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Winston Churchill gives an excellent example of helpful group unity in his speech to the public during one of the toughest moments in history, World War II. ““No survival for the British Empire, no survival for all that the British Empire has stood for, no…

Pearl Harbor As everyone knows, Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan many years ago. Not many people would think about searching what really happened, why they attacked, or even what was going on before the attack. There were things happening and people didn’t even know! I was able to find some interesting things, mostly stuff to do with Japan before the attack. There are even some things I found that weren’t about the bombing. The bombing wasn’t just a random attack, as I’m sure people know.…

the Second World War the German Luftwaffe regularly bombed the major cities and sea ports of Britain intending to destroy armament factories and shipyards while simultaneously reducing British morale and attempting to force British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to negotiate with German Chancellor Adolf Hitler. During a time period that is often referred to as The Blitz, which began in September 1940 and lasted until May 1941, 18 000 tonnes of high explosives were dropped on Britain killing…

are fighting for. The way people can keep their chin up, and keep persevering during a rough time is through positivity. While being negative can help a person think about the situation at hand, being positive can spread to others like wildfire, Winston Churchill gave his people the positive attitude he had about winning the war in his speech Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat, and Anne Frank stayed positive while in hiding and got through two years of enclosure. Times of conflict can really affect…

Heritage films refer to a period of films, initially European, that emerged in the 1980’s and 90’s. Though there is a long list of films that are classified as ‘heritage films’, this type of motion picture is not defined as a declared genre, but rather a list of characteristics declared by the movie industry that classify these films. This paper discusses the characteristics that define a ‘heritage film’, how Tom Hooper’s film The King’s Speech represents the characteristics of a ‘heritage film’…

One of the two difficulties was lacking supplies, from foods and water to guns and bullets. In Irving Strobing’s radio, it said “how about a chocolate soda? Not many. Not here yet.” Based on the place and time, which were Corregidor, Philippines and May 5, 1942, it described Japan militaries besieged U.S. troop in Philippine Island. The supplies were difficult to transport to island and the bad situation caused debility of soldiers. John Conroy’s letter also referred the bad living condition on…

Wrongful Conviction On the morning of August 10, 1984, Deborah Sykes was brutally stabbed, sexually assaulted, and eventually killed in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The man convicted for her murder was Darryl Hunt, a 19 year old boy that would go on to spend 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Hunt was convicted based on eye-witness testimony and informants, but was later exonerated based on DNA evidence that matched a man that was caught just a few months after the murder took…

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.…