Arthur Laffer

about King Arthur. One is that he pulled the Excalibur out of the stone. King Arthur became King by taking out the Excalibur from a stone. King Arthur was a fifth century British general who fought against Anglo-Saxon tribes and ensured that Britain stayed away from the west. In order to become a Knight of the Round Table, a knight had to prove he was polite enough. In the legend, the knights swore a Code of Chivalry it is an oath today. King Arthur had 1 kid . The legend says that Arthur was…

King Arthur overcomes many struggles throughout the two novels, “ The Sword in the Stone” and “ The Queen of Air and Darkness” by T.H. White. These struggles help him to mature throughout the two novels, yet at some points in the novel it is clear that Arthur struggles to completely mature. King Arthur learns a lot about his power, what it means to have his authority and the importance of morality, especially when in a position of power. On the other hand, he knowingly broke the unwritten rules…

Arthur Asher Miller was an American playwright, essayist, and figure in 20th century American theater. Miller was a very famous playwriting person, many people wanted to buy some of his work, He also wrote several screenplays and was most noted for his work on The Misfits. Arthur Miller was a playwriting essayist and people all over the world admire and study them. Arthur was born in October 17, 1915, in New York, Miller majored in journalism and worked as a reporter and editor for the…

Who were Knights? A knight was person awarded for their bravery, courage and loyalty towards the country by either a monarch or king. Knight Armours/ Fighting In the Middle ages (AKA Medieval Times) knights were found wearing suits of armour often made from metal. In particular, the Chain mail armour which was…

The military aristocracy, also more commonly known as the knights in the medieval times were of great importance in the feudalism system as they were the link between the wealthy and the poverty. The military also played one of the main roles in protecting the King and the subjects of the King. The knights were known for their code of honor, chivalry and were loyal to people, even to their enemy knights as they still belonged to the same group of people. Only the son of a noble could become a…

Times are a changin. It is no surprise that people think differently now than the generation before them, the generation before that generation, let alone thousands of generations before that. Many people from today to back in the medieval times had very different views on what life what about, how you should treat other and yourself, religion, and most of all, chivalry. Chivalry is codes you live by. For example,in King Arthur's time chivalry was made up of these ideas. 1.) Be courageous, 2.)…

Nebraska Nebraska, directed by Alexander Payne, is a simplistic midwest movie. It tells the story of a dysfunctional family, centering on father and son. The son, David, gets wrapped up in his father’s belief that he has won a million dollars as a sweepstakes prize. David knowing full well that it’s a scam from a magazine subscription, gets dragged into helping his determined father get to Lincoln, Nebraska to collect his winnings. A theme central to Nebraska is detachment. David and his father…

In The Third Bank of the River, as time passed by, the narrator’s father would be doing the same thing he’s been doing: floating around the river aimlessly. I mean, who wouldn’t call this man crazy? He does nothing in the water, and doesn’t set a foot on land for years. Although the story does not explain why his father does this, there must be a reason why. Yet without reason, the rest of the town and the narrator’s family chooses to ignore the father’s potential reasoning, and persists on…

Death of a Salesman is a tragedy that fits the classic model portraying the same qualities as Oedipus and Hamlet. In all three plays there is strife between the family’s dynamics and problems that surface throughout the play; although, their goals were different they have similar endings. Each play wants the best for the family but the downfall is each of the character could not deal with his flaw that was induced by their own actions. The characters have goals and weaknesses that end up…

Walter Mitty “The secret life of Walter Mitty” written by James Thurber is a story about a man named Walter Mitty having a hard time facing the reality of everyday life. Walter finds himself at a crossroad between reality and a secret, fantasy world he has created for himself. In the real world, Walter is an old man busy doing chores for his nagging wife. In his fantasy world, Walter is a young, successful man surrounded by people that admire him. Walter’s daydreaming is a way for him to…