by7 radio. The BEF (British Expeditionary Force) was sent to help in France in 1939 at the start of the war‚ but was caught up in disaster‚ retreating from the German Front back to France and eventually the beaches of Dunkirk. On the 27th of May Winston Churchill (PM) ordered the Royal Navy to retrieve and evacuate as many of the BEF as they could. For seven days the British soldiers waited on the beaches of Dunkirk. It was believed only 30‚000 would return. However thanks to small boats from the
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Success Is Not Final‚ Failure Is Not Fatal What is failure? William Zinsser doesn’t believe that just because you drop out‚ doesn’t mean you just failed the toughest class you would ever take called life. Confucius once said‚ “Success depends upon previous preparation‚ and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.” Just like Zinsser Confucius also thought that one’s success doesn’t have to depend on working hard it could also depend on failing at something that doesn’t work. There’s
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person get all of the power. If someone obtains too much power‚ they might take away the freedoms of the people. One example of the lack of freedom in the book‚ is the thought police‚ who can read your mind and see what the people are thinking. If Winston opposes the party‚ the thought
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endure through the test of time. Moreover‚ were we to take the example of the chronicles‚ it is great deeds that made great rulers part of the universal history and not what they may have said. Of course‚ there are several notable exceptions‚ like Winston Churchill or King Louis the Fourteenth of France who is greatly known for having said “I am the state”. Nevertheless‚ their quotes are in fact associated with their actions‚ therefore in the end‚ the actions regain their supremacy. To sum up‚ I
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I bet a lot of you are thinking-Shakespeare is so pointless and ridiculous‚ but “When you judge someone‚ it doesn’t define who they are. It defines who you are.” As Winston Churchill once said‚ “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” Good morning/afternoon. Shakespeare’s work is definitely not outdated and irrelevant. “When I close my eyes I see you for who truly you are…which is ugly.” Yes‚ it’s She’s The Man. This film is the
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Or perhaps – the encouragement to fight back while one still can. Winston eventually gets caught and is taken to the Ministry of Love‚ where he ironically gets tortured. After this experience he gives up and is forced to transform his hate into love. He realises that nothing is more powerful than physical torture. This
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inspiration and knowledge for many years to come. It is a beautiful coffee table edition with 160 pages‚ 75 wonderful photographs and over 400 great quotations from leaders in all walks of life. Some of the leaders include: Benjamin Franklin‚ Winston Churchill‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ Mother Teresa‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ Walt Disney‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ Eleanor Roosevelt‚ Nelson Mandela‚ Albert Einstein‚ John F. Kennedy‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ Helen Keller‚ Henry Ford‚ Ronald Reagan‚ Pope John Paul II‚
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Winston Churchill Speech‚ Blood Toil Tears and Sweat Blood‚ Sweat and Tears speech by Sir Winston Churchill May 13th 1940 On Friday evening last I received from His Majesty the mission to form a new administration. It was the evident will of’ Parliament and the nation that this should be conceived on the broadest possible basis and that it should include all parties. I have already completed the most important part of this task. A war cabinet has been formed of five members‚ representing
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The three basics are food‚ sleep and exercise‚ though the balance depends on age. As we get older we tend to need less of all three. Metabolism slows with age‚ so we feel less hungry; with age we become less active and therefore need less sleep However‚ all three basics are required at any age if we are to remain relatively young and healthy throughout our allotted span. For the purpose of this essay‚ let us assume that you are a young man or woman of about eighteen years. You have an interest
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indispensable part of happiness.” Assignment: What gives us more pleasure and satisfaction: the pursuit of our desires or the attainment of them? Plan your response‚ and then write an essay... Prompt: “The price of greatness is responsibility.” Winston Churchill Assignment: Do we expect too much from our public figures? Plan your response‚ and then write an essay... Prompt: “A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong‚ which is but saying‚ in other words‚ that he
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