Public Relation

Public Relation

Public relations is the spread of information about an individual, organization, or entity with the members of the public. An organization is a persuasion to try and convince the public to buy the organization. Products can get viewed as an advertisement. For a particular public relations revolves around the reputation an individual creates about themselves or an organization where they hold the federal agency position. The public relations agent uses different media, social media, and formal means to create a perfect image for the company they are promoting. Nell Gwynn is a London born mistress who grew from absolute poverty to extreme wealth. Her story gets told from the time she was just a mistress in the king’s castle. She served the king for 20 years. Nell Gwynn demonstrates numerous public relations in her rise from poverty to richness. She was gets involved in activities considered as the social-evil; for instance, prostitution, she gets banned from theatres, and still, she comes out strong and focuses on the brighter side of her life. Her story has inspired many individuals in the film industry.  Her lifetime achievements get explained as follows.

Nell Gwynn has no specific birthplace. Claims say she was born in Hereford, but she got raised in Coal Yard Valley is the best claim for her hometown. Her mother, Madam Helen Gwynn, used to work at the Garden motel. Her father is unclear if he was Captain Thomas Guine. When she was young, she helped her mother in the Garden, some regarding her as a female prostitute. Neither did they know she was going to be of significant influence to the king. Also,  she used to sell Oysters in the streets as well; she worked as a Cinder-girl. Samuel Pepys says that Nell Gwynn grew up in the Bawdy-house fetching Brandy to the visitors in the Brothel Gardens. Nell Gwynn got raised in a very humble background. Her mother being a Brothel servant and having a disputed father, did not prevent her from reaching out to the king. She drew a lousy image is regarded as a child prostitute when she helped her mother attend the visitors in the Garden Brothel. Some people considering her a wrong public relations figure. After all that, she secures a spot in the theatres, later reinstated at the beginning of the 1660s by Charles 2. If Nell were doing all these things in this era, it would have gotten viewed as a corrupt public relation. In the modern period where females get entitled to equal opportunities as male, at age 14, Nell would get expected to be in school rather than being in a brothel serving visitors healthy waters.

Around 1664, the Merry  Monarch revolution reinstated the legalization of women’s professions, allowing them to perform in the theatre stage. This revolution made England level up with other European counter band required her to stay on the church streets. The above demonstrated her religious life. Though there is little evidence to support the spiritual aspect of Nell, she was inevitably a member of the church basing the argument from the rivalry between her and the Duchess of Portsmouth, Louise de Keroualle. Nell got built a Royal Mansion few yards from the castle walls. She lived extravagantly cherishing all the bounties provided by the king. Even though Nell lived in Royal Mews, she always remembered her old friends and maintained close contact with them. She was loyal to her lover till death and posthumous. Besides, Nell was never concerned with politics at all levels, whether national or international, an attribute of humility. She always stuck to matters related to her. She became friends with Thomas Tenison, who was later appointed Archbishop of the Canterbury. The Archbishop conducted her funeral, allowing her to get buried beneath an altar.  Nell demonstrates good public relations. She expresses the benefits of living a humble and holy life. In modern times, such an open relationship can get regarded as an excellent public relation. Showing humility and sticking your religion helps individuals maintain peace and harmony among society in general.

Nell was considered a repented sinner. Having converted from a Brothel attendant to befriending a bishop, she expresses the virtue of accepting change and following the right path. In Tenison’s sermon, he preached from the book of Luke, which quotes about rejoice in heaven once a sinner repents and starts to do right. A sinner repenting causes more joy than 99 righteous people who never repents. Nell’s birthplace was a mile away from the place she got buried. The distance represents the distance sinners have to cover to convert to righteous ways. The point of Nell saving is a clear indication that the public should never feel ashamed of the life they lived. In such, they should always consider repenting at any time and start walking in the light of God. If Nell practiced this public relation in the current time, she would get regarded as an ambassador of good public relations, and the society, in general, loves that.

