The Nobel Laureates 2011 documentary explains why the Nobel Laureates received their percent of the Nobel Prize and showcases their life. What or who inspired their life work and how they accomplished their goals. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s Nobel Lecture honors past Nobel peace activists, explains what her generation needs to accomplish to aid the future to be an improved place. She also expresses her gratitude in a completely humbling way. The documentary and Ellen Sirleaf’s lecture both teach and show what is happening and how it can changed. The essential point of view in the documentary and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s speech is that our views need to shift and that if started now, the future generations can learn from our mistakes.
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“The enduring spirit of the great women whose work transcended gender and geographical boundaries is in this room with us.” - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
When Ellen Sirleaf says this, she is honoring our past peace makers and accepting the award as a community and not a single person.
“This girl, I can’t say is the jewel of this family, no she is the jewel of Liberia.” - Leymah Gbowee’s Father
As Leymah Gbowee’s father gives this speech at their celebration of Leymah he clearly shows that she and a countless group of women repaired their home.
The documentary is visually appealing as the result of being efficiently organized and coherent. The creators of the documentary conveyed their message marvelously, which is ‘if there is a plan to manage the nation in peace and to begin to resolve the problems faced and pass on the wisdom to the forthcoming generation, over time history will be healed. Accept that you can be
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However, it can also be aimed for an older audience to inform them of what happened and who was behind the revolution. The tone of the documentary is formal and hopeful, the producers wish to teach the viewer, so the attitude is serious. They desire the future generation to continue their legacies of learning and keeping the peace, so the video is sanguine. The documentary’s purpose was to entertain the viewer while informing and explaining the Nobel Laureate’s life works and the reason they were getting the Nobel
Powell and Bok’ autobiography and essay have an prideful optimistic attitude towards America. Bok says “As the world stands to-day no nation offers opportunity in the degree that America does the foreign-born” It proves that the assertion is true by showing the pride he has toward America by stating that no other nation offers what the US does. Powell says “And America that is still the beacon of light to the darkest corner of the world” The prideful tone Powell displays is shown in this quote by saying that America is the light in the dark corner. Powell and Bok both use writing to paint the prideful
... Nobel Peace Prize he received that night of December 10, 2002. Like it was said “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advanced democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development” I strongly believe that this prize was well given to the right person.
This 2006 article by Ed John Merriman and Jay Winter, titled “The Nobel Prize,” is about the history and importance of the Nobel Prize, and how it works. To understand the history of the Nobel Prize, we must start with the death of the Alfred Nobel. Alfred Nobel was known for his work with chemicals and explosives, and was actually the inventor of dynamite. Upon providing dynamite to the world, solely for the use of mining, he found his creation misused for violence, a new war tool that was used to kill thousands of people. In regret for bringing all this destruction, he decided to reserve all his money, to prize others who made notable differences in the world, specifically in the fields of physics, medicine, literature, chemistry, and peace (as stated in Alfred Nobel’s will). The economics prize would later be added and funded by the Bank of Sweden, in 1968. Once Nobel died on December 10th, 1896, his will was found and executed by his assistant Ragnar Sohlman. Sohlman then created the Nobel Foundation, whose purpose was to administer the capital, from Nobel’s will, for the prizes. Even though the Nobel Foundation is given the power of financing, they are not in charge of choosing winners, or laureates. Laureates are chosen by Nobel Committees, one for each prize. These committees receive thousands of nominations yearly, and narrow the candidates down to a little over a 100, per category. These committees then consult with field experts, to determine not only the quality of work, but also its impact on the field of study. As October comes, the candidates are narrowed down to a few, and a simple majority vote takes place, to choose the recipient. The decisions are then made public, and the recipient earns the prize at the ceremon...
...nto the new world of medicine. The basic function of a cell has gained a new function which can provide a pathway of exploring ideas and concepts relating to the mutation of cells. If we are able to determine the specific time and place a cell is transported then, we can surely mutate the cell to prevent the spread of terminal diseases. The Nobel Prize winners truly deserve this prestigious award. After decades of intensive, tedious and tiresome studying they were able to uncover a mystery of the human body which now opens many doors to new studies that would be beneficial to society.
