King Zethius took a leisurely walk through his tranquil gardens at his own pace, and it was a slow, slow pace. Even though the hot scorching midday sun was beating down, he found it necessary to take a walk, calm his nerves, and gather his thoughts on issues soon to come. For many months, the king and his advisers have met in one, of many cool, damp secret chambers beneath the Citadel of Splendor to discuss the growing problems with lawless merchants outside Kelmoor Keep.
For far too long the wily merchants from Verktus and Westgate have plundered the small independent cities, towns, and farm villages scattered about the lush moorlands of their goods. Some merchants would force the farmers to sell their goods at very low prices through extortion or threats of misery to love ones. When the goods finally reached Kelmoor Keep, the prices were outrageously high and barely affordable. To avert a disaster of starving people and violent riots within his kingdom, King Zethius decided, he would buy any goods imported to the city and sell them at a fair market price to all within the kingdom, regardless the loss.
"Accarron," the king called for his seneschal. "Gather my war council at once, I have made my decision." He took a moment to look at the garden. How small he thought, a few flowerbeds filled with red, white, and blue blooms surrounding a small pond filled with blue and pink lily blossoms.
"As you wish my king," he replied bowing his head then rushed off. The steward entered the palace stopping just inside the door and leaned against the wall letting out a loud sigh, one of relief from the unusual hot and humid summer day. Wiping the sweat from a bow, he continued on thinking how great the cool breeze spell is. Short bu...
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...y are," The steward replied calmly, "I have been to every one of those ramshackle locations myself. Therefore, I know the information is correct and reliable." He ran a hand through his short, curly brown hair. "I believe this is what you are looking for," He began spreading the sheets of palimpsest out across the table for him to look over. "I divided the lands into sections. I have six of these sections; each section has a cover sheet telling you what cities or town has...
"Enough, I understand your system of organization. Now get-out-of-the-way so I can read them," he grumbled waving the perfectionist away from the table.
Accarron obeyed immediately and without question.
The general looked at the papers spread out all over the table and saw it was in a code. "You have to read them to, since I have no clue of what they say." He sat down at the table and listened.
Price does not seek to understand the people and him and his family are ill prepared to deal with the radically different culture and climate they are now a part of. He overestimates the superiority of his American culture by trying to plant a vegetable garden. He plans to provide for his family and teach the natives about agriculture in order to save them from malnutrition. The garden grows huge but does not bare any fruit because there are no African pollinators for the vegetables from America. Leah says, “But my father needs permission only from the Saviour, who obviously is all in favor of subduing the untamed wilderness for a garden”. His lack of research and preparation showed his arrogance and egotism in trying to subdue the Kilangan people with his Western civilization.
In 1500 the attitudes towards trade and more specifically merchants, varied greatly. One’s religion was a major contributor to how individuals viewed merchants. Christians and Islamic people shared many similarities in their views (Documents 1, 4, and 5). For example, they believed that trade leads to unvirtuous lives, also believed that merchants were often corrupt. On the other hand, Muslims and Christians had opposing views in terms of merchants and their objectives (Documents 6 and 7). Some Christians believed that merchants are an important part of economic well being and they benefited the society and many artisans. Opposingly, the Islams believed that merchants only benefited themselves and rid other people of products. Throughout the
“Beowulf drank to those presents, not ashamed to be praised, richly rewarded in front of them all. No ring-giver has given four such gifts, passed such treasures through his hands, with the grace and warmth that Hrothgar showed.” This quote highlights one of the many themes in the book, Beowulf, that theme being wealth. Beowulf makes such an interesting topic to discuss because it covers the normalities in Anglo-Saxon culture, the ethics of gift-giving and how these customs have carried over into today’s world.
Because the manors supplied their own source of materials that were needed for community the society became self sufficient. Essential needs such as food, cloth, fuel, lumber, and other goods were produced from the land or animals. Consequently the few outside purchases made were things that weren’t grown on in that region such as salt and iron. Document 3 states, “International trade was carried on only to serve the demands of the wealthy, and it was largely in the hands of aliens [different peoples]—Greeks, Jews, Moslems. Local society made almost no use of money.’’ This shows that there was little need for international trade, those of the few who participated were meeting the demands of the wealthy. Also the trade heavily relied on people
The author notes that the King at an early age relied mostly on his mentors for knowledge and advice, notably two of which were councils of elders. The King’s entire life and on matters of decisionmaking was under the influence of these elders and from members of the court. The effects of overreliance on the need to make a decisive decision is witnessed when the moment to plan the escape, the King ponders and waste a lot of time in thinking and going over the idea of evading. The King took much time that Marie and Fersen had already begun planning for the escape long before the king had already given the consent for such an idea. Marie’s plan was underway and was schedule on May but the King’s nature of indecisiveness led to his postponing of the due date. Timothy Tackett notes down that the King does not just postpone the escape once but six times. These acts of postponing the escape finally end as he decides on the twentieth of June as the eloping day. The author yet again argues that if the family had left earlier on agreed dates their chances of a safe gateway would be higher and less risky. The King’s decision on postponing and prolonging the escape paved way for a chance that led to the conspiracy to be
Lorenz, Stacy L. "To do Justice to His Majesty, the Merchant and the Planter." Virginia Magazine of History & Bibliography. 2000. 108. 4, 8 pages.
