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Nobel Peace Prize Winner- Mother Teresamedia type="custom" key="12522844" width="120" height="120" By: Priya Patel The Nobel Peace Prize is an international award given to anyone (nominated) who has done a lot of work for brotherhood between nations and countries for holding peace and for either decreasing or getting rid of armies/militaries. On November 27, 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament giving the biggest amount of his fortune to a series of prizes, which included the Nobel Peace Prize. The first award was given to Henry Dunant founder of the Red Cross who shared it with Frederick Passy, a leading international pacifist of that time (Facts on the Nobel Peace Prizes). The winners are selected through a process. This process occurs from September of one year, and leads into December of the next year. First in September the invitation letters are sent out. Then, in February is the deadline for submission. From February through March is the preparation of short list. Then from March through August is the advisor review. After that, in October, the Nobel Laureates are chosen. Then finally the last part, in December is the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony (Nomination and Selection of Peace Prize Laureates). I chose to research Mother Teresa. She was born August 26, 1910, and comes from Ottoman Empire (nowrepublic ofMacedonia). She is not alive anymore, but she died on September 5, 1997 inCalcutta,India due to heart failure. She won because she dedicated her life to the sick and hungry. Her efforts provided shelter for thousands of the sick and dying, and ensured children foster parents and good care. Her field was Humanitarian work (Mother Teresa – Biography). She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, and did not have to share it with anyone that year (Nobel Peace prize Winner – The Full List). She is a true inspiration to me and lots of other people because she is the perfect example of a determined, hard-working person. She had a vision, and she made it come true. She inspires people to do their absolute best, and her amazing performance tells people that if you really truly believe in something, there is nothing in the world to stop you. I’m sure she has been an influence to other big people in history also. She is the perfect role model for young people. In my opinion, if it weren’t for her our world would not be the same. She not only saved lives, she saved souls as well. Not only did she help the people physically, she helped them emotionally because she talked to them and helped them understand and sort out their feelings. I wish to follow her example, and someday become someone in history who everyone remembers, not only for my actions but also for the type of person I hope to be, just like Mother Teresa.

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