Essays Tagged: "Nobel Peace Prize"
"Grapes of Wrath" and Of "Mice and Men" by Steinbeck, Character Study
tended to relay messages about the many hard truths of life in The United States. Upon winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962 the Swedish academy introduced him by saying 'He had no mind to be an unof ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck
Jane Addams and her impact on society
F's first president. Because of her work as the president of this organization, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. The main reason that she backed women's suffrage was because she believed ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
Amnesty International
vernments must not deny individuals their basic human rights. The organization was awarded the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize for it's efforts to promote global observance of the United Nations' Universal Dec ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science
Nelson Mandela Biography
one of the greatest political leaders of modern times. Among his many accomplishments are the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize for his dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa and esta ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians
Green Revolution agricultural production revolution
al in boosting Mexican wheat production and averting famine in India and Pakistan, earning the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for American plant breeder Norman E. Borlaug, leader of the Mexican wheat team. By ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics
Radiocarbon Dating: Merits and Drawbacks.
overed and developed by a team of scientists led by the late Dr. Willard Libby. He later received a Nobel Peace Prize for chemistry. Since the formation and calibration of radiocarbon dating, it has r ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Archaeology
The Human Spirit In "The Grapes Of Wrath" by John Steinbeck.
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck won a Nobel Peace Prize for Literature in 1968. The popularity of the book can be partly attributed to the ... ividual contributions of helping others showed the human spirit at its strongest. Steinbeck won the Nobel Peace Prize for Literature because people felt the humanity of the Joads actions as well as th ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck
Theodore Roosevelt: Icon Of the 20th Century.
n the development of the Panama Canal and his part in the Russo- Japanese War, which earned him the Nobel Peace Prize. He is without a doubt one of the most influential presidents of the 20th Century. ... d allowed the right of intervening in Latin America to the U.S.He was the first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize for his mediation in the Russo- Japanese War in 1905. He used both public and priv ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents
A short but well detailed paper on Martin Luther King Junior!!!
il Rights Movement. One of them included "Man Of The Year" by Time in 1963. He was also awarded The Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. At age 35, Dr. King was the youngest man, the second American, and the th ... At age 35, Dr. King was the youngest man, the second American, and the third black man awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Martin Luther King Junior also published three books. In 1958 he published the bo ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies
Martin Luther King Jr., A Man with a Dream.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Dr. Martin Luther King Junior, American clergyman and the best Nobel Peace Prize winner on the face of this planet, one of the principal leaders of the American ci ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Theodore Roosevelt.
. He is the person responsible for the Panama Canal, the trusts diminished, and he has even won the Nobel Peace prize.The Panama Canal was said to be built as something to improve trade but Theodore t ... le, that made small business owners actually have a chance in their line of business.Theodore won a Nobel Peace prize because of his efforts to resolve issues between the Russians and the Japanese. Th ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents
Cordell Hull
t wartime conferences, and promoted international cooperation and the UN, for which he received the Nobel Peace Prize. In his distinguished career in Congress, Hull was a member of the powerful House ... ll declined and Harry Truman became Vice President.After the nomination by Roosevelt, the Norwegian Nobel Committee presented the 1945 Nobel Prize for Peace to Cordell Hull in recognition of his work ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Jane Addams: A Look at her Influence on Americna History
op peace on earth." These words were the ones describing Jane Addams on the day she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. Jane Addams was, and still is, considered on of the greatest social refor ... help to help in the efforts. Because of her efforts and strength and hard work, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. But because she was being admitted into the hospital that same day, she w ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
Theodore Roosevelt - One of the greatest American presidents
epartment of Commerce and Labor; he negotiated an end to the Russo-Japanese War and thereby won the Nobel Peace Prize; he preached a "Square Deal" for all Americans, enabling millions to earn a living ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents
Should the Oslo "peace process" be terminated?
Yasser Arafat and Yitzchak Rabin shook hands, and the chief negotiators for both sides received the Nobel Peace Prize. The Oslo declaration had letters from Arafat promising to change the PLO Charter, ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History
Lester B. Pearson Contributions
operation's goal was to resolve conflicts and establish lasting peace. For this, Pearson received a Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for his innovative thinking and long-term commitment to peace. There is no ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians
Martin Luther King Jr. And The Civils Rights Movement
-- prime mover of the Montgomery bus boycott, keynote speaker at the March on Washington, youngest Nobel Peace Prize laurebate. But single events are less important than the fact that King, and his p ... nated him as its Person of the Year for 1963. A few months later he was named recipient of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. When he returned from Norway, where he had gone to accept the award, King took on ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Dr. Martin Luther King is an important figure of black history,
Dr. Martin Luther King is an important figure of black history, he was the winner of the Nobel peace prize in 1964, and he wrote one of the most important speeches in history called "I have ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Martin Luther King: the fight for freedom
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, outside his motel room b ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism
South America--Nelson Mandela
d the support of not only black people but many white people of South Africa as well. He received a Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for his success in restoring justice in the South African Government. But ... andela, 5).For his strong beliefs in democracy, equality, and learning, Nelson Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993, proving that he has inspired many people not only in South Africa but all ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History