One of the most inspiring saints in history‚ St. Maximilian Kolbe was born on the eighth of January‚ in 1894. He was born with the name of Raymond. Raymond was born in Zdunska-Wola‚ which is located in Poland. At this time‚ Poland was a part of the Russian Empire. Raymond’s father was a weaver‚ and his father’s name was Julius. His mother’s name was Maria. He had two brothers‚ with the names of Francis and Joseph. At this time Poland‚ there was a political split. Raymond said he “lamented the existence
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of story that is told about heroes and the kind of story that is told about saints. The hero always makes a decisive intervention when things are looking like they could go wrong. The hero always steps up and makes everything right. The hero is always the center of attention by contrast the saint is not necessarily a crucial character. The saint may be almost invisible easily missed‚ quickly forgotten. The hero and the saint are always at the periphery of a story that is really about God. The hero’s
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Saint Catherine of Siena was born in 1347 in Siena‚ Italy. She was the youngest child of a very large family and grew up an intelligent‚ cheerful‚ and intensely religious person. At age six‚ she began having mystical experiences‚ seeing guardian angels as clearly as the people they protected. Saint Catherine was very in touch with God‚ even as a child. When Saint Catherine was twelve‚ her parents thought of engaging her in marriage. She wanted to devote her life to God‚ not to her husband. She disappointed
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Saint Teresa of Avila once said “I shall mention some things that are necessary… The first of these is love for one another; the second is detachment from all created things; the third is true humility… all must be friends‚ all must be loved‚ all must be held dear‚ all must be helped‚” . A Doctor of the church‚ Saint Teresa of Avila greatly affected the Catholic Church. One of her major contributions is that she founded the Discalced Carmelites. Another is her teaching on prayer and books she wrote
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w w ap eP m e tr .X w UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS s er om .c GCE Ordinary Level MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2009 question paper for the guidance of teachers 2251 SOCIOLOGY 2251/01 Paper 1‚ maximum raw mark 90 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details
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Saint Francis of Assisi was born in the year 1181 in Assisi‚ Umbria‚ Italy. His birth name was Giovanni Bernardone. His parents were Pietro and Pica. Saint Francis’s father was in France when he was born. When he returned to Assisi and met his son he called him Francesco. From then on‚ he was called Francesco‚ not Giovanni. His father was a successful cloth merchant. This business allowed Saint Francis to have a privileged life. He wore the finest clothes and became well educated. He was one of
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Understanding Social Behavior Sociology – the study of human behavior and society – Focuses on groups but not individuals Sociologists study a broad range of phenomena From small group interactions and the meaning of cultural symbols to large scale economic shifts Micro- vs. Macro- Sociology Connection between the individual and society The “Sociological Imagination” C. Wright Mills‚ “The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within
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Saint Joseph There is no certain date when Saint Joseph was born‚ but he was said to be born around 100 BC. Saint Joseph is one of the three people in the Holy Family‚ also including Mary and Jesus. Saint Joseph was the husband of Mary and the foster father of Jesus. Although he was a humble person‚ Joseph came from a royal lineage. His genealogy marks him as a descendant of David. Saint Matthew said that Joseph was the son of Jacob‚ but Saint Luke said he was the son of Heli. He was a carpenter
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The Saint and the Goblin By Hector Hugh Munro Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 13 November 1916)‚ better known by the pen name Saki‚ and also frequently as H. H. Munro‚ was a British writer whose witty‚ mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. Influenced by Oscar Wilde‚ Lewis Carroll‚ and Kipling‚ he himself influenced A. A. Milne‚ Noël Coward‚ and P. G
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Remington Creative Wrighting 5 December 2012 “The Thoughts” It was Christmas Day and I was dreading opening the gift from my Aunt Jenny. As always I planted a corny grin on my face expecting a cheesy present‚ but I’m not sure if it was cheesy or not. As I was opening my presents I come to my Aunts last and so I pick it up‚ it was just a small box in the same red wrapping paper with tiny cartoon Christmas trees and big yellow bow on it. I slowly rip the paper and while I’m doing that I start to see a glow
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