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Albert Einstein

by Madison from San Diego

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"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning" ("Albert Einstein").What Albert Einstein says is true, never stop questioning, because when that happens, life becomes pointless, life is about change and with change comes improvement, which is always the goal because nothing is ever perfect. Albert Einstein was an unknown genius born in Germany. Throughout his childhood Albert did not achieve high marks in school nor did he stay out of trouble, but little did his teachers know that he was a prodigy of mathematics and science. He strived in physics by developing and improving many theorems in his timeline of work. And as time went on, he made many achievements in his life, one of them was achieving becoming a hero. He left his mark on the world, and it may be argued why he was famous and historically important to many countries around the world. In society, a hero is a person who usually is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities, however many may not possess all of those qualities, it is mostly the actions of a person and what they make happen in the world that defines them as a hero. Whether they discover a cure for cancer or save a little boy from a burning house, every hero has something special about themselves that distinguishes and makes them different from the rest. Albert Einstein may not seem like it, but he is a big contributor for to how life is today. Albert Einstein was always an intelligent person, but with the combination of his knowledge and his high morals was what made him a truly inspirational person.

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Many may know Einstein for a variety of different reasons, but his most valued quality was his brain, where he put it to use for the greater good more times than a person could count on their fingers. In his Nobel Peace Prize speech Einstein spoke his thoughts on how incidents much like the atomic bomb may hinder the world, "The time has come now, when man must give up war. Now that an atomic bomb, such as the bombs exploded at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, can destroy a city, kill all the people in a city, a small city the size of Minneapolis, say, we can see that we must now make use of man's powers of reason, in order to settle disputes between nations. In accordance with the principles of justice we must develop international law, strengthen the
United Nations, and have peace in the world from now on." ("Award Ceremony Speech"). Showing understanding of how human nature can sometimes be our downfall, takes true gallantry and valor to say to a group of people who highly disagree with that particular idea. Albert Einstein chooses to use the atomic bomb for his example of how minor disagreements between nations can end up in a mass killing to settle their dispute. He goes on further explaining his plans and ideas of how we could further a cause for peace between all nations by setting laws, which he was highly adamant for. Though he never achieved any of his set goals later on in his lifetime, his intelligent views on how life should be sent many people thinking and wondering about it as well. Upon going on his trip to Japan, Einstein was required to give a lecture in which there was no seat available from the start to finish. The Japanese citizens present were very invested in the lecture taught by Einstein,  "It is said that the entire audience was completely fascinated and enraptured by Einstein's melodious voice regardless of whether they could understand the difficult theory. Every venue was packed with more than 1,000 spectators who listened to the lecture in rapt attention. Nevertheless, it is hard to believe that these many ordinary people really understood the theory of relativity no matter how simply Einstein explained it." (Ise). His intelligence alone was enough to dazzle thousands of people who ventured to hear his lecture, and for the most part no one even left their seats too hypnotized by his voice and knowledge to even be overcome by things such as the need to go to the bathroom, even after spending six hours there. His intelligence inspired others to follow their dreams to become successful in the world of science. Albert Einstein was one of the most intelligent people to ever live, and not only did he put it to great use into his discoveries for the science world, but into making the world a better place.



World wide, Einstein is known for his brain, but only a handful of the world knows what he did outside of the lab, he was a pacifist at heart, always striving to achieve peace and harmony in the world no matter the costs. In an interview when asked about Japanese people entering the world of science, he remained adamant about them remaining themselves, keeping their culture and values intact, "It is true that the Japanese people admire the intellectual achievements by Westerners. I wish, however, that they do not lose or forget their virtues. such as their artistic sense and ability exercised in their everyday life, the simplicity and modesty expected for individuals, and the pure and calm Japanese soul."  (Ise). Even though not having stayed for that long, Albert came to love Japan, the people there, and the culture. He cherished all of it: the culture, the geography, but especially the people. He wishes for people to value their own virtues, for that is the base of completely just being ourselves and once we lose sight of who we are, there is no purpose for continuing on, everything and everyone needs a purpose in life, no matter the circumstances. After learning the truth about the atomic bomb, America and Germany's plan for the bomb, Einstein reveals his feelings towards his engagements earlier on. He tells an interviewer that, " 'had I known that the Germans would not succeed in developing an atomic bomb, I would have done nothing.' " ("The Manhattan Project"). When Einstein was first recruited, no one really took into account his previous citizenship until later on by declaring him a risk to the security and kicking him off the project. Even upon being kicked off, Einstein still told them to look into atomic research which lead to the most deadliest weapon ever created, the atomic bomb, which killed thousands of people in Japan. Later on, upon hearing what his help had done, Einstein became extremely upset for what his work had done to so many innocent people, he has made it known that this was his biggest mistake in his life, he wished to have not been a part of the bombing done to Hiroshima. A member of a world peace group, lover of virtues and traditions, and a lover to all mankind is what Albert Einstein was, he had a heart of pure gold that could never be tainted.

