Winston Churchill and His Early Years.

 I've been reading a 2-part biography about Winston Churchill called The Last Lion.  I have just finished the first part which covers his birth through to Winston Churchills involvement in World War 1.  He was responsible for much and lead an amazing life. 

Winston Churchill had an American mother, and his father was a British Lord.  He was sent to boarding school and rarely saw his parents during his school years.  Once he graduated from school he went into a Military Academy. 

Winston Churchill entered military service and fought in the Boer wars, both as a soldier and as a newspaper correspondent.  He was captured and escaped.  His father was in politics and Winston Churchill soon followed in his footsteps.

Upon the death of his father of syphilis his mother was running out of money and had to retire his beloved nanny while he was still at school.  Winston Churchill was partially responsible for the introduction of welfare benefits.  I those days everyone worked for the Lords or didn't survive, so welfare was introduced to help ease the social class system.

When Briton declared war on Germany at the beginning of World War 1, Winston Churchill became Lord of the Admiralty and was in charge of the British Navy.  When Turkey entered the war they guarded a straight of water called the Dardanelles with forts along it.  They Started sinking all the ships that used the straight.   

Briton needed the Dardanelles to get aid from Russia, so Winston Churchill devised a plan to sent Warships to it to destroy the Forts.  The Turks laid sea mines, which the mine sweepers missed, and the allied navy lost several ships and had to abandon the plan.  Briton came up with a plan for a land invasion of Turkey, which also failed.

Winston Churchill lost his Job because of this and asked for a position in the Army. He got a commission as an officer and was sent to the front.  After the war he got back into politics and continued with his journalism and art.

Cultural Imperialism in New Zealand

 I was thinking today about the theory of Cultural Imperialism and its effect on New Zealand.  Cultural Imperialism is where a dominant culture influences another culture.  Cultural Imperialism first occurred with the arrival of the British to New Zealand.  They brought Christianity and British Law with them and influenced the Māori. 

The influence of Cultural Imperialism was the movement away from things like cannibalism and slavery amongst the Māori and also Christian beliefs.   Many Māori resisted this, and the land wars occurred.  Many Māori also accepted the Pakeha way.

Cultural Imperialism has also occurred in New Zealand and had further influence from the United States.  This is in the Form of the negative influence the Black have had on the Māori. Cultural Imperialism has further occurred on the Māori from the form of the Gang movement in New Zealand.  Gangs like the Black Power, the King Cobras and the street gangs have come from Cultural Imperialism from the United States.  Some are the same gangs as in the United States and others have sprung up from the American Civil Rights movement.

Cultural Imperialism in New Zealand has arrived through Media.   Literature in the early days of the Countries founding and later from movies and music also. 

Influences on Te Pati Māori and the Gang Movement

New Zealand's democracy is under threat from some of the Māori and Polynesians.  They support a political party called Te Pati Māori, who are trying to stop New Zealand from becoming one Nation for all.  The culture of their movement, along with the gang movement in New Zealand originated from the Black Panther movement in the United States.  In New Zealand, it is not about civil rights.  It's about them having more rights than the rest of us.

Don't get me wrong.  I'm not a White Supremacist.   I'm all for immigration and foreign cultures coming to New Zealand for us to enjoy and have an influence on us.  What I am not for is the damage that the American Black Panther Culture has done here.   Two gangs have been formed from it, and it has created a system where people have rights and privileged based on their race.

That movement in New Zealand is a threat to the country and our democracy.  The people they represent are not a majority here.  The previous government introduced Co Governance and put them in charge and gave them preferential treatment.  The current Government has gotten tough on their gangs and stopped giving then a free ride.  Their political wing, Te Pati Māori, is interrupting Parliament by acting aggressively and being rude.  They are also burning Acts of Parliament they don't agree with.  They  are also sharing pictures of and quoting African dictators who have got ex colonies back from the white settlers and mistreated them.

Periods of Old Testament History

1.     Anti-Divilian Period.
        4004 - 2348 BC = 1656 years. From creation to flood.

2.     Post-Divilian Period.
        2348 - 1921 BC = 427 years.  Flood to the call of Abraham.

3.     Patriarchal Period.
        1921 - 1706 BC = 215 years.   Call of Abraham to migration to Egypt.

4.      Egyptian Bondage.  
         1706 - 1441 BC = 215 years.  Migration to Egypt to the Exodus.

5.      Wilderness Wanderings.
          1491 - 1451 BC = 40 years.  The exodus to the crossing of the Jordon river.

6.       Conquest of Canaan.
          1451 - 1400 BC = 51 years.  Crossing the Jordon to the death of Joshua.

7.       Period of the Judges.
          1400 = 1095 BC = 305 years.   Death of Joshua the Anointing of Saul.

8.       The United Kingdom.
          1095 -  975 BC = 120 years.   Anointing of Saul to the death of Solomon.

9.       The Divided Kingdom.
           975 - 722 BC = 253 years.  Death of Solomon to the fall of Israel.

10.     Kingdom of Judah Alone.
          722 = 586 BC = 136 years.  Fall of Israel to the Fall of Jerusalem.

11.     Babylonian captivity.  
          586 = 536 BC = 50 years.   Fall of Jerusalem to the rebuilding of the temple.

12.    Restoration of the Jews.
         536 - 400 BC = 136 years.  Rebuilding of the Templde to the close of the Old Testament.

