Green Belt Movement Grantham University Written By: Shanice Brooks Green Belt Movement Wangari Maathai’s Green Belt Movement has planted over 40 million trees all over Africa. Wangari Maathai was the first African women to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her contributions to sustainable development‚ democracy‚ and peace and founded of the Green Belt Movement offers a refreshingly unique perspective on the challenges facing Africa. Wangari is loved by the people and she gain respect from them all
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The issue of gender inequality is one which has been visibly echoing through society for decades. The problem is inequality in employment being one of the most pressing issues today. In order to examine this situation one must try to get to the root of the problem and must understand the sociological factors that cause women to have a much more difficult time getting the same benefits‚ wages‚ and job opportunities as their male counterparts. The world still conforms to the conventional notion that
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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 his way
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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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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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A-Change in life Leymah Gbowee is a Liberian Peace Activist‚ who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011. She went through a remarkable change from Part One to Part Two of her memoir‚ Mighty Be our Powers. In part one‚ Leymahwas a young lady who was not going to school‚ had three children. She lacked money‚ self-confidenceand was not able to take care of her children. However‚ in Part Two‚ Leymah’s life changed significantly‚ and shewere able to live a reasonable life. Several people such as: Tunde
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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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rest of his life. Nash‚ askes for a second chance at teaching and soon starts up againt at MIT. He wins everyone over with his extraordinary original idea‚ and he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. John Forbes Nash Jr. was an incredible mathematician who did ended up winning the Nobel Peace Prize and still taught his students. B.) One subplot of this novel is how John Nash is not only a mathematical genius but he is also schizophrenic‚ this adds another twist to the novel. This makes the book
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Mother Teresa – Biography Report Mother Teresa was born on 26 August 1910 in Albania. Her real name was Agnes Bojaxhiu. She lived in a large house with her younger brother and a sister. Agnes’s father was a builder; he was a kind man who gave money to the poor. Her mother hated to see things go to waste‚ for example; she would turn off the lights after tea so the electricity is not wasted. Agnes’s father had died when she was seven‚ which meant money was now hard to come by. Agnes grew up knowing
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done.” –Nelson Mandela B. Present Topic: Nelson Mandela wasn’t just any man‚ he was an inspiring man. Nelson Mandela became the first black president of South Africa in 1994‚ serving until 1999. A symbol of global peacemaking‚ he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. C. Establish Significance: Nelson Mandela was a great man‚ most say a hero. I knew he was a hero when I first heard his quote saying‚ “It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front‚ especially when you celebrate victory when
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