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**By:Taniya Jones** The Nobel Peace Prize was created in 1901. The first Nobel Peace prize was also given in 1901. The Nobel peace Prize is an award given to a person who has done the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and for the holding and promotion of peace congress. It was created by a man by the name of Alfred Nobel. It is given by a committee of five persons, who are chosen by the Norwegian. Each award includes a medal, personal diploma, and a cash award (All Nobel Peace Prizes). One man to win the award was Joseph Rotblat. Joseph Rotblat was born November 4rth, 1908. He was born in Warsaw, Russian Empire (now Poland). He was selected to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995. He did have to share the award with an organization called the “The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs“. Rotblat had an Unfortunate death August 31st, 2005 inLondon,UK (Nobel Peace Prize Winner-The Full List, All Nobel Peace Prizes). What lead Him to win the award was his effort to diminish the part played by nuclear arms in international politics and the longer run to eliminate such arms. Throughout most of his life he had became apart/ a member of many peace organizations/instates. He was the co-founder of the “Stockholm International Peace Research Institute”. He won the Albert Einstein Peace Prize in 1992. He also built aschoolofBiophysicsinMalaysia(Joseph Rotblat). Joseph Rotblat started out as a scientist working on the Atomic Bomb Project in theUK. He and other scientist all fromBritainandAmericaagreed that if it was to ever be used it shall be used against the Germans. But when the Atomic Bomb was used inJapanand killed thousands of people Rotblat had an Immediate Turning Point. This was the point in his life when he decided that his life’s work would become completely dedicated and committed to determining the health impacts of ionizing radiation and to building international cooperation for reducing the dangers associated with weapons of mass destruction (All Nobel Peace Prizes). I think that he is a big inspiration not only to people but also to country’s and country leaders. When he became dedicated to getting rid of nuclear weapons, he wasn’t only doing it for his own safety, he was doing it for everyone’s safety. He believed that everyone was equal and everyone deserved to be able to feel safe in their own homes. He spoke for every country, every island, every pupil. Peace was all that he wanted in life. And that’s what he fought for till his last breath. Learning his story and how deeply dedicated he was to his cause, even if he stood alone, has inspired me to the very fullest.
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