11 Reasons to Study The Old Testament

1.      We find out about God's nature and character.

2.       It shows many things about man and his character and nature.

3.       It tells the origin, the nature and the consequences of sin.

4.      It reveals the greatest religious teachings found anywhere outside the new testament.

5.      It presents the highest moral and ethical standards found anywhere outside of the new              testament.

6.       It aids in developing a devotional and spiritual life.

7.       It helps one to solve many practical problems in family life, economics. national or civic relationships, education of children etc.

8.       It has historical information not known from any other source.

9.       It gives the only true account of God's people and his actions in this world.

10.     It contains some of the finest examples of literary excellence in the world.

11.     It gives necessary background for the understanding of the new testament.

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How to Clean Jewelry

There are many different brands of jewelry cleaners on the market today. Depending on how your
jewelry is made, these products may or may not be safe for your jewelry! Before using
jewelry cleaner, take a good long look at the jewelry and try to determine what it is made of.

First, any jewelry that has pieces glued on should not be soaked in jewelry cleaner. Instead, use a
little Woolite mixed with water, and soak the piece for just a couple of minutes. Remove the piece from the mixture and dry it immediately – but gently – with a soft cloth. Use a soft toothbrush to gently scrub small crevices.

Avoid soaking pearls! They may come from the ocean – but water from your tap may damage them.
Simply wipe the pearl with a damp cloth, then use a polishing cloth to give it back its shine. Never
soak any of your jewelry overnight. It isn’t necessary, and it may harm the jewelry wholesale.

Again, it is important to know what gems are used in your jewelry, and how the piece was constructed before determining how you will clean it.

Building Courage to Improve your Personal Life

     When you build courage, you start to improve your personal life. Building courage will help you take risks to a brighter future that you ordinarily would not take. When you build courage, you put fear behind you. courage is the process of admitting that you have fears, yet you are willing to find a way to defeat those fears and not allow these fears to take control of you.  It is ok to experience your fears at appropriate times. For instance, if a bus is heading in your path, swerving you have a right to fear. There is nothing wrong with healthy fear. The problem is you have to put healthy fear in its place and unhealthy fear out of your life.

Once you build courage, you will learn to self-direct you in life. You will learn to accept punishment and rewards gracefully. A courageous person will often feel motivated to accept blame and responsibility while reviewing their actions and using what they learn to move forward. Courageous people will step to the front, rather than stepping back when opportunities come their way. On the other hand, a courageous person will step back and take a view at his or her mistakes gracefully.

Sometimes the courageous person is spontaneous. It is never good to plan each day, because no one knows what the next day will bring in. Think about it. How many times have you planned something all to see it shatter in your face the next day. For instance, I plan to go to the ballgame tomorrow. Come tomorrow a blizzard, hurricane, tornado, wind storm, or rainstorm could change your mind. You planned, but did you plan for the weather. Did you make a backup plan in case your first plan failed. As you can see, planning is not always in your favour, which is why courageous people are sometimes spontaneous.  A person willing to improve their life will relax. This person will relax even when plans fail. For instance, if it stormed the next day the person will find something else to occupy his or her time and feel just as happy about joining this adventure.

To become successful and improve your life you will need to learn how to trust you. When you trust you, you can trust others as well. Unfortunately, we live in a world where trust is hard to find, yet when you trust you, you can’t blame others when things go wrong. Improving your life includes using your creative and critical mind. When you can create new ideas, you are off to the road to success. You have many options in this world, it takes you to pull up resources to find those options.

Sometimes in life, we feel uncomfortable. In fact, this is common. Are you willing to accept your discomforts? Perhaps at an interview you feel misplaced. Are you willing to accept this discomfort and find a way to deliver a good speech to impress the interviewer. Alternatively, are you willing to allow negative energies cost you the job.

Do you accept?

Do you accept the things you cannot change? Do you accept the things you have control over? Do you accept other people regardless of how these people act? Do you accept you for who you are? Do you accept the changes that life brings your way?  Acceptance is your key to happiness. When you can learn to accept the good with the bad, you can learn how to live happier and improve your personal life. If you cannot accept however, well, reread this article again.