6. Huang, Zongxi, and William Theodore De Bary. Waiting for the Dawn: A Plan for the Prince. Columbia University Press, 1993. Page 92
It’s the year 1166, A Norman Lord of the Manor, Peter de Birmingham, buys a royal charter from Henry II, this permits him to hold a market at his castle at Birmingham, he uses this authority to charge tolls on the market’s traffic. This project is known as the first market in Birmingham. This small market was soon transformed into a successful market by its Norman lords. The agricultural trade of the area became concentrated on the town of Birmingham and this encouraged the development of agricultural industries. But before the success of the market, settlements were scattered. After the agricultural industries were formed these towns started to merge together to form one big town, Birmingham. With a big village and widely visited market it was necessary to make new roads to the market. Another idea of the Norman lords was to lease land to merchants, this turned out to be a great success and the market town grew only bigger. After twenty-three years, the market town had gotten a name, ‘’ The town of Birmingham’’. The market kept growing and so did the population, these things had a positive influence on one another, the bigger the population, t...
Spufford, Peter. Power And Profit: The Merchant In Medieval Europe. New York, NY: Thames & Hudson Inc., 2002.
As I walked into the family room, I could feel the gentle heat of the crackling fire begin to sooth my frostbitten cheeks. I plopped myself down on the sofa. The soft cushions felt like heaven to my muscles, sore from building snowmen, riding sleds, and throwing snowballs from behind the impenetrable fort.
One of many reasons that keep economies going is through fare trade. This poem deals with the unscrupulous Corn Laws (1689-1846); which deal with protecting English landholders by encouraging the export and limiting the import of corn when prices fell below a fixed point. The poem speaks of the greedy side of Squire Corn and the famished Poor Cotton. “Great Squire, if it isn't uncivil To hint at starvation before you, Look down on a poor hungry devil, And give him some bread, I implore you!" This line is Poor Cotton urgently begging Squire Corn to trade him some corn (food) for his fabric of cotton.
(Hear) Now as I stand beside you as your bodyguard.I can hear a faint sound like a sweet whispering wind. Of your tears of joy .YOU HAD JUST BEEN CROWNED KING! Now I listen to the crowed cheering as the parade continuous joyfully.
Both Shakespeare in ‘The Merchant of Venice’ and Marlowe in ‘Dr Faustus’ use the numerous outcomes from the events of trade in their plays to metaphorically depict a variety of different circumstances. The very concept of trade is used in all its forms to stretch the controversial and political themes and morals of each play as far out as possible. From this, we learn that trade isn't just a physical form of business, but a symbolic form of both human and spiritual communication, too.
It was right after my 12th birthday, I woke up normally like I did every day in the palace today I was going to spend extensive time bonding with my elements. This was the most relaxing way for me to unwind. I went for a walk in the gardens Queen Frigga and the princes were there getting their daily lessons about the plants of Asguard. I loved all the plants in Queen Frigga’s garden they were all so beautiful. Queen Frigga didn’t even turn around
Society can be seen as an anarchic structure due to the existence of free will, but a code of social order exists and thus allows for order in society. At times though there are others who rebel against the prevailing order and this can cause for a chaotic situation to arise. Frequently though these revolts result in failure for those who instigate it, but for those who revolt with pure intentions there is the reward of success. In Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice and Richard II, we can draw examples of unrest that results in both failure and success. Due to the presence of these ideas in Shakespeare’s play we can come to question what his attitude toward rebellions and authority and can conclude that he obviously saw the benefit in questioning authority, but realized that many uprisings resulted in failure. Whether this failure occurred immediately, it would always indefinitely result in defeat. The Merchant of Venice and Richard II show us that when one makes the decision to go against authority it can result in an everlasting change that can be for the better or worse, but ultimately will lead to their eventual demise and destruction.