LINK reports on Roman Emperors

At LINK this month I observed a high school freshman read a three page, single spaced, historical essay she had written in the voice of a Roman emperor. The report had depth and insight into character and the age in which the leader lived. The student extrapilated assumptions about what it meant to be categorized as "egomaniacal" and "violently driven towards domination" and framed these vis a vis historical facts about the neccesity of actual battles that took place and the outcomes of these beyond the field of war--noting the economic and cultural impact on the empire. She did all this in a toga with a plastic laurel wreath on her head. WTG LINK critical essayist!