Loyal to your friend? or Loyal to your country?

“It’s not that I love Caesar less, but that I love Rome more.” -Brutus, 3:2 ,pg 128

The quotation shows that although Brutus loved Caesar, his love his country was stronger. This is the main conflict for Brutus because he feels it is his duty to do what is best for the people of Rome. He feels that is his duty to keep the Republic. Although he does not want to kill his friend, he thinks that if he kills Caesar then Rome will free from the Dictator that Caesar may be become. It is Brutus’s love of Rome and how much he values his nobility and honor that in the end motivates him to Kill Caesar.

Brutus’s love for Rome is strong, and he would to anything for it. Even if meant killing his friend to keep the Republic his ancestors fought hard for. Brutus feels motivated to keep the Republic because he feels that it is his duty to stand up for the people of Rome, and do what is best for his country, because it was his family that drove out tyranny for a fairer, and more just way of ruling. Brutus wants to preserve the nobility and honor in his family’s name. Because Brutus thinks that it is his responsibility to do what is best for Rome he does not listen to others ideas well, and becomes very closed off to other suggestions. An example of this behavior would be when the conspirators are discussing Caesars death. When Cassius say’s “Let Antony and Caesar fall together” Brutus’s reply is “Our course will seem to bloody, Caius Cassius!”(-2:1, pg 74) This shows how Brutus does not want to accept others ideas, because he wants to be in control. However, Brutus is fast to act when he thinks the people of Rome need his help. When Brutus receives a note that he thinks is from the people of Rome saying “Brutus, thou sleep’st; awake, and see thyself. Shall Rome, ect.Speak, strike, redress!”(-2:1,pg 66) He decides to join the conspirators because he thinks that the people of Rome need him. Brutus loves the people of Rome, and therefore would do anything for them. This shows how much he values his honor and how he is willing to step for Rome when they need him.

Brutus loves Rome, but he also values his honor. This motivates him to keep doing what is best for Rome, and to keep the Honor in his family name. He is proud of what he and his ancestors have done for Rome, such as driving dictatorship out of Rome and replacing it with a Republic. Brutus wants to keep the family legacy strong.

When Brutus and Cassius are talking, Brutus tells Cassius just how much he values his honor. “For let the Gods so speed me as I love the name of honor more than I fear death.”(-1:2,pg 32) This quote shows that he loves his honor more then he is afraid to die. Although, this trait makes Brutus very naÔve, and he does not plan things carefully or think about consequences. He thinks that everyone wants what he wants, in this case to kill Caesar and keep the Republic. He does not think about the fact that people like Caesars supporters will be very angry that they have killed Caesar. When making his speech he does not have a good argument of why he killed Caesar apart from that he was “ambitious” so he says “Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor, that you may believe.”(-3:2 pg 128) This is Brutus’s argument, “believe me for my honor.” He has not thought of a good reason to explain to the public why he has killed Caesar.

Brutus’s has conflict on deciding if he should kill Caesar to keep the republic or let a tyranny rule Rome. He was motivated in the end, to kill Caesar by his love for Rome, and how he wants to do what is best for the Roman people. He also feels it is his duty to keep the Republic since it was his ancestors who got rid of Tyranny from Rome. He was also motivated by how he values his honor, and he wants to keep the honor in his family name alive. These factors, his Love of Rome and how much he values his honor was what motivated Brutus to kill Caesar.

20 years of Struggling

Think Creatively

one of the creative elements in my collage would be the drawing in the left hand corner.

I think this is creative because it symbolizes many things. Such as: the lost boys journey, the conflicts they faced in Africa and their hope for a better life. The bits of crumpled green paper by the American flag shows "the grass is greener on the other side" These pieces of paper add texture to the collage. Another creative element on my collage would be the splitting of the collage into two main ideas. The two main ideas are the two sides of Africa. The left side is the side of hope,culture and happiness. The feeling of happiness is symbolized by the pictures of children-they have so little yet they are contented and happy with what little they have. The right hand side is the side of war and misery. This side has pictures that show what the Lost Boys were seeing daily-the tragic effects of this civil war.

Reason Critically

The images and Text I selected are images that I think symbolize the Lost Boys journey.

Images such as the three pictures on the right hand side show the shocking affects of war. Pictures such as these ones allow people to visualize the Journey of the Lost Boys and what the Lost Boys see daily-Images such as the three on the right, except in real life not just on paper.

Allowing people to visualize the Lost Boys struggles means that they can know the full impact of the war and have a deeper understanding of the situation.

Communicate Effectively

My collage creates awareness for the Lost boys and the war in Sudan because the pictures show the truth and reality behind this 20 year old civil war. Some of the images are very powerful, and symbolizes the harsh times the lost boys have gone through. People will be aware of the struggles in Sudan and will know that this is a country in crisis that needs help. My hopes are that the viewer feels empathy for the Lost Boys and will want to help because they were affected by the images.Also, I hope that my collage will be powerful enough to get people to take action.

Live Ethically

Whilst looking at my collage my hopes are that people are now aware that the war in Sudan is a serious issue and that they decide to take action. The images would provoke an emotional response because many of the images are hard to look at, however this is the reality of the situation and I hope the viewer realizes this and that they don't just sit back,but are actually moved enough to take action and help the Lost boys. I think that I displayed a good visualization on the Lost Boys journey and that this will create some empathy from the viewers.

The story of Peter, a Lost boy of Sudan

The lost Boys of Sudan were forced to migrate from their homes in Sudan due to a raging 20 year old civil war. These Lost boys are Dinkas- A Sudanese tribe. The Dinkas were greatly affected by the conflicts in Sudan. These boys were lucky to escape, often the boys were out tending to cattle when their Villages were attacked. Because of this they could quickly flee from the attackers. While travelling to safety-refugee camps in Kenya, they then braved Wild animals, thirst, starvation,disease and exhaustion. After a long and tiring journey they finally reached safety in Kenya. They now had to live in camps with fellow Lost boys that had shared their experiences. After years in the refugee camps, some of the Lost boys were flown to America "A heaven on Earth" for a better life.

Among these people was Peter Nyarol Dut. Peter had spent most of his life in the Refugee camp, so when he migrated to America he experienced some difficulties, such as culture shock. Peter went from living in a refugee camp with people who understood his situation to living in America, with people who judged him by his race and who didn't understand what he had lived through. Peter was faced with problems such as how to fit into American culture but also stay connected to Sudan. Peter wanted to fit in with his peers, but he did not want to forget his roots. He was also getting pressurised by his family back in Kenya to send money over. Peter was finding it hard to provide for himself, yet alone send money back to his family.He was working to pay his rent, and provide the daily necessities for himself. However, his family did not know of Peters situation, and therefore could not sympathize with him.

He also had trouble making friends and fitting in to his school community, he felt left out because his was so different to his school friends. Peter was working to Pay for his rent, Food, clothes and graduate from High school to get into a good college, while his school friends were living with their parents and did not have to worry about having to pay the rent. Peter would work during the night and go to school during the day, but would have to do his school work after his work shift, so he found it hard to juggle all of his responsibilities. He was also under Estimated and Judged by his race and Background. For example, Peters high school counsellor didn't expected him to be able to do well in High school to go onto a Good college. Peter also faces racism. Because of his skin colour people think Peter is going to attack,hurt and steal from them, and Peter has no intention of doing so!Although,Peter has exceeded the counsellors expectations by Graduating with good grades, and doing well enough to get into a 4 year college.

Peter has to deal with allot of things while adapting to America, such as racism and juggling his responsibility's, but he continues to work hard to succeed and exceed peoples judgements of him.