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    article‚ “Showbusiness of a serious kind”‚ discusses how prizes and their winners are created‚ and how different factors affect the prizes’ success. Street suggests that the prizes’ success “is measured in units of publicity” (Street‚ 2005‚ p. 832)‚ meaning that the extent of media coverage is directly correlated to it. Hence‚ using the film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’‚ I will be examining how the variety game show in the film‚ which is the prize narrative‚ becomes successful due to its level of publicity

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    Nobel Prize Assignment

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    Nobel Prize Founded by Alfred Nobel‚ the Nobel Prize is awarded to candidates in the fields of physics‚ chemistry‚ medicine or physiology‚ literature‚ economic sciences‚ and peace every year since 1901 – except for economic sciences‚ which was introduced as a Nobel Prize in 1968 by the Sveriges Riksbank. On account of World War I and II‚ the Nobel Prize was not awarded only on nine occasions since the established year from 1901. Alfred Nobel‚ a Swedish engineer‚ chemist‚ and philanthropist‚ created

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    Pulitzer Prizes

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    Pulitzer Prizes archival website(www.pulitzer.org) explains everything about the Pulitzer Prize‚ which was established by Joseph Pulitzer‚ a Hungarian-American journalist and newspaper publisher‚ who left money to Columbia University in 1911. A portion of his money was used to found the School of Journalism in 1912 and establish the Pulitzer Prize‚ which was first awarded to Pulitzer in 1917. The main category of Pulitzer Prizes are two; A Prize in Journalism and A Letters and Drama Prize‚ The Prize

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    Nobel Prize in Literature

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    Nobel Prize in Literature The Nobel Prize in Literature is considered to be the most prestigious literature prize throughout the world and is awarded since 1901. According to Alfred Nobel’s will‚ it is granted annually to an author from any country who has produced‚ "the most outstanding work in an ideal direction in the field of literature ". The Swedish Academy decides who will receive the prize in any given year. The procedure lasts for a year. At first‚ the members of the Nobel Committee

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    which was nominated for the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. Her works have received quite the publicity‚ having been dramatised for television and also having an asteroid named after her: asteroid 30935 Davasobel. She has also featured as a judge for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award in 2012. Within the text there seem to be three main themes or sections. The first of these is Sobel showing

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    The Longitude

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    The longitude against which Indian Standard time is set passes through Allahabad‚ India. British India did not adopt the international standard time zones until 1905 when the meridian passing through Allahabad at 82.5º east (of Greenwich Meridian) longitude was picked as the central meridian for India‚ corresponding to a single time zone for the country at 5 hours and 30 minutes in advance of GMT. This went into force on January 1‚ 1906. However‚ Calcutta time was officially maintained as a separate

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    Nobel Prize Research Paper

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    Nobel Prize In this paper I am going to discuss the Nobel Prize. Firstly I will inform you of the history of the prize‚ secondly its origin‚ and how it is awarded today. After that I will discuss the 2010 Nobel Prize for Medicine‚ 1901 Nobel Prize for Physics‚ and the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Alfred Nobel The Nobel Prize was named after a Swedish inventor and industrialist‚ Alfred Bernhard Nobel. Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm‚ Sweden on October 21‚ 1833. He was born into

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    Obama's Nobel Peace Prize

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    Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize It was announced on October 9‚ 2009 that American President Barack Obama is this year’s recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace. The Nobel Foundation states that Obama was chosen "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." (Nobel Foundation) Controversy and debate ensued in the world wide media. Critics have debated Obama’s worthiness. Supporters have cited numerous examples of the current U.S. Presidents’

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    Nobel Peace Prize

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    A Prize for What? Early in the presidency of Barack Obama‚ he was given attention that some see as being premature. The Norwegian Nobel Committee saw it fit to reward Obama with the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. At this point‚ not much had changed in America during Obama’s time as president. Many people saw the award as a strict political act by the Committee. Others simply see the award as something that Obama has not done anything to deserve. The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama is

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    Nobel: The Man behind the Prize. Alfred Nobel is known for starting the Nobel Prize. This prize is given every year to some of the greatest minds in the world who through their work‚ help to better society. In opposition to the improvement of society‚ is the fact that Nobel ’s other known inventions brought much death and destruction to the world (Frost). This combination of inventions helps to pose the question who was Alfred Nobel‚ and why did Nobel create this prize to help the world. In this

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