superiors to leave the school and focus on the needy. Even though Mother Teresa did not have much money to spend she set up a school for the kids who lived in the “slums”‚ or areas of major poverty. Eventually‚ she started her own order called “The Missionaries of Charity”. Throughout the rest of her life she dedicated it to helping the needy and poor. She exhibited a sense of kindness that money people have not reached. Mother Teresa ended up receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. She was the true
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for those who were less fortunate than she was. She gave them food‚ lifted their spirits‚ and helped them survive. She established hospices and hospitals for the sick and dying‚ she started in Calcutta as she started a new religious order‚ the Missionaries of Charity‚ which spread throughout the world. Today the Order still cares for the poorest of the poor‚ the sick and dying. Mother Theresa and her nuns went out into the streets and picked up the dying homeless to bring them to her hospice She
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ever try. But‚ for her not only did she accomplish what she set out to do‚ but she did it successfully. Finally‚ Mother Teresa indirectly encouraged and influenced many people to volunteer to help the poor. For example‚ today‚ Mother Teresaбпs Missionaries of Charity now has 570 missions all over the world‚ comprising of 4000 nuns‚ a brotherhood of 300 members and over 100‚000 lay volunteers operating homes for AIDS‚ leprosy and tuberculosis patients. There are also soup kitchens‚ childrenбпs and
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Throughout my life there are a few exceptional figures who have served as a role model for me offering guidance and direction through their words of wisdom. However none has such inspiration as Mother Teresa who has formed the very core and fundamental attributes which makes me a person that I am today. I believe in a life of giving and not taking through the teachings of Mother Theresa. For any of you who do not know her‚ Mother Theresa was a recipient of several honours including the coveted
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First of all‚ I cannot omit the story of Annalena Tonelli. She was eager to help Muslim refugees. She was not a doctor but focused on building hospitals and treating tuberculosis which was prevalent in Kenya. Even though she suffered a lot of assaults and even expelled‚ she did not abandon her mission. She started her mission again in Somalia. She was the friends of all in where she lived regardless of their religious tradition‚ and she believed that this is the calling from Jesus. Tonelli did not
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them because she wanted them to become Christians‚ which was not true. She had stones thrown at her and yet she was determined to help others despite these obstacles. Mother Teresa had accomplished many things in her life. As word spread about Missionaries of Charity‚ more and more women were
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Mother Teresa also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta was born on August 26th 1910 in Skopje Macedonia. Originally her birth name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu before she became a Catholic nun and missionary who devoted her life to caring for the sick. When she was only 8 years old her father died from an illness so‚ young Agnes became very close to her mother who had a strong belief in the Catholic church and taught her many things about compassion and charity. At age 12 Agnes went on a school trip
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in poverty by inspiring those around her‚ dedicating herself to the poor‚ and was the founder of the Order of the Missionaries Charity. Mother Teresa helped those in poverty by inspiring those around her. Some of the people she inspired were the others that taught at St. Mary’s as did
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a woman dying of hunger and TB.” (Mother Teresa of Calcutta Center). Mother Teresa also had over 4000 followers‚ or as she called them‚ sisters. She had inspired so many people‚ and her actions impressed so many people around the world. “… the Missionaries of Charity established their first house outside of India in the Venezuelan diocese of Barquisimeto‚ at the invitation of Bishop Benitez. Impressed by Mother Teresa’s charitable endeavors… wanted her to assist the ‘poorest of the poor’… landless
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every single calculus test without studying at all. As far as I know‚ my hero cannot do any of those things. But she can smile the biggest‚ brightest‚ most genuine smile I have ever seen. I met her six summers ago on a visit to Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity Orphanage in Ville Parle‚ Mumbai. An Indian nun wearing the simple blue-edged‚ white sari of Mother Teresa led me into a room with more cribs - and toddlers - in one place than I had ever seen in my life. I wandered through the babbling
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