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Mary Mackillop was a Great Australian Catholic. She demonstrated a sense of justice throughout her life constantly living out her faith and values through her actions. Mary was a child with a strong love for God and a desire to do what she could for people in need. In January 1866, Mary and her sisters settled in Penola and opened a Catholic school which was open to any child who wished to learn whether they were poor or rich. After she moved to Adelaide she set about providing school clothes for students who could not afford them. By the 8th of December 1869, through her perseverance and determination, Mary had supported establishing 23 Catholic schools, an orphanage, a refuge for women in need of protection and a house for vulnerable and

For many years, I have worked in ministry as a support ministry member. In 1993-1997, I served as Administrator at Beacon Light Full Gospel Baptist Church under the leadership of Bishop Darryl S. Bister. I was responsible for all of his appointments, drafting of documents, and overseer of additional staff members and responsible for the day to day operations. In 1997, I was called to Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church with my husband under Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr. I served in many capacities in this ministry from worship leader to Administrator to the Registrar for Greater St. Stephens School of Ministry. My husband along with our 3 children was then called to Denver, Colorado to serve at Heritage Christian Center under Bishop Dennis Leonard. We serve in that ministry

Southern Louisiana had its distinctiveness; complete with the French and Spanish legacy, an Anglo-American territory, its Roman Catholic bastion; present was evangelical Protestantism, the slave society, its sugar society and historic plantations. But more important it had Centerville, Louisiana, the hometown of William J. Seymour, the son of former slaves.

“The Basket Maker” was such an incredible read. Mary Austin does a fantastic job relaying three completely different messages through this story. I feel like this story would be appealing to more than just one general audience, such as women. Yes, it does tell a story about a single Native American mother trying to provide for her children doing the thing that she loves; which is basket making. The story also shows the hardships of being a single parent, and a Native American. Native Americans have had a pretty tough time considering settlers were not a fan of them living on the land that they found, and their culture/traditions. The way that Austin describes the detail of the land and atmosphere was incredible. It was easy to get a mental

The painting The Holy Family with Saints Anne and John the Baptist, 1592 (oil on canvas) was created by Italian painter Sofonisba Anguissola (c.1532-1625). It is currently held at the Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, as a gift from Mrs. Forbes Hawkes and Bridgeman Images. This painting is among the unique pious narrative paintings by Anguissola. “The Holy Family” is the last dated painting by the artist. It was executed when she had just returned to Italy after spending 14 years working for King Philip II at the Spanish court. By this time, she had already married to a Genoese ship captain. Her various visits to court and her personal contacts with great painter at that time largely inspired herself. Through these contacts, she successfully stayed in touch with current developments in art. By closely observing this masterpiece, I argue that the artist perfectly sustain the beauty of counter-reformation arts in her work by use of light and shadow, delicate brushwork and accurate proportions of each subjects.

Mary Flannery O’Connor is one of the most well-known short story authors of the twentieth-century. She centers many of her works around the mysteries of religion and the modernization of society. Drawing from her southern heritage and Catholic beliefs, O’Connor creates stories that are “peopled with strange and grotesque characters and shocking acts of both banality and horror” where “most of her stories include a moment in which grace is offered, a moment of profound mystery” (Mitchell 211). Her characters are often simple fundamentalists, typifying the most prominent aspect of her works in which the characters are used to demonstrate to her audience the potent reality that society is subjected to maintain. Flannery O’Connor writes from a southern Catholic standpoint, allowing her beliefs as a devout Catholic to heavily influence the structure of her works, focusing much attention on the main characters that are symbolic of the typical man. O’Connor describes her works as, “stories about original sin.” (Mitchell 211) in the sense that her characters inherited the Original Sin of Adam, and are all equally guilty. In her short story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” Flannery O’Conner exemplifies this notion through the behavior of the main character, the grandmother, and the themes of religion, society and class, and family throughout the story.

Mary sat at her desk, just like she always did. The desk’s varnish had been worn down to the raw wood, and it was covered in scratches made by her own clawing nails. Mary couldn’t remember when she had been locked in there, in the blanched room. The room was vacant except for the debased desk, a plastic chair, and a very shabby Mary.

In the Time article “Teen Depression and Anxiety: Why the Kids Are Not Alright,” the author, Susanna Schrobsdorff, discusses the current generation’s increase in mental health disorders, specifically anxiety and depression. Schrobsdorff states a major cause of these disorders is the generation’s inability to find a “firm line between their real and online world”. The article uses statistics from studies, and the experience of several human sources, to strengthen the authors claim and give real world perspective of how mental disorders affect not only the person with the mental disorder, but also their family.

Many people enjoy college football. Every Saturday during the season, millions of people tune in to watch their favorite college play football. While players of the NFL get paid millions of dollars to play, college players get nothing. Most people say that it’s fair, but others think it's wrong. In my nonfiction article. “Should college football players get paid?” by Michael Gonchar explains that college football players work their butts off and risk injury, their coaches get paid millions of dollars and possibly bonuses, and they leap for joy when they receive little gifts for being in big bowl games.

examples individuals by writing books, protesting, or making new resources to help others with their generosity. Specifically Ellen Levine is influential because of impact from her parents were very influential parents, also she showed the world how the world was and she uses her personal interests as inspirations. This is what i will be telling you guys about.

I would choose to converse with Sojourner Truth for an hour, because she was an extremely influential abolitionist and women’s and human rights activist. I find that more millennials, myself included, are becoming involved in politics and social justice issues at such young ages. I care deeply about issues regarding equality, whether it be racial, gender, or LGBT equality, and I’d like to be as involved as I can in the efforts to achieve equality. Therefore, I would ask her about how she was able to get her voice heard when the larger part of society undermined both the women’s rights and abolitionist movement. I think that one of the biggest challenges minority movements face is that the majority tends to talk over them, and I’d like to hear

It is 1976, an 8-year-old Mary Daisy Dinkle (Bethany Whitmore) is a lonely little girl living in Mount Waverley, Melbourne, Australia. Her relatively poor family cannot afford to buy her toys or nice clothing, and she is teased by children at her school due to an unfortunate birthmark on her forehead. Her father is distant and her alcoholic, kleptomaniac mother provides no support. The closest thing she has to a friend is the man for whom Mary collects mail, Len Hislop, a World War II veteran who lost his legs as a prisoner of war and has developed agoraphobia.

The determinants that sister Mary Joseph Praise faced in the first 3 chapter of cutting stone were environmental, social, and behavioral.

At first thought on who I would choose to interview for a profile essay assignment in my English class, Syd was the first person to come to mind. Her life goal is to help others and maybe shed some light to help them through their journeys through life themselves. Her passion shines bright and strong for what she does. When she teaches, she gives so much more than just the basics of what comes from the

Kennedy, and Nelson Mandela. For one that wants to strengthen his charisma possibly studying videos of their speeches along with the way they interrelate with others is a great foundation for learning.