shows a lot in a person he was told no but it didn’t matter to him‚ he was thrown in jail‚ but it didn’t matter to him all he wanted to do is make an impact and he succeeded‚ and because of his persuasion towards the people he was nominated with the Nobel Peace Prize which was another accomplishment. According to Vidette Features‚ "After his years of historic accomplishments and triumphs‚ King was honored with the distinguished award in 1964. His active and dynamic leadership‚ highlighted by his nonviolent
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under McKinley and Roosevelt who pioneered the open-door policy and Panama canal 3. Theodore Roosevelt 26th president‚ known for: conservationism‚ trust-busting‚ Hepburn Act‚ safe food regulations‚ "Square Deal‚" Panama Canal‚ Great White Fleet‚ Nobel Peace Prize for negotiation of peace in Russo-Japanese War 4. Philippe Bunau-Varilla French engineer who advocated an American canal through Panama and helped instigate a Panamanian rebellion against Colombia. 5. George Washington
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will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” —Martin Luther King Jr. The next year‚ Martin gave his Acceptance Speech at Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo‚ Norway. He was the youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize‚ but it was well deserved. He announced that he would donate all of the prize money ($54‚123) to the civil rights movement. - Martin Luther King faught for freedom and was one of the main leaders
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Martin Luther King‚ Jr. The Great Communicator Dr Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was born on Tuesday ‚ January 15‚ 1929 in Atlanta Georgia (Nobel Prize). Both his father and grandfather were baptist preachers who have been actively involved in the civil rights movement. (Nobel Prize). Watching his father and grand father preach and being key speakers for aposing racism ‚ this laid the gound work for Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. to be one of the greatest communicators and people of all time. Dr. Kings
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Wangari maathai was an extraordinary woman and activist because of her lifelong dedication to the environment. Wangari Maathai watched as her homeland forestation in Kenya‚ Africa was drastically disappearing acre by acre because of factories. In response‚ she started the Green Belt Movement. Her mission was to create a more sustainable livelihood for the community by making the land a more greener place‚ and what better way to make the world greener than to plant trees. Green Belt Movement communities
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Elie Wiesel survived the Holocaust and went on to to write a book about it. He then won the Nobel Peace Prize. Wiesel developed a scar on his life when he was in multiple concentration camps during the Holocaust. He did survive and went on to write a book about his traumatic experience. Continuing after the book‚ he won the Nobel Peace Prize. Upon winning‚ he wrote an acceptance speech for the award. The speech wasn’t tedious‚ it had a strong purpose that he wanted the world to be effected by. In
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FILIPINO SCIENTIST Julian Banzon - Filipino Chemist: Filipino chemist‚ Julian Banzon researched methods of producing alternative fuels. Julian Banzon experimented with the production of ethyl esters fuels from sugarcane and coconut‚ and invented a means of extracting residual coconut oil by a chemical process rather than a physical process. Julian Banzon - Degrees: * BS in Chemistry from the University of the Philippines - 1930 * Ph.D. in Biophysical Chemistry from Iowa State University
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relativity. In 1921‚ he won the Nobel Prize for physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect. Einstein is generally considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century. He died on April 18‚ 1955‚ in Princeton‚ New Jersey. In 1905 Einstein published a paper that described experimental data from the photoelectric effect as being the result of light energy being carried in discrete quantized packets. This led to the quantum revolution and later earned him his Nobel Prize. In the 1920s‚
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And the World Kept Silent “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor‚ never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor‚ never the tormented” (Brozo 979). This quote was said by Elie Wiesel during his acceptance speech of the Nobel Peace Prize. Elie was eloquent about what the world tried to suppress. Wiesel affected society because he wrote and spoke for the surviving and gone‚ that their stories not be erased‚ and that the world keep silent no more. Elie Wiesel‚ a convict in the
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1. General information: a. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (/ˈroʊzəvɛlt/) ; (1858-1919) (New York) - 26th President of the United States (1901–1909) was an American politician‚ author‚ naturalist‚ soldier‚ explorer‚ and historian [3] b. Childhood: He was a sickly child who suffered from asthma. This made him unable to attend the local school and as a result he was home schooled. Theodore developed a rigorous physical routine that included weightlifting and boxing c. Nickname “TR”‚ “Trust-Buster”‚ “Teddy”
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