...Journalist, historian, solider, painter, he was also one of the greatest leaders of our time. His name was Winston Churchill and he rallied the nation in its darkest hour. Even tough he was one of Britain’s greatest leaders, he was also one of the hardest man to work with. With many failures in his political career his opponents called him “A man with a brilliant future behind him”. (Churchill the maverick politician) But most of his colleges and friends will remember him as a hardworking man who, after every failure, pulled himself back and began anew. Few people remember his early days. He was born in aristocracy, his father Lord Randolph Churchill was the youngest son of the Duke of Marlborough, John Spencer Churchill. His mother was a lively daughter of an American financier. When his mother was seven and a half months pregnant she stayed at Blenheim palace, were on the 30th November of 1874 Winston Churchill was born and baptized. He was brought up by a nanny, Ms. Elizabeth Anne Everest. She served as his confidante, nurse, and mother substitute. (Jenkins 10) At the age of seven his mother sent him to a boarding school. And at the age of thirteen he went to Harrow School. At Harrow school he showed great interest in fencing and the subject History of England. He also won the public school championship in fencing. His parents’ were too busy with their social life to pay any attention to their son. During his years at Harrow he sent several letters to his mother asking...
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...Winston Churchill Winston Churchill was born in 1874 at Blenheim Palace. His mother was an American while the father, Lord Randolph Churchill, belonged to one of England’s most distinguished families; he became Member of Parliament the same year that Winston Churchill was born. He was representative for the modern points of view in the Conservative Party and many people had expected of him to become Prime Minister. However, in 1887 he withdrew from the government and died a few years later. After having attended Sandhurst, Winston Churchill became an officer and afterwards a journalist, among other things during the Boer War. He became Member of Parliament in the year of 1900; at that time he was a Conservative. A few years later, however, he became a Liberal and subsequently a member of the government. He had many different ministerial offices, but he also spent a period in France as a soldier in WW I. At the election in 1922 he lost his seat in the House of Commons and when he was re-elected two years later it was as a Conservative. He became Chancellor of the Exchequer but afterwards he lost his political influence. He warned against Hitler and the rearmament of Germany several times in the thirties, but only few people listened to him. When it turned out that he was right in his warnings he returned to the government in 1939. For six months he was Minister of the Navy and in May 1940 at the age of 66 he then became Prime Minister. Many regarded him a symbol of the...
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...Winston Churchill BROADCAST ON RUSSIA BEING INVADED June 22 ， 1941 Winston Churchill BROADCAST ON RUSSIABEING INVADED June 22，1941 At 4 o'clock this morning Hitler attacked and invaded Russia.Suddenly，without declaration of war，without even an ultimatum，the German bombs rained down from the sky upon the Russian cities； the German troops violated the Russian frontiers and an hour later the German Ambassador，who till the night before was lavishing his assurances of friendship，almost of alliance，upon the Russians，called upon the Russian Foreign Minister to tell him that a state of war existed be- teen Germany and Russia. Hitler is a monster of wickedness，insatiable in his lust for blood and plunder.The Nazi regimes devoid of all theme and principle except appetite and racial domination.It excels in all forms of human wickedness，in the efficiency of its cruelty and ferocious aggression.No one has been a more consistent opponent of Communism than I have for the last twenty-five years.I will unsay no words that I‘ve spoken about it.But all this fades away before the spectacle which is now unfolding. The past， with its crimes，its follies and its tragedies，flashes away.I see the Russian soldiers standing on the threshold of their native land， guarding the fields which their fathers have tilled from time immemorial.I see them guarding their homes，their mothers and wives pray，ah，yes，for there are times when all pray for the safety of their loved ones，for the return of the breadwinner，of...
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...Winston Churchill There are not too many people that can say they were knighted and given an honorable state burial, however Sir Winston Churchill can. According to (Wikipedia.org), upon the death of Churchill on January 24 1965, the queen of Britain granted him the honor of a state burial. Churchill was granted this honor due to his many accomplishments during his life. These accomplishments range from him being a great war hero, to being awarded the Nobel peace prize. However, his biggest accomplishments came during his two terms as the First Lord of Admiralty and as Prime Minister, but people still wonder if he was the right man for the jobs. Winston Churchill grew up going to school like any other kid, but as he got older his personality and leadership skills propelled him ahead of the rest. It began with his leadership in the second Boer War, where he became well known as a brave war hero according to (GlobalSecurity.org). The acknowledgement of a war hero led to him being elected to Parliament. While in the Parliament, Churchill changed from the conservative side to the liberal side due to his beliefs on the Tariff Reforms. Then in 1908 Herbert Henry Asquith appointed Winston into the Cabinet as the President of the Board of trade according to (Wikipedia.org). Wikipedia also explains how he used his position as president of trade to set up the first minimum wages in Britain. After he was finished with minimum wages he helped write the first unemployment pension...
