wanted to improve the environment as a spiritual leader to the absence of war‚ pain and torture. Aung San Suu Kyi wanted freedom and equal rights through non-violence. Wanagari Maathai‚ Tenzin Gyatso and Aung San Suu Kyi were all awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004‚ 1989 and 1991 for the GreenBelt Movement‚ spiritual leadership‚ and for democratic and human rights struggles. ! Wanagar Maatha was a strong black woman. Throughout her life she was very dedicated to the well being of the environment
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Leadership is defined as the process of influencing others toward achieving group goals. The art of leadership outlines the skill of understanding leadership situations and influencing others to accomplish group goals. Formal leadership education may give individuals the competency to better understand leadership situations‚ and mentorships may give individuals the knowledge to better influence others. Leaders must contemplate both rationally and emotionally when attempting to sway others to
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The Heroic Accomplishments of Irena Sendler I. A father once told his seven year old daughter Irena‚ “If you see someone drowning you must try to rescue them‚ even if you cannot swim” (DuBord‚ 2013). These words formed the foundation of Irena Sendler’s being and later the force behind her heroic actions during the Holocaust. A. I’m sure all of you at some point have read about the Holocaust. It was one of the world’s largest war related tragedies. It is vital to be knowledgeable about our history’s’
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Nelson MandelaBorn in 1918‚ Mandela is the first black president of South Africa. He is the winner of the Nobel peace prize in 1993 (Encarta Online Encylcopedia). He had a long struggle against racial discrimination in South Africa. He had been subjected to many hard things several times; in 1040 he was expelled from South Africa for participating in a student demonstration. He became the president of the African National Congress in 1951. When the National Party came to power his struggle increased
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Two Great Men: One Changed World “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” -Mohandas Gandhi. Both Nelson Mandela and Mohandas Gandhi lived by that quote. Nelson Mandela forever changed South Africa‚ dismantling apartheid‚ while Mohandas Gandhi changed the world when he fought for freedom of British rule in India. Mohandas Gandhi and Nelson Mandela had many similarities; in fact‚ Gandhi inspired Mandela. Mandela and Gandhi mostly used peaceful methods to achieve their goals‚ but
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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR African-American leader Fought against the legal segregation of AfricanAmerican citizens creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 PERSONALITY TRAITS NATURE precocious student young Martin questioned religion He had always been the questioning and precocious type. At the age of thirteen‚ he shocked his Sunday school class by denying the bodily resurrection of Jesus NURTURE grew
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the oppressed. On top of this he was a pastor that preached God’s message and he raised a family. He was so determined at fighting for equal rights that he got arrested 28 times and that did not deter him. His actions were recognized by the Nobel Peace Prize which just shows how much Martin Luther King Jr. did. Martin Luther King Jr. was also a leader. He would stir thousands of people with his emotional speeches. His most well-known speech “I had a dream” just exemplifies how he could fight
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Among thousands of anti-death campaigners who ‘urged mercy’ for Harris was Nobel peace prize winning nun-mother Teresa. Circumstances such as these evidently show us how these people are in need of assistance rather than elimination. Hall uses different techniques such as emotive language‚ facts and options to provoke an emotional response
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“One child‚ one teacher‚ one book‚ and one pen can change the world”‚ Malala Yousafzai once said. Three young activists that have been deeply researched about‚ who have been working hard to change problems in our society‚ whether they are big or small- Malala Yousafzai‚ Emma Watson‚ and Alex Lin. These activists try everyday to make a positive impact on our society. These three‚ young activists have been fighting for girls’ rights and education‚ feminism‚ and the environment. Malala Yousafzai‚ fighting
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In many works of literature‚ both fiction and nonfiction‚ the death of a character profoundly affects one or more of the other characters in the work. In his memoir Night‚ Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel describes how he watched his father die an agonizing death in a Nazi concentration camp‚ near the end of World War II. Elie also describes how his father’s torment and death affected him‚ transforming him into a hollow shell of a person. When Elie and his father arrived at the camp‚ the older
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