On St. Patrick’s Day I had the pleasure of volunteering in a first grade class at my former elementary school. Each time I go back to the school‚ it brings back memories that I have not thought of in many years. Elementary school seems like a lifetime ago for me. But‚ because I had so many good experiences there‚ I love being able to be a part of the memories that kids today will always have. For example‚ holidays were always some of the best memories of my time at Lanigan because the teachers always
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uncertainty something than which a more prominent can’t be imagined exist both in the understanding and in all reality." St Aquinas’ morals commitment to the point of Theism depended on the idea of first standards of activity‚ so he said‚ " Virtue signifies a specific excellence of a power. Presently a thing’s excellence is considered essentially as to its end. Yet‚ the
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St. Francis of Assisi was one of the most famous of saints. So popular‚ the current pope‚ Pope Francis chose this as his catholic name – the patron saint of animals. St. Francis was born in either 1181 or 1182 (no one is sure) but he died in 1226 at the age of 45. St. Francis born and died in the same city Assisi‚ Italy‚ which is near Rome. Born to the name of Giovanni (John) deBernardone‚ his father began calling him Francesco‚ which mean “the Frenchman”. No one knows why his father called him
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St. Joseph’s soup kitchen has been providing food to the homeless and otherwise needy for over twenty years. Through my Christian Service‚ I was able to contribute to their mission. Though food is served from 1 PM to 3 PM‚ preparation begins much earlier. I worker both the morning (preparation) and afternoon (serving shift). In the morning‚ I worked a variety of jobs that included making sandwiches‚ making garlic bread‚ preparing coffee‚ moving boxes‚ going to the store to buy ice‚ cleaning silverware
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mountain and the first time it ever exploded was 10‚000 B.C. On March 16‚1980 before it erupted‚ the volcano showed some signs of happening by small earthquakes‚ 11 days later there were even more earthquakes‚ hundreds‚ and after centuries‚ the Mount St. Helens volcano in 1980 erupted. Days after the eruption the main vent had increased in size with a diameter at about 400m (1300 feet). The volcano’s eruption rate was 1 per hour at March 1980‚ but changed to 1 per day in April 1980. In the cascade
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The Coal Industry’s Impact on St. LouisCoal is perhaps the most plentiful source of fossil fuel and it an extensive history. It has been used as a source of heat since cave men roamed the earth. During the 1700s‚ it was discovered by the British that coal could produce a fuel which burned much cleaner and hotter that wood charcoal. However‚ the heavy demand of coal started with the Industrial Revolution that created numerous new technologies which required coal for energy. This produced the opportunity
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Mount St. Helen is a very active volcano classified as a stratovolcano‚ stratovolcano is basically a tall volcano built up of layer after layer of hard lava‚ tephra‚ pumice‚ and volcanic ash. Mount St. Helens location is in Skamania County in Washington‚ with coordinates of 46 12’00.17"N122 11’21.13"W. Mount St Helen is famous because of its catastrophic eruption on May eighteenth in nineteen eighty. The eruption measured a five on the volcanic explosivity index. This is an index created by Chris
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& Contrast” Art work can provide excellent opportunities for expression and makes varying impressions on the masses; the beauty is that each experience is genuinely unique. Paolo Uccello (Italian‚ 1397-1475)‚ created the oil on canvas painting St. George and the Dragon‚ 1470. Almost five hundred and twenty years later‚ Uccello’s painting inspired another artist in her own right‚ Ursula Askham Fanthorpe. Fanthorpe‚ an English poet‚ found herself moved by Uccello’s painting and was inspired to
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St. Philip Neri Saint Philip Neri is an important person to learn about. Philip Neri was a humorous man. He used jokes to teach people about the catholic faith. Philip’s feast day is on May 26th‚ which is also the day he died in 1595. After his death‚ people continued to look up to Philip and he was finally canonized in 1622. Philip was born on July 21‚ 1515 in Italy. He was always a curious a child‚ which lead him to trouble. Saint Philip Neri was officially recognized in the church’s eyes
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was once said by a respected man St Thomas Aquinas. Referred to‚ as the doctor of the church‚ St Thomas was a theologian and philosopher. A theologian is someone who spends his or hers life thinking bout Gods life. They figure out things about god through prayer and study. St Thomas was sent to a monastery when he was only five years old. At the age of nineteen Thomas decided to join the Dominican order even though his family went against his believes. St Thomas Aquinas taught theology‚ but
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