king arthur vs. obama

king arthur vs. obama

Ashlee Wood             Wood 1
March 29, 2009
English 2-7
Rough Draft  
In the story Le Morte D’ Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory Shows king Arthur as a strong leader. In the story Le More D’ Arthur, Arthur’s father king Unther becomes ill and send his son to live with his dear friend Sir Ector. While at a jousting Tournament Sir Ector tells Arthur to go and get a sword for his son Kay, the only sword around is Excalibur, Arthur pulled out the sword and was named king f England. A leader according to Webster’s dictionary is the person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country: a person followed by others The story shows of many leadership qualities King Arthur had. President Obama is also leader; his leadership qualities resemble king Arthurs. Although president Obama and king Arthur are from different time periods they share the same leadership qualities of being wise, brave and a leader who inspires their communities.
Throughout Le Morte D’ Arthur, King Arthur inspires the community. When Arthur pulled Excalibur out of the stone he became one of the most popular kings. Sir Thomas Malory wrote, “ The congregation was awed by this miraculous sight”(Malory). Arthur’s age, size, and social status made him an unlikely one to pull out the sword and become king. In the same manner, President Obama beat the odds in modern day America by being elected the first African American president of this country. On election night and during the inauguration events this nation
Wood 2 stood in awe of a miraculous sight also. Unimpressed with his own popularity Sir Thomas Malory sates, “Arthur swore to rule justly, and the nobles swore him their allegiance”(Malory).   This connects to president Obama on inauguration night. Obama swore to rule justly and the American people swore him their allegiance. After becoming king, Sir Ector called” one of the bravest kings. He has known”(Malory).   President Obama is...