Winston Churchill

Pearl Harbor Winston Churchill said “You ask what is our aim? I can answer in one word: Victory. Victory at all costs. Victory in spite of all terror. Victory however long and hard the road may be. For without victory there is no survival." Pearl Harbor was an attack that happened December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor changed history in the United States of America because Pearl Harbor got the United States into World War II, World War II got the US out of the Great Depression, and Japanese were…

Courage Winston Churchill once said that “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” (Brainyquote.com) Through their many losses, Nelson Mandela, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malala all showed great courage by going on with their goal to make the world a better place. All of these people are activists, fighting for change in the world. Nelson Mandela led a lifelong crusade to end the unfair system of apartheid in South Africa, Dr. Martin Luther…

David Ives’ off-beat comedy Venus in Fur is not so much a theatrical production as a crafty mind game in which the intrigued audience is presented with a relationship in constant flux, drifting seamlessly in and out of serial hypotheses. (Continuous change; instability/ a flow or discharge {Farlex} fluidity/ mutability/ fluctuation/ change/ instability/ unrest/ unpredictability/ variability/ uncertainty/ unsteadiness/ volatility/ shakiness/ wavering) -The universe is change; life is what…

Social inequality deserves a plethora of attention and awareness due to its everlasting effects on America’s teens in modern day society. Writers are one of the most powerful advocates that use writing to use the various genres of literature as a proactive tool. The issue of inequity and persecution have been around since mankind has, yet it doesn’t have enough attention brought to it. These problems affect everyone at some point in their life, with some others being affected more than others,…

Under Winston Churchill’s orders, the majority of the Royal Navy was to be converted from coal to oil. This was stressed by Admiral John Fisher who stated that oil-using ships were faster, provided better maneuverability, required less manpower, and permitted ships…

During World War 2, the Soviet Union and the United States were still allies fighting against Germany and other Axis powers. At the end of World War 2, people could start seeing that both allies had many differences. The rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union eventually became known as the Cold war. Both sides didn’t have any weapons physically, but they did economically and socially wise. They both used propaganda, they engaged in spying, and they had different ideas to gain an…

the person who is honest. Dishonesty is often an act of a man who either is afraid of the truth or who dislikes it. Once a lie is told, it will spread faster than any truth. Sir Winston Churchill, in his own witticism, said, “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on” (Churchill). A hero that lies is not a hero, he is a fraud with skills. Heroes must be good examples if they are to be given such a title. Honesty will either make or break a…

effective leaders are charisma,adaptability, and responsibility. Throughout history the world's most effective leaders have consistently shared one critical trait, charisma. One example of such a leader is british prime minister(1940-1945) Winston Churchill. Churchill's charismatic personality was crucial to Britain's success in WWII as it gave reassurance to the citizens and greatly boosted the troops moral whenever he gave speeches or spoke at rallies. Similarly,…

associates and rivals on his way to power, Joseph Stalin was also a ruler who achieved an almost unprecedented economic miracle of modern times, having made a great industrial and military power out of a ruined and mostly cultivated country. Sir Winston Churchill is believed to have said about him. It was under Stalin that the Soviet Union won the Great Patriotic War against Nazi Germany in 1945, thus making USSR’s contribution to defeating the Axis in World War Two hard to overestimate. And it…

President Franklin Roosevelt’s foreign policy was influenced in 1937-1941 by America’s ability to improve their economy by trade, increase national security by increasing America’s military and navy strength,, and demonstrate his democratic values by becoming very involved and prepared before entering the war against Germany and Japan. Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) was able to take America out of the Great Depression in the early 1930’s through his liberal, hands on methods; and as a result he had…