, Rome!

Confessions of a Shopaholic

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Madeleine Sophie Wickham, also known as Sophie Kinsella, is a New York Times Best Seller. She has written many novels, including the award-winning Shopaholic series, Twenties Girl, Remember Me and The Undomestic Goddess. She was born on December 12, 1969 in London, England. Sophie was a financial journalist herself, but then turned to writing chick lit novels, and turns out she was very successful. She now resides in London, England with her husband and three sons.

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The novel Confessions of a Shopaholic is about Rebecca Bloomwood, a 23 year old woman who has a rather boring writing job at Successful Savings, a financial aid magazine. Aside from her job, she has a peculiar taste in style, and she loves shopping (thus the term shopaholic). She has a great social life. But she soon finds herself thousands in debt, and has to find a way to a.) make more money or b.) cut back. We follow Rebecca, as she struggles to cut back on her shopping obsession, and even has several (failing) attempts to find a different job. Let's just say that most of her tries are a bit stressful, but sure enough there is a happy ending! :)

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The setting of the book is in an upscale part of London, England and mostly takes place in Rebecca's flat, the Successful Savings office, and different stores and restaurants around London. The time of the story is pretty modern, in the early 2000's. It is very modern, because of all the latest designer's, and they have Apple laptop computers and most things we have nowadays. Atmosphere changes quite often in this book, for example in the beginning it is stressful for the protagonist, and then it changes to happy and cheery, then to depressing and she feels like she will never be successful. The book's atmosphere is like a roller coaster, whenever you feel as if it will end and all things are good, it doesn't. But it certainly does keep the whole thing more interesting and more drama unfolds as you read more and more of the book!


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The main character, Rebecca Bloomwood, is very clever and is outspoken. She gets into many risky situations throughout the story and she always finds a way to get out. She is very outspoken, and she speaks her mind most of the time. She is also very intelligent, because she writes for a financial magazine and writes a very strong article near the end. She can be a bit irresponsible, for instance near the beginning, because of her shopping addiction, but further into the story we see that she is very determined and whenever she fails at something, she keeps trying to succeed. She is also a very stylish and bubbly person. She is always trying to get the latest fashion and is obsessed with shopping! She can name any label and always wants to go shopping, even for a wooden spoon. Making the protagonist a shopaholic was very key for the plot, otherwise it would be boring and more like reading a story about some random lady in debt. Not very interesting. It puts a twist on the whole story, and it keeps you interested.


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I found this book to be amazing. I couldn't put the book down. Even if you have already seen the movie, I highly recommend you do read the original book! Books are always better in written form then movie form, most of the time. It doesn't bore you to tears if you have already seen the movie, because it's actually interesting to see how much they changed the novel to go Hollywood. (Sigh, producers.. so overpowering, wanting to change everything *shakes head in disappointment*) Well, I don't want to give away too much of it, although I'm pretty sure a lot of people have seen the movie. I give this book.. *drum roll..* a 4.5 out of 5! That's a pretty good rating, if I do say so myself :)

- Layal Sabeh ;)