Good Afternoon‚ I elected to analyze William Falkner’s Nobel Prize in Literature acceptance speech for this week forum. At first‚ I had a hard time identifying the different aspects of the speech until I found audio of it. As part of his introduction‚ Falkner uses the first sentence in his speech established his credibility and ethos. Then he goes on to state the purpose of his speech very directly by saying that he would like to use this moment to talk to young writers and more specifically the
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On December 10‚ 1950‚ William Faulkner delivered his Nobel Prize acceptance speech. Today his speech is considered one of the most brilliant and inspiring speeches ever to be read at the Nobel ceremony. Faulkner stressed the "writer’s duty" to write only of "the old verities and truths of the heart." He spoke of avoiding writing anything that is not worth writing about. He felt concerned about new writing where authors gave in to America’s shallow desires to read "not of love but of lust‚ of defeats
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Rabindranath Tagore’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech I was an obscure individual in those days. My name was hardly known outside my own province‚ but I was quite content with that obscurity‚ which protected me from the curiosity of crowds. And then came a time when my heart felt a longing to come out of that solitude and do some work for my fellow beings‚ and not merely give shape to my dreams and meditate deeply on the problems of life‚ but try to give expression to my ideas through some definite
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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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Wangari maathai was an extraordinary woman and activist because of her lifelong dedication to the environment. Wangari Maathai watched as her homeland forestation in Kenya‚ Africa was drastically disappearing acre by acre because of factories. In response‚ she started the Green Belt Movement. Her mission was to create a more sustainable livelihood for the community by making the land a more greener place‚ and what better way to make the world greener than to plant trees. Green Belt Movement communities
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In his arousing Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech in 1986‚ Elie Wiesel pronounces the importance of “taking sides” and “interfering” when a time of human suffering is upon the world. He is undeniably correct. People need to stand up for what is right in this world‚ and acknowledge the wrong; they need to take an issue of human persecution and make it “the center of the universe”. People should fight for others who cannot fight for themselves. They should be the voice others do not have. The
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Inconsistency (A critical comparison of A Rose for Emily and Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech) Shakespeare put it beautifully in Hamlet when he put the words into Polonius’s mouth‚ “To thine own self be true.” It truly is a noble sentiment and a worthy goal. Each person on the planet earth is confronted daily by decisions that challenge his or her commitment to his or her own self. This is evident in many art forms. Painters‚ musicians‚ and writers take pieces of themselves and put it into what they
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within society. For instance‚ in Elie Wiesel’s work‚ she reveals this message when he says “neutrality helps the oppressor‚ never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor‚ never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere” (Elie Wiesel‚ Nobel Peace Acceptance Speech). Wiesel wants the audience to understand that
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Introduction: On October 8‚ The Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was named the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize by the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. An overwhelming majority of governments and organizations around the world appreciate the dedication of Liu for his long time pursuing of human-rights improvement in China. Be that as it may‚ China has blockaded the news which sounds ridiculous to the standpoint of almost all the Chinese people. Recently‚ the comments of this controversial
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Nobel Prize "The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts‚ which shall be apportioned as follows: /- - -/ one part to the person who shall have made the most important discovery or invention within the field of physics ..."(Alfred Nobel). The Nobel Prize was created by a Mr. Alfred Nobel who had accumulated much wealth throughout his life (mostly due to his invention and production of dynamite) and loved learning in all fields. Following his death much of his wealth was put towards
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