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    ally, France, stunned the British Empire and threw it into disarray. Through the chaos, Winston Churchill emerged. Churchill would be an inspiring leader who was able to rally the entire nation in times of hardship. Through his leadership, the “British Bulldog” would face the Axis powers and come out victorious, as well as become a public hero for the British people. Yet, immediately after the war, Churchill did not return to the prime minister seat because of a shocking defeat in his re-election, despite

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    perfect race. This may be true, but others have different reasons. Dwight D. Eisenhower entered the war to help plan for D-Day and lead them into the war. He was responsible for the whole thing. Franklin Roosevelt may have helped and same with Winston Churchill. Hitler wanted

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    Sir Winston Churchill is well known for being the Prime Minister of England who led the country through World War II and played a major role in ending the war. However, it is his internal battles that give us far more insight into who Churchill really was. His personal struggle, possibly with bipolar disorder, helped shape history and gave Churchill the strength to win the war. The periods of highs and lows seen throughout Churchill’s life indicate the he may have been struggling with Bipolar Disorder

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    Aidan O’Brien As Winston Churchill once said, “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often” and he did just that. Winston Churchill lived in a time where change was necessary in society. The world itself was evolving. He helped shape the outcomes of many events in his lifetime including two major world wars and government struggles across his England. Churchill devoted his life to making the world a stronger and better place. Winston Churchill played a crucial role in influencing history

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    (Fairclough, 1989, p.24). As pervasive ways of experiencing the world, discourses refer to expressing oneself using words. Discourses can be used for asserting power and knowledge, and for resistance and critique. The speakers: Audolf Hitler and Winston Churchill ideological content in speeches as does the linguistic form of the speeches. That is, selection or choice of a linguistic form may not be a live process for the individual speaker, but the discourse will be a reproduction of that previously learned

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    The American dream is the ideal that every citizen of the US should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative. “The American Dream wasn’t seen as fame or fortune…the American Dream was opportunity” (Casaigne). This set of ideas is imprinted in us that our freedom includes the opportunity to succeed and reach this point that we are happy with ourselves, our family, and those of which we surround ourselves with. It also portrays that

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    Adolf Hitler will forever remain one of the most atrocious figures to ever walk the earth. His deeds of malevolence, such as the torment of the Jews during the Holocaust and the campaign to conquer Europe will be endlessly drilled into student’s heads all around the world. From the eastern to the western world Adolf Hitler will be remembered as one of the most historically evil people to ever set foot on planet earth. Consequently, no one seems to grasp the notion that history itself is written by

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    the cellar where they kept the weapons. Soon, all the boys were arrested. Each was brought to the police station and interrogated separately. This way it was impossible to lie. Whenever one tried to lie, someone else would tell the truth. The Churchill Club boys gave

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    have a choice to just leave but they did have a choice to give up. To the people it was encouragement that helped both the people and the soldiers. If the soldiers had their family backing them up then of course they could not let them down. By Churchill saying one thing it helped both point of views and give both of them hope. The Holy Bible has tremendous examples of what perseverance can look like and what your outcome of perseverance can be. The Apostle Paul was a great leader that showed

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    Power of Language Throughout history, there have been many political and civic leaders that have been able to influence people with the power of language. There are different ways language can be used to lead, the most common of which is a call to action. This type of speech motivates people to become more or stand for something greater than themselves. One of the most peace driven leaders ever was Mahatma Gandhi. He used language to empower his followers and to escape dangerous situations to provide

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