Wangari Maathai expresses her gratitude to the world for her Nobel Peace Prize‚ and also calls her audience to action. Her goal is to convince the world that the environment has much more importance than most people seem to realize. In her speech she begins by expressing her gratitude‚ and persuading her audience that she is worth listening to. Second she discusses the importance of the environment and explains how the Green Belt Movement has helped and changed the world. She then clarifies the
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imagine what’s happening if there are billions of people out there doing something. Just imagine the power of what we can do.” - Hon. Prof. Wangari Maathai “Every one of us can make a contribution. And quite often we are looking for the big things and forget that‚ wherever we are‚ we can make a contribution.
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Wangari Muta Maathai was born in 1940 to a farming family in the highlands of Mount Kenya in Nyeri‚ Kenya. At a young age‚ Maathai became interested in Environmental Sciences. In 1964‚ she obtained a Biological Sciences degree from Mount St. Scholastica College in Atchison‚ Kansas. She went on to earn a Master of Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1966. After receiving her Master of Science degree‚ she became the first woman from her region to obtain a Ph.D. from the University of
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Wangari Maathai’s 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
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A Prize for What? Early in the presidency of Barack Obama‚ he was given attention that some see as being premature. The Norwegian Nobel Committee saw it fit to reward Obama with the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. At this point‚ not much had changed in America during Obama’s time as president. Many people saw the award as a strict political act by the Committee. Others simply see the award as something that Obama has not done anything to deserve. The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama is
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history many people have devoted their life to promoting and protecting people’s human rights. One of whom was Wangari Maathai. She devoted her life towards bettering the environment of her native land‚ Kenya. Maathai was an environmentalist who developed the Greenbelt Movement. She was also known as a women’s rights advocate and she received many awards. Some of which were the Nobel peace prize in 2004‚ legion d’Honneur‚ France’s highest award in 2006 and in 2005 she was named one 100 most powerful women
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In William Faulkner’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech‚ Faulkner takes the opportunity to talk to the “young men and women‚” who are also dedicated writers. Faulkner explains to the “young men and women” what valuable writing is. Faulkner implies that man cannot write about physical dangers‒ man must write about the universal truths. Faulkner defines what valuable writing is through parallel structure and repetition in his address. In his Nobel Address‚ Faulkner incorporates parallel structure to answer
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MLK Commentary: The Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech Martin Luther King was a powerful‚ memorable‚ eloquent and educated civil rights activist. He passionately promoted the drive and push for peaceful non-violent protesting. His speeches were inspirational‚ charismatic and effective and the passion and power in his delivery set the pacing of the emotional experience. He used many rhetorical devices along with his determination to get across the feeling and flavour of perpetuated slavery of
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In Wangari Maathai’s speech at the World Forum‚ she explored the idea of the mass waste of resources from the wealthy‚ and it is not being used efficiently if it was used wisely then the world crisis will be solved. Maathai believed that if the resources were not wasted massively‚ it will end poverty. As the wealthy’s riches are depleting‚ humans forget to address the real problems of the world. In the speech‚ Maathai stated that the reason there is no peace is because the world focuses on conflicts
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Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize It was announced on October 9‚ 2009 that American President Barack Obama is this year’s recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace. The Nobel Foundation states that Obama was chosen "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." (Nobel Foundation) Controversy and debate ensued in the world wide media. Critics have debated Obama’s worthiness. Supporters have cited numerous examples of the current U.S. Presidents’
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