Nobel Foundation

Barack Obama was voted in as president was a momentous moment in the United States’s history. One major event that marred Obama’s first years as the President was the inaccurate awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize according to Michael Binyon, author of “Comment: Absurd Decision on Obama Makes a Mockery of the Nobel Peace Prize,” which appeared in the London Times and Tom Toles, the creator of the cartoon “Heavy Medal,” which was published in The Washington Post. They feel as though the award was…

Norway. The speech was spoken by no other than Mother Teresa, a Roman Catholic religious sister and missionary who was raised in India and had dedicated her life to helping those in need. Mother Teresa’s acceptance speech was in front of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, King Harald, and other very important people. Her speech was about finding peace in the world and helping everyone that needs it. She started talking and making reference to God and her outfit went well with what she had to say.…

The Wall Street Journal “The Schneiderman Rules,” discusses New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman endorsing the Clinton campaign by abusing his powers. He is accusing Trump of “fraud upon the people of the state of New York.” People are questioning his timing on the offense because the elections are less than a month away, so he could have waited after Nov. 9th. The author agrees that New York citizens need to be protected as Schneiderman mentions, however, the actions Schneiderman is…

The Ancient Maya By Emily Guyer The Ancient Maya Are different from the maya today. The mayan culture today does not do the tradition’s that their ancestors did. One of them is the law that they follow is the same as in the us. The language that they peak is spanish which they are only allowed to speak because the language that their ancestors had was wiped out from there colcher. So they still do some of the traditions that their ancestors did. By gardening, clothing and then music. The maya…

Although society has progressed throughout time, sexism is still relevant. Surprisingly enough, sexism is many times considered a “societal norm” and not uncommon in the work place. Due to female oppression in history, today’s fight against sexism is a fight for equality. Sexism is absolutely ridiculous, and a horrifying reality. However, due to the incorrect idea of females being the weaker sex, many men have a concept of reliant and submissive women as the ideal societal female. With the…

use it” (Lewis). Malala was given many other speech opportunities. Not many people would have the courage as a child to defy a terrorist group. Over the years, Malala won numerous important awards, such as, Pakistan’s National Youth Peace Prize, the Nobel Peace Prize, and was runner-up to be Time Magazine’s Person of the Year. Malala became an advocate for girls' education, which resulted in the Taliban issuing a death threat against her. The Taliban perceived a schoolgirl as a grave threat to…

As Gandhi once said, “Live as if you were to die tomorrow; learn as if you were to live forever.” The practice of selfless concern for the well being of others, this is the concept of altruism. Whether it be in literature, in history, in our everyday lives, or in society around us altruism is vital. Songs are written about it, a balanced life depends upon it. Living as a well balanced, active member of any groups celebrates life as if there is no tomorrow and lives each day to the fullest. When…

take on the role. In 1910, Yale University granted her an honorary degree, another first for a woman. Jane Addams set an example with her many achievements for what was possible for women. Addams died in May of 1935, but not before being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In American history, she is looked at as a figure of great intelligence, determination, and courage for fighting for her beliefs despite what was expected of…

her on women’s education because he believed that women should be treated equally, this gave more courage for Malala to stand up for women's education. On October 10th, 2014 Malala was announced a winner of The Nobel Peace Prize. Malala is the youngest to ever win a Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Peace Prize is given to those who have done great work to bring peace between nations. Malala’s Famous book is called ‘I AM MALALA’. This book talks about her whole life story of how she was shot by the…

Matters of life and death are often extremely controversial and difficult for people to agree on. Such is the use of euthanasia, “the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma” which is illegal in a majority of the world. While to some it seems inhumane and unethical, withholding the ability to choose from someone who is suffering or incapable of living their life can cause misery or resorting to other (dangerous) methods of death.…