Peace
Lester Bowles Pearson – Acceptance Speech
Acceptance Speech
Lester Bowles Pearson’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1957 May I thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your very kind and generous words. I am sorry that I am not sufficiently educated to have understood them in Norwegian but I was able to detect…
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Mother Teresa – Questions and answers
Questions and Answers
Question: When and where was Mother Teresa born? Answer: Mother Teresa was born on 26 August 1910 as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Uskup (now Skopje), Ottoman Empire (now North Macedonia). She was baptised on 27 August. Question: What were the names of Mother Teresa’s family members? Answer: Mother Teresa was the third child of Albanian…
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Controversies and criticisms
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by Øyvind Tønnesson Nobelprize.org Peace Editor, 1998-2000 The Nobel Peace Prize has frequently caused controversy. One reason is that many Laureates have been contemporary and highly controversial political actors, another is that the Prizes in many instances, have increased public focus on international or national conflicts. In the latter case, the awards have often been…
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