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Analysis of: “Their Finest Hour” by Winston Churchill A. 10 forms of rhetoric in the speech i) Metonymy: “We have under arms at the present time in this Island over a million and a quarter men.” Winston Churchill substitutes the Island of Great Britain with the word Island, acting as a figure of speech that means the same thing. ii) Connotation: “If Hitler can bring under his despotic control the industries of the countries he has conquered...” By referring to Hitler's control as being…

The difference between the American’s direct strategy and the peripheral strategy of the British focused on Prime Minster Winston Churchill’s traditional approach through a naval based power and a large army by fighting small peripheral operations to gradually weaken the enemy. The United States with a powerful army felt a stronger direct fighting force of the German Army was the most effective strategy. The United States commanders argued for the invasion of France to end the war in Europe.…

For this assignment, I chose the Marshmallow Love Seat #5670, or more commonly known as the Marshmallow sofa. This specific piece came from the Modernism movement and was produced by the American furniture company Herman Miller that was originally manufactured between 1956 and 1961. It is considered the most iconic of all modernist sofas (Fleisher 2009). It was produced in two sizes from 1956 to 1961, and consists of a metal chromatic frame with round discs of covered foam, a sustainable and…

This videos reveals the some of the most intense comebacks in soccer history. It shows us how on even on the brink of failure, these teams still if not are even more motivated to give it their all to try to catch up in order to win. From personal experience, the feeling of a reward after hard work is the best feeling ever. It's one thing to win, but to win by coming back from a deficit of 1-0 or more is incredible. The part of the video was a clip of a game a couple of years ago between Arsenal…

The process of innovation in the military forms a complex process that involved many factors contribute to its failure or success. Innovation is not only about the emergence of new equipment but military culture, military technology, and political support can prove to be important factors in the battlefield. The military technology of the interwar period was one factor that added to the greatness of innovation, but it was not the most important factor on successful military innovation. Despite…

The Great War happened for a reason ,but why.The reasons for World War One were nationalism militarism ,alliances, imperialism.These four tensions in Europe erupted into war. For 3 years they fought while the U.S. remain neutral. Eventually the U.S. got sucked into the conflict because of German actions .Once in the war, the U.S. prepared and fought bravely . By 1917, it was clear that the U.S. could not stay neutral much longer.Too many events were pushing America into war . The Zimmerman…

When the Great War began, Woodrow Wilson declared complete neutrality for the United States. Due to America's mixed population, Wilson did not want to join since citizens would most likely take the sides of their home countries and engage in war on each other, causing even more racism and hostility towards immigrants. Some might wonder how America got involved then. There are many reasons why, but the most evident were the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman telegram. Before the war,…

Americans thought that isolationism west the best choice for the country at the time. They believed that America should worry about its problems and stay out of foreign issues. Support for isolationism came from many things, disillusionment with the League of Nations and its inability to stop Japanese aggression, thinking they were tricked by big business into entering World War I, and many Americans didn’t want to be involved because of the devastation from World War I and the Great Depression.…

“Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.” This quote by President Herbert Hoover perfectly summarizes the consequences of war. Hoover knew exactly how war could obliterate everything in its path. After World War I, Hoover served as head of the American Relief Foundation, which fed war torn Europe (Weissman). An unfortunate staple in civilization, war, hurts almost every aspect of society. War causes a lot of harm to its partakers, however the group that receives the…

Woodrow Wilson . Book of presidents by James Willings Woodrow Wilson set the tone for his presidency in his first inaugural address. In that speech, he outlined the issues facing the nation in terms of what was right and what was wrong. As the son of a Presbyterian minister, Wilson tended to view the job of chief executive as a moral responsibility. He began his tenture with tremendous energy, and the first two years of his…