Peace Prize to reflect upon Malala Yousafzai’s attributes to society. The writers professionally address the perspectives of the Pakistani people while applying their opinions as to why Yousafzai deserved to be recognized. Marc Champion adequately expresses the idea that Yousafzai’s achievements are the embodiment of the Nobel Peace Prize representation‚ therefore being the rightful contender. He assertively states that‚ “I know who I would have chosen for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize: Malala
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her short time at The Washington Post and dreamed of goals any journalist would. A Metro reporter‚ Karlyn Barker‚ who knew and worked with Cooke at time‚ was interviewed after the truth had come out of her fabricated story. “She wanted a Pulitzer Prize in three years‚ and she wanted to be on the national staff in three to five years.” Barker said. It’s been 32 years since the story ran on the front page of The Washington Post and still the scars left on the journalism world remain. “… the Janet
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In his arousing Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech in 1986‚ Elie Wiesel pronounces the importance of “taking sides” and “interfering” when a time of human suffering is upon the world. He is undeniably correct. People need to stand up for what is right in this world‚ and acknowledge the wrong; they need to take an issue of human persecution and make it “the center of the universe”. People should fight for others who cannot fight for themselves. They should be the voice others do not have. The
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi once said‚ “Nonviolence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart‚ and it must be an inseparable part of our being.” Gandhi dedicated his life to a role of non-violence amidst times of hate‚ war‚ and even bigotry. He was at the forefront on India’s quest for freedom from Britain during the mid 1900’s. Gandhi led hundreds of thousands of Indians into civil disobedience against the British‚ however; he believed the most important thing was
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Are bystanders guilty or innocent when they witness civil injustice? In the ¨Harvest Gypsies¨ and ¨Wiesel´s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech¨ we are given evidence how bystanders can be guilty. Bystanders are guilty for not speaking up to injustice. Bystanders remain silent and ignore serious situations. Ellie Wiesel expressed in his speech how bystanders should take action when they see injustice of any sorts and not keep quiet. ¨Who would allow such crimes….How could the world remain silent¨(Wiesel)
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She has supported girls’ rights in her area and she said that they have all the right to go to schools. She used to treat in hospital in Birmingham City‚ England. Five months later the 15-year-old‚ who was among nominees last year for Nobel Peace Prize‚ returned school again this month‚ but in England not in Pakistan. She described her return to school as the most important day of her life‚ as she joined other students in Birmingham city. Malala joined other students at Edgbaston High School for
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III AP 1st block 4 February 2013 Analysis of William Faulkner’s Noble Prize of Literature Acceptance Speech William Faulkner was an often misunderstood writer of many novels and short stories. ("William Faulkner’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech ") It was not until 1949 and after his death when he was given the Nobel Prize in Literature that people began to acknowledge him and his works. ("William Faulkner") In his Nobel Prize of Literature acceptance speech‚ at the city hall in Stockholm on December
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"Once upon a time there was an old woman. Blind but wise." Or was it an old man? A guru‚ perhaps. Or a griot soothing restless children. I have heard this story‚ or one exactly like it‚ in the lore of several cultures. "Once upon a time there was an old woman. Blind. Wise." In the version I know the woman is the daughter of slaves‚ black‚ American‚ and lives alone in a small house outside of town. Her reputation for wisdom is without peer and without question. Among her people she is both the
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be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” —Martin Luther King Jr. The next year‚ Martin gave his Acceptance Speech at Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo‚ Norway. He was the youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize‚ but it was well deserved. He announced that he would donate all of the prize money ($54‚123) to the civil rights movement. - Martin Luther King faught for freedom and was one of the main leaders of the civil rights movement. He was nearly killed
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one possibly view indifference as a virtue? Is it necessary at times to practice it simply to keep one’s sanity‚ live normally‚ enjoy a fine meal and a glass of wine‚ as the world around us experiences harrowing upheavals?” (Elie Weisel Nobel Peace Prize Speech). Indifference denotes an absence of feeling or interest; unconcern‚ an absence of concern or solicitude‚ calm or cool indifference in the face of what might be expected to cause uneasiness or apprehension; listlessness‚ an absence of inclination
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