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i'm not so sure the prize was deserved, but wth? he certainly has made a great effort to reach out to other nations and is clearly on a mssion to promote peace. the prize is not based solely on accomplishments, but rather on the process. now, you can argue he didn't deserve it, but the silly 10 day argument was just that, silly. he wasn't awarded the prize based on his presidency.Why did he get this?
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The Nobel Peace Prize is an award presented to either an individual or an organization in accordance with Alfred Nobel’s living will. Alfred Nobel, creator of the five Nobel Prizes, was a Swedish inventor and industrialist. He disposed the Nobel Peace Prize in his will to be awarded to “the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses." The Nobel Peace Prize differs from the Nobel Prizes in literature, physics, chemistry, and medicine or physiology in that it may be presented not only to individuals, but also to organizations that are actively engaged in a process or effort that intends to promote world peace. The prize can be awarded for current efforts, rather than for having accomplished a goal or resolved an issue.