Though technically defined as an archaeologist‚ Mary chose to follow a route of interesting research relating to physical anthropology. She is known mostly for the excavation of a two million-year-old fossilized human skull in 1959. She has also worked to help the world understand that the evolution of humans follows a principle rather than a theory. The name Leakey is synonymous in most people’s minds with the successive dramatic discoveries of fossilized hominid bones and stone artifacts that
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habitats of early hominids. The fields of anthropology and paleoanthropology have been dominated by one family name since the 1930 ’s‚ the Leaky family. Three generations of the Leakey family have been piecing together the story of our origins for over six decades. The patriarch of the family is Louis S.B. Leakey who was a paleontologist‚ an archaeologist and an anthropologist. He was born in Kenya in 1903 where he lived with his parents among Kenya ’s largest tribe. He attended college
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June 21‚2002 Biography- Richard Leakey Homo habilis‚ Richard Erskine Leakey‚ was born December 19‚ 1944 in Nairobi‚ Kenya. His parents were the esteemed anthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey. Leakey decided at an early age that he wanted nothing to do with paleoanthropology and dropped out of high school. Over the next few years Leakey trapped wild animals‚ supplied skeletons to institutions‚ started a safari business and taught
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In London‚ England‚ on February 6‚ 1913‚ Mary Douglas Leakey was born. Her original name was Mary Douglas Nicol. She had no siblings and two parents who were Erskine Nicol‚ a scenery painter‚ and Cecilia Frere Nicol. Due to her father’s work‚ the family moved frequently. Quite a bit of her initial adolescence was gone through voyaging abroad with her parents through mostly Europe and some parts of Africa. This made her develop a dedication both for prehistory and drawing. Mary’s powerful fondness
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Eve‚ Mary-mother of Jesus‚ and Mary Magdalene are all prominent characters in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles and to some extent are mentioned in the Quran. Regardless of whether or not a person believes these women really existed as portrayed within these religious texts‚ they had and still have a major impact on societal views towards women today. For women to be truly liberated and treated as equals to men requires the circumvention of conventional patriarchal‚ anti-feminist interpretations and
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Saint Mary of the Cross Mackillop - Good Christian Award Due to her life and doings of Christian Service‚ Saint Mary of the cross Mackillop is a perfect nominee for the Good Christian awards. Mackillop was born from a Scottish background on the 15th of January‚ 1842 in what is now the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy‚ Victoria. Mackillop was the founder of the sisters of St Joseph of the sacred heart. On the 17th of October 2010‚ Mary Mackillop was said to be Australia’s first saint‚ and is now an influence
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REGARDING MARY During the last forty years‚ there has been an increased desire between Catholics and other Christians to discuss the theological positions that have separated us. The Catholic Church’s teachings on Mary have been a crucial element in the discussions that have taken place. There are many hopeful signs of mutual understanding‚ including a new appreciation for the Scriptural and Patristic presentations of Mary‚ as well as the writings‚ homilies and hymns of the Reformers on Mary.
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Mary MacKillop was canonised as Australia’s first saint on the 17th October 2010. During her lifetime she worked relentlessly to follow her true vocation no matter how hard it may have been. Through doing this Mary founded the Sisters of St Joseph and became an influential figure in the are of education for children and the poor. Her short 67 years‚ Mary faced many hardships and obstacles‚ however she continued on her chosen path. Mary MacKillop left a legacy that will continue to live on in the
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saint is a very difficult thing to come across; however I believe to have found the perfect candidate for canonization. Her name is Mary Dempster. I believe that the miracles of this woman are real‚ and not just coincidental‚ due to her unstable state of mind. Mary was married to a Baptist Parson‚ named Amasa Dempster in a little village called Deptford. While Mary was carrying her unborn son in her womb‚ she was hit in the back of the head with a snowball concealing a fairly large rock. The impact
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The Gospel of Mary inspired the monologue of Mary Magdalene as Jesus’ sister. To me‚ it became clear that Mary had known the secrets of Jesus and Jesus treated her the greatest‚ since they were siblings and best friends‚ not lovers. I took the connection I had made and used it as the association of Mary Magdalene in the gospels. Mary Magdalene traveled with Jesus when he proclaimed the Kingdom of God‚ she was present with the mother of Jesus during his crucifixion‚ and she was present at the tomb
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