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    The United Kingdom was founded on May 1, 1707. It is believed that the Celtics were the first to inhibit Great Britain. They arrived in the country around 500 to 100 BC. The Greek navigator Pytheas was the first to mention the Island. He explored the coastline in 325 BCE. Great Britain was a very strong country, but like everyone else they had problems and events that helped structure the count. One event was the strife between Whigs and Tories it lasted from 1707-1721. Great Britain was under the rule of Queen Anne. The Tories supported the monarchy and church. The Whigs supported parliament instead of the monarchy. At this time Great Britain was at war with France. It was a religious and political struggle for parliament and the crown.…

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    The “Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat” speech is the most famous speech in the world. The author, Winston Churchill is Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. This speech is given after he was appointed Prime Minister of United Kingdom. In the first way of World War II, the United Kingdom is in danger. In order to unite all the forces that can be united, Churchill gave this speech. He used his attic faith, sincere words to move the audiences. And this speech sent a clear message that the United…

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    “History will be kind to me for I intend to write it” - Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill. Churchill was born into an aristocratic family on November 30, 1874. He served in the Boer War in the late 1800s, and became prime minister in 1940, during the time of World War II. Churchill served as the prime minister of the United Kingdom for 5 years (1940-1945), and battled Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany for the time period of World War II. He led the British out of their darkest hour as bombs…

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    Often times, when it comes to politics, we think of men as the representatives. If you put it into perspective, it makes sense. Men have almost always held the power, whether it be in a home, a church, a financial power, and even in government too. Margaret Thatcher, who was a former Prime Minister of Great Britain, was one of the first women to ever hold a position in government - of any country. “The Iron Lady”, was the first female prime minister in England, and her ideas still have a…

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    the British gave him the Nickname “The British Bulldog”. Winston Churchill was born on November 30th, 1874 in Blenheim Palace, United Kingdom and grew up in Woodstock, England. Growing up Churchill was rather lonely and unhappy and struggled academically throughout his years at school. His father, Lord Randolph Churchill was a Politician and his mother, Jennie Jerome was the daughter of a rich American and was too busy getting involved in English affairs to care for her son. Churchill grew up…

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    This past year has been a historical year for the United Kingdom. On June 23, 2016, a referendum was held on to decide whether or not the U.K. should leave or remain in the European Union. Many know this event as the “Brexit,” which is short for the merging of the words Britain and exit. The results were as follows: to leave was 52% and to stay was 48% of the more than 30 million people voting (Wheeler and Hunt, 2016). The decision to leave the E.U. has been confirmed to happen for some time…

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    Winston "Winnie" Churchill Winston Churchill was born on November 30th, 1874 in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom in the Blenheim Palace. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill is a known as one of the world's greatest leaders along with many titles such as Prime Minister, Journalist, Author, Orator, Statesman, Soldier and Historian. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts" - Winston Churchill. Churchill was raised in a very aristocratic family with his…

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    Sir Winston Churchill was prime minister between the years of 1940-1945 and 1951-1955. He led the British through WW2 and brought them victory and was also possibly the greatest public speaker of all time. Winston churchill used his political position to influence and affect the United Kingdom through his speech, journalism and using his defense contacts to better britain’s warfare. Today Winston Churchill is seen as one of the most iconic leaders of Britain. Winston Churchill became prime…

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    Winston Churchill- the Great Communicator! Sir Leonard Spencer Churchill was a British statesman who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945. “Many forms of government have been tried and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government, except for all others that have been tried from time to time.” – Winston Churchill, 1947. As Prime Minister , Sir…

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    Winston Churchill, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, is known for his brilliantly worded persuasive speeches. He could calm minds and make peaceful people hungry for war. Churchill used the most powerful influencing force known to man; the power of words. To put it simply, the power of words is the manipulation of language to leverage the audience’s thoughts and judgements. Likewise, Mr. Churchill insightfully influenced his audience by contorting his words into one-sided opinions…

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