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    On May 24, 1937 she made her final profession as a Loreto nun. Following Loreto custom she assumed the title of Mother Teresa taking the Final Profession of Vows at the convent chapel in Darjeeling with Archbishop Ferdinand Perier, S.J. as celebrant. Her vows to a life of poverty, chastity and obedience were not the only promise she made that day, Mother Teresa also promised to devote herself with particular care to the…

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    Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz came from a poor family, which meant that she did not have too many opportunities to have an education since women could not have the same opportunities that men did. When Juana Ines was a little girl she had a passion to read and at the young age of eight Juana Ines began to write. Juana Ines still wanted to study since she had a vast knowledge with reading books and was really intelligent. Although she did not have an adequate education she had found ways to be…

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    school and Elizabeth was onto eighth grade. Elizabeth had just dropped a handful of cherries into a basket then turned and said to her sister, “You known, I think what I want to do next year is go to the motherhouse to high school and go to the convent.” The Provincial House of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ was just twenty miles south of the Kolmer farm. Shirley replied after throwing a handful of cherry fruit into the basket, “Oh, I’m going to do that this fall.” Elizabeth replied,…

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    Baptistry of Florence. December 13, 1466 By 1455, Donatello had returned to Florence and completed Magdalene Penitent, a statue of a gaunt-looking Mary Magdalene. Commissioned by the convent at Santa Maria di Cestello, the work was probably intended to provide comfort and inspiration to the repentant prostitutes at the convent. Donatello continued his work taking on commissions from wealthy patrons of the arts. His lifelong friendship…

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    Mary Ward Research Paper

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    at the poor clare convent. Not to long after arriving She realised that this was not the life she had anticipated and so after one year she left to establish an English-speaking Poor Clare convent.However, after a few months, Mary understood in a moment of extraordinary prayer, that she was not called to be a Poor Clare, yet she still believed that God was calling her to Religious Life. So after a few months in 1609 she…

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    Sister Act Essay

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    their final dress rehearsal so there were some ups and downs throughout the production. The show stars Deloris Van Cartier and she is in a huge dilemma after she witnesses her gangster lover, Curtis, commit a murder. The striving singer is sent to a convent to hide, where she befriends all the nuns and makes them into a singing sensation. The director of this play put tons of thought of how everything should look and what an ostentatious way the director went! Flashy from the start until the…

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    children, cook, and take care of the house. Towards the beginning of the Reformation, women were encouraged to begin studying the bible so that they could become religious influences for their husband and children. Female Convents The Protestant Reformation put an end to female convents. Martin Luther finalized this opinion by stating “the wife should stay at home and look after the affairs of the household…” Women During the Reformation (Cont.) Social Attitudes Towards Women Women's writings…

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    The Conquest in 1492 brought a number of changes to Latin America. In particular, art in New Spain was largely influenced by its European counterparts. As a result, a number of artists were trained in European painting styles. Miguel Cabrera had this upbringing in the art world. In this paper, I am going to examine the composition of his painting Don Manuel Jose Rubio y Salinas, Archbishop of Mexico (Fig. 1), along with providing information about the subject. I am also going to address how…

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    KING: Can you figure out why Hamlet is acting so confused, ruining the peace with insanity? ROSENCRANTZ: He admits he is confused but, refuses to say why. GUILDENSTERN: He doesn't want to talk about it. He changes the subject when ever we try.. QUEEN: Did he treat you well? ROSENCRANTZ: Yes, he treated us like a gentleman. GUILDENSTERN: He looked like he was forcing it though. ROSENCRANTZ: He didn’t ask us any questions but answered our extensively. QUEEN: Did you tempt him with any activities?…

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    who was a village magistrate. He was in a school and got inspired by his master Heinrich Wölflin. The way he got inspired is by getting into classical music and the love for music. The dominicans were supremely amazed and persuaded him to join a convent so show off is music skill. But sadly, his father and uncle changed his mind and had him continue is his school studies where he graduated in 1504. He later then read Theology and was influenced by a teacher’s lectures and teachings known as a…

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