The speech Winston Churchill delivered in 1946 was called “The Sinews of Peace.” Sinews is another word for a tendon or ligament, something that binds the body together.

What message do you think Churchill wanted to send by using that title?
The war was over and peace would prevail with the help of the United Nations.

Peace was fragile and war threatened all of Europe.

Nations of the world needed to be bound together in their quest for peace.

Analyze the quotation below in the context of european exploration in the americas. as you read the quote, think about what it says about columbus's motivations to explore. was he interested in gaining knowledge, wealth, or both? how did his motivations influence how he treated the people already living in the americas? i did not try to examine them in detail, because it could not be done in 50 years. for my desire is to see and discover as much as i can before returning to your highnesses, our lord willing, in april. it is true that in the event of finding places where there is gold or spices in quantity i should stop until i had collected as much as i could. i, therefore, proceed in the hope of coming across such places.