2009 Award Winning Essays Organized by Supported by The Goi Peace Foundation UN ESC O Japan Airlines Foreword The International Essay Contest for Young People is one of the peace education programs organized by the Goi Peace Foundation. The annual contest, which started in the year 2000, is a UNESCO/Goi Peace Foundation joint program since 2007. The United Nations has designated 2001-2010 as the "International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World" and 2005-2014
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The evil nature and intentions of people can either hurt or harm individuals or it can bring about resilience and determination. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee revealed that humans often have other motives in life; some are born to be evil in nature, some are naturally innocent and then there are some that are born to protect the innocent. Are humans decidedly cruel or is there some moral good in each of us? In Lord of the Flies, William Golding presents a different view of the individual
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ISLAM - THE WORLD POWER OF THE FUTURE? Table of Contents In the 19th century Islam had virtually disappeared from view in Europe and America. Only a few Westerners in distant colonies had been exposed to Muslims. Some romantic tales about the Turkish wars survived. However, the rapid technological developments in the West had by-passed the Islamic peoples, making them appear insignificant. But not much time has passed since Europe was last in danger of being overrun by Islam. In the year 1453
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cartoons known as “anime” has seen a recent boom in popularity. A large amount of anime has gone on to become classics in the eyes of its viewers but not everyone makes the cut. Some anime shows really do nothing more than waste peoples time with their lack of inspiration and artistic skill. This can be seen quite clearly the difference after comparing the anime “Sailor moon” and the new version of “Neo Genesis Evangelion”. Sailor moon surpasses Neo Genesis Evangelion in a nearly countless number
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Human nature is to look for signs for justification of thoughts, or even dreams to ensure the factuality of what the eye can see. The sad issues is that once the fact be known as true, the mind set of doubt takes center stage far too often. In fact, it is this very doubt that millions of dollars have been spent to seek the information that has been revealed. Today with the influence of the media and the outcry for a cure is heard around the world just as the day of old. The Gospel of John reveals
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again after we have been in war with Iraq for a very long time. Therefore, when analyzing the picture it looks like mothers of current soldiers and veterans would be against going to war with Iran, what outcomes may occur if we do go to war, and want can our government do differently with this situation. For one thing, the cartoon sketch is describing international relations policy with Iran. According to a report from February 2010, the United Nations states that Iran’s military was or is trying
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Bhajagovindam or Moha Mudgara of Adi Shankaracharya A Layman's Commentary This layman’s commentary on Bhajagovindam is made so that those who have not read the great work of the most revered Jagat Guru Sri Sankara Bhagavatpada would be prompted to do so and study it with the help of an authoritative commentary. Prayer: “Om Sthaapakaaya cha dharmasya sarva dharma swaroopine Avataara varishthaya Ramakrishnaayate namah” ("I bow to Sri Ramakrishna, the most Supreme among all Incarnations
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Late at night in a dark room, a man in a grey sweatshirt walks down the stairs. He holds an object in his hand. Light glints off of it. The item has been made visible—he has a knife. The blade drips a crimson liquid onto the cold, hard, cement floor. He walks toward a figure. Turning on an overhead light, he reveals the unknown. A bloody, battered woman lies against a pole with her hands bound behind her. As she becomes conscious, she sees the man before her. With eyes bulging out of her head, she
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TERRORISM IS TERRORISM, BUT WHICH IS WORSE? YOU DECIDE Alexandra Gadi THST 398 – Dr. Soomekh Final Paper Due: April 29, 2011 Terrorism in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been an impacting factor on both sides, resulting in numerous and unnecessary casualties. Israel’s terrorism was rooted mainly from Gush Emunim, “Bloc of the Faithful” . On the other hand, Palestinian terrorism has spawned from a wide scope of different beliefs
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when implemented correctly, can be very effective. Some of these strategies are: accommodation, avoidance, collaboration, competition, compromise. At one point, everyone has been in some type of a group. It could be in elementary school when your gym teacher picks teams for a game, at work when your supervisor asks everyone to come up with fresh, new ideas for the company and as fellow college students who are put together in a learning team. All of these examples can put the members of the group
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