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    Mary Mcleod Bethune Speech

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    Mary McLeod Bethune is the world’s greatest leader Educator, humanitarian and American civil rights leader, born July 10, 1875, a child of former slaves Growing up as a child from former slaves she realized the cruel intentions on how this country and decides to make a diversity She is the only child out of her 17 siblings that has an education in which also she was the youngest of her siblings She says, " Invest in the human soul Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough" She values humans for the fact of knowing the history of slavery and the power and ability to overcome it It 's figurative meaning refers to unpolished diamonds that has potential to have more value once polished She is chief for creating equality for race and gender…

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    Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune was born to parents of slavery, but was a child that was born into freedom. Before Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune became a leader she was just a child who worked in the cotton fields with her family to earn money. As a child, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune was so fascinated about books and education, but was corrupted by a child who said she couldn’t read because she was black. A lot of opportunities came her way to further her education so she attended and excelled in school in…

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    Most African Americans are not aware of their history. Rarely, do they recognize or honor figures before their time that helped make a change for the future. Mary McLeod Bethune, a woman from poverty, becomes one of the nation’s African American leaders of her time. Bethune’s life consisted of three different careers: an educator, an essential figure to the creation of Bethune-Cook Man College in Dayton Beach, Florida; along with founder and president of the National Council of Negro Women. She…

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    Mary McLeod Bethune was a teacher and a social equality lobbyist who lived from 1875 until 1955. She was conceived in South Carolina to previous slaves. She finished Scotia Seminary for Girls and trusted that training was the way to progressing racial correspondence. In 1904 she established what is today known as the Bethune-Cookman College took after by the National Council of Negro Women in the year 1935. She proceeded as a teacher and extremist until her demise in 1955. Growing up poor, she…

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    Mary Mcleod Bethune was an equal parts educator, politician, and social visionary. She was known as “The First Lady of the Struggle,” most of her career was devoted to improving the lives of African Americans through education, political, and economic empowerment. Mrs.Bethune was born into slavery, this means that she could not get any education. At the young age of 12 she was finally able to go to school and get an education. This is why Mrs.Bethune wanted to be an educator for African…

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    Introduction Mary McLeod Bethune’s My Last Will and Testament reflects on a lifetime of educational research and activism. She wrote this as a beacon for the advancement of negro men and women. She had few possessions to leave when she passed, but had a wealth of experiences she could share with others. Ideas About Higher Education Bethune views higher education from a holistic approach with a focus on the developmental aspect on both the individual and group levels. In the article she states,…

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    Pet Peeves Research Paper

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    There are many things that aggravate me, makes me upset, or just down right mad. These things are referred as pet peeves; consequently, I have several of them. My pet peeves are squeaking erasers, people gossiping and people talking loud. In most classrooms, I notice that students use pencils with jacked up erasers. The noise of erasers just irks me. The sound of them are just awful. It sounds as if someone is scratching nails along a blackboard. I just cannot take the noise at all. Whenever I…

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    The Idea Of Hope

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    Mary is represented as icons, drawings, paintings, and apparitions, such as La Santa Muerte, La Negrita, Our Lady of the Rock, Madonna, The Virgin of Guadalupe, and Our Lady of the Wall. With there still being many more, all of this just undoubtedly proves how incredibly substantial her influence is. It is completely reasonable to believe in Mary’s influence because “to look at [her]…is to look at God’s original plan for humanity” (Nouwen, 1989), as mentioned in class: she is the ultimate…

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    Saint Luke The Evangelist

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    females around him because of his many skills, kind and loyal ways, and his devotion to God and Jesus Christ. According to Luke, “Hail Mary full of grace” was spoken at the Annunciation and “Blessed are you and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus” are spoken by Mary’s cousin Elizabeth. Luke is responsible for the stories about Jesus disappearing in Jerusalem as…

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    La Sagrada Familia (Abbr

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    Sagrada Familia,” or the Sacred Family. La Sagrada Familia is, therefore, an expiatory temple, which is a type of temple dedicated to a deity to show devotion, which is a reason as to why the work’s scale is so immense, and why Gaudi paid so much attention to small details. Gaudi’s decision to work at such a large scale is also because he wanted the church to be seen from anywhere in the city of Barcelona, inviting those who need salvation to come and be saved. Gaudi’s plan was limited however,…

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