The Nobel Peace Prize: What Character Deserves it? by Haley

The Nobel Peace Prize: What Character Deserves it? by Haley - December 2018 Scholarship Essay

The Nobel Peace Prize has been an honor awarded to certain recipients throughout the years. A specific committee is elected to decide who should be rewarded for their actions. Just like in the name of the honor, it is awarded for an individual’s actions for peace, especially in social movements as searched for by the founder. These recipients all have a few things in common: true desire for peace around the globe, the effort to achieve their goals, and a certain problem in the globe they connect with the most. These types of character should be present in all recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.
If I were in the committee that awards the Nobel honor, what I would look for the most is someone’s effort to achieve their goals. Many people can show their desire to achieve something or change something, but they can simply just dream and never set a single foot forward to bring their visions to life. I would award this prize to someone that clearly shows that they want something to change about the world and puts forth effort into doing so. One example of a winner with such character is Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela was most known for fighting against Apartheid in his home country in South Africa. He was imprisoned and even banished for his efforts of changing this government and the way this country was ran. This did not stop his efforts, however. After he was released from prison he became the first president of South Africa and continued to seek peace and reconciliation for his country.
I would advise the committee to also look for commitment and true passion in the recipient. Too often many nations see politicians running for office that say they will strive to do one thing and promises something, but completely changes their views and motives once they are elected. Politicians often lie so that they are elected and keep their places in government. The Nobel Peace Prize should look for recipients that show they have a true passion for solving something, not just building a reputation only for the cameras to appeal to certain audiences to gain votes. Thankfully, the Nobel Peace Prize has kept to these types of characters thus far.
One example of this character is the recipient of 2003, Shirin Ebadi. Although Ebadi has been a part of the government and law through her job as a judge and lawyer, Ebadi has made her passion visible for human rights, especially for women and children in Iran. Ebadi worked as a judge until the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and was bumped down to a lower status as a clerk. Since then, she has worked hard to gain her high status back even though she was a woman. She became a private practicing lawyer, and took on many political cases that caused her to be arrested numerous times because of her defendants and their statuses. This woman did not wave around her views and her passion for votes, she did it for the Iranian women and children that were affected by the Islamic Revolution and the views that came with it that caused so many women to lose their jobs and their statuses and ultimately their previous way of life. This true passion should be reflected in all recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.
In conclusion, the Nobel Peace Prize has had various different types of recipients that are involved with different parts of the globe, and this will more than likely continue. However, all recipients should have similar character that proves their worthiness of this great honor. This character should involve effort, passion, truth, and even sacrifice.

(All information used is from nobelwomensinitiative.org or nobelprize.org)