Ides of March

Several of the main characters in Ides of March were used to remind viewers that the experience of running an American political campaign is crushing for the body and soul. The movie begins with a positive political outlook at the Ohio Democratic Primary Debate. Presidential hopefuls Governor of Pennsylvania, Mike Morris, and Senator of Arkansas, Ted Pullman, stand firm on their platform issues with a great sense of morality. Morris was against the death penalty and any form of wealth distribution that would only benefit the rich. He argued that you can’t fight extremism with extremism. Instead, he proposed that the best way to fight foreign powers was to do away with internal combustion engines so that we no longer had to rely on foreign…

everyone. They knew he was there, he was watching everyone always. No one knew anything about Lius, other than his philosophical statements. Yet, he knew everything about everyone. One day his voice rang in the ears of many people. He exclaimed, “It is of essence that I speak to those eager to listen. I have come forth to proclaim that the world is not what it seems. How is it that humans, the true inhabitants of the earth, have not yet learned to live in sync with the revolving world? How…

being so in love with himself came along another threatening flaw behind the first one that only were going to make things worse. By the certain consequences at hand, Julius Caesar never really knew what to expect and when one does not know what is about to take place, it can just totally crumble down all at once. Only adding to the fire, he went to the Capitol for the meeting disregarding, as we know, his wife’s dream and only wanting the crown of Rome. While on his journey to the Capitol,…

The films Primary Colors (1998), Election (1999), and The Ides of March (2011) focus around political campaigning, all having one major theme in common: political campaigns reveal one’s true character as well as shape it. Primary Colors and The Ides of March both focus on candidates and campaign teams who are running for the Democratic Party’s Presidential nomination. Although Election is instead about high school students running for student body president and the teacher who oversees the…

One of Rome’s most famous Caesars to date is Julius Caesar. He had some of the best military ideas in the history of war and is given credit to helping kickstart the rise of the unstoppable Roman Empire. But it’s not the military tactics he is known for the best, or how he guided Rome to the path of power. Julius Caesar is known best for his demise on March 15th, the day we know best as the Ides of March. Julius Caesar was powerful force from the time he arrived into the world, via the…

100 B.C. He lived up until his death on March 15, 44 B.C. or as what we now call it, the Ides of March. Caesar is remembered best as the general who defeated the Gauls and expanded Rome’s territories. Caesar was also a brilliant orator, a writer, a skilled politician, and much more. Despite these accomplishments though, his power made him a tyrant. Even though he was warned about his destiny, he scoffed at omens and “wasn’t afraid of death.” Julius Caesar should have listened to his warnings of…

colored fabric wearing a tall top hat. In the middle of their intense discussion The Hatter looks up with piercing, vibrant blue and green eyes. His eyes seemed able to witness the deepest parts of yourself that you’ve tried your hardest to forget and keep hidden. He stares deeply at the newcomers, first with a slight look of unfamiliarity. Suddenly with the realization he screams at the top of his lungs, frightening Alice, Chesire, Rabbit, and everyone else within at least a few yards of the…

Spiralling is all the Hatter can feel. When he decided to jump UP the rabbit hole, in search of Alice, he had no idea what to expect. The hole itself is pitch black. But there is a pin prick of light, which is progressively getting bigger as he tumbles farther up. Wonderland is in shambles, the Queen of Hearts destructing all happiness in her wake. The Snow Queen was living prosperously before the Queen of Hearts overthrew her. The only person who has ever been able to save Wonderland is Alice.…

Begin typing your response here. “It was dark, very dark. I couldn’t see anything at first, let alone make out outlines of objects. All of a sudden it was as if I was opening my eyes for the first time, I could see everything all around me. The first thing I saw was a giant jar with the words ‘ORANGE MARMALADE’ printed on it, but to my great disappointment it was empty. Filled Bookshelves and cupboards lined the walls of the well. Maps and pictures made the well cosy. In the middle of the well…

performed a miracle. The day before, she used her family’s last cask of wine for the poor, and her father in law found the empty bottle. She took her husband and father in law to the cellar, turned the spigot on the empty cask, and out poured wine. After this, her husband and father in law were accepting of her calling and fully supported her. Saint Frances is the patron saint of automobile drivers, because of a legend that says an angel always lighted her path to keep her safe from harm’s…