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    Compare and Contrast Eugene Fama and Robert Shiller The Nobel Prize is a set of annual international awards presented in recognition of cultural and scientific advances‚ in the categories of Physics‚ Chemistry‚ Literature‚ Peach‚ Physiology or Medicine and Economic Sciences (Nobel Media AB‚ 2013). In 2013‚ Robert Shiller‚ Eugene Fama and Lars Peter Hansen were awarded the Nobel Prize for their outstanding contributions in Economics research and their work on explaining asset prices and how financial

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    awarded the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education in 2002‚ the first school in the world to be so honored‚ in recognition of its efforts "to promote the universal values of education for peace and tolerance at a time when these values are increasingly being challenged".[6][7] The UNESCO Prize for Peace Education 2002 was awarded to CMS in recognition of its efforts to promote universal values of education for peace and tolerance. The Director-General of UNESCO handed the 2002 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education

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    Science Day

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    nayagam Says: March 4‚ 2006 at 12:22 pm February 18‚ 2007 at 10:55 pm I think lots of importance should be given to the science February 25‚ 2007 at 5:34 am Its amazing that an Indian scientist of our times has done us proud by winning the nobel prize for Physics for his Raman Effect by entirely studying in India.I think he deserves to be celebrated a lot more. December 17‚ 2007 at 7:22 pm Hey‚ 7. Arbaz Ahmed Says: February 27‚ 2008 at 6:58 pm

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    My Creation

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    Nobel Prize is an annual international award. It is bestowed in a number of categories by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel‚ the inventor of dynamite‚ established the prizes in 1895. The prizes in Physics‚ Chemistry‚ Physiology or Medicine‚ Literature‚ and Peace were first awarded in 1901. The Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo‚ Norway‚ while the other prizes are awarded in Stockholm‚ Sweden. The Nobel Prize is widely

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    There are many things that were‚ are and are very likely to stay incomprehensible for us therefore causing perpetual anguished reflections and arguments for many generations of people. Some of these things are objective‚ natural phenomena in the world around us like the blue colour of the sky or the instinct of different birds and fish which always leads them home. But also there are such things like Good and Evil‚ Love and Hatred‚ Honesty and Betrayal‚ Self-sacrifice and Egoism‚ Eternity and Transiency

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    school his headmaster told his parents he would never amount to anything. Albert Einstein exemplified perseverance by overcoming a rough childhood‚ earning a Doctorate Degree‚ developing the general theory of relativity‚ and being awarded a Nobel Prize in 1921. Born March‚ 14‚ 1879‚ Ulm Wurttemberg‚ Germany‚ Albert Einstein had a rough childhood. Also he was a slow learner‚ even his parents thought he was mildly dullard‚ which is ironic because Albert had a head start! The typical gestation period

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    Happiest Day in My Life

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    for winning first prize & to bring a medal and good name to my school. At last the most awaiting day arrived‚ I received an invitation from unified council to come to Hari Hara Kala Bhavan for award function . We moved towards Hari Hara Kala Bhavan where the award ceremony was organised‚ guests line including many dignitaries‚ scholars and administrators. It was the first time I ever had visited this place. I was allotted a seat in the front row‚ they started prize distribution & I overwhelmed

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    Common Knowledge

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    knowledge‚ write “common knowledge.” If the material is not common knowledge and the student should cite the source‚ write “needs citation.” EXAMPLE The playwright August Wilson won two Pulitzer Prizes in drama. Common knowledge [Winners of well-known prizes such as the Pulitzer Prize are common knowledge because the information is readily available in any number of sources.] 1. Many of William Faulkner’s novels are set in Yoknapatawpha County‚ a fictional part of Mississippi

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    A Beautiful Mind By Ron Howard A Beautiful Mind detailed the dramatic rise and fall of John Forbes Nash‚ the celebrated Nobel Prize winner and mathematician‚ as he battled the debilitating effects of schizophrenia to eventually attain international acclaim. Schizophrenia is characterized by a broad range of unusual behaviors that cause profound disruption in the lives of people suffering from the condition‚ as well as in the lives of the people around them. Schizophrenia strikes without regard

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    Martin Luther King’s achievements and his influence have often been placed on a similar level to such inspirational leaders and figures as Mahatma Gandhi; in America alone he is held to as high a standard as George Washington and Christopher Columbus – the three are the only figures in the US to have national holidays honouring them in modern America’s 500+ years of history. Schoolchildren across the western world grow up learning about the great pacifist‚ his life‚ and the difficulties he faced

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