Winston Groom

Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister for Britain during World War II. He is famously known as the man who was responsible for the disbandment of the Nazis. However, before Churchill was Prime Minister of Britain, he held several government positions such as: First Lord of Admiralty, Home Security, Colonial Secretary, etc. During his time in those government positions, he gradually and persistently improved Britain. Winston Churchill was Britain’s guardian angel sent to save Britain and…

Angelou, Maya. Interview by Oprah Winfrey. OWN. N.d. Television. Maya Angelou was a full time professor at Wake Forest University, a bestselling author of many books, and was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She talks about how to stand up to racism with courage. She explains that it takes time and practice to gain courage. She strongly believes pejorative language is inacceptable and should not be tolerated because of the power of words. This is from an interview with Oprah Winfrey and…

time never thought humanly possible or sane. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was one of the greatest British heroes of the world because of the life he led, his achievements in World War II and other wars, and the historical legacy he left behind. Churchill had an interesting early life. On November 30, 1874, Lady Randolf Churchill gave birth to Winston Churchill in Blenheim Palace. His father was Lord Randolf Henry Spencer Churchill. Winston did not do great in school.…

tells the story of Winston Smith, a man living in the dystopian society of Oceania in the year 1984. Oceania is ruled over by Big Brother and the Inner Party, a political group that believes in Ingsoc, English Socialism, and creating a world free of unorthodoxy and individuality. This is done by inventing Newspeak, Oceania’s official language designed to limit individual thought, and organizations like the Thought Police, who punish people that go against the Party’s ideals. Winston, unlike most…

the relationship between Winston and his wife Katherine, and between Winston and Julia. The government of Big Brother tries to destroy the idea of love and marriage forcing people to focus on Big Brother. This society also uses a spy network to keep the people in check and to make sure that no one is going behind their backs and…

The Shadow Lines discusses the effects of fear on memory, the connection between the past and the present in narrator’s own identity, the life story of an Indian boy there and in London. The crucial and historical events like communal riots of 1963-64 in Dhaka, World War II, Partition of India, and Swadeshi Movement that occurred in 1980s are recalled by the narrator and these memories traumatize the narrator. The aspect of cosmopolitanism is found in the character of Ila. The protagonist is…

In William Shakespeare's play the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, two speeches are given to the people of Rome about Caesar’s death. Brutus and Antony both try to sway the minds of the Romans towards their views. Brutus tried to make the people of Rome believe he killed Caesar for a noble cause. Antony tried to persuade the people that the conspirators committed an act of brutality toward Caesar and were traitors. The effectiveness and ineffectiveness of both Antonys and Brutus’s speech to the people…

that Orwell envisions through the eyes of the protagonist, Winston. His personal tendency to resist the stifling of his individuality, and his intellectual ability to reason about his resistance, enables the reader to observe and understand the harsh oppression that the Party, Big Brother, and the Thought Police institute. Whereas Julia is untroubled and somewhat selfish, interested in rebelling only for the pleasures to be gained, Winston is extremely pensive and curious, desperate to…

But there was one writer who stood out the most because of his motives and passion for his home country. This man was Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of Great Britain. Winston Churchill was a man who confronted fear head on when no one else wanted to. His positive and influential mindset allowed for his abilities to be used in one of the world's most dire moments to…

amount of time, depending on if it is an Inner or Outer party member. Even if the TV is off and the party member is finally out of way of the camera, the Thought Police can place secret microphones around the houses that hear everything. For example, Winston and Julia were exposed by a secret microphone and telescreen hidden behind a picture frame in an antique shop, “The picture had fallen to the floor, uncovering the telescreen behind it” (Orwell 231). Due to the telescreen and microphones, no…