Group 6: Sir Winston Churchill

A hero is someone who is

1.a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.

2. a person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act.
True, a hero should be willing to serve others first, "others before self", without biasness or prejudice.
A familiar saying: "Heroes are not made, they are born".
Heroes do not need to slay a dragon or rescue a princess in order to be known as one, they have to prove themselves worthy of the title.They do not need to be big and strong and talented.
Heroes do not want to be famous and in the limelight, all they want to do is to benefit the people around them and make their lives better. 
In this sense,  makes Sir Winston Churchill a true hero


Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill
is widely regarded as one of the great wartime leaders.

As Hitler's power grew, only Churchill recognized the danger of this new dictator. And as Hitler began to carry out his destruction, Churchill tried as hard as he could to keep France in the war, but was denied and France surrendered to Germany willingly, leaving Britain alone and almost unarmed. The enemy outnumbered the British in terms of everything(airpower, firepower, and even armies), at this point, almost any leader would have seen defeat, but not Churchill
"We shall never surrender," said Sir Winston Churchill.

The leadership and determination seen in Churchill well before the war started gave strength to the British people and without this courage the war would have been over at the Battle of Britain. Churchill's leadership in creating the Grand Alliance and determination the entire war secured the British and all free people a victory over the evil Nazi empire. 

"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat"

"... we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.^"

"Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves, that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, 'This was their finest hour'."

Sir Winston Churchill regardless of being faced with problems that seemed undefeated, his "bulldog" motivation was the one that pushed through. even with pneumonia, he did not stop fighting and manage to survive that deadly disease.
This truly makes Sir Winston Churchill a true hero that deserves to be saluted.


Sources:
http://wikipedia.com(WIKIPEDIA)
http://www.myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=winstonchurchill
http://youtube.com(YOUTUBE) 

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Sean Lim(34)
Pok Wei Han(36)
Stephen Yapary(37)
Brandon Teo(38)