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    Mary Rowlandson

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    God is Great ​As the Europeans journeyed to the Americas‚ they expected to visit a world completely free from British dominance‚ but what they did not expect is the adversities they would face when coexisting with the Native Americans. A recount of Mary Rowlandson’s experience when dealing with the Native Americans is told in her narrative The Sovereignty and Goodness of God‚ where she describes not only the cruel and animalistic nature of the Native Americans by whom she is held captive for eleven

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    Mary of Magdala

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    be writing for this course‚ and its focus is on Mary of Magdala. A focus which I find to be apt‚ in many ways Mary of Magdala represents what we have been exploring throughout the semester. How is the Gospel “good news” for wo/men? Honestly‚ if we only scratch the surface‚ it is not. Wo/men are unnamed‚ unrepresented‚ set aside‚ and disregarded in the vast majority of this collection of books which is at the center of our religious tradition. Mary Magdala is a quintessential example of how what

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    mary rowlandson

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    Mary Rowlandson was a devote puritan who was captured by Native Americans‚ along with her children and other settlers. “The Sovereignty and Goodness of God” was the narrative she wrote after her release from captivity. This account is a combination of Rowlandson’s true story‚ as well as a form of propaganda. The goal was to deter colonist from going to live with the Natives while encouraging people to return to the church. From my interpretation of Mary Rowlandson’s Narrative‚ I believe it is indeed

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    Typhoid Mary

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    Typhoid Mary Mary Mallon‚ now known as Typhoid Mary‚ seemed a healthy woman when a health inspector knocked on her door in 1907‚ yet she was the cause of several typhoid outbreaks. Since Mary was the first "healthy carrier" of typhoid fever in the United States‚ she did not understand how someone not sick could spread disease -- so she tried to fight back. After a trial and then a short run from health officials‚ Typhoid Mary was recaptured and forced to live in relative seclusion upon

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    Mary Wollstonecraft

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    Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1798) Mary Wollstonecraft provided analysis of the condition of women in modern society‚ through a moral and political theory. Her reflections on the status of females were part of an attempt to have a comprehensive understanding of human relations within a civilization characterized by greed. She first wrote about the education of daughters‚ and then wrote about politics‚ history‚ philosophy‚ translations‚ and novels‚ and travel accounts. Her famous book is Vindication

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    Mary Wigman

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    Samantha Stratton October 31‚ 2013 DAN 382 MARY WIGMAN Born to Herr and Frau Wigman on November 13‚ 1886 (died September 18‚ 1973) in Hannover‚ Germany‚ Mary Wigman was a pioneer of the modern expressive dance developed in central Europe. Expressionist dance is a European dance form that is part of the German Expressionist movement. Mary Wigman did not began to study dance until she was almost twenty-four years old‚ being a pupil or Emile Jaques-Dalcroze and Rudolf Von Laban. She was one

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    Mary and Max

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    Mary and Max It is 1976‚ an 8-year-old Mary Daisy Dinkle (Bethany Whitmore) is a lonely little girl living in Mount Waverley‚ Melbourne‚ Australia. Her relatively poor family cannot afford to buy her toys or nice clothing‚ and she is teased by children at her school due to an unfortunate birthmark on her forehead. Her father is distant and her alcoholic‚ kleptomaniac mother provides no support. The closest thing she has to a friend is the man for whom Mary collects mail‚ Len Hislop‚ a World War

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    Mary Dyer

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    very prominent woman in America back then. She was hung for defying a Puritan law which banned Quakers from the colonies. This woman’s name was Mary Dyer.  Not much is known of Mary Barrett Dyer’s early life. On October 27th‚ 1663 the first known history of Mary Dyer was noted. She married William Dyer‚ a very successful merchant‚ in London. William and Mary added on to the family by giving birth to six children. In 1635 they all migrated to the Massachusetts Bay colony where they had been accepted

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    Mary Quant

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    Quan Ta Period 2 Textile Regular January 29‚ 2013 Mary Quant Mary Quant was born on 11 February 1934 in Blackheath‚ London‚ United Kingdom. She was a London fashion designer in the 1950s and 60s. Her designs included miniskirts‚ vinyl boots‚ dresses with striking patterns and strong colors. Quant studied illustration at Goldsmiths College of Art‚ where she met her future husband and business partner‚ Alexander Plunket Greene. They had a son called Orlando and were happily married until Plunkett

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    Mary Poppins

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    ‘And the Oscar goes to…’ Write an Article about a Film you think deserves an Award And the Oscar goes to…the tremendously‚ wonderful flying nanny; Mary Poppins. The ‘practically perfect’ nanny magically turns every chore into a game and every day into a whimsical adventure. Along the way‚ you’ll be enchanted by unforgettable characters such as the multi-talented chimney sweep‚ Bert. You won’t need ‘A Spoonful of Sugar’ to love every moment of this timeless Disney classic‚ undeniably deserving an

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