Arthur Laffer

“For most of us, Richard the Lionheart has been ensconced since childhood in a pantheon which includes King Arthur, Robin Hood and other legendary – if not mythical- figures: and as a “folk hero” […] it is unlikely that he will ever be dislodged.”1 That is, at least, the view of John Gillingham, a British scholar, specialist of Richard I, but not of all historians, who have generally more conflicted opinions on the Lionheart. Richard I is still, to a certain extent, seen as an English hero. It…

Knighthood Knights lead very difficult and burdensome life, but becoming a knight was a greater honor than being a knight. Knights began their training at the age of seven when they were sent off to a local castle to become pages. These pages spent seven years training their bodies for the trials yet to come. They were taught how to properly use weapons by the lord of that castle and how to dance and sing by the lady of the castle. At the age of fourteen the page…

As generations progress, individuals tend to engage in contrasting practices which stimulate changes in society that provoke clashes of personality that affect unity as a whole. In the painting, Rockwell illustrates a young man and his father waiting at a train station as the son sets off to attend college. It is evident that in the painting Rockwell is able to reflect not only the immediate moment, but also the way society adapts and reacts to its new changes. The dark shades in the painting…

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, many of the characters were adapted or changed in order to better entertain the audience. For some the changes involved their name, age, story, or quite possibly their outcome. As for Rebecca Nurse, most of her fictional story remained true to her actual life. Rebecca was considered one of the most holy and wise women in Salem, but unfortunately she was eventually accused of witchcraft. The story of Rebecca Nurse is a very interesting, devastating series of…

Finding Morals Among the Knights Chivalry, the elite code of conduct followed by the Knights of the Round Table, provides a framework of core values and qualities. Taking place during medieval times, the story, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, chronicles one of King Arthur’s most remarkable knights, Sir Gawain. His personal development evolves as he accepts challenges and departs on a grueling journey with the mission of achieving a higher status in the kingdom. Along the way, Sir Gawain faces…

way readers would perceive King Arthur and Queen Guinevere. Mordred’s…

Andreas Capellanus, the author of the rules, advises the lover to be jealous for his mate, to think about her always, to think highly of her, but not to lust after her (Capellanus, 1184-6). 15. Who was King Arthur? According to the Britannica Encyclopedia article Arthurian Legend, King Arthur was the heroic (possibly mythological) king of Britain of whose exploits to find the Holy Grail, conquests, and relationship with Guinevere and Sir Lancelot widely captivated many in literary works…

Marc Jacobs, the leading figure behind the Marc Jacobs and Marc by Marc Jacobs iconic brands, was born a Jewish family in New York City on August 9, 1963. Marc Jacobs’ father died when the son-to-be designer was only seven years old. Living with a mentally unstable mother, without the support of a a father, with the instability of his mothers’ endless courters, he eventually decided to move to the Upper West Side to reside with his paternal grandparents. It was there, under their care, that he…

tragedies are focused on either external or internal conflicts of the protagonists. However with more modern tragedies, other characters also influence on how the protagonist come to his or her own downfall. In the play Death of a Salesman, the author Arthur Miller displayed the main protagonist Willy as a man struggling to survive in a hostile society while dealing with his mental health. Despite that, there is another cause to Willy’s suffering which he did to himself; he put all his dreams…

A FREE form of Evertales! (notice bolstered) Once upon time, there was a story of forceful saints, defenders of the domain, and the guardian angels of numerous maids in trouble. This… is not that story. This is a story of impossible Heroes. Leave on voyages of not really epic extents with Sir Jorgin, the respectable knight past his prime; Arwick, the women man and mythical person rebel; and Taragon, wize, old, and to some degree feeble wizard. Welcome… .to Evertales. Remarkable HEROES…