The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the highest awards that a researcher in physics, chemistry, or medicine can receive, and the award honors scientists that have made revolutionary discoveries or explanations in their field. This award was presented to Anthony Hewish, and his mentor, Martin Ryle in 1974 for the innovations they made in astronomy, and specifically the discovery of pulsars. Although they were the only two that were awarded, Jocelyn Bell Burnell played a significant role in pulsar detection
A Nobel Peace Prize Winner, a Civil Rights Activist, a Worldwide Figure Being assassinated for doing something to try and make the world a better place seems extreme and not many people would do it with those risks. However, there are people in this world that will sacrifice everything for what they believe in. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the few people in the world willing enough to put himself in danger for a cause he believed in. Martin Luther King, Jr. overcame the segregated
it leaves behind a trail of consequences and issues. Also, did you know that not all of the 20,000 were burned? Some escaped, like Elie Wiesel. He later became known as the Nobel Peace Prize winner and gave a speech. This speech is so inspirational and powerful that it became a story. This story was called the Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech. Also, another story that deals with conflicts and threats towards others is Blood, Toils, Tears, and Sweat. It deals with a threat towards Britain from a
I, Cory Endrulat, nominate Rene Cassin for the Nobel Peace Prize due to his positivity and efforts during World War I and II, as well as being one of the driven brains of the United Nations making him the “Father of the Declaration of Human Rights”. Rene Cassin was born on October 5th, 1887 in Bayonne, France. He had what is mostly considered, “intellectual brilliance”, where in 1908 at the University of Aix-en-Provence, he received a degree in humanities and law. He would take first place in
Nelson Mandela Nobel Peace Prize Essay Imagine being a black individual living in a South African society where whites thrived in numerous aspects of life while those who were colored were treated very poorly and inferior. This would have been the current situation in the country if it wasn’t for one individual who completely turned the entire nation from a place of inequality and injustice to a land of prosperity and hope. This person was able to suffer through racism, which included being wrongfully
Case Study 3 –Emerging Markets: Microfinance, Macro Success or Global Mess 1. Why was Yunus awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (as opposed to the Nobel Economics Prize)? Although Yunus is an economist by profession and his microfinance project does sound as an economic move, nevertheless the scope of it is much wider than targeting finances alone. He has a long term vision to eliminate poverty around the world and provide a better quality of life for those who are less fortunate and deprived of some secure
Social Work was officially started in the 19th century as a movement within the U.S and the U.K. After the end of feudalism, the poor were regarded as a danger to the societal order. Due to this apparent threat, the government created the Poor Law and made a system that would provide help for them. Societies were put in place in order to provide assistance to those in need. In the late 1800’s a new system came to action in order to help the poor and sick. Born in this century was one of the most
Why Kissinger Helped Pinochet The United States “hands have not always been clean” (Landau 1999, page 16). It seems that as time passes more and more of past United States foreign policy actions are discovered to have been a cause of corruption rather than security. Recently numbers of declassified documents show the fraud of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. It is apparent that Kissinger directly assisted General Augusto Pinochet into power in Chile and despite his knowledge of Pinochet’s
“Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is wealth, keep it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it!” were the lines of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu who is now known as the famous Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa born to an Albanian family on August 26th, 1910 in a city called Skopje, Serbia. As a child, Agnes lived in a quite favorable house and was educated in local schools. Her father was a building
recognized around the world as a symbol of freedom and peace. Born January 15, 1929, King was the son of an Atlanta pastor. King accomplished many achievements during his life. He graduated from Morehouse as a minister in 1948 and went on to Crozer Theological seminary in Chester, Pa., where he earned a divinity degree. After that King went on to earn a doctorate in theology from Boston University in 1955. King also achieved the Nobel Peace Prize in December of 1964. He was assassinated on April 4,1968
control them. In his book The Prince, he speaks of the perfect leader. I believe that man, by nature, is neither good nor evil. When a child comes out of its mother, one cannot tell whether or not that child will be a serial killer or win the Nobel Peace prize. A child’s environment is what forms it to be the adult that it will be one day. I believe that it also what one believes that makes him or her what that person will be one day. Machiavelli believed however that man was naturally an evil being
Martin Luther King Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta Georgia. His father was the minister of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, as was his father before him. "M.L.," as he was called, lived with his parents, his sister and brother in Atlanta. Their home was not far from the church his father preached at. M.L.'s mother and father taught their children what would become an important part of M.L.'s life - to treat all people with respect. Martin's father worked hard
What I find most admirable about Albert Einstein is the way he thought up his theories and had the ability to conduct experiments on them. By doing this, he answered many questions of the scientific realm of the world. Some of the traits I admire are: 1. A trait I admire is his curiosity because he always wanted to find out how things worked. When he was five years old his father gave him a compass. It was a mystery to him. He wanted to know why the arrow always pointed north. His father explained
Teresa is the most important peace hero of the 20th Century. Many have focused on bringing peace by political means, both violent and non-violent. Though these means may bring temporary relief, they treat only the symptoms of violence. Mother Teresa addressed the root of all violence which is in the human heart. She believed in an active peacemaking and taught that "works of love are works of peace." (Collopy 14) Her power came from three things: a radical understanding of peace, unwavering devotion to
Using Violence to Solve Problems Some Christians believe that violence isn't the answer and that it shouldn't be used in any situation. They believe that there are other ways to solve problems. Jesus avoided using violence when he was being arrested. He told one of his disciples to put down his sword. I think that Jesus wanted to prove to the soldiers that he was a peaceful man no matter what they thought. He wanted to show them that he didn't want to cause any trouble. Christians say
1935, Jane Addams was involved in nearly every major social movement of the time. When put into action, her understanding of the Christian mission and of democracy resulted in unparalleled innovations in social work and an unwavering commitment to peace, making Addams one of the most important social activists of the 20th century. Addams’ life was guided by a kind of Christian-democratic ideal, in which her interpretation of democracy was influenced by her understanding of Christianity, and vice-versa
Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997 to in Mingora, Pakistan. As a child, she attended a school that her father ran and loved learning and education. In her society, most families didn’t find a need to send girls to school. In Pakistan, girls were married off at a young age and were only responsible for cooking and cleaning. Malala was considered luckier than most other girls there, because she got the chance to go to school and her family didn’t view women lesser to men. In 2007, the Taliban
Education and Was Shot by the Taliban,” the Malala Fund, an organization bringing awareness to girls’ education, empowering those girls, and demanding change, all on top of her standard perseverance and powerful speeches. In 2014, she won the Nobel Peace Prize for her dedication to bring justice to all children, especially in undeveloped countries, and her unwavering dissent to the Taliban’s restriction girls’ education even while under threat to her
Do you remember the old magic trick of the coin behind your ear? As a child you were so naïve and you believed almost anything adults told you. You were so enthralled by the magic trick so much, that you were insensible to notice the coin was hidden in their hand the entire time. Even though magic does not exist, you believed in it with all your heart because adults made the deception that it was. The government and politicians performs this same magic trick to us; the general public about Global
in our society. Through studying the life and example of Martin Luther King, Jr., we learn that his moral values of integrity, love, truth, fairness, caring, non-violence, achievement and peace were what motivated him. King is not great because he is well known, he is great because he served as the cause of peace and justice for all humans. King is remembered for his humanity, leadership and his love of his fellow man regardless of skin color. This presence of strong moral values developed King’s