Norwegian Nobel Committee

have gone to a terrible fate and how incredible unfair it was. Paragraph 14-16 talks about how she is safe while her friends and acquaintances were suffering and walking to death’s door and all because they are Jews. Up next, is a speech from the Nobel Peace Prize about kind-of famous person who told us his experiences when he encountered the anti-Jewish…

Rosalind Elsie Franklin was a chemist and she was born in London England on July 25th, 1920. At just the age of 15 Rosalind Elsie Franklin decided she wanted to be a scientist. Receiving her education at several schools which also includes North London Collegiate School which she excelled in science. She was best known for the role she played in the the discovery of the structure of DNA, also her pioneering the use of X-ray diffraction. Franklin enrolled at Newnham College, Cambridge, in 1938…

many different definitions of honor. Honor-high respect; esteem, My definition of honor is when you are looked upon by many and the majority of people have appreciated what you have done no matter how big or small of a deal it is. Accomplishments- Nobel had an extraordinarily innovative mind, from which new ideas poured. His genius was bolstered by steely determination to succeed and a huge capacity for hard work. These were driven by bitter memories of the poverty his family endured when he…

one commonality is constant between them: the writer has a duty to provide to his audience. Writers need to take risks with their writings to make their works memorable and complete the obligation a writer has to his reader. In William Faulkner’s Nobel prize acceptance speech, he clarifies that a writer has the “privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his…

In the year 1950 William Faulkner was at the pinnacle of his writing career, he had many popular novels written and had just been nominated for the Nobel Prize. When Faulkner took the stand to give his acceptance speech he had more to say than just his thanks and gratitude, he had a message. This message was tailored to the writers and poets of the future; more specifically their duties in society. He knew his time would pass and was afraid the art of writing might die off if there was no one to…

Bob Dylan, the American folk singer has recently received the Nobel peace prize in literature, the second to receive this honor for songwriting. The Nobel peace prize is one of five Nobel prizes created by a Swedish inventor, Alfred Nobel. This award was given to Bob Dylan for having created new poetic expressions within the “great American song tradition.” Dylan was not only a musician, publishing six books of drawings and paintings, and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries. As a…

Hurricane Matthew made landfall in the United States on Saturday, October 8, bringing up to Category 4 force winds, rain and storm surge to communities across the Southeast. U.S. officials reported damage of at least $10 billion, making Matthew the costliest hurricane since Sandy in 2012. In North Carolina and South Carolina, swollen rivers transformed thoroughfares into canals and homes into sodden islands, in some cases with only the roof or the windows peeking above the water. American Red…

Malala’s “Malala day” speech to the UN Youth Assembly. –Emily Jones. Malala Yousafzia delivered her speech to the United Nations Youth Assembly on her 16th birthday. This speech was significant as Malala is the youngest person to date to receive the Nobel Peace prize. The purpose of this speech was to unify and help society move forward with education becoming a right for boys and girls worldwide. During her speech Malala refers to her audience as her brothers and sisters to address them.…

In December 2014, Malala Yousafzai won The Nobel Peace Prize, together with Kailash Satyarthi. Both speakers fought against the suppression of children and young people in their native country and for the rights of all children to have an education. Malala Yousafzai delivered a passionate persuasive speech after receiving her Nobel Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony at the Oslo City Hall in Norway. In her speech Malala expressed gratitude and honor for all…

The Hope for the Hopeless Light in illness Have you ever been so sick that you feel as if you are going to die? All you can do is lay in bed helplessly and wait for your body to heal itself due to our strong immune system. We get to skip school and go to our doctor 's office which is usually within an hour drive. We get diagnosed with a cold or the flu and get prescribed a medication and are on our way home within the next hour or so. We get to go home and fight off the illness. We eventually…