Nobel Prize in Literature

poor in 1950 with the founding of the Missionaries of Charity. This religious order of women dedicate their lives to help the poor. According to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Mother Teresa was given the award for her work alleviating the suffering of the poor. Mother Teresa gave this speech after she was selected to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. The main ideas of the speech are to acknowledge and thank those who nominated her to win, and also to further preach her message of caring and giving…

Throughout the ages there are men and woman who make a difference in the lives of various people. Whether it is a hundred, thousands, or even millions. One of the most influential people whoever lived and changed the face of not a country but a continent, would be, Nelson Mandela. Displaying courage, bravery, intellect, and a fight for the rights of millions, Nelson Mandela proves to be a quintessential modern day hero. Despite the fact that he had recently passed away, his legacy will live on…

The purpose of this essay is to observe the differences between news reports on Malala Yousafzai from the British Broadcasting Corporation and the NZ Herald. In recognising the differences between these two articles it raises the question of what truth in journalism is. This essay will analyse the quotes that are used and the titles of the articles to show how certain factors alter the perception of a person. The news reports that have been chosen are found online and have been published around…

Elie Wiesel and Malala Yousafzai have received the Nobel Peace Prize for their humanitarian work. Elie Wiesel was a Holocaust survivor, and the writer of Night. Malala Yousafzai is commonly known for being shot by the Taliban as a young girl, but her mission is to give access to education to the millions of kids around the world who do not have the chance. Their acceptance speeches highlight the essence of their work. Their Nobel Lectures both contain rhetorical appeals; heavy usage of ethos…

known. In 2002 he confounded the One campaign to fight poverty around the world. Time magazine in 2005 awarded him with the “Person of the year” award. Also, in 2005 U2 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Being nominated for a nobel peace prize in 2006 was something Bono will never forget. Queen Elizabeth also honored him in 2007 and made him an honorary knight. Although Bono has led an exciting life, he has also faced many trials but has always managed to come out on…

against this unfairness and wanted to make it right. So in all acts of desperation she told a tv broadcaster that “All I want is an education” (time for kids) said malala. This got it out to the world. She won a nobel peace prize at age 16. “And became the youngest girl ever to win a nobel peace prize”(time for kids). “She even had a fund for girls and women to get an education. In 2013 she was nominated for TFKs person of the year award” (time for kids). Got shot When they regained the…

In the novel I Am Malala:The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb, the gripping story of a young girl growing up under Taliban rule is shown. In her autobiography, Malala documents how her life changes as her homeland the Swat Valley is taken over and how she refuses to let the Taliban take her right to education away. As Malala recites the events leading up to the fateful day the Taliban attempted to kill her, she also describes the…

without education because the Taliban shut all the schools down. She also got extremely injured when the Taliban shot her in the head. She is a very lucky girl to have survived the bullet in her head, She is a very strong girl, and she won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011. Alex Libby is from Pittsburgh, PA. As stated…

the attack. She has also started "The Malala Fund" which funds a high quality, 12 year education for children. To reward her efforts, Malala received many awards including The Noble Peace Prize. She was awarded this prestigious award on her 16th birthday. She became the youngest person ever to receive this prize. Which in my opinion, was very well deserved. Malala got her inspiration from her very supportive family. Her father, in particular, always encouraged Malala to always defend her…

I think it has the perfect balance between light and dark subjects, the positive and the negative. It is thought-provoking, attention grabbing and full of suspense leaving the viewers aching to know more about this young Nobel Prise winning prodigy called Malala Yousafzai. It portraits her in an intimate way we've never seen before, and is packed with details and information that are delivered very gracefully and don't make you feel overloaded with new knowledge. One thing…