Mother Teresa Biography Who was Mother Teresa? Mother Teresa was a strong courageous woman who was a hero to millions and thousand of poor people looked up to her. Mother Teresa was born August 26‚ 1910‚ she was a Roman Catholic. She was the youngest of three children and her family was really religious. When Mother Teresa was twelve years old she felt if God was trying to tell her to spread love all around the world. As she turned eighteen she moved out of her parent’s resident and joined an Irish
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1925‚ more than 1‚000 Montessori schools had opened in the United States. By 1940 the Montessori movement had faded‚ but it was revived in the 1960s. During World War II‚ Montessori developed Education for Peace in India‚ and earned two Nobel Peace Prize nominations. She died May 6‚ 1952‚ in Noordwijk aan Zee‚ Netherlands. Early Life Maria Montessori was born on August 31‚ 1870‚ in the provincial town of Chiaravalle‚ Italy‚ to middle-class‚ well-educated parents. At the time that Montessori was growing
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Ahmed Hassan Zewail (born February 26‚ 1946 in Damanhour‚ Egypt) is an Egyptian-American scientist‚ and the winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on femtochemistry. He is the Linus Pauling Chair Professor Chemistry and Professor of Physics at the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Zewail has been nominated and will participate in President Barack Obama’s Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). The council will talk about education‚ science‚ defense
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Anwar Sadat was the third president of Egypt. He was a very intelligent and successful man. He was assasinated to end his career. He was born December 25‚ 1918 in Mit Abu alkum‚ Egypt. His wife was a lady named Jehan Sadat. Anwar Sadat was also a book writer and also known for his books. Some of his books include In Search of Identity‚ Those I have known‚ and many more. Some of his great quotes are “Fear is‚ I believe‚ a most effective tool in destroying the soul of an individual - and the soul of
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poor. During her lifetime‚ she had many achievements; here are just some of the awards which she won: In 1976 she won the Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award‚ In 1979 she was the Nobel Peace Prize Winner‚ In 1985 she won the Presidential Medal of Freedom‚ In 1992 she won the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education and In 1997 she won the Congressional Gold Medal. Mother Teresa devoted her life to helping the poor in Calcutta in India. She was the type of person that cared about other people
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life towards bettering the environment of her native land‚ Kenya. Maathai was an environmentalist who developed the Greenbelt Movement. She was also known as a women’s rights advocate and she received many awards. Some of which were the Nobel peace prize in 2004‚ legion d’Honneur‚ France’s highest award in 2006 and in 2005 she was named one 100 most powerful women by Forbes Magazine. Some of the women in Kenya started to notice that the quality and quantity of their crops was going down due to environmental
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powers during China’s Cultural Revolution‚ caused great suffering. Some‚ such as Boudicca‚ who led a bloody rebellion against the Romans‚ were warriors. Others advocated peace: Bertha‚ baroness von Suttner‚ influenced the creation of the Nobel Peace Prize that would eventually be won by many women‚ including
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Charity. Under her direction‚ the Sisters of Charity ministered to the sick and hungry of Calcutta. Showering love and food on all who came to the mission’s doorstep‚ Mother Teresa soon became a local celebrity. In 1979‚ she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and her position as the world’s greatest champion of the
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Introduction: Grameen Bank (GB) has reversed conventional banking practice by removing the need for collateral and created a banking system based on mutual trust‚ accountability‚ participation and creativity. Grameen Bank provides credit to the poorest of the poor in rural Bangladesh‚ without any collateral. At Grameen Bank‚ credit is a cost effective weapon to fight poverty and it serves as a catalyst in the overall development of socio-economic conditions of the poor who have been kept outside
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to improve the environment as a spiritual leader to the absence of war‚ pain and torture. Aung San Suu Kyi wanted freedom and equal rights through non-violence. Wanagari Maathai‚ Tenzin Gyatso and Aung San Suu Kyi were all awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004‚ 1989 and 1991 for the GreenBelt Movement‚ spiritual leadership‚ and for democratic and human rights struggles. ! Wanagar Maatha was a strong black woman. Throughout her life she was very dedicated to the well being of the environment. While
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