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    Winston Churchill In perhaps his most moving speech during World War II‚ British Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivered this address in the House of Commons on June 18‚ 1940‚ vowing to lead the British people in a fight against the Nazis‚ Winston Churchill’s: Their finest hour‚ rallied the British nation in mounting a formidable defense against the Nazi’s control. Churchill is able to do this through his tone‚ organization and syntax. Winston Churchill was perhaps one of the greatest public

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    Winston Churchill delivered a speech to the House of Commons on June 18‚ 1940. The speech is titled “Their Finest Hour”. This speech was given only a month into his term as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Battle of France. It was 23 pages long and lasted 36 minutes all written by him (Burns‚ 2010). During this speech‚ he reignited hope into the faintest of hearts of the people of Europe. His goal was rallying the troops in a war-torn Britain when they appeared to be losing

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    Techniques such as applying ethos‚ logos‚ pathos‚ keeping you speech simple‚ using anecdotes and appealing audiences are just some of the pivotal characteristics that make up a great dialogue. The speech I have chosen to analyze is Winston Churchill’s “Their Finest Hour.” This speech was given at a time when Europe was experiencing the atrocities of the second world war. The historical value in this speech is unfathomable‚ less than a month after the rise spirits‚ England engaged the Nazi’s head on

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    Australia‚ New Zealand‚ and South Africa. In other words‚ Winston Churchill said that “Never mind. Win or lose‚ sink or swim‚ better die than submit to tyranny-and such a tyranny.”5 Sir Churchill tried again to point out to a historic battle‚ where after four years of war at Allies‚ the British had just experienced a disaster and disappointment. Accordingly‚ the Prime Minister suddenly was so glutted with a victory. To start with‚ Sir Churchill‚ the adventurer hoped to win the war where France perhaps

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    who has used those qualities to their best ability was Winston Churchill which is why he is indeed a true hero. Winston Churchill was born on November 18‚ 1874 (Churchill 20) in Blenheim‚ England (winstonchurchill.com). His mom‚ Jenny Jacobson (winstonchurchill.com)‚ died three weeks after Winston was born (Churchill 20) and his dad‚ Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill‚ died at the age of 45 from syphilis (winstonchurchill.com). Winston went to St. George’s‚ a sleep-away grade school in Blenheim

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    Winston Churchill was a legendary orator‚ a prolific writer‚ an earnest artist‚ and a long-term British statesman. Yet Churchill‚ who twice served the as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom‚ is best remembered as the tenacious and forthright war leader that led his country against the seemingly undefeatable Nazis during World War II. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was born in 1874‚ at his grandfather’s home‚ Blenheim Palace in Marlborough‚ England. His father‚ Lord Randolph Churchill

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    this weight was bestowed upon the shoulders of two memorable individuals. By and large Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt can be labelled as beacons of democracy and leaders of the free world in their time. Winston Churchill‚ the son of Lord Randolph Churchill‚ became an officer in the 4th cavalry in 1894. Between 1895 and 1899 he served in Cuba‚ India and South Africa as a reporter. Churchill entered politics in 1900 and held many government posts until he was appointed First Lord

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    still say‚ ‘This was their finest hour.’” Winston Churchill More than seventy years have passed since the battles have ended‚ but World War II continues to resonate in the world today. After Poland‚ Norway‚ Denmark‚ Belgium‚ the Netherlands‚ and France fell one by one under Nazi control‚ the sole territory standing in between German political leader Adolf Hitler and his full control over Europe was Britain. At the time‚ the late British Prime Minister Winston Churchill‚ who had only been Prime Minister

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    Winston Churchill Introduction In this report I will be profiling Winston Churchill‚ I chose Winston Churchill because when I think of a leader (political or otherwise) Churchill always springs to mind. In this report I will be identifying and examining the the different traits that Winston Churchill has displayed and differentiate between them as to whether they are traits of a leader or of a manager. Winston Churchill was born in Woodstock‚ England in 1874 to a wealthy aristocratic

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    Biography of Winston Churchill The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965)‚ the son of Lord Randolph Churchill and an American mother‚ was educated at Harrow and Sandhurst. After a brief but eventful career in the army‚ he became a Conservative Member of Parliament in 1900. He held many high posts in Liberal and Conservative governments during the first three decades of the century. At the outbreak of the Second World War‚ he was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty -

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