St. Quiteria John 15:13 “Greater love has no one than this‚ that he lay down his life for his friends.” Are you willing to lay down for your life for your brothers and sisters in Christ? St. Quiteria and her sisters were not afraid to risk their lives to free Christians and wage war to stop others from being persecuted. St.Quiteria was born in the 2nd century in the city of Minho‚ Portugal to a mother that had nine daughters and was discussed by this. The mother had ordered the maid to kill
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James M. McPherson‚ What They Fought For‚ 1861-1865 (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Publisher‚ 1994; reprint‚ Logan: Perfection Learning Corporation‚ 2013). First thing’s first‚ anyone who encounters this wonderfully constructed book‚ What They Fought For‚ by James M. McPherson‚ must acknowledge his great work. McPherson is one of the few historians worth reading; this is coming from a Kinesiology major who wants little to nothing to do with historians. I strongly believe that
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Kelsey Borders Jane Picknell USEM 101- Summary 3 25 November 2012 The American Obesity Epidemic Yves Engler‚ a Canadian writer and political activist‚ claims obesity is an epidemic in America caused mostly by corporations. He declares that obesity is the biggest health crisis in America‚ and that America is one of the most over weight and obese countries in the world. Engler pronounces that 127 million adults are now overweight and 60 million are obese. He believes that corporations such
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John L. O’Sullivan is given credit to creating the concept as well as the term "Manifest Destiny". O’Sullivan was the editor of the nationalist magazine‚ Democratic Review‚ which gave him the opportunity to introduce the idea of Manifest Destiny‚ and all it entails‚ to Americans. Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines Manifest Destiny’ as a future event accepted as inevitable. According to O’Sullivan Manifest Destiny was inevitable‚ and as history shows‚ he was correct. In 1839‚ John L. O’Sullivan
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What Unifies Americans? The United States is a diverse nation of people with origins around the world. Since the nation’s colonial days‚ people have moved to the United States for different reasons. Most come to seek greater opportunities for themselves and their families. They come speaking different languages‚ having different beliefs‚ and practicing different customs. The differences lend themselves to different ideas about how government should function as well. With a population well over 310
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credited for originating the term the “American Dream” in the early years of the Great Depression‚ but the hard work‚ dedication‚ and sacrifice it takes to accomplish the American Dream has been around since the early days of this nation’s history. The American Dream refers to “the belief that anyone‚ regardless of what class they were born into‚ can attain their own version of success in a society where upward mobility is possible for everyone” (“American Dream”). It is precisely that upward
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In this letter to John Adams‚ his wife Abigail is asking him to reconsider the laws of a new nation and that it does not repeat what his ancestors had done by rebuilding a masculine society. She understands what he is doing against Great Britain‚ but she also wants him to know that all men would become tyrannical if and only if they did not have their wives to set them straight. Her message is very explicit in that she states she does not want women to be forgotten and that they deserve the same
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Peterson Mr. Dalton What It Means To Be An American 16 October‚ 2015 America was founded in the beliefs that it would become a land of opportunity‚ filled with hardworking individuals who wanted to state a claim in this world. Today‚ these beliefs are still strong‚ and being fulfilled on a daily basis. Americans have accomplished far more than anyone ever imagined they would within the past 4 decades or so‚ and are still working to achieve more and more today. To be an American means to be proud
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Rayner was born‚ it was a time when the Post-Civil War had occurred. African Americans were free from slavery‚ but they did not have equal rights such as the white man. As a young boy due to being in an environment of politicians he had the opportunity to listen to his father’s speeches. John was placed in his father’s white home‚ allowing him to see that his father had duties in the session convention and this leads John Rayner to become interested in politics. Secondly‚ Rayner becomes a black orator
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St. Lorenzo Ruiz St. Lorenzo Ruiz was a Filipino who lived in Binondo‚ Manila. He was born between the years 1600 -1610. His father was a Chinese while his mother was a Filipina. At a young age‚ he was already active in the church since he served as an altar boy in the Binondo Church. He was educated by the Dominican Friars and was given the title escribano or calligrapher since he had good penmanship. He had a family and he was married to a woman named Rosario. They had 3 children‚ 2 sons
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