Nobel Prize in Literature

make you Clever?” Link: www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20356613 Claim: The claim made in the article is that eating more chocolate could make people more smart and maybe even produce more Nobel Prize Winners. Correlational Evidence: Evidences shows there is a positive correlation with eating chocolate and the amount of Nobel laureates in each country. Possible Explanations: (i) Papers say that cocoa is good for you, so this could be why people are cleverer when they eat more chocolate. (ii) The…

The first woman to win a noble prize for not just Physics but Chemistry too, would have a dramatic impact on the world as we know it today. Marie Salomea Sklodowska was a polish scientist, born on November 7, 1867 in Warsaw, Congress Kingdom of Poland, Russia. Marie’s mother, Bronislawa, and father, Wladyslaw, were both teachers and wanted Marie to have an education. During school when Marie became fascinated with the art of science Marie’s parents were extremely encouraging and supportive.…

Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen tells the life story of a 12th century nun blessed with visions from God. A gifted healer, composer, and writer, Hildegard von Bingen (Barbara Sukowa) worked to fulfill her visions and share her findings with the world. She also labored to improve the lives of the women under her care. Even with her faith and many talents, Hildegard is shown to possess the same flaws as all humans. Despite these faults, Hildegard worked to bridge the gaps between…

Mahatma Gandhi represents the world leaders who chose to do the moral thing as opposed to one that would bring in more money. And lastly, in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is the epitome of conscientious thinking in perhaps all literature. Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie spent the majority of their lifetime dedicated to the art of science. After discovery radiation from some rocks, Marie hypothesized that there…

Marie Skłodowska Curie, born Maria Salomea Skłodowska on the 7th of september 1867. She was a polish chemist and physicist who had pioneered research on radioactivity, she was the first woman to receive a nobel prize and later died due to her research. Though, before any of this happened she was the youngest child of née Boguska and Władysław Skłodowski two teachers from Bronisława who lost all their property and fortunes in the Polish national uprisings to restore Poland’s independence from the…

heroes who do not become removed from the pages. One of my confidential all-time heroes is Marie Curie, the early woman to accomplish the Nobel Prize. At a period after women were not allowed to go in the University of Warsaw, her residence metropolis, Marie worked as a governess beforehand becoming…

Writer's Duty Osvaldo Barragan October 12, 2015 On December 10, 1950, William Faulkner delivered his Nobel Prize Acceptance speech. Faulkner delivered the "writer's duty" for all the future writers to write only from the truth of the heart. His concern was for the young writers. He believed that a good writer has to avoid writing nonsense. He felt concerned about the new authors who expressed their writing to the young Americans with stories that talked "not of love but of lust,…

In 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. This is hardly surprising considering the work he has done I extend my heartfelt thanks to the Norwegian Nobel Committee for elevating us to the status of a Nobel Peace Prize winner. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate my compatriot and fellow laureate, State President F.W. de Klerk, on his receipt of this high honour.Mandela fought for Equal opportunity, freedom and human rights. Mandela said in he…

Barack Obama earned the Nobel Peace Prize through his efforts while being the Forty-Fourth president. For example Obama was very skilled at “finding common ground with enemies” according to (Norwegian Institute). Many of Obama's accomplishments were done during his presidency. Having 8 years in the seat He was able to accomplish much. Obama was seen as a “world healer… an antidote to George H W Bush” (Barack Obama 2011). Being the first African American president he gave a voice to a previously…

The ability to overcome tough obstacles in an individual's life is known as human resilience. The book “Boys in the boat”, written by Daniel James Brown, is about a young man named Joe Rantz, who is on the rowing team for the University of Washington. He had to overcome many challenges regarding his past, but it didn’t stop him from gaining a spot on the United States Olympic crew team. He helped lead his team to victory, despite the hardships of living alone as a teenager. The second story…