Cranberries and Stuffing

Every year for Thanksgiving my family has our own celebration at our house. It's usually just my sisters, my parents, my brother-in-law, and me that are there. My mom and dad always make all the food. They make a turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and cheesecakes. My favorite is the cheesecake. Besides eating and making food, we always decorate for Christmas and watch Christmas movies. One thing that I don't really enjoy about our celebrations is that my parents talk about the cranberry sauce and stuffing for weeks. They always talk about making it more often, and they talk about it for a really long time.

Photo by Bruce Foster

Casting for Julius Caesar

If I was to cast actors for a new version of Julius Caesar, I would choose Tom Hanks as Brutus, Morgan Freeman as Caesar, Nicolas Cage as Cassius, and Johnny Depp as Antony. I would choose Tom Hanks as Brutus because Tom Hanks seems like a really gentle person who could do bad things for the good of others just like Brutus. I would choose Morgan Freeman as Caesar because Morgan Freeman is an older guy who usually plays roles of wise people. This would make him a good Caesar because Caesar was older and was wise in some aspects, such as war. I would choose Nicolas Cage as Cassius because Nicolas Cage just has kind of an evil smile that makes him look devious. I would choose Johnny Depp as Antony because he's a younger looking guy that plays roles that make him appear sort of smart and always having a plan. Antony was planning how to turn the people against the conspirators, and his plan worked.

Photo of Tom Hanks by Alan Light

Photo of Morgan Freeman by Thorsten Becker

Photo of Nicolas Cage by Patty Mooney

Photo of Johnny Depp by Quicheisinsane

A Modern Take on Caesar

Photo by Mrs. Studer

I decided to paint a portrait of Julius Caesar for an English presentation. I was supposed to explain why I chose to paint Caesar, what was significant about him, and why I chose the medium that I did. I feel that I could have done much better in my presentation because I did not expect to be nervous, but I was. I began to speak very fast and forgot to explain the significance of Caesar. However, I feel that my portrait captures Caesar very well. I chose the color red to express his power as well as to resemble the blood when he was murdered. I chose to paint a more modern portrait of Caesar because I had seen a video on Youtube of  someone painting in the same style. I chose to use acrylic on canvas because that was what the person I saw used.