To commemorate her lifetime achievements, London has quite a remarkable number of icons referring to Nell. The images depict Nell’s pictures all over the city. For instance, Nell’s name gets used for business advertisements. She gives her name to an older man’s pub near the strand. Even though the named place overshadows the traits Nell changed to, it’s a remarkable happening. It clears explains the transition Nell went through before reaching the limelight. Nell has a statue of her heroine over the door in a beautiful deco in London apartment called Nell Gwynn House Apartments. The flat is an indication that Nell transformed from a miserable life of a Brothel attendant to living in a castle later on in a Mansion. At the feet of Nell’s statue is a Spaniel, the Spaniel compares her to queen Elizabeth. “As the corgis are to Elizabeth, so these Spaniels are to Charles 2”. England still remembers the site up to date. In Sloane Square, there is a fountain, Venus Fountain, which immortalizes her relationship with the king. Also, there is a school to the south of London known as Nell Gwynn Nursery School. The fact that Nell Gwynn commemorated till today is an indication that she left a remarkable legacy. And naming a nursery school after her is to try illustrating the humble beginning of Nell Gwynn and help Scholars from less fortunate backgrounds have a positive mindset that one day all shall be fine. Society today requires an individual to live a life that would get remembered long after you die. The iconic places in London, demonstrating Nell’s legacy is what every individual in the society should try to achieve. Such a public relation would get accepted in these present times.

Charles 2 was the elder son of Charles 1. He was born in London in a palace. He got subjected to all lessons at the civil war in England. He was exposed to isolation and sufficient poverty, making him ready for the throne from his father. He fought most of his father’s battles in the East of England; Charles 2 resisted his mother and sister’s attempts to convert to Catholicism, remaining so loyal to his religion. Charles 2 made several attempts to save his father from execution. He was appointed Charles 2 in 1649 after his father got executed. He appeared before Scotland to swallow anti-Anglican and anti-Catholic covenant as it was a requirement for the alliance. In 1650 and 1650, Charles’s Scottish invasion got defeated in Worcester.  Later the king became a fugitive hunted all over England for over forty days where, at last, he escaped to France. The bounties of Nell Gwynn attracted a man who had endured all that suffering.

Nell was from a humble family and only knew how to serve visitors healthy waters at a brothel. The public relation portrayed by Nell is to enable the public to push their limits. In all they do, a person must outcome all the barriers in their way. All deadlines can get achieved if you put your mind through it. This public relation would get regarded as a corrupt public relation. Waiting and marrying a man who has suffered a lot to achieve what he has, is considered lazy for Nell. Society today needs women who work at the same rate as men. This public relation would not get accepted in modern society.

Charles 2 never compromised his religion, having refused to convert into Catholicism and being regarded as a non-conformist in the Roman Catholics, Nell still managed to make Catholic friends; she ended up living a religious life becoming friends with an archbishop making her burial place be under an altar.  Charles was estimated to have annual revenue of around 1,200,000 pounds, an estimate done by the England government. The problem emerged from the debt and discredited during that era. Nell expresses an excellent public relation, showing the public that the economic status of their husbands should never dictate women. Nell still stood to her set rules, not getting drowned by the king’s wealth. I would argue that this public relation of Nell is a bad public relation in the modern world. Some communities still exercise male dominance, and not doing what your man does is a sign of disrespect. Nell making friends with Catholics after Nell’s death is a clear indication that when a man dies, the wife will be left with the freedom to do whatever she desires. In modern, this act would not be acceptable.

Nell Gwynn died in 1687. She suffered a series of strokes which left her paralyzed. It got believed the strokes were a result of Syphilis strain. In the 16^th century, the common sexually Transmitted Infection was Syphilis, and at one point, Nell had contracted the deadly infection. The above shows that despite her numerous positive public relations, she had a breaking point. Like any other human, Nell also had some character which not all people would desire. She was brought up in a brothel, which meant that she was getting involved in sexual activities. The above shows how immoral she was. In a society, sinful vices among young girls can get shared. When a parent does not teach the children the right way, it brings about immorality among them, and these may affect the children negatively when they grow up. In the modern world, this public relation demonstrated by Nell would get considered a corrupt open relationship. The public would sharply rebuke the association as it promotes vices among children, which are undesirable.

In conclusion, public relations is better suited to society when it promotes good virtues. Nell, though she has inspired many film actors, never did anything on her own, which gets regarded as economically productive. Transitioning from a servant in a brothel to an actress in the biggest theatre in the king’s castle, then ending up marrying the king was a great achievement during that era. In the present time, to be considered as successful, you have to express different results that don’t correlate with a girl marrying the royal families. The world today wants to imitate the likes of Lupita Nyongo, Tyler Perry, and the famous personnel who have a recognizable activity in society. Nell’s story is only suitable for the history books and not a role model in the present world.

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