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Click the image to see the programme for the prizegiving ceremony
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Jordi, 13 ans
La paix, c’est une chose de vraiment recherchée,
Tout le monde la veut, veut la trouver,
Mais seulement le meilleur peut la trouver,
Après chercher pendant des années,
Pour la trouver, il faut vraiment s’y mettre,
Vraiment s’y mettre à son sujet. Continue reading
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Karen, aged 13
Now if I had a rainbow dream catcher,
Swaying in the wind by my open window,
I’d want it to scare away my nightmares.
Those which meander in my mind at night
And the ones I fear from turning real. Continue reading
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Karina, aged 15
In our 21st century there is a lot of scientific and technological progress which helps us get a better life, however humanity cannot overcome a painful heritage of the past centuries, wars. Wars occur because of misunderstandings between individuals, groups or countries and because of wrong government policies. Continue reading
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Katlo, aged 11
What is peace? Most people think it’s no war, but I think something different I think that peace is you and your family not quarrelling, it is you not felling stressed out about something and to me it’s also getting rid of or helping prevent sicknesses. Continue reading
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Komal, aged 16
The relationship between USA and USSR which developed after the World War Two is known as the Cold War. The “friendship” between USA and USSR only existed as they both had a common enemy which was Germany. It was understood that by 1946 the wartime friendship between the allies had fallen apart due to suspicion and they saw each other as profound enemies. Continue reading
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Kristina, aged 15
Jade is a lovely little girl aged fourteen. She goes to school in Canada and loves it very much. She has long brown hair and bright hazel eyes. Jade is a really sweet, original and giving little girl. She is also very generous and loves to help people. Jade really cares about the environment surrounding her and she believes in respect. Continue reading
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Lara, aged 16
The Dalai Lama is the temporal and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people; he received the Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award, the Raoul Wallenberg Congressional Human Rights Award and the Nobel Peace Prize. He is a man who embodies actions of peace. Continue reading
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Liv, 13 ans
On ne le réalise peut-être pas,
Mais plein d’actions de paix viennent de toi et de moi.
Dans nos vies de tous les jours,
Quand nous jouons dans la cour Continue reading
Lukas, aged 16
The USA and USSR have fallen apart because at the end of WWII, the USSR has taken over the whole Eastern Europe, saying that they need a sphere of influence, a buffer zone in case that Germany rises back and tries attacking the USSR like they did before. Continue reading
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Luke, aged 12
When I was a boy I lived in Pakistan, there was much conflict between the government and the civilians over democracy. My dad was a part of this civil war against the government. At the time I was only seven and I didn’t understand what was going on. Continue reading
Marc, aged 13
Nelson Mandela n’a pas reçu le prix Nobel de la paix pour n’importe quelle raison. Il a été emprisonné pour une raison injuste : d’avoir réclamé qu’un homme noir ou blanc ait les mêmes droits dans son pays, l’Afrique du Sud. Il a passé des années entières en prison, a être torturé mais lui, sage et innocent, il a écrit sur la paix. Continue reading
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Matt, aged 13
African dawn, no chanting, no death call.
A strange and aery silence has fallen in the presence of the rising sun.
Only the tall yellow elephant grass shushes it’s drying seed heads, in the pollen scented breeze. Continue reading
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Megan, 15 ans
La paix est l’absence de guerre entre pays, peuples, villes et états. La paix est un synonymes de la non violence. Vers la fin des années 60 et dans les années 70 il y a eu une grande tendances du “Peace and Love’’. Pour avoir la paix entre la famille, les amis et autre personnes il faut avoir une paix intérieure chez l’individu et ne pas dégager la violence envers autrui. Continue reading
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Misa, aged 14
I have recently been made to think about the theme “peace”. I think that peace is something produced as soon as everyone on the universe cooperate and respect each other. For example, when the Great Touhouku earthquake in Japan happened last March. Even though it was a natural disaster, many people were washed away by the tsunami and were crushed under debris. Continue reading
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Na Kyung, aged 15
In modern days, most people define peace as a situation in which there are no wars or violent conflicts going on in a country or in the world. However, the word peace should be defined in a different way. For example, in the story called The Three Little Pigs, a wolf blows pigs’ houses away. Continue reading
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Nadia, aged 16
When you see someone in need, give them a helping hand.
Not so you can say you have done something good, for the sake of saying it, but for yourself, to be a better person, because you know it is the right thing to do. Continue reading
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Nathaniel, aged 13
Ce qu’avait dit M. Hammarskjöld est tout a fait exact. Avant de demander aux gens de vivre en paix, il faudrait d’abord qu’ils comprennent le sens et la définition de ce bien grand mot. Métaphoriquement parlant, la paix est comme un arbre plein de branches : le respect, l’amitié ou même la fraternité reposant tous sur le même tronc. Continue reading
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Neel, aged 15
I heard a journalist a few meters away quote Michale Nauman from the ARD news channel, ”In Germany, people put pressure on government by assembling in large numbers but they don’t go for hunger strikes.” Continue reading
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United Nations Peace Essay Contest 2011 