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    St. Clare of Assisi Life

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    Benedictine nuns of San Palos near Bastia‚ then to San Angelo in Panzo‚ until she was finally sent to San Damiano where she founded the first community of the Order of Poor Ladies (later the Poor Clares.)  She led this order for forty years.  Everywhere the Franciscans established themselves throughout Europe; there also went the Poor Clares‚ depending solely on the providence of God to subsist.  This was a new idea at the time.  In the beginning‚ most of the young girls who joined her in this life

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    Banker to the Poor

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    Banker to the Poor: The Autobiography of Muhammad Yunus Author: Muhammad Yunus Copyright: 2003 Introduction Banker to the Poor narrates the life of Muhammad Yunus and his conception of the micro-lending institution‚ Grameen Bank‚ to provide help to the poor. Yunus had a dream of providing help the poor to be able to help themselves. He believes that if the poor can receive financial help in the form of very small loans and are taught some basic principles of financial management‚ they will learn

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    poor eyesight

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    Factors that Causes Poor Eyesight Thesis statement: This study is aimed to determine the factors that cause poor eye sight and the effects to a normal life of a person. Outline: 1. Introduction 2. Body 2.1. Information about the eyes 1.1. Anatomy and physiology of the eyes 1.2. Symptoms and prevention of eye damage/problem 2.2. Causes 2.1. Sun or light exposure 2.2. Chemical exposure 2.3. Over exposure to radiation 2.4. Blows of the eye 2.5. Use of contact lenses 2.6. High-risk newborn

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    Name: Aoife Dunne Student No: 112732149 Class: BSW I hereby declare that all the work is my own ‚ when I have referred to the work and ideas of others‚ I have referenced it accordingly. Aoife Dunne Essay 2013 Title: Discuss the influence of the Catholic Church on Irish Social Policy This essay examines the influence of the Catholic Church on Irish Social Policy. This essay will focus on the Church’s role as a provider of charity. It seeks to address the following questions: How does one define

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    St. Francis of Assisi

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    Saint Francis of Assisi Throughout the history of the Catholic Church‚ there have been only a few people fortunate and deserving enough of the title of “saint”. Originally named Giovanni Francesco Bernardone‚ St. Francis of Assisi is honored as the patron saint of animals and ecology. He lived a life of complete obedience‚ humility‚ and poverty. He was a guy who was truly in love with the Lord and wanted to follow in his teachings. He was a man willing to give up his belongings to help those less-fortunate

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    of great industrial change throughout much of the United Kingdom‚ Ireland was widely regarded as a poor‚ destitute country with many people already suffering from extreme poverty even before the famine. The economy in Ireland was weak and almost totally dependant on agricultural production with 66% of all families in pre-famine Ireland making their living from the land. Consequently‚ just one poor harvest could lead to arrears of rent‚ the threat of the bailiff and even eviction. This already difficult

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    Assess the view that working-class children under-achieve because they are culturally deprived. (20 marks) The idea that working-class children will most likely under-achieve due to a lack of culture‚ also known as cultural deprivation‚ refers to children lacking the norms‚ values‚ beliefs‚ skills and knowledge that a society would regard as important and necessary. The attributes that these children should know and learn are‚ in most cases‚ taught by their parents and are passed to the next generation

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    Victorian Social Reforms

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    socialism‚ dreaded by the upper classes. The 5 groups of people who benefited from these laws introduction were; The Old‚ The Young‚ The Sick‚ The Unemployed and the Employed. The Working Class Elderly generation of early 20th century Britain where some of the hardest

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    MISSION TO THE POOR

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    SPIRITUALITY REFLECTING ON THE MISSION TO THE POOR “Sure that it was god’s will‚ Alphonsus picked up his courage and started to act; and making the total sacrifice of the city of Naples to Jesus Christ‚ he offered to live the rest of his days in sheep-folds and hovels‚ and to die amoung shepherds and country-folk” (A.M. Tannoia‚ Della vita ed Istituto del Ven. S. di D. Alfonso M. Liguori‚ I 66). To understand Redemptorists spirituality towards the poor‚ it is crucial to have a light of St. Alphonsus

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    Using material from item A and elsewhere assess the view that working class children under achieve because they are culturally deprived. (20Marks) Culture deprivation is when people of different classes have differences in their norms‚ values‚ attitudes of education and their speech patterns. Working class parents have a lack of interest on their child’s education which leads the child to be at a disadvantage as the other middle class children will have parents who are very interested in their

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