Nobody expected it. Not even Barack Obama himself. When the deadline for nominations, Feb 1, arrived, he had only been in office (=en ejercicio de su cargo) for 11 days. When it was announced that he had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2009, early this Friday morning, he was sleeping. And there was a really long list of nominees, including 172 individuals -- ex-President Bill Clinton, President Nicolas Sarkozy and Franco-Columbian activist Ingrid Bethancourt among them --- and 33 organizations.So this award has come as a surprise to all, even in the White House. But the decision made by the Nobel Committee has been unanimous. According to them, they awarded the prize to Obama “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”
So WE'D LOVE TO KNOW YOUR OPINION. Does Obama really deserve this award? TAKE ONE MINUTE OF YOUR TIME TO VOTE ON THE SURVEY WE ARE CONDUCTING ON THIS BLOG (look at the green bar on the right of your screen, just under the "quotation of the day")
Have a look at this INTERACTIVE TIMELINE for a comprehensive look into Barack Obama's life.
And for a quick look into the story of the Nobel Prizes, click on ALFRED NOBEL'S photograph.
Have a look at this INTERACTIVE TIMELINE for a comprehensive look into Barack Obama's life.
And for a quick look into the story of the Nobel Prizes, click on ALFRED NOBEL'S photograph.
Thank you for voting!! And if you want to write a comment and give your opinion, you're more than welcome!!
2 comments:
Sure that they give The Nobel Literature Prize to someone who hasn't written a book never.
Thanks for your comment, Javier. Just one thing: remember that two negatives make a positive in English, so you should say: "someone who has never written a book" - Either you use "never" with an affirmative verb, or a negative verb with "ever".
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