The Nobel Prize in Physics 1968 was awarded to Luis Alvarez "for his decisive contributions to elementary particle physics‚ in particular the discovery of a large number of resonance states‚ made possible through his development of the technique of using hydrogen bubble chamber and data analysis". Alvarez’s colleagues sometimes called him the "prize wild idea man" because of the huge range of his activities. He did all kinds of research into the atomic nucleus‚ light‚ electrons‚ radar‚ and so
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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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William Faulkner William Faulkner was an enormous man in literature despite the fact that he stood less than five foot six. He reshaped the way in which the world views literature today. Faulkner was one of the greatest influences to American culture of his time. In fact‚ his influence spread throughout many years to come. Faulkner started out as a child with a dream‚ and with this dream he redefined the literary society of America. William Cuthbert Faulkner was born on September 25‚ 1897‚
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William Faulkner QUICK FACTS * NAME: William Faulkner * OCCUPATION: Author * BIRTH DATE: September 25‚ 1897 * DEATH DATE: July 06‚ 1962 * EDUCATION: University of Mississippi * PLACE OF BIRTH: New Albany‚ Mississippi * PLACE OF DEATH: Byhalia‚ Mississippi * FULL NAME: William Cuthbert Faulkner * AKA: William Faulkner * ORIGINALLY: William Cuthbert Falkner * AKA: William Falkner BEST KNOWN FOR William Faulkner was a Nobel Prize-winning novelist of the
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A Southern Setting William Faulkner is a great American Southern writer of modern times. He has won many awards including the Nobel Prize for literature. Although Faulkner stories are different‚ all of them took place in the South. In “A Rose for Emily” there are three things to show this story takes place in a small Southern town: elements of setting‚ social structure‚ and the characters’ name and title. The first thing that shows the story takes place in the South is elements of setting
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to the audience. Martin Luther King Jr. establishes his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize with powerful insight of the Civil Rights Movement‚ and the must to overcome segregation through the use of figurative language and repetition/example/parallelism/imagery to show that our battle with racism has yet to be over. Martin Luther King uses figurative language to emphasize the importance of the meaning behind his words. He says in his speech over and over “I am mindful that only yesterday” to demonstrate
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William Faulkner encouraged the graduating class at Oxford that they would have to overcome their fears and stand up for what they believe in. Faulkner organizes his speech by telling the class their faults and weaknesses. Towards the end of his speech he explains to them how they can overcome their fears and change the world. William Faulkner’s purpose of his speech was to encourage young minds all over the world to overcome their fear of certain things that kept them from living up to their potential
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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 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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Pakistan‚ when the Taliban reportedly hijacked the bus and singled her out‚ shooting her in the head. Layla: On 12 July 2013‚ she spoke at the UN to call for worldwide access to education. The UN dubbed the event "Malala Day" .It was her first public speech since the attack‚ leading the first ever Youth Takeover of the UN‚ with an audience of over 500 young education advocates from around the world. Megan: Malala said this: ‘The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions‚ but
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