Churchill's famous speech "Their Finest Hour" is a great example of a great written speech, but not so successfully spoken. During World War II Churchill became the leader the British army as he had previous experiences leading an army. Churchill was a successful leader and a great speech writer but he lacked the enthusiasm for the presentation. "The Finest Hour" details the losses and the efforts of the .... to defeat the enemy. Churchill spoke of the loss of France battle and why such event occurred. Churchill great words became blurred and inconsistent with the deep emotion set in the written words. Such example is that when he said "We have fully informed and consulted all the self-governing Dominions, these great communities far beyond the oceans who have been built up on our laws and on our civilization, and who are absolutely free to choose their course, but are absolutely devoted to the ancient Motherland, and who feel themselves inspired by the same …show more content…
emotions which lead me to stake our all upon duty and honor" (Churchill ). While in written form Churchill's words are inspiring and emotional, in his speech his words are monotonous and almost uncaring towards the subject. Such factor can discredit his words as they seem artificial an unhuman like, lacking emotion. In the same manner when Churchill he introduced his claim at the beginning oh a paragraph in the same fashion as the previous his words his tone was monotonous and straight forward.
Churchill said "The House will have read the historic declaration in which, at the desire of many Frenchmen — and of our own hearts — we have proclaimed our willingness at the darkest hour in French history to conclude a union of common citizenship in this struggle" (Churchill ). In his words he explains the union created with the French people through struggle. Such words as imagined by any should have a tone of sincerity and proudness to have done such a large accomplishment, but as he spoke his words were lost, he mumbled his words and once more his tone was monotones with out change in speech patter that incited emotions to the audience. This can be taken in wrong context or simply forgotten as it does not incite emotion in the audience, making it a poor way to convince people or inform them of the
event. Although his speech was far from perfect and Churchill received many critics on the way he gave the speech it was not forgotten. His speech dull and monotone did after all offer information about the war and current events that affected the British people. Churchill's writing lead ahead and his words were clearly understood as his writing was truthful with important information that further gave credibility to his words. Churchill speech was not the best, but his writing was exceptional giving life to what his spoken words could not.
The speech I chose was Cal Ripken Jr.’s it was given at the Orioles home ball park, Camden Yards at his last home game before retiring. It is a special occasion speech and was given in front of over 48,000 fans. He used a tried and true opening sentence that although a little altered had a very familiar ring. He opened with “As a kid, I had this dream” a very loose but familiar take on MLK’s “I have a dream”. This was a great attention getter and probably had people on their feet immediately. This audience was already motivate to hear his speech so that was not an issue. Most of the fans were there for the purpose of hearing his retirement speech. He did not preview his points in the introduction he addressed those in the body of his speech one at a time. He did not try to establish credibility as he was speaking about himself so who knows more about him than himself.
The speech that I have chosen is of Lieutenant Colonel Harold in the 2002 movie We Were Soldiers. The speech occurs in the beginning of the movie prior to the soldiers heading into war in Vietnam. I chose to deliver this speech because its message is very powerfully and meaningful. Due to it encouraging soldiers to look beyond their identity and unit to accomplish a
Eidenmuller, Michael E. Great Speeches for Better Speaking: Listen and Learn From America’s Most Memorable Speeches. New York: Mcgraw Hill, 2008. Google Books. Web. 4 September 2010.
He showed real beneficial points of production which I agreed how production could change the population especially changing the variety of working, but I criticized on the disadvantages of mass production he mentioned. This is because one company could offer more money to their people which having money is the aim of most of us, so when a place offer money, it has more beneficial rather than disadvantages. However, Churchill described the main differences of WWI and previous wars which were significant points because it is true that a lot of damages were caused in WWI that destroyed most people’s lives, and the cause of the wars is not indicated in any places. Also, it told the way of how Generals and armies are not heroes which I precisely disagree his point because people fight for their families and protect them from enemies. That’s why they need to fight and are seen as heroes but not heroes of their country, heroes of their family. In addition, he also described future wars which WWI had recently ended in his time, but he predicted to have another war which will be much cruel. It was true because WWII happened and caused more damages to the world; many women and children died with it. This was an extraordinary prediction because how someone can predict the future and become reality? However, as he mentioned peace was in people’s heart and was more important than having wars as
Churchill would add pauses such as throughout the quote, “sure I am that this day -- now we are the masters of our fate; that the task which has been set us is not above our strength; that its pangs and toils are not beyond our endurance(“Winston Churchill 'Masters of Our Fate' Speech to).” By adding these pauses Churchill added an additional weight to the situations and points brought up throughout the speech. This then revealed that Churchill had total control on the impact of certain parts of his speech. Which then points out that the pauses Churchill used could make a superior authority on the reactions of his audience. Strangely the usage of pauses Churchill entwines in his dialogue have a current effect on the world today because many politicians that currently influence the future fate of the world have copied Winston Churchill’s style of vocal
Churchill, Winston. "Their Finest Hour." Their Finest Hour. The Churchill Centre, n.d. Web. 01 Dec. 2013.
