Compare And Contrast Governor Mitch Otter And King Arthur

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Governor Butch Otter vs. King Arthur, introducing King Arthur he was known to be a mythological figure, he was the ruler of the round table and the camelot. He was known as one of the best knights, also an excellent ruler/emperor for the late 5th century and early 6th century. He was the son of Uther Pendragon no one knows when he was born. Governor Butch Otter, was elected as the governor (32nd) of Idaho in November of 2006, later was re-elected in 2014 for second term. Otter served in the Idaho National Army Guards in 1968-1973, he was later awarded honorary doctorates from the University of the Philippines.
Butch Otter was/has been a excellent governor throughout his years of being one, he has done such good for us. When he was elected to Congress, this was his fourth term as Idaho’s Lieutenant Governor, he had served in that position longer
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Having 30 years in the business industry as a member of the Board of Director of the J.R. Simplot Company, and he retired in 1993. King Arthur was growing up learning from Merlin and Ector, he didn’t think he could succeed in being a king/knight. He was royalty but both have Catholic backgrounds and beliefs and are both rulers but in different ways.
Only, King Arthur was known for many monarchies throughout his royalty stage, from the Round Table to the Holy Grail quest. Butch Otter did many things that changed our laws in Idaho to good or bad, for one he legalized “same-sex marriage” in Idaho, he helped our school system greatly!
In conclusion, King Arthur and Butch Otter are similar in different areas and are very different in areas also. King Arthur was a ruler and Otter was a governor there is a difference. One is a ruler for a country and one is for a state, they didn’t do the same thing or liked the same things. But both have a important role in the political

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