Over the summer before my senior year in high school‚ I was given an amazing opportunity to go to Nicaragua. I was able to expand my spanish vocabulary by teaching a class of adults and children english‚ talking with many of the locals and venders. The service learning program I went with was Global Glimpse. We learned more about the day to day life of the locals in a third world country. For the service part of the trip we helped improve a local school.We redid the bathrooms‚ classrooms‚ and the
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To begin‚ for my religious visit‚ I chose to venture to Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation‚ located on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis. The congregation started on November 2nd‚ 1856 when fourteen Jewish men gathered in a home belonging to a man name Julius Glaser‚ and they founded a congregation with an explicitly described constitution and set of by-laws in their community. Two years later‚ the congregation’s first consecrated home held a dedication and became the fourth synagogue to become
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The Catholic Church What pops into my mind once I hear Catholic? For me‚ it is what I believe in because it is part of my religion. It is what I am and who I should be. One of the four marks or essential characteristics of the Church is being Catholic. This struck me most because according to Matthew 28: 18-20‚ Catholic means universal or all-embracing. In my view‚ one of the best features of the Church is that she accepts‚ understands‚ and loves each and every one regardless of race‚ culture
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simple actions he had enforced since his title of archbishop‚ the new Pope has begun to change everything that the Vatican had promoted. His name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio and he claims the title as the "first Latin American pope‚ the first Jesuit pope‚ the first in more than a thousand years not to have been born in Europe‚ and the first to take the moniker Francis‚" (Draper 36). But the appearance of the pope is not the only thing he has changed. In fact pope Francis does not want to be looked upon
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Protestant & Catholic Reformation On October 31st 1517‚ Martin Luther started the beginning of the Protestant Revolution by posting his 95 theses at Wittenberg’s castle. These 95 theses argued on the power and efficacy of indulgences and explained the fundamentals of justification by faith. Thus opened the eyes of the people who had begun to question centuries of Catholic beliefs. Luther and his supporters believed that the Church had been corrupted by power and wealth and therefore it needed
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things to happen. We may never understand His wisdom‚ but we simply have to trust His will.”‚ Psalm 37:5. God always has His underlying reasons for allowing things to happen and behind those things are truth that will set us free from suffering; meaning why He let those things to happen; value‚ that those things are for our sake and better; beauty because surely after that obstacle‚ we learn new things in life. Despite of what happened in Tacloban‚ God showed His truthfulness that He’s our refuge. Who
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no fame from his involvement with the reformation. Martin Luther did not expect fame to come with his work; however‚ he ended up becoming one of the most famous people in the Lutheran religion. In fact‚ Martin Luther is what the Lutheran religion is based on and named after. God‚ Wittenberg‚ the printing press‚ and Luther’s friends‚ all helped guide Luther toward his accomplishments during his life. Before Luther became a monk‚ a bad storm threatened his life. Luther fearing for his life prayed
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Women during the French Revolution had various roles. The two main roles woman played during the french revolution was joining the crusade for freedom and fighting for equality. Women during the french revolution joined the crusade for freedom. Woman during the revolution would buy food and would manage their families slender resources‚ but this role for woman changed after the economy worsened because of Bastille falling. The economic crises lead to women not being able to manage their household
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POPE JOHN XXIII * Found meaning in life by helping others * Significant contribution to development of Christianity. * Contributed Socially‚ Politically and liturgically. * Ecumenism – major influence for Catholic Church. * Advocate of Christian unity‚ social justice‚ human rights‚ and promotion world peace. * “People’s Pope” – friendly‚ sense of humour‚ gracious and humble. * Family – poor. * Believed that kindness can be offered without money. * Often visited
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the next time.” In the face of overwhelming adversity‚ what gives me the cause to hope? Ever since I was little I have been competitive in all different levels and types of sports‚ many of which I have stared right into the face of adversity. Injuries‚ family problems‚ and being strewn out between 400 miles of highway between Tennessee and Georgia have given me plenty of reason to give up on my sports…my true passion and desire. Did I give up? Did I let the face of adversity tear me down? No. I let
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