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    December 2014, Malala gave her Nobel Peace Prize Lecture in Oslo, Norway. According to Malala, the award is not only for her, but also for those “voiceless children” (Yousafzai), who don’t receive education. Malala is from Swat, Pakistan. Her name was inspired by “Malalai of Maiwand, who is the Pashtun Joan of Arc” (Yousafzai), and Malala means “grief stricken, sad.”(Yousafzai) She is the first Pashtun and the youngest Pakistani to ever receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She and Kailash Satyarthi,…

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    go to school and they should stay home, Malala was infuriated, yet continued to go to school while risking her life. At seventeen years old, Malala Yousafzai has accomplished more than most people will in their entire lives. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition for her…

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    These are people and animals that candles will never be blown out. These people are special because they standed up or protected the things and people they believe in and when someone disagreed with what they were doing or what they did they stayed true to themselves and continued what they were doing know if they were blown out (died or sent to jail) there candle will keep going for everyone else to hold. So, I think Aung San Suu Kyi, Malala Yousafzai, and Jeffrey Sachs should be inducted into…

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    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…

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    Humans are fickle creatures that are easily swayed by outside influences. However, conscience and morality often proves to be a more powerful motivator than money. In the world of science, the Curie family is a prime example of scientists who gave up money in order to benefit the greater good. Furthermore, 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…

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    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 affected…

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    (segregation) King received the nobel peace prize among other honors for his hard work and more thinking into people life (nobel prize) Still after his death many people honor him and remember him as most lauded african american leader in history more remembered for the speech he gave called i have a dream( i have a dream) he was known…

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    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…

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    saying? Older generations believe that millennials have done or will do nothing. They have failed to recognize our accomplishments and hard work. There are teens out there that are breaking sports records, building huge businesses, winning Nobel Peace prizes, even starting their very own organizations to help end world hunger, but you’re right, that doesn 't require dedication or hard work at all. Should we really be putting the blame on our generation for what our society has come to? How…

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    decision. On a depper analysis, the use of induction becomes visible. For example, universal statements such as,” The Nobel Committee has made controversial awards before” [139, 17] to particulars such as “Mr. Obama’s prize is more likely, however, to be compared with the most contentious prize of all...” [139, 27] Moreover, Mr. Binyon uses the Toulmin Model is many scenarios to sculpt a complete argument such as “East–West relations are little better than they were six months ago, and any…

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