Nicholas Winton

Sir Nicholas George Winton was a British humanitarian who organized the rescue of 669 children, most of them Jewish, from Czechoslovakia before the World War II in an operation later known as the Czech Kindertransport (German for “children transportation”). Winton found homes for the children and arranged for their safe passage to Britain. Sir Winton was born in Hampstead, London on May 19, 1909, and was one of three children of Rudolph and Barbara Wertheim. Winton’s parents were originally German

do no wrong, be prepared every day to try and do some good,' said Nicholas Winton who worked as a stockbroker, but is known as a hero. Winton saved many Jewish kids from the Nazi power. Nicholas Winton was born May 19, 1909 in London, England.(Nicholas Winton biography)He was the oldest of three siblings. Rudolf and Barbara Wertheimer were German Jews, but converted to Christianity and changed their last name to Winton. Nicholas' father was a banker who housed his family in a 20-room mansion right

Nicholas Winton is probably a name unfamiliar to many unless you have kept track with the news the past few months. Sir Nicholas Winton was an unknown war hero until recent when he came out about it. He didn't want to be thought of as a hero so he never came out to the public to speak about it. He went through so much to save six hundred and sixty nine Jewish children to make sure they escaped to a safe place and found them homes safe away from the Nazi rule. Nicholas Winton was born on May

Nicholas Winton and Hannie Schaft’s actions, both reflect Anne Frank’s words “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are good at heart.” The actions they performed showed bravery and courage. Nicholas Winton transported around 669 children. He managed to organize eight transports from Prague’s Wilson Railway Station. Hannie Schaft committed minor acts of resistance against the authorities. It began with stealing identity cards from public places (the swimming baths were a favorite location)

Nicholas Winton was a holocaust hero in the 1930’s and 1940’s. The reason we classify Nicholas Winton as a holocaust hero is the fact that he alone saved over six hundred and sixty-nine Jewish boys and girls, on eight different trains, traveling through four different countries. Nicholas Winton also had a Jewish secret which probably helped him His largest save was over two hundred children which he brought by train to his home country. He is known all around the world for his actions and is an important

black of the night, trees everywhere, and what appears to be train tracks. As the tears fall down your face you hear a gentle voice say “you’re going to be okay, I will get you out of here”. This voice is my hero, and his name is Sir Nicholas Winton. Sir Nicholas Winton was a British stockbroker who left his job and family to save the lives of Jewish children. He displayed moral courage because of this. He showed moral courage just by leaving his life, but that's not all he did. He organized eight

Many can be learned from Nicholas Winton. One lesson I feel that can be learned form him, is how to help people. Not that there is any particular strategy to helping. But, he said “I just saw what was going on and did what I could to help.” That to me means an ample amount of things. One lesson that we can learn from that one quote is to do what we can to help. You go in there open-minded and examine the situation and do what you can to help. As humans we tend to over think the little things that

constructed. It is evident in the novel Blueback, by Tim Winton (1997), the construction of characters are what Winton uses to communicate the ideas that Abel is passionate about the sea, Abel fights for what he believes in and that Abel is loyal to his friends and family. These ideas are easily found, through narrative point of view and dialogue. It is clear that the author must deliver, character construction to any reader. Through the novel, Winton has written that Abel is passionate bout the sea.

Maddy Michielssen Mr. Hyde English 2 Pre-AP, Period 4 Tuesday, October 17, 2014 The Notebook Nicholas Sparks SETTING The story of The Notebook begins in New Bern, a city close to North Carolina’s North coast, in Craven Country in 1932. The story then fast-forwards to the year 1946, still in the same city, New Bern, in the deep south of the Unite States. The story ends in the modern era, today, in a nursing home called Creekside Extended Care Facility. PLOT A man named Noah Calhoun retreated back

THE NOTEBOOK By Nicholas Sparks The love story between two different teenagers that come from completely different worlds is the most remarkable. The Notebook is about two young teenagers who fell head over heels with each other. They got separated by Allie’s upper-class parents who insist that Noah isn’t right for her. But that obstacle didn’t stop these two young lovers from being together even if it took years. This beautiful tale has a special