Nobel Peace Prize

I guess my earliest memories of life would have to be kindergarten. Wow five years old was so long ago, seems so distant from life today. I was a very brave girl. Adventure was never far away and expression came naturally, school was not a challenge. Being with my peers was rewarding enough but excelling amongst them gave me a self-pride that was glorifying and intoxicating, today was my peak. I was the only student to earn a golden star. I had answered every single question correctly…

“You live as long as you are remembered” this is an old Russian proverb which has stood the test of time and has been used to describe those who have long since passed, but still make as big as an impact as they do today as they did when they were alive. For as true as this is, the question remains who exactly is remembered and if so why are they? Does history remember those who wanted imbue others with fear or those who wanted to inspire others to do great things? Between the two who is…

Even though Malala got shot in the head she kept on fighting to get girls education. She has become a symbol of hope too. Ever since that incident happened Malala has set up the Malala fund. According to Nobelprize.org she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize one of the best awards you can get. ¨When the whole world is silent, even…

Science and technology is always changing rapidly. Scientists are always going outside of the box to try to create new technologies and better ways of thinking to further how people perceive ideas. Sergio Sismondo states that “Neither science nor technology is a natural kind, having simple properties that define it once and for all. The sources of knowledge and artifacts are complex and various: there is no privileged scientific method that can translate nature into knowledge, and no…

“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced” - Malala Yousafzai What is a teen activist? A teen activist is a person who works long and hard in order to speak out against or stop a problem in the world. Its take determination and patience to become a great teen activist. They use peaceful methods to try to stop a problem. So many teen activists are often role models to many kids including me. A few of these teen activists include Malala Yousafzai, Alex Lin and, Valens…

Speaking Up Some teens speak up, achieve their goal, keep fighting until they achieve their goal, and find ways to keep raising awareness for what they believe in. These activists never give up no matter how difficult their task is, they are extraordinary because other individuals that don’t have the willpower to speak up didn’t push themselves, and they became complacent with who they are. An example of teens is Malala Yousafzai, a young lady that fights for girls’ education rights, Alex Lin…

public eye. Malala began to grow in momentum and her message reach more and more people. Her promotion of women’s and children’s education put her on national media, but it also placed her under the Taliban’s eye. After receiving the National Youth Peace Prize in December of 2011 she began to set out to create the Malala Education Foundation to help send girls that cant afford school, got to…

first black person to be appointed to the Anglican Dean of Johannesburg in 1975. In this new position that he had, he was able to really speak his mind on anything that he really wanted to. Him speaking out to racism and other things got him a Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. So, with all these things in mind I this makes him a credible source to write about certain things. If you have read his essay in the book Revelations then you know that he is a man of the people who is willing to help any and…

It is a normal day at the psych ward for Dr. Zoe Goldman when a young african american girl is brought in by the police. She doesn’t know her name or where she is coming from creating a troublesome case for Dr. Goldman. Since the young african american girl can not cite her name she is referred to in the system as Jane Doe. She has no idea who she is or how she even got into the ward. This creates the case of a lifetime for Dr. Goldman in the book The Girl Without A Name by Sandra Block. This…

the Holocaust was something that occurred on a daily basis, that’s a well known fact, but there were also many survivors when the camp was seized. Although, Elie Wiesel’s stunning and well-written novel, “Night”, is one that helped him win the Nobel Peace Prize. The memoir is about the year Elie spent in Auschwitz with his father. There are tales of gruesome incidents that took place in the camp, from strenuous work conditions to just the pure insanity of the officers of the camp. In the novel…