Nobel Prize in Literature

Mother Teresa has given others a different perspective on life as well as God."Her Nobel Peace Prize ignited a series of books, articles, and newspaper articles on her hard work and mission" ("Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, December 10, 1979”). Mother Teresa's work put an impact on others and their work. Others have been inspired to write about Mother Teresa and her great love for God and the…

All teen activists have something in common. Mallala, Alex lynn, and Alex libby all try to speak out for their causes. All teen activists try to help the world. For example, Mallala tries to let the girls to have education. Alex lynn tries to save the community by recycling electronics. Alex Libby tried to stop bullying. All teen activists speak out about their causes. Malala shows this by giving a speech and writing a book about her life for people who cannot listen to her speech. She tries…

transformed her into a global symbol. The United Nations even declared November 10th, Malala day to focus on the 32 million girls like Malala not in school. Malala was nominated for a Noble Peace Prize in 2013. In 2014 she was nominated again, and won becoming the youngest person to win the Noble Peace Prize. In conclusion, Malala is a teenage activist who faught for females education. In my opinion she is an inspiration. All she wanted to do was fight for girls education, but her fight for…

Elie Wiesel, a writer and survivor of the Holocaust, said the above words in 1986 upon accepting the Nobel Peace Prize. Wiesel’s words touched upon a common question: How should a country respond to injustice abroad? It is a useful question. The social history of humanity is largely one of bloodshed and hate, only occasionally intersped with triumphs of justice. There has scarcely been a year of history free of one man-made tragedy or another, for all people are capable of bloodlust, of bigotry,…

“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…

Definition Essay On September 11th, 2001, people came from all around the Manhattan area with their boats. They brought people from the big black, smoke-filled city, across the water to safety. Many people consider this event, brought up in the article “Boatlift”, a heroic event. This event wasn’t just one person showing heroism, but hundreds of people. A hero is a determined and an inspiring leader that does what they can, and does not stand by. People, such as Vincent Ardolino, are heroes…

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…

“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…

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 awarded…

Wangari Maathai was the first African woman and environmentalists to win the noble peace prize. (Nobel Peace Laureate) She was raised in an underdeveloped or commonly referred to as a “third world” country. Home to her was a rural village in Kenya. She was a very intelligent woman who did stupendously well in school and eventually got herself a scholarship to attend school in the United States.(Nobel Peace Laureate) She graduated college with a degree in biological sciences and later went on…