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Around the world, Einstein's ideas and encouragement for creativity has inspired many people to follow their own path in life. Einstein made his mark on the world through the hearts of many people across the globe, though it did not help him prepare for what he would face during his pursuit of peace in the 1930s where he was accused of many things during his time in the US. However,  he countered many of the claims with his thoughts on the US and Russia, "It is only necessary that the people of the United States and the people of Russia have respect for one another, a deep desire to work for progress, a mutual recognition that war has finally ruled itself out as the arbiter of the destiny of humanity. can march together side by side, towards a more and more glorious future." ("Award Ceremony Speech"). The attempt to bring two huge and powerful nations to a mutual respect for each other is extremely inspiring ; it takes a lot of passion and dedication for world peace to have that dream come true at some point. Explaining how that simple thing can make the future for those nations even better than originally believed to be is undoubtfully a tremendous achievement in the light of even just trying.
Einstein may not have been able to bring many people together or even cause a huge change in the world at that point in time, but he started a foundation for hope in the world that maybe in the future everyone could live in peace and harmony. During the year 1932, Einstein faced many difficulties many from people accusing him of unjust acts, but he responded in a way many would avoid and most try to give up instead, "1932 was a difficult year.  there was the failure of the Disarmament Conference. a proposal for an International Peace Centre at The Hague lost its way when several main international pacifist organisations backed off. An anti-war congress in Amsterdam was politically hijacked by the USSR. Einstein himself was accused of communism and repudiated for his pacifism - in America, where he was on January 30 1933, the day Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. 'I'm not going home,' Einstein told an interviewer." ("Albert Einstein"). His determination to not give up on his dream for peace in the world is truly inspiring. Albert Einstein proves that is all he truly wants, even after all of the horrible accusations thrown against him . He did not even want to go back to his home country for it was then being controlled by its new chancellor, Adolf Hitler. Einstein was seen in his prime time as the most intelligent person, though that was not what made people want to follow his ideas; Einstein's activities in helping the world become a better place is what is truly inspirational about him, through peace groups and the regret of being associated with the Japan incident.



Albert has made abounding differences with his brain, and many with his morals, which the world barely knows about anymore. But the combination of the two is what really helped Einstein make his mark on the world, by helping people try to strive for a better world. It should not matter whether they do not have this quality or that, it should be about how that person chooses to use their qualities to help others and to help the world. Albert was a man with a heart of pure gold, never truly worrying about himself, but about the world in general. Being a pacifist he was adamant on peace between people and nations, though he never got to see his dream come true, but through the use of his knowledge and morals he set many on the path to achieving his objective. He never gave up in his beliefs and kept going even when he had seen so much failure early on in his life and everyone thought he world never amount to anything. I want to become somebody, somebody people look at and talk about, do things that people talk about. Not only just with achievements in science, but with life in general, I want to be known for being a good person like many of his colleagues thought about him, I want to something special in the world that is always remembered while also just being myself. But life is not always just about having people notice you, sometimes you do something that will change the world for the greater good without even turning a head, but that is not what matters. What matters is what you choose to do with your life through your words and actions that truly makes a difference whether you get recognition or not. It should never be about the fame or popularity, because making the world a better place is worth it all on its own.



Works Cited

"Albert Einstein." Albert Einstein. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 May 2015. <http://www.ppu.org.uk/learn/infodocs/people/pp-einstein1.html>

"Award Ceremony Speech." The Nobel Peace Prize 1962. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 May 2015.

Ise, Masaomi. "Japan in Einstein's Eyes." JAPAN CLOSE-UP, 1 Oct. 2008. Web. 7 May 2015.

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"The Manhattan Project." AMNH. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 May 2015. <http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/einstein/peace-and-war/the-manhattan-project>


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