Blood Toil, Tears, And Sweat By Winston Churchill And Dear Mrs. Breed

Standing Up for Yourself
Conflict is all around us; Yet some of us deal with us deal with it in the wrong ways. The best way to respond to conflict is to stand up which is shown in stories such as “Blood Toil, Tears, and sweat” by Winston Churchill and “Dear Mrs. Breed” by Joanne Oppenheim. Both stories show people standing up by inspiring a nation and giving hope to others respectively. While some people think staying positive can be a good response, it can cause more harm than good. The best response to conflict is to stand up because it motivates others, has a lasting impact, and can inspire others to make a change.
Taking a stand is a good response to conflict because it can motivate others to make a change. This is shown when Winston Churchill

Speeches like Winston Churchill's “Blood Toil, Sweat and Tears” are able to create a lasting impact using powerful words, as shown when Winston Churchill says “Victory at all costs -Victory in spite of all terrors -Victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival” (Churchill). Winstons words in this speech were able to motivate a nation to win a war. By standing up to the strong adversary of Nazi Germany and created a lasting impact. Martin Luther King’s I had a dream speech changed the world. The effect of this speech is shown in the writing How Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech Changed The World when Nicholas Wapshott writes “Tangible evidence of the long march he set off on 50 years ago can be found in the endless roads and civic facilities around the world to which the name” (Wapshott). Martin Luther King's speech was able to change the world which is highlighted by the fact that he is still remembered today as a hero. Even after 50 years, people who take a stand are remembered which shows this is the best response to conflict. Another example of the lasting impact due to standing up is remembering Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII. They are remembered in the writing Remembering Japanese-American internment camps by Fathima Mohaideen. Japanese Americans ability to create a lasting impact is shown when Fathima writes “More than 2,000 people

Martin Luther King’s speech I had a Dream is a puissant example of how a speech is able to inspire others. As analyzed by Nicholas Wapshott when he writes “When he addressed what he called ‘the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation,’ he would inadvertently set off a worldwide movement for racial emancipation” (Wapshott). This analysis shows how Martin Luther King set off a movement that inspired other to do the same and take a stand as well. His efforts towards racial equality show the monumental effects of taking a stand. Another person to inspire a movement is Rosa Parks, who took a stand against segregation and inspired others through doing so. This is highlighted by history.com in their article on Rosa Parks which says “the boycott was much larger than even optimists in the community had anticipated. Nixon and some ministers decided to take advantage of the momentum, forming the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) to manage the boycott” (History.com). This shows how Rosa Park's arrest leads to a greater movement that inspired others to also take stands for their own problems. So much so that the government had to step in to control the movement. Winston Churchill’s speech was able to inspire the united kingdom to stand up.This is shown when he says the inspiring words “I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this government: “I