As a child Winston Churchill was not so spectacular. In fact, he was a rebellious child and he was in the lowest classes at his school. Is this really the great politician, speaker, and writer that we know him to be? Well in order to understand this, we have to start from the very beginning. All the way back to November 30, 1874 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire where he was born.
Growing up, Churchill did not have much exposure to his parents. He even said later on in his life that him and his father, Lord Randolph Churchill, rarely spoke to him. His father died later on January 24, 1895 at the the young age of 45. As for his mother, Lady Randolph Churchill, well she barely came to visit even though he would write letters begging her. Later on in …show more content…
During his second term as prime minister he introduced various reforms such as the Mines and Quarries Act of 1954 and the Housing Repairs and Rent Act of 1955. The former measure consolidated legislation dealing with the employment of young persons and women in mines and quarries, together with safety, health, and welfare. The latter measure extended previous housing Acts due to the houses being uninhabitable. In addition, tax allowances were raised, construction of council housing was accelerated, and pensions and national assistance benefits were increased. Although in 1955 Churchill retired due to his declining health. He suffered through several strokes and other serious diseases before he got a serious stroke that left him gravely ill. He died in his London home nine days later, at age 90, on the morning of Sunday 24 January 1965, 70 years to the day after his father's death.
In conclusion, although Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was an amazing person, and a very dedicated man. He did not have a super high IQ that people today believe is a prerequisite to succeed. He did not have parental attention but still made it to the top. We as people have many things Winston Churchill did not have, yet he became the prime minister. I believe Churchill should be a model for us that even though we may just be average, even though we may not have things that other have, and even though we may even fail in school we can still succeed regardless of what anyone else tells
Growing up, Churchill did not have much exposure to his parents. He even said later on in his life that him and his father, Lord Randolph Churchill, rarely spoke to him. His father died later on January 24, 1895 at the the young age of 45. As for his mother, Lady Randolph Churchill, well she barely came to visit even though he would write letters begging her. Later on in …show more content…
During his second term as prime minister he introduced various reforms such as the Mines and Quarries Act of 1954 and the Housing Repairs and Rent Act of 1955. The former measure consolidated legislation dealing with the employment of young persons and women in mines and quarries, together with safety, health, and welfare. The latter measure extended previous housing Acts due to the houses being uninhabitable. In addition, tax allowances were raised, construction of council housing was accelerated, and pensions and national assistance benefits were increased. Although in 1955 Churchill retired due to his declining health. He suffered through several strokes and other serious diseases before he got a serious stroke that left him gravely ill. He died in his London home nine days later, at age 90, on the morning of Sunday 24 January 1965, 70 years to the day after his father's death.
In conclusion, although Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was an amazing person, and a very dedicated man. He did not have a super high IQ that people today believe is a prerequisite to succeed. He did not have parental attention but still made it to the top. We as people have many things Winston Churchill did not have, yet he became the prime minister. I believe Churchill should be a model for us that even though we may just be average, even though we may not have things that other have, and even though we may even fail in school we can still succeed regardless of what anyone else tells