A Hanging or an Escape A man stood upon a railroad bridge in Northern Alabama looking down into the swift water twenty feet below The mans hands were behind his back the wrists bound with a cord A rope loosely encircled his neck Bierce 639 In An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce the first few sentences seem to catch the reader The point of view within the first few sentences is very critical in capturing the attention and asking the reader where the angle of vision is coming from
I came I saw I conquered These were the famous words spoken by the Roman emperor Julius Caesar Caesars coming to power signalled the Roman Empire escalation in terms of economy citizen rights military strength etc Caesars leadership brought Rome many fortunes some historians credit his success to the fact that he was ambitious However becoming overly ambitious has often been the cause of downfall for the leaders of the past and Ceasars case was no different While ambition gives an individual a