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March 15, 44 BCE

Today, I wake up feeling faint. My limbs ache. My stomach growls as I sit down to my breakfast of baked dormice. It tastes fabulous. But not nearly as fabulous as me. I am Caesar. The ultimate ruler of Rome. What I say goes. The people of Rome worship me. I really cannot blame them. It is not possible to ignore this emperor- this emblem of power.
I walk to my usual spot at the senate. Here, I can see all that goes on. Nothing can escape my observant eye. Senators look at me nervously. Good. I like to see those unimportant little urchins put in their place. They don’t matter. It’s me that matters. Only me. Surveying the room, my majestic eyes come to rest on Brutus, my old-but not nearly as wonderful- friend. Can eyes be majestic? Yes. But only when they’re on me. Marvelous, glorious me. Julius Caesar. I love how that sounds.
Do you want to hear more about me? Of courses you do. Forgive me for asking such a ridiculous question. Besides, if you had said no, (which, of course, you obviously never would do) I would have crucified you. My very favorite punishment. I find it very enjoyable to watch the look on the little pimple’s faces as their friends are nailed to wooden crosses. I’ve tried to bring it to schools, but alas, those idiot teachers didn’t share my genius. So I crucified them.
Poets come towards me. They obviously want to bask in the radiance of my poetic glory, amongst my many other amazing qualities. They start to read me their work. It’s okay, I guess. Actually, it’s not okay. It’s not about me. Wonderful, fantastic me. Crucify them all! My poems are far superior to theirs! MY poems can really express the most important concept and describe it with great depth and feeling…ME!

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Me, me, glorious me,
So wonderful am I,   
Caesar’s your name,
And along with your fame,
You’re brighter than stars in the sky!

Ladies get in a queue,
Just to be with you,
But can you blame them? NO!
Cleopatra’s the best
But when put to the test
She’s colder than ice and snow!

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Now, when I say Cleopatra’s the best, I mean, of course, with the exception of warm-hearted, awe-inspiring ME!

My wife, Julia- no, it’s Trifosa- no, it’s- I honestly can’t remember what it is, but why should I be expected to, when the only one who matters is genius, wonderful ME! My wife told me that she had a dream. Everyone dreams, right? Everyone dreams boring old dreamy dreams… except ME! I dream fascinating things that will forever benefit society like… oh, well I can’t name any at the moment, but that’s just because I have so many amazing accomplishments, that it’s hard to remember them all.
My wife told me that she had a dream about “bad things” happening to me at the senate on March 15… that’s today! And so far, everything has been fine! My wife totally over reacts… I think I’ll crucify her, too.
Then, my personal Oracle (who is like the personal, very lucky fortune teller of glorious, incredible me) told me that she “foresaw bad things on the senate of March 15”. Blah-de-blah-de-blah. I think she may be mental. She was talking about the stupid senate when she could have been talking about the supreme ruler of a powerful city, and an undeniably amazing person. In other words, ME! Fabulous, wonderful ME!
I think I’ll crucify her, too.
Oh, here comes my old friend Brutus. Come to think of it, I haven’t actually seen him in a while. He hasn’t praised me for such a long time. Maybe I’ll crucify him, too.  Oh, here he comes. To see me. Fabulous, amazing me. Can’t really blame him, wanting to see me better. The boy’s always looked up to me.
Don’t worry about him, I tell the guards. They nod their heads and lower their spears. Of course, they obey the wondrous me. I am like a god to those pathetic imbeciles.
Brutus walks up to me smiling. No surprise there. I am even better close up. I smile back, revealing my perfect, wonderful teeth. They are like tiny, perfect pearls, inside a perfect mouth, which belongs to the greatest man in all of Rome (my Rome, by the way)!
But then, Brutus did something unimaginable! Even I, the brightest man in the world did not foresee what that fiend Brutus did… he stabbed me! Glorious, fantastic me! What on earth could that little fiend have against the most kind, caring and sensitive man in Rome? If I had survived that, I would have crucified him for sure!
And not only that! All of the senators jumped out of their seats and lined up to stab me! Poor, innocent, amazing me!
What a tragic, dramatic death for the most loved and respected man in Rome! ME!
But then, my biggest admirer, that wonderful boy Antony (not as wonderful as me though, of course) did something that changed everything.
Anthony stands up at the circus. The eyes of the crowd turn from the gore of prisoners being ripped into shreds by lions to Antony, and he started to read my will to the people of Rome! It touched their hearts!
Actually, I have more than one will. And/ the two are very, VERY different. One is purposely horrible, stupidly written and clearly not to be followed under any circumstances. The other one is a caring, loving speech with true passion, and the makings of a truly genius work of art.

