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    The Moral Implication in the Charity Culture Nowadays‚ the charity culture is both strange and familiar to the public‚ for it is not reported so much on the media in one hand‚ and in the other hand‚ the moral implication in the charity culture is just like the blood in human bodies. In the western countries‚ the origin of charity culture is from the religion. The theory of “Original Sin” in Christianity makes people believe that everyone is born guilty‚ who must atone for his philanthropy by working

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    Calcutta‚[1] born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu (Albanian: [aˈɲɛs ˈɡɔɲdʒa bɔjaˈdʒiu]) and commonly known as Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997)‚ was an ethnic Albanian‚ Indian Roman Catholic nun. Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity‚ a Roman Catholic religious congregation‚ which in 2012 consisted of over 4‚500 sisters and is active in 133 countries. They run hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS‚ leprosy and tuberculosis; soup kitchens; children’s and family counseling

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    welfare of the poor and took Indian citizenship in 1948. She founded a school for homeless children in Calcutta and set up her own order‚ which became the Missionaries of Charity. Vision‚ extraordinary compassion‚ complete dedication are few characteristics Mother Teresa embodied as founder and former leader of the Missionaries of Charity. She expanded this order to other countries in 1965‚ creating a global network of over 517 missions around the world. Through this association‚ she dedicated her life

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    helping the poor. At the age of 18 she joined a group of nuns in Ireland. After 2 years‚ she was given permission to travel to India. In India‚ she worked as a teacher but the poverty had a big impact on her which led her to start “The Missionaries of Charity”. This was to look after people no one else would. Also for many years‚ Mother Teresa and a small group survived on minimal income and food where she often earned begging in India. Her efforts were noticed by locals and Indian politicians. In 1952

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    Mother Teresa Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997)‚ born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu[1](pronounced [aɡˈnɛs ˈɡɔndʒa bɔjaˈdʒiu])‚ was a Catholic nun of Albanian[2][3] ethnicity and Indiancitizenship‚[4] who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta‚ India in 1950. For over 45 years she ministered to the poor‚ sick‚ orphaned‚ and dying‚ while guiding the Missionaries of Charity’s expansion‚ first throughout India and then in other countries. Following her death she was beatified by

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    trash programs to clean up the wildlife habitats. Lastly‚ some are helpful to people by donating money or clothes to charities or going to poor places around the world to help rebuild the people and the places they live in. Mother Teresa is one of the types of people that helps others. As an inspiring and motivated woman‚ Mother Teresa was a civil rights leader‚ started several charities around the world‚ and pledged her life as chaste to help everyone. Mother Teresa was a woman who inspired many people

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    a great and lasting influence on the world around her. After she opened Missionaries of charitys‚15 others opened around the world. All that which is apparent in the book "Mother Teresa‚ A Complete Authorized Biography" by author‚ Kathryn Spink. Mother Teresa made a huge impact on the world we live in. In the 1950s‚ she began helping those with leprosy. The Indian government gave the Missionaries of Charity a 34-acre plot of land near the city of Asansol. Under Mother Teresa’s guidance‚ a leper

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    Missionaries for Charity; Home for the dying is where she went with her team of nuns and fed the people who are nearly dying and she gave them something to drink. She praised them and showed compassion ism toward them. Missionaries for Charity; Home for Children is where she fought abortion for adoption. She fed the children who were hungry and she would hold them tight. Missionaries of Charity; Motherhouse is where Mother Teresa taught the nuns who were training to become a missionaries of Charity‚ that you

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    the school and focus on the needy. Even though Mother Teresa did not have much money to spend she set up a school for the kids who lived in the “slums”‚ or areas of major poverty. Eventually‚ she started her own order called “The Missionaries of Charity”. Throughout the rest of her life she dedicated it to helping the needy and poor. She exhibited a sense of kindness that money people have not reached. Mother Teresa ended up receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. She was the true example of “Blessed

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    <b>Biography</b> <br>Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born August 26‚ 1910 in Skopje‚ in Macedonia. Her childhood was comfortable and prosperous due to her father’s success. Her father encouraged his children to be generous and compassionate to those less fortunate. Her mother was very religious and she took the children to morning mass. Agnes often helped her mother deliver parcels of food and money to the poor and prayed with the whole family every evening. The family’s life changed dramatically after

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