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...Public speech is an effective way to express feelings and convey ideas. In order to have a attractive and persuasive speech, a successful speech should be formal and vivid at the same time. These requirements make a public speech have its own unique style. Due to this, for this task the famous speech, Blood,Toil,Tears and Sweat (appendix 1) from Winston Churchill is chosen as the subject of the study. I chose this speech because I thought it would be interesting to analyze a speech that promotes violence. Since, traditionally politicians think about the people, and would try to protect their countrymen and avoid any violence that would risk the citizens’ lives. But in this case Churchill advices to wage war for the good of the nation. He urges the country to fight against the Nazis. Even though, logically war brings misery to the nation and its people, here Churchill convinces the audience that it binds them together. “I have nothing to offer but blood, tears and sweat” these words are from Winston Churchill. You may know him from his time spent as Prime Minister or from some books he wrote. He was a stubborn yet courageous leader. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born in 1874 in Oxfordshire, England. He described himself as "an English-Speaking Union," being the son of Lord Randolph Churchil l and the American heiress Jennie Jerome. Churchill’s childhood did not belong to the happiest. His relationship with parents was limited due to their constant duties. Contact with...
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...In 1902 Winston Churchill entered politics in Britain, shortly upon entering politics Churchill became known throughout Britain for his great skills as a debater and phrasemaker. It was not until 1940 when Churchill became renowned world wide as he is today. Due to severity of the time period and the fact that Churchill speech giving skills and use of words would give Churchill an advantage over the rest of the politicians in Britain. Churchill’s rise to power was at the beginning of World War II as Hitler’s power grew it began to strike fear in the people of Britain, Churchill as the Prime Minister at the time, goal was simple it was to unite the country and get them ready to fight the greatest enemy they have ever faced. Cue Winston Churchill’s speech on May 13th 1940. The speech most famously remembered for the line about blood, toil tears and sweat was used to unite the people of Britain in the time of war, urging the people to place all their energy in the war effort as Churchill is doing himself. “Churchill was a cavalier statesman who could never survive roundhead strictures on ornament and theatrical excess in speaking. That's why he could supply what everyone needed in 1940: a style that would mark emphatic ends (there is no good news), conventional ideas (we are an ancient nation), and old-fashioned emphasis (we will fight). Perhaps the style never suited the time. It suited the moment.” (Adam Gopnik) The style in which Churchill used on most if not all his speeches...
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...Intro Communication 1013 Mid-Term Paper | Jerry JesseauCO 1013October 22, 2013 | Intro to Communications Mid-Term Paper Winston Churchill was a British politician who became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 which is during most of the second World War, and also again from 1951 to 1955. Churchill is very commonly known for his memorable addresses to the British people at the beginning of World War II, speeches such as; We Shall Fight on the Beaches; Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat and Their Finest Hour are some of his more well-known speeches given in 1940. In this essay, how Winston Churchill kept Great Britain’s morale afloat during the dim times of World War II will be examined with the use of some of his more famous speeches. Poland, France and the majority of Europe had fallen to Hitler and Germany and Churchill was vastly responsible for keeping his nation calm. Winston Churchill’s first speech as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom came on May 13th, 1940. When speaking for the first time to the house of commons he had this to say regarding his entrance; "I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this Government, I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many long months of toil and struggle.” Churchill reveals that his takeover of the British government will not solve the massive struggle they have ahead, however...
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...Early Life- Education – Family Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was born on November 30, 1874 to Jeannie Jerome, and Lord Randolph Churchill in Woodstock, Oxfordshire. His mother was a New York socialite and his father was a British Statesman that belonged to the aristocratic family the Dukes of Marlborough. He had only one sibling, a brother John Strange Spence- Churchill. Churchill lived in Dublin, Ireland, from the age of 2 to 6. His father worked for his grandfather, the 7th Duke of Marlborough, John Spencer-Churchill. He also lived in Berkshire, west Sussex, and London. He did not spend much time with his parents, and it is said, he adored his mother but had a distant relationship with his father. Churchill’s earliest education was from his nanny, Elizabeth Everest, who taught him to read and write. As a young boy he was sent to boarding schools. He attended St. George School, Ascot, Brunswick School, and in 1988 was sent to The Harrow School near London. There he joined the Harrow Rifle Corps, which put him on a military path. It is said that Churchill was rebellious and did not do well at school, but did love English and History. He also had a speech impediment that lasted throughout his life. He applied to the Royal Military College and failed the test three times before he was admitted, but he did well and graduated 8th in his class. In 1904 at a Ball in Crewe House, he met Clementine Hozier, and in 1908 they were married. They had five children; Diana...
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...Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, DL, FRS, RA (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, a writer, and an artist. He is the only British Prime Minister to have won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the United States. Churchill was born into the aristocratic family of the Dukes of Marlborough, a branch of the Spencer family. His father, Lord Randolph Churchill, was a charismatic politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer; his mother, Jennie Jerome, was an American socialite. As a young army officer, he saw action in British India, the Sudan, and the Second Boer War. He gained fame as a war correspondent and wrote books about his campaigns. "Churchill" redirects here. For other uses, see Churchill (disambiguation). At the forefront of politics for fifty years, he held many political and cabinet positions. Before the First World War, he served as President of the Board of Trade, Home Secretary, and First Lord of the Admiralty as part of the Asquith Liberal government. During the war, he continued as First Lord of the Admiralty until the disastrous Gallipoli Campaign caused his departure from government. He then briefly resumed active army...
