Julius Caesar- Calpurnia's Dream

Caesar was standing there in a big room with people standing all around him. Every once in a while someone would walk up to him and have a small conversation while several people stood around him watching everything he did carefully. Suddenly, the people started crowding around Caesar. Calpurnia could no longer see him. She got worried and ran up to the crowd of people and tried pulling them away from Caesar, but nothing would work. The people were immovable. After a while the people eventually moved away from Caesar, and left the room. It was just Caesar and Calpurnia in the large room now. Caesar was lying on the floor motionless no marks were shown on his body. Calpurnia ran towards him and knelt down at his side. She tried talking to him, but he wouldn't respond. She carefully touch his arm. Instantly after she removed her hand from his arm, blood began to trickle down from the spot that she touched his arm. She began to cry at his side, wishing for her loving husband. After a a few minutes, she attempted at standing up, so she could run and get help, but she lost her balance and fell on Caesar's body. When she finally stood up, she looked down at him and noticed that he was now bleeding where she had landed on him. Calpurnia ran as fast as she could across the room towards the door. When she reached the door she tried to open it, but it was locked. She couldn't handle being in the room with her husband's bloody corpse. She suddenly fainted and fell to the ground. Then was when Calpurnia woke up from her night's sleep.

Julius Caesar- By William Shakespeare

Weather Report in Rome

"Good evening everyone this is John Kirk reporting for R news! Things in Rome are a little crazy tonight. We have quite a storm on our hands. Some people may think that the gods are angry, and I am one of those people. The wind is very strong, and the lightening crashes just keep coming one after the other. There is some wild things going on right now. One of them being a man walking around with his hand on fire, but he can't seem to feel any pain. Later on tonight the storm is expected to get worse, but luckily and hopefully tomorrow the storm is supposed to slow a ...... Oh my stars! Was that man on fire? There seems to be a man walking through the streets that is completely on fire! A lion is walking the streets growling at people, but not harming them, and this storm just seems to be getting worse every minute. What is happening in Rome? Could this be a sign from the gods? Or is this place we call Rome coming to an end? What ever it is something must be done! After the break we have Wanda on politics. "

Skinny-by Ibi Kaslik

About the Author

The author of the novel Skinny is Ibi Kaslik. Ibi Kaslik is not only a novelist, but be is also a freelance writer. Kaslik has written two books: Skinny and The Angels Riot. Ibi Kaslik was born August 20, 1973 in Toronto, Ontario.

Plotline

The novel Skinny is about two sisters named Giselle and Holly. Giselle is twenty-two years old and recovering from anorexia. She is the intelligent one of the two sisters, and was attending medical school until the anorexia came. She starts to turn her life back to the way it was before her illness, by volunteering at the hospital. She also starts having a close relationship with an old friend. Holly is a fourteen year old track star that had a close relationship with her dad before he passed away. She is visited by the ghost of their dead father.

Setting

Skinny takes place in in today's age. Most of the novel takes place at the the school Giselle was attending, or the mental hospital she was checked into. The atmosphere of the book is sorrowful. I find Skinny sorrowful because Giselle and Holly lost their father at such a young age, and also because of the struggles the family goes through with Giselle's sickness.

The Protagonist

The protagonist of Skinny is Giselle Vasco. I think that Giselle can be selfish because of the way she thinks that she should be treated like royalty at home just because of her eating disorder. She is also very smart. Giselle was a top medical student, and even when she was younger she would get the neighbor kids to bring her dead animals so that she could dissect them and do her own experiments with them.

My Review

I am very much enjoying Skinny so far. It is an excellent book, but it can be a little confusing at times. Skinny is not what I expected it to be...it's much more. On a scale of one to ten, ten being best, I give it an eight.