The Nobel Peace Prize is a prestigious grant awarded to those who exemplify the pursuit of peace and coexistence of all races and cultures. The prize was created after the death of multi-millionaire and inventor Alfred Nobel who amassed a great fortune through the creation and manufacturing of dynamite for use in transportation, farming and building (Kushner p. 444 – 45). Alfred was criticized, however, for his invention due to its application in war. He must have taken these criticisms harshly for on his deathbed Alfred asked those around him to use his great wealth to create five individual prizes to be awarded to those who have promoted great progress in the fields of science, literature and peace (Kushner p. 444 – 45). Previous winners of the prize have been: the Doctors without Borders organization in 1999 for their charity medical treatment in impoverished countries and for speaking out at times when medical relief is not enough to end suffering or save lives, and, individual winner, Martin Luther King Jr. in 1974 for his work in ending oppression in America and elsewhere through public speaking (Kushner p. 444 – 45).
An overwhelming message that Obama mentions throughout the book is the idea that America can offer hope to anyone from any background; and to make sure that every person gets equal opportunity, a couple governmental changes are needed. Many times in the text he says “a new kind of politics, one that can excavate and build upon those shared understandings that pull us together as Americans,” (Obama 9). He continuously describes Abraham Lincoln as an ideal example of this quote. Lincoln, having only two years of Congressional experience, was able to become president and lead the country through som...
For many years Sirleaf watched people in power sell off or trade all the natural resources from Libera. Having an interest in economics Ms.Sirleaf knew her country was in trouble and wanted to help educated the country on the mistakes of trading and selling out to foreign settlers, and corrupt government official. Ms.Sirleaf wanted Liberia to become a self sufficient country to help build up its economy. This vision was just that until Ms.Sirleaf had enough and spoke against the very government she worked for. The love of her country overshadowed her safety and well being in Liberia. When she took the floor she knew this speech would change her life she just didn't know how. After the speech people in power were livid and wanted her outed
In the developing world women are the most influential to change. Historically women have been the catalyst for change, they are the most influential because they hold the most respect in their communities. Women are able to invoke the most change because historically they are held at such a high esteem in their communities, this can be seen most obviously in African communities. Women’s desire and determination has enabled them to make the most change in their communities. The woman of Liberia, are the most recognized and praised for their part in the removal of their Dictator Charles Taylor. Their attempt and success of the removal of Charles Taylor is documented in the documentary “Pray The Devil Back to Hell”. Their actions in this movement
There are 22 female presidents in the world and one of them is Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the current president of Liberia, has been leader since 2006 to 2015. Liberia is located in Africa and borders the countries of Sierra leone and Côte D'ivoire. The Natural resources are blood diamonds, oil and timber. It is believed that Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has done a lot to improve her country but she has proven to be corrupt in many ways. While appearing to help Liberia’s economy Sirleaf has hurt the people of Liberia by taking away their land, negatively impacting their natural resources, and contributing to a health epidemic. When concerns were announced about her self serving and fraudulent activities she retaliated against Liberians,
The desire to work in global health has been a long term dream of this writer. However, after deep introspection, the decision to pursue global health as a career stemmed from sense of obligation and the need to give back to the community. Growing up in the West Indies in the 1960s, this writer’s parents lik...
...t. By late 2005, through the Pan-African Green Belt Network, over fifteen African countries had become involved with the Green Belt Movement. The movement spread beyond the African borders to the United States. For her lifelong dedication to environmental and human rights Maathai received numerous awards, including the Goldman Environmental Prize, the Right Livelihood Award, and the United Nation's Africa Prize for Leadership. Furthermore, in 2004 Maathai was honored with the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize becoming the first black woman and the first environmentalist to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Gandhi, Ela. "MAHATMA GANDHI’S SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE – A UNIQUE MODEL OF TRANSFORMATION." 07 February 2014. www.transcend.org. Article.
...hat this is the era of accountability and transparency in the running of governmental affairs, the current generation of Africans is enlightened and empowered, and are capable of asking questions about their actions.
...y bury us in history when we want to focus on the future; they bombard us with distraction when we try to concentrate.” He starts to tell us that we often try to fight the mind by arguing against our thoughts and feelings, or by finding ways to avoid. You don’t want to get caught in and ongoing battle against your own mind. Sometime you will win the battle and sometimes you will lose putting yourself in that position that you didn’t want to be in.
McMichael, Philip, ed 2012. Development and Social Change: A Global Perspective, 5th ed. London: Sage Publications, Inc.