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Will to be followed under all circumstances:

I leave my wonderful palace to me!
It is to become a tomb for the greatest man on earth…
And I’m sure you know who that is!
My fortune I leave to me!
It is to be melted to build the greatest coffin ever…
A coffin made of solid gold…
And I wish for the position of emperor to be left to none other than…
Marc Antony, who I’m sure will honour me as a god…
The way I rightfully should be honoured, of course.

                             ***

My other will, now:

To the people of Rome, I leave:

My money, which is to be spread evenly throughout all of Rome, given to everyone equally, for I consider all of my  people equal.
My palace will be opened to the public, for all to marvel at.
And the position of emperor will remain empty.
Rome will become a democracy.
                           
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Those stupid citizens will believe anything! Especially when it’s me who tells them it. Or, of course, that Antony. He told them Will #2 (the stupidly written one) and-of course- they believed EVERY WORD OF IT! They actually think that I, their worshipped god and leader- CARE about them!
Of course, a mob is formed, and my wonderful citizens (with Antony in the lead, of course) team up and kill that wretched traitor Brutus! I feel so honoured (yet not surprised) that all of those people would kill for me! Heavenly, glorious me…

(Written by some old friends of mine.)

At the moment i am reading this amazing series the first book is called "Delirium". Here is the summary: "Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing. They didn’t understand that once love -- the deliria -- blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the governments demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holoway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy. But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: She falls in love." I could not stop reading it, but at first i didn't really like it because the beginning was really slow. Right now i am reading the second book called "Pandemonium".

Touch Of Power

Well this is another book by Maria V. Snyder. I am not quite sure if it is in the past or in the future, anyhow it is just another amazing book that I have read that is amazing. Absolutely amazing!!! It is about a girl called Avry. I am not sure what her country is called, but I know that it is divided into 15 realms. She is from the realm Kazan. It takes place after the plague, where there are magicians and healers. Before the plague healers were considered a gift, but know the people of the realms think that the healers started the plague, and then the healers refused to heal the sick. As you may well know (since it is kind of obvious) that Avry is a healer. She has been on the run for 3 years because the ruler of their country has put a bounty of 20 golds if dead and 40 golds if alive on all healers heads. One day Avry  decides to heal a child who is dyeing, but instead of thanking her for healing their child they give her in to the town watch. Just as she embraces the fact that it is time to die a guy named Kerrick comes and saves her along with his friends Belen, Flea, Loren, and Quain, but of course she has to pay in return. Her payment is she has to heal one of their friends - prince Ryne - she immediately says no. As they fight mercenaries and the king Tohon they eventually get to Ryne and because of everything she has been through with them she eventually agrees to heal him, but then she falls in love with Kerrick. But what he didn't know is that healers can't survive the plague, but all of a sudden a peace lily grabs her and cures of the horrible sickness that hurt so many people.

 The first book is called Touch Of Power and the second book Scent Of Magic is coming out in 2013.

Veronica Mars

Mix equal parts courage, compassion, brains, and sass and you get Veronica Mars—my personal hero and the main character of a TV show that rocked prime time with witty dialogue and compelling characters. I don’t understand why the show was cancelled after only three seasons. I loved watching Veronica track down dog snatchers and murderers—she was clever, tech-savvy, and passionate about justice.

The network never should have cancelled such a smart and stylish show. After all, we don’t see enough true female heroes on TV or elsewhere in the media: girls and women, who, like Veronica, are strong-minded and independent, brilliant and self-assured, brave and just. Veronica was even more likable and realistic a character because she was far from perfect. She sometimes jumped to the wrong conclusions, she didn’t always get the criminal, and she often needed a little help from her friends to outsmart the bad guys.

