“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” ~Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa was a nun teaching at the Loreto Convent in India‚ when she traveled to Calcutta‚ and saw the slums in that city. She immediately felt called to go and serve the poorest of the poor there‚ and after a couple years‚ received permission and headed off to Calcutta. She immediately began her work there‚ and gave her entire life to it. As a result‚ Malcolm Muggeridge wrote a biography
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Joyce Borden Balokovic’s (1897-1971) background and education positioned her to be an impactful women’s activist during the 1940’s. Growing up in an aristocratic family‚ she was heiress to the Borden family fortune which came from her father‚ Gail Borden‚ the inventor of condensed milk. Joyce had other notable relatives including Robert Borden‚ Canada’s Prime Minister during World War I‚ and Lizzie Borden from the famous Fall River murders. She was born and raised in Chicago and was raised by a dogmatic
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Mother Teresa: A Rebel For A Cause Many people are helpful in their own ways some help the environment by saving paper and turning of the lights when they are not needed. Some are helpful to animals by volunteering at animal shelters‚ making sure animals are not put down for no use and organizing recycling or trash programs to clean up the wildlife habitats. Lastly‚ some are helpful to people by donating money or clothes to charities or going to poor places around the world to help rebuild the
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Throughout my life there are a few exceptional figures who have served as a role model for me offering guidance and direction through their words of wisdom. However none has such inspiration as Mother Teresa who has formed the very core and fundamental attributes which makes me a person that I am today. I believe in a life of giving and not taking through the teachings of Mother Theresa. For any of you who do not know her‚ Mother Theresa was a recipient of several honours including the coveted
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Mother Teresa was a woman of power‚ leadership‚ and compassion. Her great deeds in serving the poor has won her many awards‚ such as the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize in the year of 1979 (World Book). Mother Teresa changed the lives of many‚ which includes the rich‚ poor‚ parentless‚ living‚ and dying. Mother Teresa had a vision to serve the poor‚ a strong work ethic as a teacher‚ collaboration skills for working with the Missionaries of Charity‚ and a strong commitment to gospel values. Mother
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Fatima Robinson was born August 29‚ 1971 in Little Rock Arkansas. When Fatima was four years old‚ her and her family moved to Los Angeles. Fatima was a very bright young woman graduating high school at the age of sixteen. Growing up Fatima wanted to follow in her mother’s footsteps by opening her own salon. She then went on to pursue cosmetology and soon received her certificate in cosmetology in which she used to work as a hairstylist. Although she was a hairstylist‚ she always had a passion for
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Early life Riva Minska was born in Łódź‚ Poland to Avromele and Nacha Minska. Riva was born on the date of May 3‚ 1926. She was the fourth of seven children: Chanele‚ Yankele‚ and Mala precede her; brothers Motele‚ Moshiele ‚ and Laibele follow her. Avromele Minska died shortly after Moshiele’s birth. Avromele was Riva’s father. World War II Following the invasion of Poland‚ Riva’s older siblings fled to Russia to escape forced labor. Riva‚ her mother and younger siblings are forced to live in
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1 / 4 Diana Saucedo Erin Morris HIST2321 XC World Civilization I September 14‚ 2016 Hildegard of Bingen A Remarkable Women Hildegard of Bingen was a writer‚ composer‚ philosopher and a visionary. She was called by many “one of the most important figures in the history of the Middle East and perhaps the greatest women of her time” (justun.angelican.org)\ Biography Born in a noble family‚ she was the tenth child. Her parents were Hildebert von Bermersheim and Mechtil of Merxheim-Nahet
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Saints and the beatitudes Saint Rose of Lima was born on April 20‚ 1586. Saint Rose lived in Peru. She had 9 siblings. She has 6 brothers and 3 sisters. Her feast day is August 23rd. Her feast day was formally August 30th. Saint Rose of Limas original name was Isabel Flores de Oliva. She was always known as Rosa. Rose normally wore a crown of thorns. She was beatified in 1668 by Pope Clement. Pope Clement also canonized her. She died on August 24‚ 1617. She helped the sick and hungry around her
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The Civilization of the Goddess Marija Gimbutas was born in 1921‚ in Vilnius the capital city of Lithuania‚ situated in the southeast of the country. She maintained a lifelong interest in the culture and customs of her homeland. She came to the United States as an immigrant from the Soviet government in 1949 after earning a Doctor of Philosophy degree in archaeology in 1946 at Tubingen University in Germany. Her background included linguistics‚ ethnology‚ and the history of religions‚ which was
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