8) We watched the movie Gladiator with the TOC and the final day talked briefly about the difficulties of high school and the need for the human brain to stereotype others as a way to categorize and simplify information. We all understand this in an emotional sense and thus create/accept/use our public personas and protect our personal ones. Write a blog post describing the public persona Maximus takes on (or is given) by others and compare it to what we see of his personal persona. Next, think of someone famous or someone you know who you feel has a very distinct public persona. Why do they have it? What does it do for them? What do you know of their personal persona? Then describe your own public persona (whether you feel you create it or are given it by others) and how that is similar or different to your personal persona. What does your public persona do for you? Why did you create or accept it? What don't you like about it? *As a part of our skill development in formulating and argument and using web tools for modern literacy you are encouraged to embed short videos or images that help provide context or support your writing.


Maximus public persona was that the gladiator was never defeated in his battles. His personal persona was that he was weak inside and looked strong on the exterior. In the movie everyone wanted to see him fail but that didn't stop him, the trauma that he had made him stronger and powerful. My public persona is Gandhi, he was a political and spiritual leader for our country, he had many movements too help India. He wanted to stop discrimination for indians. He had been jailed for conspiracy. He wanted to stop the Hindu and Muslim conflict but that led to assassination. People wanted to see him fail. He died on January 30 1948. Gandhi was a simple believer in change. He faced many challenges just to make a difference in the world. I believe in change, change is a good thing because it leads you to new experiences.