Jimmy Carter wins Nobel Peace Prize

On October 11, 2002, Jimmy Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize for “his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development."

Obviously, this wasn’t a bad event and a very virtuous time for Carter. One of the biggest things he accomplished was being able to mediate the peace talks between Israel and Egypt in 1978, but is also notable for many other charity works. He was the third president to receive this award of $1 million.

I think the more important part of this day in history isn’t necessarily him winning the award, but all of the projects and work that Jimmy Carter put into his community and others before he actually received it. He worked with Habitat for Humanity, promoted economic growth in developing countries, fought for human rights, and a number of other service events that strongly influenced the world and the nations and cities within our world.

Before reading about this day in history, I had no idea that Jimmy Carter won a Nobel Peace Prize, but the more I think about it, the more pride I feel for someone that was president while I wasn’t even alive. It made me think about the TV prompt we had about the Emmys vs. the Nobel Prizes and made me appreciate the fact that we still honor people who have made differences and an impact on multiple communities. I feel as if we’re able to look at people like Jimmy Carter who worked for the greater good, we can improve ourselves and society as a whole.