Reflections on Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill had many accomplishments during his life. He was a remarkable politician but also a great solider, speech writer, and artist. He was considered one of the best politicians and speech writers of both his time and ours. He was born into the upper class but was able to sympathize with the poor and working class too. Churchill was loved and respected by all. Of all his great accomplishments, Churchill was best known for his two terms as prime minister.
Winston Churchill was the son of Lord Randolph Churchill and Jennie Jerome. His father was a member of parliament and various other high positions. His mother, considered one of the most beautiful women of her time, was an American and part Cherokee Indian. Winston’s parents had a whirlwind romance and were married in Paris in early 1874. They had Winston later on that same year. Winston spent his first few years in Ireland where his father had gone to be a secretary to Winston’s grandfather, the ninth Duke of Marlborough. When Winston was five they moved to England. Lord Randolph and Jennie were part of the upper-class English families and young Winston saw very little of them. Winston loved his mother very much and worshiped her “from a distance.” Winston also followed his father’s career by cutting out newspaper stories and saving them. Like many other children of this time, a nanny named Mrs. Everest brought up Winston from infancy throughout his childhood. A young Winston Churchill nicknamed her “woom” and stayed very close to her as long as she lived. Winston parents put him a boarding school starting at age seven. The idea of going off to school terrified young Winston. His first school was Saint James with an especially strict headmaster who was notorious for his harsh physical punishment. This was considered a public school for the upper English class, but it was really a boarding school where the students lived except for long holidays. In addition, this was an all boy’s school. Winston