http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/2938/michelle-jones Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:17:00 -0400 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:17:00 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1117/barack-obama-and-the-nobel-peace-prize-justified-or-world-optimistic By Michelle Jones - The Head of the Nobel Committee for the prize believes so stating, “It is because we would like to support what he is trying to achieve.” The emphasis on many of the congratulatory reports focus on what Obama is going to do or trying to do. It soon becomes apparent that the question shouldn’t be “What has Obama done?” but, “What is Obama going to do?” Paul Reynolds from BBC News stated that the, “award was unexpected and might be regarded as more of an encouragement for intentions rather than a reward for achievement.”1 According to a BBC news... Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1117/barack-obama-and-the-nobel-peace-prize-justified-or-world-optimistic