Evita: Saint or Sinner? The story of Eva Peron is a fascinating one . Evita‚ as she is known‚ enjoyed a rise to power like no other. The details of this ascension are often disputed‚ making Santa Evita’s tale all the more intriguing. . . Maria Eva Duarte was born on May 7‚ 1919‚1 the fifth and youngest illegitimate child of Juan Duarte and his mistress‚ Juan Ibarguen. The week of her birth was known as Tragic Week‚ when the army massacred striking workers‚ perhaps a foreshadow of what
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Life of Saint Marina Marina was born in Qlamoun North Lebanon sometime in the fifth century. Her father was a pious man. Her mother died while Marina was very young. This has made her father renounce the world and leave for the Monastery of Qannoubine in the Holy Valley; accompanying him was his daughter‚ whom he dressed like a man. It is said that her parents names were Ibrahim and Baddoura or and Eugene and Theodora. It is also said that when her father became a monk he left her in the care of
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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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The Artwork and Inspiration of Dale Chihuly Anyone at all familiar with Dale Chihuly’s work knows that the individual glass objects he creates represent only isolated moments inside a complex and vastly creative mind. Any of his Baskets‚ Chandeliers‚ Cylinders‚ or Floats is as much an image as it is an object. They reference to all the forms that precede and follow it‚ to the action and process that go into its making and to the intuitive form idea‚ which is of its origin. Chihuly’s assertiveness
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Boxers and Saints are two companion graphic novels written by Gene Luen Tang‚a famous writer of graphic novels and comics.He said that he did two volumes because he wanted to give readers a different perspective to explain Boxers.Some people think Boxers are terrorists while some people may think Boxers are national hero.In my opinion‚there’s no absolute “good” or “bad” after I read these two books.The main characters‚Bao and Vibiana‚are in opposition.However‚they have many similarities
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Saint Maybe is a story about a picture-perfect Baltimore family. The Bedloe family‚ the focus of the story‚ is far from being perfect. The family consist of parents Bee and Doug‚ Claudia‚ the oldest child‚ Danny the middle son and Ian the youngest. Danny marries Lucy‚ a divorcee with two children Agatha and Thomas. Lucy was pregnant before meeting Danny‚ so Danny’s daughter Daphne‚ is someone else’s baby. Danny may know Daphne is not his daughter‚ but ignores the fact. Ian‚ only 17 years old‚ suspects
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Everyone is born differently‚ a good different‚ and God made Saint Philip Neri a special holy fool who had an important mystic gift. Humor is the best medicine anyone could possibly have‚ and that’s what Saint Philip Neri brought everyone in Rome. Saint Philip Neri is the patron saint of humor and joy. He was born in Florence on July 21‚ 1515 and was a child of Francesco Neri. At eighteen Saint Philip Neri went to live with a wealthy family member in San Germano. He didn’t live there for long‚ soon
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Not every saint had the perfect life story and acted exactly as they should. Many had sinful pasts but were able to turn their lives around by devoting themselves to God. Most of the time‚ it only takes one life-changing event to make the switch for sinner to saint. Saint Francis of Assisi is an perfect example of one of these saints. Francis is the Patron Saint of Animals‚ Merchants and Ecology now‚ but he did not always act in a saintly way. In the early years of his life‚ he made many poor decisions
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Austin Inspiration I will be the first to admit that in all of my years of swimming at Barton Springs‚ I never took a good look at Philosopher’s Rock until recently. I’ve absentmindedly passed by the statue more times than I can count on my fingers and toes‚ not once stopping to read the inscription on the stones around it. The sculpture has always been at the entrance of the pool‚ a constant during visits with my family when I was younger‚ with hometown friends during college visits years
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Name : NURUL MAWADDAH WAHIANUWAR Age : 17 YEARS OLD Country : MALAYSIA Title : "Extracurricular Activities: An Inspiration or Unnecessary Burden?" Academics are an important part of each student’s high school years‚ especially since high school grades play an integral role in college acceptance. Parents spend a lot of time encouraging their children to study more and play less in the pursuit of this goal. They believe that devoting a great deal of time to studying guarantees success in future
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