Julius Caesar, a Roman statesman, general, and writer, was an ambitious man. After his successful campaigns in Gaul and Egypt, Caesar made himself ruler for life. Although he introduced many reforms, he went too far in taking away power from the rightful governing body, the
Roman Senate. Finally, he was killed by his opponents, who saw that he was destroying the Roman Republic.
What seems to be the writer's attitude toward Julius Caesar?
1. The writer liked Caesar.
2. The writer thought Caesar was too ambitious.
3. The writer agreed with Caesar's reforms.
4. The writer thought that Caesar should not have conquered Egypt.

Jargon is a specialized vocabulary of a particular group trade or profession

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The harlem renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. although legally "free," many african americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the harlem renaissance. furthermore, the values of identity and freedom are not unique to particular times and places. as hughes expresses in "dream variations," all humans want to be able to develop their identities in freedom. what role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? what is required of a society to enable each individual to be true to his or her identity and be free to live by that identity? write about at least three of the poems, describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom and identity, the lack of it, or the desire for it.