Arthur Laffer

Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman presents to the reader a tragic work that also displays the harsh realities of life where betrayal and lack of meeting expectations must be faced. Through the story of Willy Loman, Miller develops an intricate plot which reinforces the idea that too much pride and ignorance can consume oneself to the extent that they detriment themselves and others. Willy’s act of allowing himself to be blinded by “The American Dream” and his expectations to leave behind a…

Lord. With the fear of punishment for their sins, the witchcraft accusations were a way of revenge and confession which was caused by the fear and hysteria in the Puritan society. Fear of harsh punishments put many in guilty for their actions. In Arthur Miller’s Crucible, fear controls the citizens of Salem. Fear affects their motives, their behavior, and the fates of all those involved. Fear alters their mindset and moral compass, causing them to act in ways that are opposite to their…

Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in the 1950s. Miller wrote The Crucible because he wanted to let the reader know that there’s a correspondence of the communist witch hunts in the 1950’s and the witch hunts in 1692. In Salem Massachusetts, 1692 , the settlement had a witchcraft hysteria which ended up in the deaths of 20 people for being accused of witches and jailing 150 others. The correspondence between of the communist witch hunts in the 1950s and the witch hunts in 1950s and the witch hunts…

What makes one successful in life? Is it working hard your whole life, being well liked in your community, or is it just something in our heads leading us to believe we have to be perfect in life to be successful. No one is perfect, all anyone can do is try. Willy Lowman thought that because he was a “good” salesman and people knew him, that he would be remembered in a very big way. Willy’s thoughts on being successful were; his reputation, being attractive, and having some short of talent. It…

In this passage, McCann continuously uses metaphors and analogies to describe the character Corrigan and his unfortunate situation. Corrigan is shown to be almost foolishly selfless, always giving to people and asking nothing in return. His brother says, “he was a crack of light under the door, and yet the door was shut to him.” This “door” is the barrier that stand between a person and his happiness. Although Corrigan provided a metaphorical light to anyone that asked, he himself has never been…

sector and many of which involved suspicious accounting activities. One of the largest of these failures was a company known as Enron. Due to their involvement with Enron, the Enron debacle is sometimes referred to as the Enron/ Arthur Andersen scandal. The inclusion of Arthur Andersen in the Enron scandal was due in part to the fact that Andersen handled the accounting for Enron for approximately sixteen years. As a result, the government accused Andersen of overlooking large amounts of money…

noble knight,he also includes the characteristic of an ideal, unrealistic place in his medieval romantic tale Le Morte d’Arthur . An example is in “The Coronation of Arthur” is when Arthur is born in Camelot. Camelot is beautiful and near perfect and is where his father Uther Pendragon rules as king. This is also the place that Arthur rules as king when he is finally realized to be the rightful successor to the throne and where his kingdom is considered perfect and peaceful (331-332). In…

There Will Be Blood – Critique of Capitalism Movie Analysis The first twenty minutes of the turn of the 19th century epic There will be Blood of director Paul Thomas Anderson often amaze the audience. Anderson introduces Daniel Plainview, the main character, without a single word. Pictures of harsh deserted landscapes tremble with harsh loud sounds of accompanying music. Amidst that, a single man mines for silver in a hole he has dug out with his hands. Metallic clangs of tools interrupt the…

“All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection”(unknown). Everyone isn’t perfect and dreams do fail, just like the protagonist in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald learned. The dream was unachievable for Jay Gatsby due to his social class he tried to escape, the under the table business he ran to make quick money and the girl who killed his hopes and dreams. Jay Gatsby was born into a low social class. At a young age “Jimmy was bound to get ahead. He was always had some resolves…

Inherent in humans is the desire to strive for accomplishment in their life course. However, the fact that “accomplishment” exists abstractly within the realm of individual perception leads to conflicting translations of what defines it. In Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman, the protagonist, engages in such a conflict with his son, Biff. Willy, a longtime traveling salesman, harbors lofty expectations for Biff as a young man anticipating he will become a great success in…