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    the other hand Bertrand Russell was an English philosopher and mathematician. He earned many awards. “He was awarded the Sylvester medal of the Royal Society‚ 1934‚ the de Morgan medal of the London Mathematical Society in the same year‚ the Nobel Prize for Literature‚ 1950.” (nobelprize.org‚ n.d.). He was also put in jail twice. Talking about the essays structure‚ What I have lived for is a five paragraph essay. On the other hand‚ Prison Studies is not a five paragraph essay. Russell has used

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    In William Faulkner’s acceptance speech for Nobel prize in literature‚ he describes what the role of a writer is when mankind confronts its fear of its annihilation. He firmly believes that a writer’s duty is to remind mankind of its values‚ and give it hope that it will prevail through hardships. In The Lord of The Flies‚ the author William Golding also seems to support Faulkner’s beliefs. While Golding shows the hardships that face mankind‚ primarily ourselves‚ he gives mankind hope in that we

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    Edvenezear Hinautan BSBA-FM 3 Financial Management June 19‚ 2014 Reaction Paper: For the love of money is the root of all evil A Bible quote from I Timothy 6:10‚ “For the love of money is the root of all evil” is argumentative; whether this is true or not‚ it all depends on individual views or insights. Some may argue that it is true‚ while some say that it is not true. I grew up hearing that money is the root of all evil‚ because I mostly studied in a Christian school or institution

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    unlikely friendship with‚ and mentors‚ a black 16-year old who is gifted at basketball‚ and both literature‚ and writing Jamal Wallace. William‚ from Bronx‚ New York‚ wrote only one famous novel The Avalon fifty years earlier that won the Pulitzer Prize. Because he was offended at the bad reviews‚ and the deaths of his parents and brother sent him into a long depression and decided to isolate himself from the public and was never heard from again. A series of events and the development of a friendship

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    signifies a new chapter in humanity which may improve the lives of millions of Burmese. An Incarcerated Leader Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) is one of the world’s greatest leaders in the struggle to fight for democracy (Ball 2004). The 1991 Nobel peace prize winner devoted her life to the freedom of the 60 million Burmese. Despite being detained by the junta for 21 years and spent 15 years under house arrest‚ she continues to fight for human rights and democracy. Burma‚ after North Korea‚ is probably

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    him to do so. But‚ as Kevin Arnold‚ a noted psychologist‚ says‚"The price of comformity is the loss of creative potential...Children reared by a Tiger Mom risk having never learned to think outside the box."(1) Perhaps that ’s the reason why Nobel Prize winners are not always among Chinese. Children are least likely to have creative minds because of Tiger Parenting. In addition‚ Tiger Parenting fails to make children become self-determined and alienates them from society. Typically‚ most

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    to sympathy. Stressed to disappointed. Fear to pain. Exhaustion to relief. Irena Sendler went through a hell of a lot. She was understanding and passionate. Even through all of this‚ Irena never lost her hope. She was even nominated for the nobel prize award in the years 2006‚ 2007 and 2008 for her great works. Despite her huge celebration‚ Irena still admits to having nightmares about the holocaust. She feels she didn’t do enough and could have saved more children. Praise for Irena

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    Nickolas Carr

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    According to Nickolas Carr‚ a blogger and Pulitzer Prize winner‚ our minds are changing. In‚ Is Google making us stupid?‚ Carr discusses how we‚ as humans‚ have adapted to different thinking skills to were nowadays it is affecting individuals. He first leads by claiming‚ “my mind isn’t going -- so far as I can tell -- but it’s changing”. This leads into him discussing how he no longer feels he can progress into a suitable book without facing numerous difficulties with concentrating. That he seems

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    The Last Night of Ballyhoo

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    The Last Night of Ballyhoo is a perfect example of the inner workings of a prejudice person. There are two psychological elements displayed here that are more related than most people realize. The prejudice theme is obvious throughout the play. But notice that in every display of bigotry‚ there is an underlying sentiment of personal inadequacy. Ballyhoo proves that racial and other forms of prejudice are a concoction created and driven by society. Defensive projection is defined as the process of

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    Alfred Nobel

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    Alfred Nobel Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833-1896)‚ Swedish inventor and philanthropist‚ was a man of many contrasts. He was a son of a bankrupt‚ but became a millionaire; a scientist with a love of literature. He made a large fortune but lived a simple life. He was cheerful in company‚ and often sad in private. A lover of mankind‚ he never had a wife or family to love him‚ a patriotic son of his native land‚ he died alone on foreign soil. He discovered a new explosive‚ dynamite‚ to improve the

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