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...Winston Churchill: Speech to the V-E Crowds in London (May 8, 1945) My dear friends, this is your hour. This is not victory of a party or of any class. It's a victory of the great British nation as a whole. We were the first, in this ancient island, to draw the sword (why sword, he just said acient, therefore he by saying sword repeat the old theme) against tyranny. After a while we were left all alone against the most tremendous military power that has been seen. We were all alone for a whole year. There we stood, alone. Did anyone want to give in? [The crowd shouted "No."] Were we downhearted? ["No!"] The lights went out and the bombs came down. But every man, woman and child in the country had no thought of quitting the struggle. London can take it. So we came back after long months from the jaws of death, out of the mouth of hell, while all the world wondered. When shall the reputation and faith of this generation of English men and women fail? I say that in the long years to come not only will the people of this island but of the world, wherever the bird of freedom chirps in human hearts, look back to what we've done and they will say "do not despair, do not yield to violence and tyranny, march straight forward and die if need be-unconquered." Now we have emerged from one deadly struggle-a terrible foe has been cast on the ground and awaits our judgment and our mercy. But there is another foe who occupies large portions of the British Empire, a foe stained with cruelty...
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...Political Carrer Winston Churchill | | | 11/22/2011 11/22/2011 The Life and Career of Sir Winston Churchill Churchill was involved in every important event of England’s from the Boer War to World War II. He served six British monarchs, from Queen Victoria to Elizabeth II. Through his life he was a statesman, soldier, author, journalist and twice prime minister, Churchill’s career has no parallel in modern history. The Early Years Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, on November 30, 1874. His father, Lord Randolph Churchill, was a brilliant politician, even though he was one of the most hated. His mother was the American Jennie Jerome. One of his ancestors was John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, a great military hero. Winston Churchill himself showed no early signs of greatness. He was in fact a stubborn, unruly, manipulative, and often difficult red-haired boy and a poor student. He was also given to unpredictable behavior. Before he was even seven years old, it was already clear that he was headstrong, highly opinionated, and virtually impossible to control. He spent four years at Harrow School at the very bottom of his class. However during this time he showed that he had a remarkable memory similar to his father's. He particularly enjoyed English. From early childhood soldiers and warfare fascinated Churchill and he often played with a large collection of lead soldiers in his nursery. His later years at...
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...Winston Churchill was born on November 30th, 1874. He lived in an aristocratic family, and eventually married Clementine Hozier on September 12th, 1908, with whom he had five children. He had a long and impressive military career, which involved fighting in at least 5 countries. He also participated largely in military politics, serving in the parliament off and on until 1939. He became the British Prime Minister in 1940, and served until he resigned in 1945. He won the general election of 1951, and again became prime minister until he resigned in 1955. He retired until his death in 1965. Winston Churchill was born into the family of the Dukes of Marlborough to Jennie Jerome (Lady Randolph Churchill) and Lord Randolph Churchill. They were...
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...Winston Churchill was one of the best known political leaders during the 20th century. He was born into privilege life, and devoted himself into population. He has a complicated endowment being that he was a soldier, idealist, orator, and pragmatist. People in Great Britain thought that Winston was a superhero. Winston Churchill was a defender of democracy, and a advocate of progressive. Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace on Novmber30, 1874. Queen Anne gave this home to Churchill’s ancestors. Winston served twice as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He is best known as the leader that led his country to defeat the Nazis during world war 11. He is also known as Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill. Churchill became the...
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...chose the scene when Winston Smith is sitting in his house and writing in his book because this is the first scene of Winston Smith going against Big Brother and the Party by committing a Thoughtcrime, which is an instance of unorthodox or controversial thinking. Winston Smith writes down “Down with Big Brother” (Orwell 16) in capital letters in his book, which he knew was a crime that is punishable by death, but at this moment, he is breaking out of the propaganda and ideas that the Party has indoctrinated in their citizens. This is the start of Winston Smith’s fight against Big Brother and the Party. I chose the scene when Winston Smith is throwing away old historical documents because this action is how the Party is rewriting all of history to match their often-changing propaganda. By destroying the documents, the changes were undetectable by the citizens of Oceania. The slogan of the Party is “Who controls the past… controls the future: who controls the...
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...Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was one of the greatest prime ministers in all of history. By playing a role in defeating the Nazis and becoming prime minister two times in his life, he was one of the best to do it. His life before the war and becoming prime minister mostly involved the government and politics. His time as prime minister and defeating the Nazis was in his youthful ages, and life after WWII wasn’t the greatest. Winston Churchill built Great Britain to the greatest it could be. Winston Churchill’s life before he became prime minister and dealt with WWII had to do a lot with the government, politics, and WWI. Before Winston Churchill’s epic role in WWII and history he was a British writer, military leader,...
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