In addition to giving us such a classy young hero, the show balanced a complex series of mysteries. Some mysteries were solved within one episode and some spanned multiple seasons. The characters weren’t always what they seemed to be and the plotlines were sprinkled with comedy, tragedy, loyalty, and revenge. It was encouraging to see a show that believed its teen audience was smart enough to appreciate these storylines. I think TV networks should fight harder to keep such thought provoking shows on the air. Don’t you agree that we need more heroes like Veronica Mars?

As Veronica would say, “Tragedy blows through your life like a tornado, uprooting everything. Creating chaos. You wait for the dust to settle and then you choose. You can live in the wreckage and pretend it’s still the mansion you remember. Or you can crawl from the rubble and slowly rebuild.”

Cancelled! Wouldn’t you have wanted the opportunity to get to know this super-clever detective better?

(i am just sharing this, i did not write this)

Maria V. Snyder

Maria has written a series called Study. Here are the summaries of the three books.

Poison Study
About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She'll eat the best of meals, have rooms in the palace - and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the commander of Ixia.

And so Yelena chooses to become a food taster. But the chief of security, leaving nothing to chance, deliberately feeds her Butterfly's Dust - and only by appearing for her daily antidote will she delay an agonizing death from the poison.

As Yelena tries to escape her new dilemma, disasters keep mounting. Rebels plot to seize Ixia and Yelena develops magical powers she can't control. Her life is threatened again and choices must be made. But this time the outcomes aren't so clear...

Magic Study
With her greatest enemy dead, and on her way to be reunited with the family she'd been stolen from long ago, Yelena should be pleased. But though she has gained her freedom, she can't help feeling isolated in Sitia. Her Ixian background has changed her in many ways - and her new found friends and relatives don't think it's for the better...

Despite the turmoil, she's eager to start her magic training - especially as she's been given one year to harness her power or be put to death. But her plans take a radical turn when she becomes involved with a plot to reclaim Ixia's throne for a lost prince - and gets entangled in powerful rivalries with her fellow magicians.

If that wasn't bad enough, it appears her brother would love to see her dead. Luckily, Yelena has some old friends to help her with all her new enemies...

Fire Study
When word that Yelena is a soul finder - able to capture and release souls - spreads like wildfire, people grow uneasy. Already Yelena's unusual abilities and past have set her apart. As the council debates Yelena's fate, she receives a disturbing message: a plot is rising against her homeland, led by a murderous sorcerer she has defeated before...

Honor sets Yelena on a path that will test the limits of her skills, and the hope fo reuniting with her beloved spurs onward. Her journey is fought with allies, enemies, lovers and would-be assassins, each of questionable loyalty. Yelena will have but one chance to prove herself - and save the land she holds dear.

Ally Carter's new series!!!

Her newest series is called The Gallagher Girls. It is about a bunch of teenagers who go to a school for spies. The main character is Cammie at the moment she is being chased by an ancient terrorist organization call The Circle Of Cavan. Her friends and family help her escape.
Her 5 books are...
#1 I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have To Kill You
#2 Cross My Heart And Hope To Spy
#3 Don't Judge A Girl By Her Cover
#4 The Good Spy Young
#5 Out Of Sight Out Of Time
The 5th book is still not out but it will be coming out in late march. The release date its self is still yet to be determined.

Veronica Roth

Veronica wrote her first book called Divergent a dystopian novel. At first I couldn't sleep cause all I did was read it, it was my favorite book. But now she decided to write another book the second book of Divergent called Insurgent. Divergent is all about these five factions called Amity, Condor, Dauntless, Abnegation, and Erudite. These factions each specialize in one thing. Abnegation mainly focuses on being selfless, another word for this caring for only others never your self. Dauntless are ruthless and rough they protect the city and show braveness and teamwork. Amity is all about peace they will do anything to keep things calm even lie. Condor is all about being truthful, and honest, in other words they won't lie. Erudite is the smart faction they are the ones who create things and are always reading and working. This book is about how one girl changes everything. The factions were set up so there wouldn't be another war, but then one faction decides to start a war. Enough of me spilling everything that happens go read it.
The first is Divergent.
The second is Insurgent.