Nobel Peace Prize

The word immigrant is defined as a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country. However, immigrants that have come to America are doing more than simply living. Immigrants are thriving, innovating, and improving America. From useful inventions to groundbreaking shows the country of America has immigrants to thank for many of its achievement. Without Immigrants, America would not be the same country it is today. Immigrants are one piece in the huge puzzle that makes up America, and without

Martin Luther King Jr. and President Barack Obama both have similar viewpoints on how to handle problems, but their positions in society make them think differently about when violence actually needed to obtain peace. King is a firm believer that nonviolence is the best way to obtain a goal and proves so when he says that nonviolence is the answer to the biggest political question of the time, and he is clearly stating that nonviolence is the answer to the big problem of that time period, which

Society has always idolized the rebel, the outcast, the person with the moral compass directed away from the norm, who, despite direct opposition from those in power, is ultimately proven to be right. Heroes aren’t strictly aligned with authority, they veer off in a direction more suited to what they believe is right. Not all in that position, however, have shown utter selflessness and true leadership, as demonstrated by the title character and ‘heroine’ of one of Sophocles’ most famous plays: the

believes nonviolent movements tend to work better than fighting back and stooping down to the oppressors level, Obama believes peace can’t always be a helping hand and that there will be times where violence is necessary to prove a point. Discussing the topics of the role of violence and dealing with uncivil and dehumanizing belief systems, as well as, the steps to peace, we can see their contrasting ideas. Although, both King and Obama differ in opinions, these two men can come together when speaking

“Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is wealth, keep it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it!” were the lines of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu who is now known as the famous Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa born to an Albanian family on August 26th, 1910 in a city called Skopje, Serbia. As a child, Agnes lived in a quite favorable house and was educated in local schools. Her father was a building

a huge issue in today’s world. Trying to stop nations from fighting is one of the most difficult tasks to accomplish, but what most people do not realize is that conflict is much easier to start than it is to end. A political cartoon about war and peace, as well as a quote by Albert Einstein represent this. Albert Einstein once said, “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” Einstein is saying that that if the United States

Western countries like us North Americans take education for granted and we don’t realize how fortunate we are. We complain about attending classes and completing our homework, while there are many girls fighting for our privilege. Are you aware that there are still many countries where girls don’t have access to education? `Education is an essential human right that developing countries such as India, Pakistan,Afghanistan were intended to have access to already! This resembles as one breathes, eats

The late 1800s was a time when many immigrants were coming to America, social classes were being distinguished, and a great deal of prejudice was sweeping over the United States. The upper and middle classes had extreme advantages over the lower class, which consisted of a large number of immigrants. These lower class individuals were looked down upon by the prestigious upper class, who were brought up with the best of everything for their time period. Despite her family’s honorable place in society

Martin Luther King and President Barack Obama have both impacted American history in a positive and monumental way. Minister Martin Luther King proclaimed his view on how nonviolence is the efficient method to solving a conflict compare to President Obama proclaiming how violence and war is needed in a last resort case. Although, they have immensely different views on violence and the resolution of a conflict, they share the viewpoint that violence is an unfortunate action and brings negative consequences

head on a bus ride home from school in Pakistan. She was targeted by the Taliban because she believed in the rights of education for women and was not afraid to take a stand against this oppressive regime. Malala Yousafzai at 17-years old is a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Since then, Malala has opened schools in Lebanon, has a charity called The Malala Fund, and continues to speak to world leaders to fund the right for education. Malala is a pioneer for educational rights, just as I hope to be a pioneer