Abraham Lincoln’s The Gettysburg Address and Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain are two important speeches that are remembered for their grand deliveries and detailed content. Both of these speeches are known for rallying their listeners but their message is vastly different. Additionally, the two speeches have made lasting impacts on the nation’s history, but each in opposing ways. The speeches set new standards in public speaking.
Through his speeches, he tried to persuade America to join in the fight against the growing power if Nazism. One of his speeches are “The Lights Are Going Out”. He said this speech in 1938, to the people of the United States. The purpose of his speech was to encourage the US to join forces with Britain to overtake Nazi Germany. The subject of his speech is the loss of other countries, and America joining the war, and the tone of the speech is urgency. Churchill’s word choices in his speech “The Lights Are Going Out” are effective through his use of rhetoric and vocal techniques.
In order to fully comprehend the reasons for Churchill’s speech and the vast response of relief from the population, one must understand the events leading up to its giving. On June 4
“I have a dream,” “A day that will live in infamy,” and “Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.” What do these words have in common? All of these words are the backbone, the distinguishing features of speeches, speeches that were spoken to inspired, ignited, and instigated sweeping changes to the world. Despite, the monumental progress that resulted from these speeches, many people only remember these powerful words, neglecting hundreds of others that were uttered moments before and after these famous phrases.
Winston Churchill was perhaps one of the greatest public speakers in history. Some of the best speeches have come from being in life or death situations, Winston was known best for this. His small sound clips like, “this was their finest hour”, and “this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning”, encourage his troops and his people that they will win this war and will overcome the greatest odds. Although Churchill told many speeches, his speech on June 18, 1940 showed the most emotion and courage of any other speech he told. In this speech he explained that the war in France is over and the war in Britain would begin. He said that if we fail then the world sink into an abyss. This emotion that he shows would give Britain hope, courage and most of all determination.
Sir Winston Churchill was the prime minister of the United Kingdom for most of World War II. Under his leadership and with the help of the Allied Powers, he saved not only his own people from living under the Nazi regime, but likely the entirety of Europe and Asia. He went on to win a Nobel Prize in 1953 for the works of literature he created throughout his lifetime. In addition to being a talented artist, writer, and orator, Churchill is widely regarded as one of the greatest Prime Ministers to ever hold office and one of the most influential people in the history of Great Britain. He is featured in an episode of Drunk History, “The Roosevelts”.
The book I read was called the Churchill Club by Phillip Hoose, and the book contains of 198 pages. The main characters of the story are the Churchill Club. The boys in this club are Eigil, Mogens F, Borge, Knud, Uffe, Helge, Jens, and Mogens T. The story takes place in two cities that are located in Denmark. The two main cities include Aalborg and Odense. Both of the cities have been taken over by the Nazis. The main conflict of the story is when Knud and his brother, Jens, start a club and they go around stealing German war equipment. They stole rifles, guns, grenades, and they sabotaged tanks. The story is told in two points of views. The first one is told in the author’s point of view and the second is told in Knud’s point of view.
As expressed by the famous British philosopher John Stuart Mill, “language is the light of the mind.” Language is what allows for expression and an understanding of the world. Winston Churchill was truly a man who mastered the use of language, being able to express his thoughts accurately and move the audience with his words. Churchill uses language throughout all his speeches in order to emphasize what should be done by the citizens for the war and at the same time, set the rhythm of the speech. The title of his first speech given to Parliament as Prime Minister is “Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat” and the incorporation of “blood, toil, tears and sweat" in his speech was a great use of diction because it exemplifies the war cause (“Blood, Toil,
In my conclusion I explain about the importance of the speech, and why it is in the list of 20th century great list. Also,