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    turned away anyone in need for help. It is said that during her early years‚ Agnes was fascinated by stories of missionaries and what they did for the community. By the age of 12 years of age she was completely convinced that she was called to commit herself to the Catholic Church and to live a religious life. At the age of 18‚ Agnes left her home and joined the Sisters of Loreto as a missionary. She never saw any of her family members again. She originally joined the Sisters of Loreto in Ireland to

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    outside on the streets to little children. But soon people started to help her out and gave money. As others started to teach and donate money Holy See gave Mother Teresa permission to start her own charity which was called “Missionaries of charity”. The charity Missionaries of charity was a foundation where Mother Teresa gave love to the people who have never felt loved before. Mother Teresa passed away on September 5‚ 1992 at age 87 she had a huge heart attack. Accomplishments Mother Teresa

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    them because she wanted them to become Christians‚ which was not true. She had stones thrown at her and yet she was determined to help others despite these obstacles. Mother Teresa had accomplished many things in her life. As word spread about Missionaries of Charity‚ more and more women were

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    a woman dying of hunger and TB.” (Mother Teresa of Calcutta Center). Mother Teresa also had over 4000 followers‚ or as she called them‚ sisters. She had inspired so many people‚ and her actions impressed so many people around the world. “… the Missionaries of Charity established their first house outside of India in the Venezuelan diocese of Barquisimeto‚ at the invitation of Bishop Benitez. Impressed by Mother Teresa’s charitable endeavors… wanted her to assist the ‘poorest of the poor’… landless

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    MOTHER TERESA In my English assignment‚ I was asked to do a report on someone or things that I am interested with. So‚ I decided to choose Mother Teresa as my role model to accomplish my task. To me‚ a role model is someone you want to emulate or hope to be like one day. Besides that‚ a role model is also someone who has inspiring actions or words. However‚ I feel that a role model needs to be honest‚ kind-hearted‚ humble‚ and caring. Therefore‚ I choose Mother Teresa as my role model because

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    for those who were less fortunate than she was. She gave them food‚ lifted their spirits‚ and helped them survive. She established hospices and hospitals for the sick and dying‚ she started in Calcutta as she started a new religious order‚ the Missionaries of Charity‚ which spread throughout the world. Today the Order still cares for the poorest of the poor‚ the sick and dying. Mother Theresa and her nuns went out into the streets and picked up the dying homeless to bring them to her hospice She

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    ever try. But‚ for her not only did she accomplish what she set out to do‚ but she did it successfully. Finally‚ Mother Teresa indirectly encouraged and influenced many people to volunteer to help the poor. For example‚ today‚ Mother Teresaбпs Missionaries of Charity now has 570 missions all over the world‚ comprising of 4000 nuns‚ a brotherhood of 300 members and over 100‚000 lay volunteers operating homes for AIDS‚ leprosy and tuberculosis patients. There are also soup kitchens‚ childrenбпs and

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    First of all‚ I cannot omit the story of Annalena Tonelli. She was eager to help Muslim refugees. She was not a doctor but focused on building hospitals and treating tuberculosis which was prevalent in Kenya. Even though she suffered a lot of assaults and even expelled‚ she did not abandon her mission. She started her mission again in Somalia. She was the friends of all in where she lived regardless of their religious tradition‚ and she believed that this is the calling from Jesus. Tonelli did not

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    in poverty by inspiring those around her‚ dedicating herself to the poor‚ and was the founder of the Order of the Missionaries Charity. Mother Teresa helped those in poverty by inspiring those around her. Some of the people she inspired were the others that taught at St. Mary’s as did

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    Mother Teresa also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta was born on August 26th 1910 in Skopje Macedonia. Originally her birth name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu before she became a Catholic nun and missionary who devoted her life to caring for the sick. When she was only 8 years old her father died from an illness so‚ young Agnes became very close to her mother who had a strong belief in the Catholic church and taught her many things about compassion and charity. At age 12 Agnes went on a school trip

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