Nobel Peace Prize

When the word “peace” comes to mind, one usually thinks about tranquility or absent from violence but when learning about Alfred Nobel, one learns that the products he invented were far from “peaceful” in some eyes. The Nobel Peace Prize was created because Nobel left in his will that his fortune was to be given as awards in the areas of: peace, chemistry, physiology, and literature. Alfred Nobel himself started with nothing and ended with a large fortune, and as for The Nobel Peace Prize, it has evolved

Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize It was announced on October 9, 2009 that American President Barack Obama is this year’s recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace. The Nobel Foundation states that Obama was chosen "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." (Nobel Foundation) Controversy and debate ensued in the world wide media. Critics have debated Obama’s worthiness. Supporters have cited numerous examples of the current U.S. Presidents’

Thank you. Thank you your Majesty, your Royal Highness, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: Thank you for this Nobel Peace Prize, a prize that was well fought for between me and my fellow laureate, who is beside me today. I am here today, in Oslo, to accept this award, not for myself, but for the global cause of environmental betterment. I accept this award on behalf of the people who have fought to keep the earth green, and will continue to do so. So far this year, 1.9 billion tons of waste

Malala Yousafzai Nobel Peace Prize Speech Analysis “I am those 66 million girls who are deprived of education. And today I am not raising my voice, it is the voice of those 66 million girls.” Malala Yousafzai makes this statement in her speech to the Nobel Committee as the first Pakistani and, at the age of sixteen, the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize Award. Malala was unfortunately shot in the head by a member of the Taliban, due to the fact that she defied a culture that did not

Nobel Peace Prize What would you do if your entire nation is being ravaged by a disease that you don't know how to treat? That's where The Carter Center stepped in to aid struggling families in Africa. Led by former president Jimmy Carter and his wife, they were able to bring cures to villages that have none. Some people may say that the Carters just want to gain media attention but I will prove that is not the case. The purpose of this essay is to show why I believe the Carter Center should be

Dr. King’s Nobel Peace Prize Lecture was one of the most powerful reading assignments during my first year in the United States. As an international student from Saudi Arabia, I never imagined that one person could change the world. Dr. King believed in “non-violence” in order to obtain social justice, racial integration, and civil rights. In essence, Dr. King’s speech represented the progressive nature of the United States and it motivated me to become a future leader in my home county, Saudi Arabia

Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech Thousands of people struggling and were in poverty in India in the 70s, then a Catholic Nun named Mother Teresa came to the rescue to fight poverty, abortion and comfort the dying in India, specifically Calcutta. Mother Teresa, born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, was speaking in front of hundreds if not thousands of people, giving her “Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech” in December 11, 1979 in Oslo, Norway. Mother Teresa received this prestigious award for her work,

Rohingya citizens of their basic rights and exterminate them from the population. There were many things to be learned from the Holocaust, one of the most important including apathy toward discrimination and ethnic cleansing. In Elie Wiesel’s Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech about his experienced imprisonment in concentration camps, he explained that people “must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented”. According

Wangari Maathai expresses her gratitude to the world for her Nobel Peace Prize, and also calls her audience to action. Her goal is to convince the world that the environment has much more importance than most people seem to realize. In her speech she begins by expressing her gratitude, and persuading her audience that she is worth listening to. Second she discusses the importance of the environment and explains how the Green Belt Movement has helped and changed the world. She then clarifies the

something more. It requires the passion and ardor that one has to bring into their writing. In a time of fear and anguish, most might lose that passion that sparked in them, leaving behind a passionless and hopeless shell. In his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech at the Nobel Banquet, these were the issues William Faulkner had to address. Using his platform for something greater, Faulkner delivered his speech, not only to accept his award but to advise the future