I learned a good lesson… I thought how much they must ache in body and soul‚ looking for a home‚ food and health‚” (Spink‚ 241) Mother Teresa’s work inspired others to help the needy‚ because she truly loved and assisted them (“Mother Teresa of Calcutta”). She devoted more than 45 years of her life to those who are stricken with poverty‚ dying‚ or unwanted around the world. Many believed her never-ending love of the poor brought “light” into the world. Joseph Campbell’s criteria for a hero can
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She joined an Irish order‚ the Sisters of Loretto‚ a community known for their missionary work in India. When she took her vows as a Sister of Loretto‚ she chose the name Teresa after Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. (the Patron Saint of missionaries) In Calcutta‚ Sister Teresa taught geography and catechism at St. Mary’s High School. In 1944‚ she became the principal of St. Mary’s. Soon Sister Teresa contracted tuberculosis‚ was unable to continue teaching and was sent to Darjeeling for rest and recuperation
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Skopje‚ capital of the Republic of Macedonia on August 27‚1910 and died in Kolkata‚ India on September 5‚1997. Mother Teresa original name was Agnes Gonxha Bojazhiu. Once she became a nun‚ she became know as Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta or Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. Today‚ many call her Mother Teresa (“Blessed Mother Teresa” Encyclopedia Britannica). Agnes was raised by both of her Albanian parents: Nikola and Drane Bojaxhiu. She grew up being the youngest of three siblings in a catholic household
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in Kolkata. His parents were Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Devi.Rabindranath Tagore was born in Calcutta‚ India into a wealthy Brahmin family. After a brief stay in England (1878) to attempt to study law‚ he returned to India‚ and instead pursued a career as a writer‚ playwright‚ songwriter‚ poet‚ philosopher and educator. During the first 51 years of his life he achieved some success in the Calcutta area of India where he was born and raised with his many stories‚ songs and plays. His short stories
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Mother Teresa Between many spiritual leaders lies the well known Mother Teresa. She was the former head of the Missionaries of charity in Calcutta‚ India. She ministered to the poorest of the poor and touched the lives of many people. Even though she did many good things‚ she never saw herself as special or as deserving public acclaim. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born on August 26‚ 1910 in Skopje‚ a town in Macedonia. She had a four year old sister named Age‚ and a seven year old brother named
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poorest of the poor in 10 September 1946‚ and she didn’t hesitate for a second and left Loreto Order to serve in Calcutta in 1948. The congregation of the new found Missionaries of Charity was approved in 7 October 1950 and the early group of Missionaries of Charity eventually opened Shishu Bhavan‚ a home for handicapped and homeless children. In 1959‚ the first house outside Calcutta was opened and in the following year‚ Mother Teresa finally travelled outside of India since 1929 when she started
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Science‚ Technology and Medicine in Colonial India Interest in the science‚ technology and medicine of India under British rule has grown in recent years and has played an ever-increasing part in the reinterpretation of modern South Asian history. Spanning the period from the establishment of East India Company rule through to Independence‚ David Arnold’s wide-ranging and analytical survey demonstrates the importance of examining the role of science‚ technology and medicine in conjunction with
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Lisette Elise Paris CWV 101 01/19/14 Instructor Matt Hampton MOTHER TERESA: FRIEND OR FOE OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH? INTRODUCTION I have chosen the personage Mother Teresa for this worldview essay. In explaining her worldview‚ there will be an attempt to compare her belief system with my own. While explaining her family values‚ how she viewed and utilized money and career‚ and her social issues‚ I will in the process compare these with my own personal belief system‚ and
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SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT On “MARKET ANLYSIS AND DEVELOPMENTAL STRATEGY FOR MOTHER DAIRY CALCUTTA IN SOUTHERN REGION OF WEST BENGAL” SUBMITED BY NAME- SAMBIT BANERJEE ROLL NO:– 10 REGISTRATION NO:-338 0F 2011-13 SUBMITED FOR PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (2011-13) Under VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY MIDNAPUR
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta is a clear example of the way she implemented the strategies of civic engagement to attend the community needs. In a world increasingly threaten by disease‚ wars‚ and political conflict; the world believed that this woman showed a way to help the
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