20‚ October‚ 2011 Fighting for Peace‚ Praying for Violence Do we have peace if we are not been shoot by a gun? As the word reference dictionary states‚ peace is freedom from disturbance; and the freedom or cessation of war. In fact‚ peace is not only the absence of wars and weapons; peace is an inner emotional state that can be reflected to others in order to maintain good relationships of the people around us. "Peace is not a dream; it is hard work‚ and there is nothing naive‚ glamorous or simplistic
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Fight for Peace We live today in a society where we live each day with a sense of caution. We live in a society where violence is conspicuous on almost every street you turn onto. Despite the fact that we must constantly worry about how our lives will be affected by everything that is going on in the world‚ we have leaders who have risen against injustice and fought for what is truly right. These leaders have put their fight for good in front of their own lives just to see a better world for all
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O. Ortiz Dr. Lall English V02 February -‚ 2013 The Definitions of Peace What exactly does the term peace mean? There is no solid answer because everyone has a different response‚ so let me define them. The word peace can be referred to many definitions and images when we think of the word. For example‚ we think of the peace symbol‚ the hand gesture (index and middle finger)‚ and hippies. Peace‚ in my opinion‚ means to not cause trouble‚ because of disagreements‚ cessation of hatred or disturbance
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Alfred Nobel Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833-1896)‚ Swedish inventor and philanthropist‚ was a man of many contrasts. He was a son of a bankrupt‚ but became a millionaire; a scientist with a love of literature. He made a large fortune but lived a simple life. He was cheerful in company‚ and often sad in private. A lover of mankind‚ he never had a wife or family to love him‚ a patriotic son of his native land‚ he died alone on foreign soil. He discovered a new explosive‚ dynamite‚ to improve the
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ALFRED NOBEL Alfred Nobel is one the most accredited scientist and industrialist in history. With over 300 patents held‚ he has made numerous amounts of contributions to science. Although Alfred Nobel had accomplished many things‚ the most significant things he had done‚ in my opinion‚ was the creation of dynamite and his involvement in the establishment of the Nobel Prize. Alfred Bernhard Nobel was born on October 21‚ 1833 in Stockholm‚ Sweden. His family had descended from Olof Rudbeck‚ a well-known
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Nobel Prize Winner Jules Hoffmann to Speak at 2016 International Congress of Entomology (1888 PressRelease) Dr. Jules A. Hoffmann‚ winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine‚ will be one of two Nobel Prize winners‚ along with Peter Agre (2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry)‚ to speak at the 2016 International Congress of Entomology in Orlando‚ Florida. Washington‚ DC-MD-VA-WV - Dr. Jules A. Hoffmann‚ winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine‚ will speak at the
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one of the laureates of Nobel Peace Prize 2010. A month ago‚ North Korea bombed South Korea‚ creating even more barriers between the two countries‚ leaving the world in further fear of the North Korean nuclear weapons. All these events were caused by humans but little was done to relieve the stringent relationship among countries. Undesirable qualities such as distrust‚ gree and ego are apparent‚ leading to even more unneccessary disasters. This is precisely why world peace plays an important role
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Text analysis about John Steinbeck’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech Summary The text is John Steinbeck’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech. In his speech he speaks about what literature means to him. In his great love for literature‚ he sees how people don’t appreciate it as much as they used to. He also mentions William Faulkner‚ his predecessor‚ who believed that a tragedy of physical fear‚ has sustained so long‚ that there are no more problems of the human spirit and only heart‚ with conflict
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! Peace is a word often said but not always practiced. Wanguri Maathai spent her life striving to make Kenya a better environment and initiating the planting of trees. Tenzin Gyatso also 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
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important discovery of my career... the most important discovery of my life. It is only in the mysterious equations of love that any logical reasons can be found." This is a quote from John Nash’s fictional Nobel Prize speech. In actual fact‚ he was never asked to speak upon his acceptance of the prize. Regardless‚ this combination of words still speaks a powerful message‚ one that contradicts western society’s modern beliefs that love is irrational. He states that the only logical reasons lie within
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