Sir Kay

Reality vs. Myth Sir Thomas Malory was influenced by the knights in his time to write Arthur becomes King. Sir Malory was born in Warwickshire, England, sometime around 1405. As a young man, Malory was a fairly wealthy landowner. He became a knight in 1442 and served in Parliament in 1445. He became involved in crime and allied himself politically with people and groups who opposed the royal government. He spent several years in prison for his crimes and political alle-giances while in prison Malory wrote Arthur becomes King. THESIS STATEMENT? Knights are warriors who fought on horseback, in return for land, they pledged them-selves as vassals to the king. Knights were not simply fighting men. They helped kings and lords manage their kingdoms and often organized large areas of land. People…

way of governing. Wart's first adventure with Merlyn is as a fish in the Moat around Sir Ector, Wart's adoptive father's, castle. Wart met the ruler of the Moat, a large pike called Mr. P,…

Magic and Merlyn Moment #1 On a warm day near the end of summer, the Wart was sitting near the tilting yard watching Kay practice his skills. Wart was feeling particularly dreary that day and decided to console in Merlyn about his seemingly pathetic dreams of being a knight, like Kay was destined to be. Wart began to go on about how he would call himself the Black Knight. “ And I should have hoved at a well or a fjord or something and made all true knights that came way to joust with me in honor…

humans have inhabited the Earth, mankind has dreamt of out-of-reach aspirations and have developed theories for which cannot be proven. Yet these dreams, however unattainable as they may appear, have yielded the greatest discoveries in history. While it is essential for human advancement to continue furthering ideas and comprehension, there is a necessary balance of theories and reality that a man must achieve if he wishes to be not only understood by his peers, but to be socially accepted. One…

Mary Kay’s product line is not as accessible as Almay’s, since Mary Kay products are sold through a consultant. At the same time the consultant is advantage that Almay doesn’t have. The consultant is usually a friend, family member, or another known individual, thus “providing a unique level of personal service and customer connection.” (Global Data, 2013). A big advantage that Almay has over Mary Kay is that is supplies products for special needs like fragrance free, sensitive skin, and…

progressive countries in the world, why are only 4% of the Fortune 500 CEOs women? In “The Confidence Gap”, Katty Kay and Claire Shipman examine the difference in confidence levels between men and women, and how this disparity can change. When ABC News’ Kay and BBC’s Shipman teamed together to write their book Womenomics, which explored positive changes that benefit women, they discovered a common…

Before Christianity there was a religion known as German Mythology during the Middle Ages. This religion contained many deities and tales that make up this mythology. Deities such as Odin, Thor, Freya, and Loki. (“Norse Mythology”) The Norse people believe that there are two types of gods. There were the Æsir and the Vanir. The Æsir believed the gods created war, power and death. The Vanir are responsible for the fertility. ("Norse Mythology.") How was the earth created? No plants, lakes,…

book Gault killed five people, who were all policemen except his twin sister Rachael Gault. In every one of Cornwell’s books Gault always leads everyone on a huge wild goose chase as he did in this book. Gault kidnapped Lucy who is Kay Scarpetta’s niece. By Gault doing…

Vikings; early Europe’s bloodthirsty warriors. At the surface, they seemed no better than packs of wild dogs, faithless and savage. These “dogs” did have faith. They had faith in the many Gods and Goddesses of the Aesir. Tales of creatures, immortal beings, and everlasting wars would fill the halls of longhouses across the lands for hundreds of years, until they steadily faded away for centuries. Norse-paganism was once a great and prosperous religion that spread throughout most of Europe. It…

While some people think of myths and mythology as just meaningless stories, they can actually be something that brings people together. Mythology is a field of study that is neglected in our high school, and even our college educational systems. The definition of mythology is a body or collection of myths belonging to a people and addressing their origin, history, deities, ancestors,and heroes. The term “a people” refers to a culture. This means that, per this definition, two cultures can have…