Winston S. Churchill's Speech 'Blood, Toil, Tears, And Sweat'

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I have chosen to write an interview where the interviewee is Winston S. Churchill about the meaning behind his speech (Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat) and the reasoning behind it. The interviewer will be in representation of the public and the House of Commons, in which the questions that will be being asked will reflect what the audience thought of the speech.
The speech that I will be analyzing will be Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat by Winston S. Churchill. Through the lens of language and power and be analyzing how the audience and purpose of Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat affect the structure and context of its text. Throughout the interview, the questions being asked will lead to how the audience analyzed the speech and how they felt about

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