Mother Teresa

from the Greek word hērōs. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the first known use was in the fourteenth century. Some synonyms of the word hero are idol, icon or god. Antonyms of the word hero are coward and villain. Both Gandhi and Mother Teresa demonstrate enormous heroic actions, and both exceed the definition…

makes the people as a whole greater. Mother Teresa was a woman that did so much for other while getting nothing in return, she was willing to have nothing so others could have something, which reminds you that their are some great people in the world. Gandhi was a peaceful man, he want to make India a better place, so he did it, but he did it without violence, he thought that If India was saved from violence then it wouldn't really be saved. Ender’s…

independence of many countries in Africa and Asia. Within new technology that connected the whole world in seconds, to new weapons which have to power to exterminate two thirds of a whole human race. With all that misery and success in on century, Mother Teresa legacy gave a shine of hope to all people in distress. She gave the legacy of endless love and devotion to those in need. Her work started in India in which she founded a medical center called the “Missionary of Charity” for the sick and…

Isolation “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty”, says social activist Mother Teresa. The effects of isolation strike many as unimportant, but in truth, isolation can be the deciding factor of your very life. Isolation isn’t just a one time thing; it affects your entire life. Mother Teresa suggests that isolation is the worst type of poverty and she is right. Our current society develops the thought that everyone has isolation and that the effects are…

present times include Mother, Irena Sendler, and Dorothea Lynde Dix. Mother Teresa, to begin with, was a significant woman for past and present times. In her early life, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, otherwise known as Mother Teresa, was born on AUgust 26, 1910 in Skopje Macedonia. WHile still a small child, Mother…

(Ritchey, 2014) Mother Teresa I decided that Mother Teresa (1910 -1997) as my leadership case. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was known as Mother Teresa was the leader and founder of “Missionaries of Charity” and dubbed as a Saint by Pope John Paul II (Reuters,2003) She received her noble prize for Peace at 1979. (Nobelprize.org, 1979) Mother’s Teresa’s actions have affected the world and improved the lives of people in need. She would be a prime example of a leader. (It is debated that mother Teresa…

Mother Teresa is well known for her work as a Catholic missionary ministering to the sick and dying in Calcutta, India. She began her missionary work serving the poor in 1950 with the founding of the Missionaries of Charity. This religious order of women dedicate their lives to help the poor. According to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Mother Teresa was given the award for her work alleviating the suffering of the poor. Mother Teresa gave this speech after she was selected to receive the Nobel…

Mother Teresa once said, “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples”. This view on changing the world is what drove Mother Teresa in the ways she lived and the ways she led others. Mother Teresa, is best known for her efforts in serving others and her desire to aid the unwanted, the unloved, and the uncared for. When looking closer at her life, it’s clear that Mother Teresa’s historical, contemporary, and immediate context has influenced her…

(Catholic Online 3). St. Teresa had faced so many challenges in her life that led her to sacrifice many things. When St. Teresa was 18 years old, she had to leave her family to become a missionary in India. St. Teresa was a remarkable person who helped a wide range of people from her early life, to being canonized a saint, and from the influences that St. Teresa gave people. From the beginning, St. Teresa’s early life was remarkable from devoting her love for God. St. Teresa was born on March…

circumstances occurred around the death. After his death Agnes’s mother took over as the main source of income, and although she had her hands full with her own children she provided food and refuge for those in need. Nikola provided Agnes with a good foundation for her faith and many other virtuous attributes. For instance one night Agnes and her siblings were gather together telling stories and jokes when the lights suddenly went out. Her mother then appeared and told the children that she…