A Biography of Dr Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was born on the 31st August 1870 in the town of Chiaravalle‚ Italy. Her father‚ Alessandro‚ was an accountant in the civil service‚ and her mother‚ Renilde Stoppani‚ was well educated and had a passion for reading. The Montessori family moved to Rome in 1875‚ and the following year the young Maria enrolled in the local state school on the Via di San Nicolo da Tolentino. As her education progressed‚ she began to break through the barriers which
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[pic] Maria Fe Perez-Agudo A product of an all-girls Catholic school in Manila‚ believes in the capability of women to climb the corporate ladder even in industries known to be men’s turf. Her own ascent to the top position at the fastest-growing car distributor in the Philippines changed the face of the once male-dominated automotive industry. “I believe in the power of the feminine genius‚” the amiable Agudo says‚ as she encourages women to explore more avenues. “Unleash and
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can’t help myself from being carried away by two heroes‚ who at some point‚ have differences in leading the others. In other words‚ I’m hitting two birds with one stone: watching the movie and relating it with my reaction paper on leaders being born or made. I’m talking about Captain America and Iron Man. What about them? Captain America was a hero in the past. He joined the military. Because of his diminutive size‚ he wasn’t given much attention in the army. In other words‚ he was a nobody until he was
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Maria Theresa: Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa was born on May 13‚ 1717 in Vienna‚ Austria. She was the oldest daughter in her family‚ raised by her dad‚ the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI. As she was maturing into an adult‚ the possibility of her being the one to take over her father’s throne was extremely high. Charles did not have a chance of producing a son‚ so Maria was a perfect candidate for it. Once her father died in year 1740‚ for forty years she started to rule and have full command
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Maria Full Of Grace & Reaching the Promised Land The article reaching "Reaching the Promised Land" talks about people from Dominican republic migrating to Puerto Rico so that they can easily come to the United States‚ since Puerto Rico was property of the United States since 1898‚ getting to Puerto Rico was an easy gateway ticket to the United States. Most of the people‚ women especially‚ migrated from Dominican Republic because of harsh standard of living there. Pushing the women to endure dangerous
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Santa Maria del Fiore The Santa Maria del Fiore was to be the most beautiful attraction of Florence. The building would be the biggest project for Florence nevertheless the complications would decelerate the process. The will of the citizens allowed the building to continue in order to finish the masterpiece they had started‚ no matter what the expense. Flying buttresses were the traditional towers for gothic architecture but those were considered unappealing to the people of Florence. The
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Appearances: They Say More About You Than You Think The term “homophobia” brings to mind individuals that hate those who are homosexual. Most of us aren’t ignorant to the fact that homophobia is a problem in America. These homophobic people call homosexuals “faggots” or “dykes” with no regard as to if these people are actually gay or not. We often believe this is as far as it is taken. Carmen Vazquez’s argument in her 1992 essay “Appearances”‚ slightly changes the definition of homophobia (Goodreads)
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Maria Reiche Neuman‚ known as "The Lady of the Pampas"‚ was a scientist in love with mathematics‚ geography‚ physics‚ pedagogy and archaeoastronomy‚ born May 15‚ 1903 in Dresden‚ Germany. Marie Reiche arrived in Peru to 29 years‚ which started trablahando as educator‚ translator and assistant. Subsequently‚ from 1946 until his death in 1998‚ Maria Reiche dedicated his life to the study and preservation of "Nazca Lines"‚ stimulated by the American archaeologist Paul Kosok‚ who conducted an expedition
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MARIA ELENA Case Study 1 a. Summary of the case: Maria Elena works as a cleaner in your home You find her quite pleasant but of late she seems to be restless so you decide to find out the reason for it and you are shocked Her story in short goes this way .Maria Elena is an illegal immigrant who lives in San Jose with her husband and 2 children in a run down apartment with two other couples. Maria and her husband Luis heard of how good everything was in the USA from a cousin and decide
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Maria Montessori’s Science of Pedagogy L. K. Brendtro Augustana College Abstract In this article‚ the author explains how Maria Montessori is best known for her radical contribution in the education for disadvantaged children. Montessori used her scientific skills as a medical physician to develop a new science of pedagogy that has helped in the transformation of education indelibly. By studying how children learn‚ Montessori was able to show educators that even students with disadvantages
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