Blessed Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII held office for only five years‚ but he remains one of the most popularly beloved popes in the history of the Roman Catholic Church‚ not only by Catholics but also by non-Catholics. He had spent twenty-five years as a papal diplomat for Bulgaria‚ Turkey and France‚ and six years as archbishop of Venice‚ not being elected pope until he was 77. Pope John XXIII is perhaps best known for bringing together the second council that promoted the unity of all christian
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as unequal pay; limited career opportunities; harassment in every form; and‚ unfair health and reproductive rights. Being luckily born into a dying middle class‚ I have had access to education and many life and career favorable circumstances. In Nicaragua‚ I am privileged‚ and yet I could not stop feeling hopelessness for a long time. My privileges mean little if they are not used for a greater cause. I come from a business and finance background. For the over seven years I have been in the labor
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Did you know electronics can help you to protect your house from the thieves and unwanted person? Take a look to my Burglar Alarm Project. This simple tool alone can guard your doors and windows with a little power consumption. This burglar alarm can be used to protect windows or glass areas by using window foil that "breaks" a circuit as the glass is broken. It is an alarm that is triggered when the protective circuit is opened. Circuit Operation:- The circuit consist of a n-p-n transistor‚ an
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As I sat in the car waiting impatiently to reach there‚ I though about my all-time dream coming true‚ visiting the modern wonder‚ Dubai. Since the United Arab Emirates were formed in 1971‚ Dubai has always been the most resourceful‚ united and modern of all. It has been very famous for a lot of tourist attractions like Burj Al Arab and Emirates towers. Additionally‚ the highest tower in the world‚ Dubai tower is currently being built and an above-ground metro is being designed for safe‚ fast
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A Man Who Became Pope Karol‚ or Pope Jonh Paul II as we know him‚ was one of the most couragous men because of all the hardships he faced in his lifetime.In the movie we only saw a small portion of them because the movie stopped right as he became pope. I am sure he faced many many more while serving his term as Pope. Being from Poland‚ and being a Catholic made him a prime target for discrimination back when the Natzis were trying to eliminate many different groups of people because of their
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ALEXANDER POPE BY EPISTLE TO ARBUTHNAL The Epistle to Dr Arbuthnal is a satire in poetic form written by Alexander Pope and addressed to his friend John Arbuthnal a physicians. It was first published in 1774 and composed by 1734. He was famous for his satirical verse. He was one of the Great influences of contemporary English literature; he was interest in Christian and Biblical culture. He was regarded as the most eminent poet of the eighteenth century during the Augustinian era. A noble whose
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In the years following 1485 Pope Innocent VIII had had built and handsomely decorated a villa on the high ground at the back of the old Vatican palace. An enclosed space‚ bounded by villa and palace to north and south and by the two walls to east and west‚ was to be divided into a series of courts on different levels‚ designed originally for the display of sculpture. The great sculptures placed in elaborately painted and decorated niches at the four corners of the court and in the center of each
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Pope Urban was seeing an opening for power in 1095. Pope urban decided to assist the head of the Byzantine Empire by murdering the Turks. While the Turks are Muslim‚ and the Pope is Christian‚ the Pope desires the power to stay elsewhere and not in the hands of people who disbelieves in Christianity. It is the first response to Pope Urban II’s call of arms last year in 1095‚ when he challenged the Lords of Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Turks. A French monk by the name of Peter the Hermit
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Pope Gregory was born as Hildebrand in 1025‚ to an upper class family in southern Tuscany. He adopted the name Gregory in memory of Gregory I after his election as pope in 1073. He became convinced that the pope was the living successor of St. Peter. Because of this connection‚ the pope‚ and he alone‚ would always remain a true Christian‚ never deviating from the faith and always aware of the will of God. Therefore‚ all Christians owed him absolute and unquestioned obedience. Disobedience was regarded
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Commenting on “DOREEN POPE” by Mary Loudon UNESCO instituted World Teacher’s Day on October 5. However‚ why wait for Teachers’ Day to come around? We don’t need a special occasion to express our affection towards a teacher. So did Mary Loudon by writing “Doreen Pope”‚ a hymn to an inspirational teacher. In this descriptive essay she pays tribute to the greatness of her teacher Doreen Pope. Someone once said‚ "Teachers don’t impact for a year‚ but for a lifetime." A teacher can make a lasting
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