Blessed Teresa of Calcutta‚[1] born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (Albanian: [aˈɲɛs ˈɡɔɲdʒa bɔjaˈdʒiu]) and commonly known as Mother Teresa of Calcutta (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997)‚ was an ethnic Albanian‚ Indian Roman Catholic nun. She knew she had to be a missionary to spread the love of Christ. At the age of eighteen she left her parental home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto‚ an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. After a few months’ training in Dublin she was sent to India
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respect nature. Although it is hard to determine exactly when transcendentalism began‚ a probable date is September 19‚ 1836 (Hankins‚ 23)‚ when George Ripley‚ a Unitarian minister from Boston called a meeting with his friends: Bronson Alcott‚ Orestes Brownson‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ Frederic Hedge‚ Convers Francis‚ and James Freeman Clarke. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the flaws of Unitarianism (Hankins‚ 23). Members called their group “symposium” and met four to five times a year
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There are many reasons for which Augustus was successful emperor amongst which his building programme plays a vital role. Besides his building programme Augustus also used other means to become successful and the main ones are his avoidance of being seen as an arrogant leader or dictator‚ keeping his promises‚ claimed to act in the ways and will of their ancestors‚ he was selfless‚ he put on games and also his victories at war. The period immediately before Augustus became emperor was one of turmoil
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak Born in a well-cultured Brahim family on July 23‚ 1856 in Ratangari‚ Maharashtra‚ Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a multifacet personality. He is considered to be the ‘Father of Indian Unrest’. He was a scholar of Indian history‚ Sanskrit‚ mathematics‚ astronomy and Hinduism. He had imbibed values‚ cultures and intelligence from his father Gangadhar Ramchandra Tilak who was a Sanskrit scholar and a famous teacher. At the age of 10‚ Bal Gangadhar went to Pune with his family as his father
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THEATRE Theatre a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture‚ speech‚ song‚ music or dance. Elements of design and stagecraft are used to enhance the physicality‚ presence and immediacy of the experience. The specific place of the performance is also named by the word "theatre" as derived from
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Ancient Greek times enveloped many revolutionary discoveries and creations‚ especially in the world of literature. Literature flourished in Greece with the help of poetry and drama. Three profound playwrights left a significant impact on Greek culture: Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ and Euripides. Out of the three most influential playwrights of ancient Greek times‚ Euripides turned out to be the most distinct. Euripides was born in 480 BCE on the island of Salamis. He lived during the time of the Peloponnesian
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Class Notes for CJ 352_Spring 2011 History Instructor: Marcos L. Misis (ABD) . 1 HISTORY OF CORRECTIONS IN AMERICA Early History of Corrections • Codified punishment for offenders was developed in the early ages of human history. • One of the earliest known written codes that specified different types of offenses and punishments was the Code of Hammurabi in 1750 B.C. The Code of Hammurabi was divided into sections to cover different types of offenses and contained descriptions
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social way‚ but ask economically and politically‚ even to this day what they’ve done has made a massive impact. A native of Denmark‚ Jacob Riis moved to the US in 1870 to pursue work. Riis worked as a police reporter‚ but eventually became a social reformer. He fought to eliminate the devastating slum-like conditions that were present in New York City’s Lower East Side. With the use of his book “How the Other Half Lives”‚ Riis was able to open many of the wealthy residences eyes to how immigrants and
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of Coney Island. Although the advance in technology proved how times were advancing‚ there were groups of people who did not agree with this culture change. The genteel reformers strived to instill Victorian values into American society. Those of moral integrity‚ self-control‚ sober earnestness‚ and industriousness. These reformers set up different institution such as museums‚ symphonies‚ libraries‚ etc. to this create this Victorian culture (4). Kasson points that this culture was never fully integrated
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can be argued that the reason of his failure to make progress could have been the absence of a means of communicating his radical thoughts. The Tudor King Henry VIII disapproved of the new heretical theories advocated by Tyndale and other Lutheran Reformers‚ so much so that he authored a book called ‘Assertio Septem Sacramentorum’ (Defence of the Seven Sacraments) criticising these ideas. The refusal of Pope Clement VII to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon can be considered as the pivotal incident
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