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    extent. Above all‚ he was a patriot‚ even while being a citizen of the world. His famous novels are “Gore”‚ “Wreck” etc. But he is most popular for his book: the “Gitanjali”- a book of devotional lyrics in poetic prose. The book won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. He wrote this book in Bengali and then himself translated it into English. Our national anthem “Jana- Gana-Mana” is also the creation of Tagore. No doubt‚ Tagore is the greatest poet and writer of modern India. His writings

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    just a kind of metal or paper only. Money actually can help man to do good purpose. For example‚ money helps poor people to have a better life. Moreover‚ a person turns to be hardworking and energetic to work to make money for his family. The Nobel Prize would not have been there if Alfred Nobel did not have money. In conclusion‚ money is normally the fruit of labour. The question is how one spends

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    Canadian medical scientist‚ physician‚ painter‚ and Nobel laureate. He is well known and famous for his discovery of Insulin‚ which was one of the most dramatic and important medical breakthroughs and milestone of the century. He was awarded the Nobel prize in the field of medicine in 1923 for the discovery of Insulin. He was born in Alliston‚ Ontario‚ Canada on November 14‚ 1891. His father’s name was William Thompson Banting and his mother was Margaret Grant and they were farmers. Banting was of Scottish

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    receiving access and recognition to her fields‚ in which she pioneered the study of radioactivity when discovering two new elements‚ Radium and Polonium. Curie’s legacy remains as the first person and only woman to win a Nobel Prize twice and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different sciences‚ Chemistry and

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    Beautiful Mind” is a truly inspiring film that demonstrates triumph over schizophrenia. The main character is played by Russell Crowe who is portraying John Nash a mathematical genius who suffers from schizophrenia‚ who later went on to receive the Nobel Prize in Economical Sciences. This film describes the disturbance in thinking‚ emotion and perception that characterizes the disorder. This film also contributes to society’s understanding of schizophrenia. It argues the stereotype of this disease as being

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    The Nobel Prize winner for literature‚ John Steinbeck‚ in his novel‚ The Grapes of Wrath‚ illustrates the hardships of the migrant farmers as they moved from their homes. Steinbeck’s purpose is to establish how much the Joads and other migrant farmer families struggled during their journey and to . Through the use of personification‚ allusions and symbols‚ Steinbeck successfully gets his message across to his readers. As Uncle John makes his way down to the “boiling stream”‚ he finds a spot

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    usion Robert Koch was one of the most educated scientist in 1905 because of his studies over the years he worked in a lab. Robert Koch was born on december 11‚ 1843 and he was born into a poor mining family. But in 1866 Robert got married to Emmy Fraatz and two years lIntroduction “The pure culture is the foundation for all research on infectious disease” -Robert koch. Robert Koch was one of the most educated scientists of 1905. Body Robert Heinrich Hermann Koch or Robert Koch was born on December

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    Money and Success

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    recognize that money in many cases cannot bring about happiness‚ health and success. A more precise‚ contemporaneous definition of success means doing the things one perceives are valuable to themselves and beneficial for others. The winner of the Nobel Prize for peace may think he is has achieved success although he is rewarded little financial benefit. A person who loves animals and makes an effort to save animals that are on a path of extinction may think he has gained success although he may have expended

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    considered to be mentally retarded. Einstein ‚ then went on to win the Nobel Prize for his thesis on Photoelectric effect and his crown jewel ‚ Theory of relativity. Abraham Lincoln’s wife died ‚ his business failed ‚ he suffered a nervous breakdown ‚ lost in the elections 10 times before becoming the President of USA. Rocket Scientist Von Braun failed in Algebra. Madam Curie used to fail in chemistry. She won a Nobel Prize in CHEMISTRY!! Winston Churchill failed as a 6th grader. He eventually

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    John Nash Research Paper

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    gift is to discover a beautiful heart.” - John Forbes Nash Jr. Those wise words that John Nash spoke a few years back still resonate today. The story starts at Princeton University‚ where John Nash is the recipient of a scholarship. (The Carnegie Prize for mathematics.) Then we are introduced to his roommate Charles‚ a literature student‚ he greets John and they instantly hit it off and become friends. John also meets an interesting group of men. They also are math and science grad students‚ Hansen

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