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    2014 Winston Churchill: An Inspiration “We Shall Fight on the Beaches” is one of the most motivational and inspirational speeches during World War II. The oration begins with Churchill describing on how the war is proceeding and their position in it. Based on the details of the situation‚ it sounds very grim for them. Churchill‚ using this to his advantage‚ creates a higher moral and encourages people that they will win the fight and they will not give up. Churchill accomplishes this

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    We shall go on to the end‚ we shall fight in France‚ we shall fight on the seas and oceans‚ we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air‚ we shall defend our Island‚ whatever the cost may be‚ we shall fight on the beacheswe shall fight on the landing grounds‚ we shall fight in the fields and in the streets‚ we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender‚ and even if‚ which I do not for a moment believe‚ this Island or a large part of it were subjugated

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    We Shall Fight To the BeachesWe shall fight on the beacheswe shall fight on the landing grounds‚ we shall fight in the fields and in the streets‚ we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender”‚ exclaimed Winston Churchill in a speech during World War II in June 4‚ 1940. That is just an excerpt of the passion filled speech given in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Churchill was your typical British speaker: a stiff upper lip which is the ability to suppress

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    What techniques are used in Winston Churchill’s speech ’We shall fight on the beaches’ to convey persuasion to his intended audience? Winston Churchill’s speech‚ ‘We shall fight on the beaches’ is an inspirational speech given to the people back in his time. The speech contains many techniques‚ and the ones being discussed will be the effectiveness in how they convey inspiration. These techniques are repetition‚ enargeia and pathos. First is the use of repetition. This technique is shown in his

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    English I 11/25/13 Analysis of “We Shall Fight On The Beaches” In 1940 the Nazis and Hitler were rapidly spreading through Europe. Only sixteen days after Winston Churchill became the Prime Minister of Britain were the British Expeditionary Force and the First French Army trapped on the beaches surrounding Dunkirk‚ France ("Battle of Dunkirk"). There were 400‚000 troops trapped on there‚ with the Nazis surprisingly halted. 338‚000 troops were rescued from those beaches‚ thanks to efforts from

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    soldiers‚ we gather on this fine day before the start of what Mr. President states will be a short win for this great country. Winston Churchill‚ a great leader of Britain during The Second World War. One of his adventures include getting captured by the Boers‚ then a daring escape thru a bathroom window. This made Churchill a celebrity and hero to Britain. He states during a speech from The Second World War what I am trying to summarizing to the brave men and women in front of me with‚ “We shall defend

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    more troops than they could produce. The newly appointed Prime Minister of England‚ Winston Churchill‚ delivered a speech on June‚ 4 1940 that became one of his most poignant and memorable moments while in office. Popularly recognized as “We Shall Fight on the Beaches” this speech greatly impacted the Second World War and may have been a catalyst for the Allies’ successful defeat of the Axis powers. This speech’s purpose was not to plan out an attack or make tactical military decisions‚ but to encourage

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    captured anyone who was against Hitler so this metaphor resembles the enemy as the Hitler’s secret police. Alliteration as a whole causes a musical harmony such as‚ “flag or fail” and “subjugated and starving”. Now onto the last thing in “We shall fight on the beaches” is assonance. Assonance is the repetition of

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    The “We Shall Fight” speech was delivered by one of England’s greatest orators‚ Winston Churchill (1874–1965)‚ shortly after becoming Prime Minister amidst the crisis that was the fall of France to the Nazi Germany. This was a time of crisis; the USSR had signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop-pact‚ the US was holding to its policy of non-intervention policy‚ and mighty France had fallen. Britain itself barely escaped a total rout‚ when her troops were miraculously evacuated from Dunkirk at a great cost in

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    Reflection paper regarding "Shall We Dance?" Dancing is regarded with suspicion in Japan because public display of affection and intimacy is considered indecent and outright scandalous. Even married couples had to restrain from temperate public display of affections‚ such as holding of hands‚ saying "I love you"‚ or even dancing‚ because it was thought to be "beyond embarrassing". Thus it would be safe to say that dancing with someone else other than one’s wife is even more disreputable and appalling

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