| The
Nobel
Prize for literature is an annual international award granted
through the Swedish Academy in Stockholm and financed by the Swedish National
Bank. The prize is awarded by a committee of scholars who decide on the most
eminent literary work of the year. The Nobel prize is named for Alfred Bernhard
Nobel (1833-1896), a wealthy Swedish chemist and engineer who created dynamite,
and who established the awards for literature and other areas such as chemistry
and peace. Since Rene F.A. Prudhomme was the first prize winner in 1901, I thought that I should study him. He was the son of a shopkeeper in France. His goal was to become an engineer, but unfortunately he caught an eye disease which stopped him from getting his degree. Instead, he began to study literature and to write poems. He wrote many books such as Croquis Italiens (1866-68), Solitudes (1869), Impressions de la guerre (1870), Les Destines (1872), La Revolte des Fleurs (1872) and many more which were eventually published in an edition of assorted poems in 1900-01. Another award winner was an American named Eugene O’Neill (1888-1953). His father was an actor and an alcoholic who inspired some of O’Neill’s writings. He wrote many plays such as Beyond the Horizon (1920), Anna Christie (1922), Strange Interlude (1928), and Long Day’s Journey Into Night. I found a website with O’Neill’s play Beyond the Horizon, and I read some of it to see what his style of writing was like. It was WONDERFUL! The main plot line was about two men who loved the same woman and the sacrifices each of them made to have her. I had to force myself to stop reading the play to finish my paper! One name that also caught my attention on the list of Nobel prize winners was Pablo Neruda (1904-1973). He was born in Chile, and he wrote many romantic poems in the 20th century. He won the Nobel prize for literature in 1971. When you read one of his poems, it’s only a glimpse of how hard you must work to be a great poet. His poems have been described as “a marvelous combination of description, heart, and intelligence”. My favorite poem by Neruda is “The Night We Shall Go In”. |
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Linus Carl Pauling was born in 1901 and died in 1994. He was an American chemist and physicist, whose investigations into the structure of molecules led to discoveries of how chemicals bond. Pauling was born in Portland 2. Albert Einstein Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm Germany. He lived there with his parents, Herman and Pauline. Einstein attended a Catholic School near his home. But, at age 10, Einstein was transferred to 3. Nies Bohr Niels Hendrik David Bohr was one of the foremost scientists of the 20th century. The Nobel prizewinning physicist was known for his development of the theory of atomic fission that led to the developm 4. Albert Camus was born in Mondovi, Algeria, on November 7, 1913, and died instantaneously in a car crash in route to Paris on January4, 1960. In the interval he studied philosophies at the University of Algiers, we 5. Rabindranath Tagore RabindranathTagore was an Indian poet, philosopher, and Nobel laureate. He was born in 1861 in Calcutta, India, into a wealthy family. He was the son of Debendranath Tagore, a philosopher. began to w 6. Niels Bohr E-mail: williamandrew@hotmail.com Niels Hendrik David Bohr Niels Hendrik David Bohr was one of the foremost scientists of the 20th century. The Nobel prizewinning physicist was known for his developm 7. Michael Smith Biography Smith, Michael (1932- ), British-born Canadian biochemist and Nobel Prize winner. Smith developed a method for altering the nucleic acid deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) structure of protein molecules. His 8. Elie Wiesel Biography Eliezer Wiesel was born in 1928, a native of Sighet, Transylvania (Romania) which is near the Ukrainian border; He grew up experiencing first-hand the horrors of the Holocaust, this started when at fi 9. Elie Wiesel Eliezer Wiesel was born in 1928, a native of Sighet, Transylvania (Romania) which is near the Ukrainian border; He grew up experiencing first-hand the horrors of the Holocaust, this started when at fi 10. The Atomic Theory In this report I will give a history on the development of . I will cover some of the most important dates in the development of atomic theory. An atom was first thought of by the Ancient Greeks who 11. Alfred Nobel Born in Stockholm in 1833 of Swedish parents, moved with his family to St. Petersburg, then the capital of Russia, at the age of nine. There his energetic and inventive father soon acquired a strong a 12. Paul Ehrlich The German bacteriologist made important advances to the world of medicine. He is best remembered for his development of the arsenic compound number 606, which was used as a treatment of syphilis. As 13. Robert Andrew Millikan In 1909 set up an apparatus to measure the charge of an electron within an accuracy range of 3%. In 1913 he came out with a value of the electrical charge that would serve the world of science for a g 14. Marie Curie Marie Sklodowska Curie was one of the first woman scientists to win world-wide fame and win a Nobel prize. She was born on November 7, 1867 in Warsaw, Poland. Her family was poor and consisted of her 15. The Lottery: Theme And Irony Like most stories “The Lottery” has a theme and irony. The story leaves the reader to debate over what the prize may be. The title lets the reader know that there is something, either good or bad, bei 16. Frederick Banting Diabetes is a chronic disorder in which the pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin. Insulin is an important hormone for the metabolism of sugar in the body. When the pancreas fails to provide the bod 17. Sir William Lawrence Bragg was an Australian-born British physicist and Nobel Prize winner. Bragg shared the 1915 Nobel Prize in physics with his father, British physicist Sir William Henry Bragg, for their work in establishing 18. William Faulkner Biography on was born in New Albany, Mississippi on September 25, 1897 and then moved to Oxford, Mississippi with his family at the age of 5. Most of the novels written by take place in the area in w 19. Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879-April 18, 1955) Albert Einstein was born March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Wurttemburg, Germany and died April 18, 1955. Albert Einstein began his career in Munich. As well as his violin lessons, which he had from age six to a 20. The Works Of Sinclair Lewis Lewis, (Harry) Sinclair (1885-1951), American novelist, whose naturalistic style and choice of subject matter was much imitated by later writers. He replaced the traditionally romantic and complacent |