Dear Mother Teresa: “Holiness is not a luxury of the few‚ it is a simple duty for each one of us.” - Mother Teresa of Calcutta (“Announcing the Beatification of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.” – Mother Teresa.) I have been a fan of yours for a long time‚ believed you always did extraordinary work‚ even though you were far away from Macedonia your hometown. You felt in loved while you worked in Calcutta‚ India. There are so many things I admire about you. You were a nun that had a mission‚ but you
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Mother Teresa was a woman who devoted her life to helping the poor‚ suffering and dying. She touched the lives of people all over the world‚ from Calcutta to Rome‚ and from Ethiopia to Venezuela. Mother Teresa has been a role model to people all over the world‚ but she has been a real inspiration to me. Ever since I was little‚ I have gone to Catholic school; therefore‚ I have known about Mother Teresa since I was younger. I have learned about the many places she traveled and the many people she
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Saint Teresa of Avila once said “I shall mention some things that are necessary… The first of these is love for one another; the second is detachment from all created things; the third is true humility… all must be friends‚ all must be loved‚ all must be held dear‚ all must be helped‚” . A Doctor of the church‚ Saint Teresa of Avila greatly affected the Catholic Church. One of her major contributions is that she founded the Discalced Carmelites. Another is her teaching on prayer and books she wrote
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First of all‚ I cannot omit the story of Annalena Tonelli. She was eager to help Muslim refugees. She was not a doctor but focused on building hospitals and treating tuberculosis which was prevalent in Kenya. Even though she suffered a lot of assaults and even expelled‚ she did not abandon her mission. She started her mission again in Somalia. She was the friends of all in where she lived regardless of their religious tradition‚ and she believed that this is the calling from Jesus. Tonelli did not
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S. Taylor Williams reads Mother Teresa’s personal writings to analyze her internal emotional state in the article‚ Illness Narrative‚ Depression‚ and Sainthood: An Analysis of the Writings of Mother Teresa. Williams searches through Mother Teresa’s writings looking for certain words‚ a difficulty of describing feelings‚ and a search for meaning‚ which could all indicate Mother Teresa suffered from the mental illness‚ depression. S.T. Williams uses her psychiatric knowledge to inquire whether Mother
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Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 at Genoa. Genoa is a sea dock that was on the Ligurian sea. christopher columbus wasn’t his real name. His real name was Christoforo colombo. When he reached the Americas they have translated it to christopher columbus. Christopher columbus had two brothers that he was older than the both of them. Christopher columbus had only a little education that which had at his age at that time. Genoa was a busy sea dock and Christopher had learned a lot from the sailors
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November 6th‚ 2012 Christopher Nolan A director’s job is to properly execute a movie that provokes emotions and thought in the viewer’s eyes; this is exactly what Christopher Nolan does. Some of his most famous movies: The Dark Knight Rises‚ Memento‚ and Inception draw the viewer in and are great examples of Nolan’s unique style. Everything in his movies including lighting‚ sound‚ plot‚ character usage‚ storytelling and more can be identified as his own when one watches a Nolan directed movie
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Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492. Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain in order to find a shorter route to Asia. In terms of accomplishing this goal‚ he was one of the biggest failures in history. However‚ he was very successful in terms of opening up a new world to Europe. His "discovery" of the new world led to new goods being introduced from the Americas to Europe and vise versa. Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492. Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain in
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Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa‚ Italy 1451‚ he was a map maker and a sailor in his forties‚ navigator and colonizer‚ and Genoese explorer. Columbus had many motivations and completed many voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. “You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” Many people when asked what their opinion on what kind of person Christopher Columbus was they would respond with negative comments. Although those people’s perspectives
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Is there a difference between Christopher Columbus and Lewis and Clark? These three men all searched on for new land. Christopher who claimed to have discovered America found a land that was inhabited by many Native Americans. Lewis and Clark also found new land inhabited by many Native Americans. The difference‚ the way Christopher Columbus worked was he slaughtered many to clear the land‚ while Lewis and Clark did no such thing. Christopher Columbus discovered North America and was expecting to
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