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NEWS >POLITICS > BARACK OBAMA GIVES HOPE TO PRE-SCHOOLERS APPLYING FOR NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
BARACK OBAMA GIVES HOPE TO PRE-SCHOOLERS APPLYING FOR NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
October 9 2009
Oslo, Norway – There has been much speculation as to why Alfred Nobel stipulated a peace prize upon his death. The inventor of dynamite left no explanation as to why he, the creator of what was then the deadliest man-made invention in history, would deem an award promoting peace worthy of his legacy. Many have speculated that 
Nobel was in fact a man of conscience and the prize was created as a way to atone for the sin that was his most famous invention. Because he left no explanation, we have been left with only speculation and controversy, one of many the prize itself has created in its history.
Mahatma Ghandi heads a long list of luminaries who have failed to win the prize despite undeniable achievements in the field. Some awards that have been awarded have also incurred controversy because of the perceived lack of accomplishment, with names such as Woodrow Wilson and Yasser Arafat topping that list. Now Barack Obama’s name has been added to that list of controversies with the surprise success of his campaign only ten months into his Presidency. Likely to be a much debated topic for years to come, the awarding of the prize to the President has already sparked acclaim and hope in his native country with even school children now believing they too can win the award.
“Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's 
attention and given its people hope for a better future. His diplomacy is founded in the concept that those who are to lead the world must do so on the basis of values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of the world's population,” said the Nobel committee upon awarding the prize. “Obama has as President created a new climate in international politics. Multilateral diplomacy has regained a central position, with emphasis on the role that the United Nations and other international institutions can play. Dialogue and negotiations are preferred as instruments for resolving even the most difficult international conflicts.”
Acclaimed in some corners and ridiculed in others, Obama’s lack of accomplishment has been cited by both sides as a cause for concern over the integrity of the award. That controversy hasn’t extended to middle school students across the country which have already begun filling out applications for the 2010 award.
“President Obama has given hope to all people across the world and this award is proof of that. This award has given hope to all young men and women as well as children. I know the announcement brought a great response from my students and I now have them all filling out applications,” said Mary Traynor, an eighth grade teacher from Chicago. “I know not all of their applications will be successful but if even a few get through we will have accomplished something. Never before have school aged children had the hope that they too could win the Nobel Peace Prize but now we know that truly anyone can win the award.”
Many nursery schools have also begun filling out applications for select students, generally ones that share the best.
“The best thing and the worst thing about this prize is how it opens it up to the rest 
of the world. Now virtually everyone will have the hope and belief that they are able to win the award and many will try. That will cramp the field significantly but of course they can always give out more awards,” said Scrape TV International analyst Gustav Hander. “They could just start handing them out to anyone who makes it through the application process which would make the whole thing a lot easier. It would cut down on the criticism though because there would be so many that the entire process would be drowned out.”
Michael Walker, a 7-year old from St. Louis, is believed to be the current front runner for 2010 for sharing his lunch every day for two weeks with a schoolmate.
Edward Bastil, Political Correspondent
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