Order of Merit

She mostly spent her time at a charity hospital. On Sunday she would visit her pupils at home on her day off. Mother Teresa has been a headmistress for nine years. Once a year she would go back to Darjeeling, where she would go to a religious home and would rest and pray. In September 10, 1946 they would celebrate “Inspirated Day” as a result of her ordinary but momentous journey on the olate. When she came back to Calcutta, she spoke to Archbishop Perier, the head of a catholic church. The Archbishop listened to the new Idea for an order of nuns to work among the poor. It took a year for the Archbishop to decide to bless the venture and ask Rome for permission for their plan. Mother Teresa herself had to write the head of Loreto Order in Ireland for permission to leave its ranks. The permission was approved and the Pope in Rome gave his blessings for her plan. On August 16, 1948, a year after India became an Independent country; Mother Teresa made her own declaration of Independence and left so that she could do her plan to help the poor. First she travelled to Patria. She helped out in hospitals and clinics for many years. But she never had any medical training so I guess it was kind of hard for her but since she did do it for many years she learnt from people that she was…

Ownership of stock will provide incentive due to the fact that the employee will feel they will benefit from the profitability of the company. Lincoln also feels that the ownership of stock will help develop the individual employee and create less of a divide between the workers and management. Many other companies seem to have a rift between management and the employees below them, but that doesn’t seem to be the case at Lincoln. Another incentive is that openings are advertised internally and…

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The Lord of The Flies by William Golding presents conflicts that arise when society is uncivil. Within this novel, there are many items that have a deeper meaning. One of these important objects is the conch, which symbolizes civilization and order. Through the escalating tension surrounding the conch, Golding demonstrates that civilization cannot be kept in order forever because of individual ideas. After the tragic plane crash that stranded a group of British boys on an island,…

needed to talk to someone, and in all her years at the Tower, Melinda never turned anyone away. Nevertheless, she apologized, “I’m sorry to bother you, sister.” “My dear,” Melinda replied. “I am always here for you. Please sit. What brings you here?” Larah nodded and settled into a chair. She began haltingly, “The images ... from the Mirror.” Melinda motioned her to stop. “No one within the Order is allowed to help you interpret what you saw. Doing so risks altering the meaning of the images. It…

It was a dark kinda rainy night that Colt decided to call off work. He was sitting in his chair enjoying some coffee. He heard a call on the radio, that he still listened to even though he was off duty. That there was a convoy under attack and they needed backup asap. Colt decides to head to his man cave and get his gear. He first starts by grabbing his tight shirt and vest. Next he grabs his belt, cross, badge, his weapons, sunglasses, watch and his hat. Now he runs upstairs gets his wolf out…

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Brandon is sitting at his crowded office desk with stacks of papers in the corner, and his lunch out in front of him in Wichita, Kansa, staring out the window watching the wheat as it delicately flows in with the slight breeze. Breaking news just came on tv, a hurricane is about to hit Texas and devastate thousands of people. Brandon automatically starts racking his brain on what to do. Brandon thoughts are all over the place. Should he take that long drive and go down to help, or should he…

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