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role model. The factors that contributed to how she became such an important woman in history include her early life, the Hull House, and her winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Jane Addams was born in the sleepy town of Cedarville Illinois. The was the Eighth of the nine children in her family. Bonnie Carman Harvey writes in the book Jane Addams Nobel Prize Winner and Founder of the Hull House “Jane’s happy childhood influenced her entire life” (13). This quote from Harvey shows how her bringing up…

complicated and violent issues that worry us in the middle east. One way his efforts have been recognised is with the Nobel Peace prize. The Nobel peace prize was established by Alfred Nobel in 1895. Its purpose was to give well deserved recognition to people who have made outstanding breakthroughs in physics, literature, chemistry, and even world peace. Some of the most widely recognised nobel prize winners are Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela,…

Imagine you were judged by your gender or couldn’t go to school just because you were a girl. Well without Malala this would be true. Her dad worked at the school that she went to and Malala heard about girls at other schools getting hurt and controlled by the Taliban. Her father would get angry about this and it got her thinking what if it could change. I believe Malala Yousafzai classifies as a hero because she was persistent, caring, and an activist. Malala was proven a hero when she was…

continued her efforts to inform people about the importance of education of girls all over the world. Malala her autobiography, I Am Malala, The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot, which was published in 2013. Malala was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013, and although she did not win that year, she was again nominated the following year, and was given the award in 2014. At the age of 17, she is the youngest person to have received the…

Imagine yourself as a Jew during the Holocaust, captured and dying. How would you survive? Would you survive? Well there is a boy who did. When faced with seemingly impossible obstacles Malala Yousafza, Elie Wiesel, and Anne Frank all persevered, showing the true strength a person can have. However Elie Wiesel proved to have the most strength and stamina throughout all the obstacles he faced. Elie shows stamina emotionally by never giving up and always overcome challenges. First on page 8, Elie…

times in his education, Albert Einstein progressed through his work which leads to him being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, one of the highest awards someone could receive. By using the goals he set, Albert Einstein continued on with his career path little by little and ended up changing the world in ways he could never have imagined when he was little. Nobody begins with the dream of receiving a Nobel Peace Prize from a young age. They have to start with the dream of creating something of their…

Pay It Forward I arrive in Oslo, Norway on October 9, 2021, a day before the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony. As I stand on the hotel’s balcony, the sun is shining bright, and as I breathe in the fresh air, I take in the glorious view that is filled with exquisite buildings. The warm air blowing against my skin awakes my soul causing me to reminisce on how I made it to the point to be chosen to receive the Nobel Peace Prize Award. Eleven months ago, I attended one of Dr. Rice’s conferences,…

Critics have told everyone that his first attempt in writing was not good, however that never stopped Steinbeck from pursuing his dreams, which pushed him to become the famous author he is today. John Steinbeck an “american author and winner of the Nobel Prize in 1962”(John Ernst Steinbeck 1). During John Steinbeck 's life he was told several times he did not have what it takes and could not make it far enough to be remembered but this is proof of him overcoming what everyone said about him.…

I first heard of Malala Yousafzai while watching my favorite show, The Daily Show. As Jon Stewart said, it was “humbling to hear her speak” (The Daily Show). I had a tears form in my eyes just listening to her. She was my age and she was so intelligent and doing so much for her country and girls around the world while I was sitting in my pjs watching One Direction videos on Youtube. After watching her interview I began seeing her all over Tumblr and I could not complain. I became obsessed with…

an ambulance corps of 1,100 volunteers to show the British Empire that they are worthy of full rights of citizenship. In 1906, Gandhi “organized his first mass civil-disobedience campaign” and after years of protest as well as imprisonment, a compromise was made (Mahatma Gandhi). The government then recognized Hindu marriages and abolished poll tax for Indians. In 1919, the British authorities enacted the Rowlatt Act which allowed imprisonment “of those suspected of sedition without trial”…