2009 Award Winning Essays Organized by Supported by T he Goi Peace Foundation U N ESC O Japan Airlines Foreword The International Essay Contest for Young People is one of the peace education programs organized by the Goi Peace Foundation. The annual contest‚ which started in the year 2000‚ is a UNESCO/Goi Peace Foundation joint program since 2007. The United Nations has designated 2001-2010 as the "International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of
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Compare and Contrast ‘Sonnet 130’ with ‘Blessing’ In this essay I am going to discuss and explore ‘Sonnet 130’ by William Shakespeare and ‘Blessing’ by Imtiaz Dharker. I will focus on the differences and similarities between both poems in terms of language‚ themes and poetic devices. I feel that ‘Sonnet 130’ seems to imply the fact that Shakespeare is insulting his Mistress. He does so by saying what she is not. He says negative things about her
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October 2013 Science Informative Essay – Watson and Crick What is DNA? DNA is described as “a nucleic acid that carries the genetic information in the cell and is capable of self-reproduction and synthesis of RNA” at “The Free Dictionary”. According to nature.com‚ DNA is “a double-stranded helix‚ with the two [long chains of nucleotides] connected by hydrogen bonds.” It is the “molecule of life” and includes different amounts of the four bases (adenine
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her own food. The problem‚ therefore‚ reduces itself to one of agricultural improvement. We must grow more food. The scientist has other methods. The chemist‚ the biologist‚ the engineer and even the physicist‚ have a great role to play in applying science to large-scale production‚ and they must be given due scope for carrying on experiments and researches. The first step to be taken is to increase the fertility of the soil‚ to ensure a higher yield of crops per acre. Old farmers relied upon easily
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Health Tourism (Also known as Medical tourism) refers to the act of traveling to a foreign country in order to receive medical care. Varying reports based on the US alone put the number of American patients seeking healthcare abroad between 500‚000 to 750‚000 in 2007. This is a steady increase from 2006 in which medical experts believed as many as 200‚000 to 1/2 a million Americans traveled out of the country for medical procedures. These figures indicate a significant growth in the industry‚ currently
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Lee presents different material from a number of different societies to show “how the principle of personal autonomy is supported by the cultural framework” (lee‚ 1). She shows that this conflict has been resolved in the aboriginal society. In this essay I will talk about the respect the Natives have for each other’s individual integrity. Lee says “In every society we find some organized social unit; but not everywhere does the social unit provide freedom to the individual or the opportunity for spontaneous
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Written for teenagers‚ about teenagers‚ and by a teenager‚ The Outsiders captivates its audience with memorable characters (who are memorable for more than their obscure names) and climactic drama‚ and it leaves the reader with the message of what a blessing it is to be naive‚ innocent and young (or‚ as the book puts it‚ staying “gold”). The story is centered around the aftermath of a “rumble” between two opposing gangs: the Socs‚ who are the “rich kids‚” and the Greasers‚
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Annabel Nganga Political science America the unusual essay America the Unusual by John Kingdon explores the uniqueness of the American system of government and how it acquired its distinctiveness. Kingdon argues that America is different from other industrialized countries in many ways. He explains the advantages and disadvantages of having an American system of government. John Kingdon considers the United States to be unusual in many different ways. First is the system
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Aardman Animations Aardman animations are very popular known for creating animations made from clay. Some examples of their work are ‘Chicken Run’ which was released in June 2000 and was their first whole length film. Chicken Run is about a middle aged couple who own a farm full of chickens‚ the wife then reads this magazine which shows an invention which could increase profits and this was the chicken pie machine. Ginger‚ the main girl chicken witnesses this and tries to warn her other chicken friends
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Curse of the Bane‚ by Joseph Delaney‚ is the second book in the fantasy series‚ The Last Apprentice. This book is located mainly in Priestown which is in the County‚ and is where most of the Priests live and are buried. Thomas Ward the seventh son of a seventh son which allows him to see and hear ghosts and other creatures. Tom is apprenticed to Old Gregory‚ the County Witch hunter also called the Spook. Old Gregory has been the County Spook for over 50 years‚ Old Gregory is also the seventh son
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