Peace of Westphalia

which open Shishu Bhavan House for abandoned and handicapped children. (Meg Greene, 2004) In 1952, she established Nirmal Hriday hospice where the terminally ill could die with dignity. Mother Teresa awarded the Nobel in 1979, she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of "the throwaway of society". She asked that the grand gala dinner be cancelled and the proceeds be given to the poor of Calcutta. (O’Connel,…

Even though Malala got shot in the head she kept on fighting to get girls education. She has become a symbol of hope too. Ever since that incident happened Malala has set up the Malala fund. According to Nobelprize.org she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize one of the best awards you can get. ¨When the whole world is silent, even…

girls education. In 2009, Malala started creating blogs about education rights. She also blogged for the BBC about living under the Taliban’s threats to deny her education. Much of her activism resulted in a nomination for the International Children’s Peace Prize in 2011. In the same year, Malala was awarded…

It is a normal day at the psych ward for Dr. Zoe Goldman when a young african american girl is brought in by the police. She doesn’t know her name or where she is coming from creating a troublesome case for Dr. Goldman. Since the young african american girl can not cite her name she is referred to in the system as Jane Doe. She has no idea who she is or how she even got into the ward. This creates the case of a lifetime for Dr. Goldman in the book The Girl Without A Name by Sandra Block. This…

een activists, are teens that want something to change for the better. They devote their time to make that change happen. It can be very hard work, and all teen activists don't necessarily work alone. Teen activists can work with the support of their family. Many aslo work within a group, but they are still the voice of what they believe. My first example of a teen activist that works with family is Malala. Malala Yousafzai is a 16 year old girl, that spoke out against the Taliban about girls…

to Strasburg college. He got a degree in physiology. The next year he went back to college. Schweitzer then got a degree in medicine. Then he went to africa to save people. He gave many sick Africans food, water, and medicine. He earned a Nobel Peace Prize. That is how he brought light into darkness. -Bram Martin Luther King Jr was a great man. He really brought changes to our country by fighting for African American rights. He did this not by violence or yelling at people to make them…

Fulfilling the will of Alfred Nobel, the Nobel Peace Prize recognizes and awards those who “have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding of peace congresses” (Nobelprize.org). For over 100 years, the Norwegian Nobel Committee chooses awardees based on the criteria specified by Alfred Nobel. The outstanding works of Nelson Mandela, Elie Wiesel, Mother Teresa, and Malala Yousafzai all have one thing in…

Definition Essay I believe that a hero is a person who participates in this society, leaving a good impact on the world. When I was younger I was my own hero. I would always get hurt or injured in someway and I would always help myself. There was one instance where I was sledding on a icy steep hill and I ran into a tree. I blacked out for a couple minutes and then woke up. I knew my neck hurt a lot and I had to get home; which was like half a mile away. I climbed two icy hills and then went…

the Holocaust was something that occurred on a daily basis, that’s a well known fact, but there were also many survivors when the camp was seized. Although, Elie Wiesel’s stunning and well-written novel, “Night”, is one that helped him win the Nobel Peace Prize. The memoir is about the year Elie spent in Auschwitz with his father. There are tales of gruesome incidents that took place in the camp, from strenuous work conditions to just the pure insanity of the officers of the camp. In the novel…

was stronger than ever before in the wrangling soldiers, but will the slaughtering ever end? One man had to propose the conditions for peace and it was Thomas Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States, served from 1913 to 1921 and was the leader of the Progressive Movement. Wilson, joined with The Inquiry, made up a list of fourteen points of peace that he recommended to other countries which in due time lead to the end of World War I and the commencement of the League of Nations.…