technology and they use it all the time such as internet which seduced almost all generations. In the excerpt “What’s the Matter with Kids today?” the author Amy Goldwasser disagrees with Doris Lessing who wrote the excerpt “On Not Winning the Nobel Prize”. They both see Internet in different ways. Goldwasser sees internet as an opportunity to learn things; Whereas‚ Lessing thinks that internet is a waste of time Goldwasser highlights the fact that thanks to the evolution of technology‚ we can
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Devoted‚ pious‚ and selfless are three words that people think of in connection to Mother Teresa. Many people know that Mother Teresa was a charity worker‚ but she was so much more. As a religious woman‚ Mother Teresa showed the world that through prayers‚ devotion‚ and selflessness‚ that even in the worst of times that there is still hope. She left a legacy as a hardworking nun. Mother Teresa changed the world by being a devoted missionary leader‚ and left as a saint‚ religious figure‚ and one of
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to the poor. During her lifetime‚ she had many achievements; here are just some of the awards which she won: In 1976 she won the Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award‚ In 1979 she was the Nobel Peace Prize Winner‚ In 1985 she won the Presidential Medal of Freedom‚ In 1992 she won the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education and In 1997 she won the Congressional Gold Medal. Mother Teresa devoted her life to helping the poor in Calcutta in India. She was the type of person that cared about other
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Malala is an activist for female education and Kesha is an activist for animal rights. Both women have been rewarded for what they have done for the issues. Malala has won a Nobel Peace Prize and Kesha has been rewarded the Wyler Award from the Humane Society of the United States. Malala fight for female education when the Taliban attacked the girls at her school for having an education. Kesha started fighting for animal rights because
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anything. It shows that if Gandhi‚ a normal child in a normal family‚ can make such a huge impact on the world… then anybody can. Spending twenty years of his life defending the rights of immigrants in South Africa‚ Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize but never received it. In 1914 he returned to India and became the leader of the Indian National Congress (N.p. Mohandas.) Gandhi urged non-violence and civil disobedience as a means to independence from Great Britain‚ with public acts of defiance
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decided he wanted to be a civil rights leader‚ which began his journey as a well known leader. His way of protesting was subtle yet effective. Martin’s long speeches often caught wandering people‚ and drew them into the crowd. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964‚ and is the youngest person ever to receive it. He was assassinated on April 4th‚ 1968‚ in Memphis‚ Tennessee; which led to many riots by the African American community. Malcolm X was‚ well‚ a lot different. As Martin was remembered
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<b>Biography</b> <br>Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born August 26‚ 1910 in Skopje‚ in Macedonia. Her childhood was comfortable and prosperous due to her father’s success. Her father encouraged his children to be generous and compassionate to those less fortunate. Her mother was very religious and she took the children to morning mass. Agnes often helped her mother deliver parcels of food and money to the poor and prayed with the whole family every evening. The family’s life changed dramatically after
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wrote a book called "Living in Britain." Parts of this book were transferred into printed booklets and they were translated into several languages‚ discussing mechanisms though which racial harmony could be achieved. She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. Madge Saunders died in 2009 at the age of 96 in Jamaica. Madge Saunders made a huge contribution to childhood education in Jamaica. She was instrumental in facilitating the training of basic schoolteachers‚ having
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NIGHT ESSAY In the beginning of Night‚ written by Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel‚ Wiesel has been in the concentration camps suffering changes in his life‚ physically‚ mentally‚ and spiritually. In the beginning of Night‚ Wiesel’s identity is an innocent child and a devouted Jew. He was a happy child with a desire to study the Talmud‚ until his experience in Auschwitz‚ in which he changed his mental ways. First of all‚ he used to believe
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not. For example‚ the college entrance examination score of Jiang Fangzhou‚ who is a talent young writer‚ was not so high. But Because of his outstanding writing ability she was unconventional admitted by Tsinghua University. Besides‚ the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Mo Yan‚ but he had only primary education. On the other hand‚ high test score does not always represent a very strong personal capacity. “High scores and low abilities” is a new phrase in china. Xiao Li‚ a graduate
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