Saint Francis of Assisi Throughout the history of the Catholic Church‚ there have been only a few people fortunate and deserving enough of the title of “saint”. Originally named Giovanni Francesco Bernardone‚ St. Francis of Assisi is honored as the patron saint of animals and ecology. He lived a life of complete obedience‚ humility‚ and poverty. He was a guy who was truly in love with the Lord and wanted to follow in his teachings. He was a man willing to give up his belongings to help those less-fortunate
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neatly wrapped up in a super compact form. After showing said work has a beginning‚ middle‚ end‚ setting‚ an array of characters and conflict‚ it becomes hard to deny its place among other stories. Weighing in at a mere six words this truly is one short story. But‚ a story it is! It contains characters: the baby‚ the parents of the baby‚ and the shoes itself. The story also has the possibility of other characters such as‚ whoever the parents purchased the shoes from‚ and/or a potential buyer reading
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«Life is full of compensations» Somerset Maugham William Somerset Maugham is one of the best known English writers of the 20th century. William Somerset Maugham (1874-1966)‚ a well-known English novelist‚ short-story writer‚ playwright and essayist‚ was the son of a British diplomat. He was born in 1874 in Paris and educated at King’s School in Canterbury‚ studied painting in Paris‚ went to Heidelberg University in Germany and studied to be a doctor at St. Thomas Hospital in England. Although Somerset
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Francis the Hero Francis demonstrates that he is a hero through his actions and words in the book Heroes by Robert Cormier. Francis is a hero because he earned a Silver Star. Francis jumped on a grenade to save his comrades. Francis knew that jumping on the grenade could kill him‚ yet Francis still jumped on it. For his actions Francis now has a Silver Star. Arthur realizes that Francis is the man with no face and tells him “You have your own Silver Star. You’re in the stranglers book‚ too.” (Cormier
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1. Moem 2. Title – The Happy Man the only one of his kind‚ who achieved smth‚ then – who followed his dream. 3. Gist 4. Narrator - 1st person narrator (The narrator is the participant of the narrated event) The main character is the narrator. There is no any information about him in the text. Nevertheless we can judge about his character from his thoughts‚ behavior and speech. The description of his character is indirect. He is a wise man & a bit ironical towards life: he knows that it is impossible
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The Happy prince" by Oscar Wilde seems to be written for children but its content addresses issues of morality to even adults: it develops feelings of sympathy for the poor in children and it makes adults rethink of their attitudes towards life‚ the conversations between the prince and the swallow in some places amuse us while in others places bring tears to us. Not just the moral values but the way the author treats the topic goes far beyond what one can expect from a fairy tale to rank the story
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HOW TO BE HAPPY I. Introduction A. Do you want to live a happier life? B. I know I do! It has been very interesting for me to discover that we can’t teach ourselves to be happier by changing our ways and thoughts. C. Happy people are healthier‚ have better relationships‚ and are more successful than grumpy people‚ sad people‚ or unhappy people. D. I’ll show you how a few easy changes and a change of attitude will make you much happier and better able to deal with life. II. Body A. Lots
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1A September 12‚ 2012 Happy and succeed Most students graduate from high school knowing what they want to persuade in life and accomplish‚ many other students don’t have a clue about anything they want to do nor persuade so for example‚ in the article The Pink Floyd Night School by Mark Edmundson‚ he as many other students after graduating high school didn’t know what he was going to do or study as a career‚ basically he had no clue of what he wanted. Life experience brought him the knowledge
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Our iceberg is melting by John Kotter “Once upon a time a colony of penguins was living in the frozen Antarctic on an iceberg near what we call today Cape Washington.” The following summary will explain the key moments of the fable and how they relate to our lives. First‚ let’s introduce some of the more important penguins – the Leadership Council members. Louis‚ the head of the Leadership Council‚ could perhaps be considered the CEO of the penguin colony. Alice is a smart‚ aggressive member
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Sir Francis Bacon Sir Francis Bacon was born January 22‚ 1561. He died April 9‚ 1626. He was an English essayist‚ lawyer‚ statesman‚ and philosopher . He had a major influence on the philosophy of science. When he was 12 years old‚ he began studies at Trinity College‚ Cambridge. In 1576 he entered Gray ’s Inn to pursue a career in law. He was first elected in 1584. Bacon ’s opposition to royal tax measures would probably have brought an end to his political advancement‚ but he had the
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