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    \ Choose an organization or individual who has recently made news in your local community to write a simple news story about. Be sure that your teacher approves your topic. You will gather and organize information‚ write a draft‚ and review and polish your work over the next several lessons. Your simple news story is due on the final day of this unit. Be sure to review the News Story Grading Rubric in course resources so you understand how your work will be evaluated. Note: You may use the topic

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    The Imf - Sinner or Saint?

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    designed to ensure a world of full employment and economic growth. This paper will examine a few of the negative and positive aspects the IMF has had since its inception‚ and how it has evolved over time to answer the question‚ is the IMF a sinner or saint? If the general purpose of the IMF at its inception was to oversee the operation of the infant Bretton Woods system‚ its more specific purposes were spelled out in Article 1 of its Articles of Agreement as follows: | (i) To promote international

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    Saint John Bosco

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    John Bosco was born on August 16‚ 1815‚ to a poor farming family in Becchi‚ a small suburb of Turin‚ Italy. The child grew to be the "Beloved Apostle of Youth". One of John Bosco’s earliest recollections occurred at age two. He remembers his mother telling him upon his father’s death ‚ "You have no father now". Although he stated that he could not remember what his father was like ‚ his death must have had a profound effect on him and perhaps sparked his desire to help troubled boys

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    Brink’s Other Lives: A Rewriting of history through eroticism The dissident writer ’s preeminent role‚ as Brink sees it‚ is to "explore and expose the roots of the human condition as it is lived in South Africa: (..) With the fundamentals of human experience and relationships"(Mapmakers 152). That is to say‚ he aims‚ through narrating and referring to kinships‚ mainly sensual ones‚ at unveiling the racial practices of the past apartheid system which is‚ according to Merriam Webster’s

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    "Saint George Killing the Dragon" by Bernat Martorell Bernat Martorell‚ a Catalan painter‚ painted the elegant photo of “Saint George Killing the Dragon” in 1434. A theme behind the amazing legend of Saint George and the Dragon says that there are few friends who will make extreme sacrifices. Martorell uses different elements of art such as space‚ lining‚ and color‚ and different principles of design‚ such as movement‚ to take us through the vivid painting. The legend is said to start off

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    The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne Rebecca Townsend Hum2235 Dr. Hoover Edison College Fall 2012 Townsend 1 The painting of The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne took more than a decade to complete. It was created in the 16th century‚ in Florence Italy. A young master artist declined the original commission for The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and suggested Leonardo da Vinci. The monks who commissioned the painting

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    Saint Anthony High School

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    Days into your Junior Year you hear an announcement notifying staff‚ students‚ and families that there is a possibility it may be closing. A place that you consider to be your second home may be taken away from you. What a tragedy‚ don’t you think? Saint Anthony High School located in Jersey City‚ NJ‚ has had its doors open since 1952. It is a place that many people call home. A place also identified as a friar family. A school that prepares its student body for college‚ allowing each student guaranteed

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    Do you ever dream of being a hero? Do you ever see yourself saving lives‚ leading nations‚ and or dieing for what is right/what you love. Well this saint did a fantastic job at it all. Saint Ignatius of Loyola was born on October 23‚ 1491 in Azpeitia‚ Spain. Saint Ignatius of Loyola was canonized by Pope Gregory XV on March 12‚ 1622. His feast day is celebrated on July 31. He was made the patron of retreats and soldiers. Saint Ignatius of Loyola was born into a noble family as the youngest son

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    isolation of the desert was to practice a humble life‚ formed through various ascēsis exercises. The exercises served as tools that allowed the monks to survive the desert‚ live disciplined lives and mature spiritually‚ which helped them move closer to God and detach them from all earthly interference. Moreover‚ the desert saints were like athletes‚ holding themselves to a strict regimen for spiritual growth in preparation for spiritual attacks and physical temptations. The ascetic practices also

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    Saint Margaret of Cortona Margaret of Cortona was born in Loviana in 1247. When she was 7 years old‚ her mother passed away. Her father remarried. Her stepmother had little care & love for her. Growing up‚ she became more willful and reckless‚ & she had a reputation one wouldn’t envy. At the age of 17‚ she met a young man from Montepulciano‚ and she eloped with him. They had a child out of wedlock. Nine years after‚ her lover was murdered & his body was found in the forest. This crime shocked Margaret

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