The Magdalene Sisters

Communication Audit Big Brothers Big Sisters Big Brothers Big Sisters is an organization focused on encouraging and empowering the youth of the community. With locations to seek mentorship in Calgary, Airdrie, Okotoks, and Cochrane, the organization has a strong outreach to maximize their impact. The company’s vision statement being, “that every young person realizes their full potential” (bbbscalgary.ca, 2018), reflects the impact they are trying to achieve. This being emphasized further in…

Big Brothers, Big Sisters History & Funds The Big Brothers, Big Sisters organization began in New York back in the year 1904. It all came from a court clerk who noticed an increasing number of boys in the courtroom. Taking this issue into consideration, he realized that with some friendship and guidance from adults these kids could possible see themselves getting out of trouble. This very idea is what lead to the creation of the organization. The court clerk gathered some of his friends who…

My family and I started helping Big Brothers and Big Sisters in 2010 and continue to do so to this day. In Gallup, there are two major fundraising events, The annual Bowl for Kid’s sake and the Annual Golf Tournament. My contribution to the to the events are; setting up before, taking down after, cooking, running errands, occasionally fundraising, organizing and helping during the events when they need help. Every month they host activities for the adults and kids that are in the program during…

Eclipsed by Patricia Burke Brogan is hailed as a pillar of the contemporary Irish drama, and brought about a new awareness of the atrocities committed all over Ireland in the Magdalene Laundries. The experiences detailed within are made all the more real by the author’s own experiences; brought to life in Sister Virginia as she struggles to fulfill her Christian duty of blind obedience while indulging her consciences’ need to help these women. The walls that kept that kept the penitent women…

Mary Magdalene is well known to many people. She is mentioned a few times in the New Testament. She has a questionable persona before she was first introduced. She is mentioned in the canonical gospels. She is an eye witness to multiple documentations about Jesus’ life in the ministry, death, and resurrection. Mary was was in a town called Magdala. Stated in the article about her childhood and early life here is not documentation in the Bible about “her birth, parentage or family status”. There…

regardless of what others thought, and this is shown through the way he treated women like his mother, Mary Magdalene, and the female disciples. Jesus appreciated the simple things in life and was…

of what other thought, this is shown through the way he treated women like his mother, Mary Magdalene, and the female disciples. Jesus appreciates the simple things in life and is compassionate…

politically for Rome so he must be crucified. Once on the cross, the film takes its arguably most controversial turn with Jesus being taken down from it by a “guardian angel.” After this scene, we see Jesus have sex with Mary of Magdalene, have children with Lazarus’ sister Mary, and live his life as a carpenter. One of the most interesting scenes within the film occurs during this time with the reintroduction of Saul, who now goes by Paul. A confrontation occurs at this point, where we learn…

ounces and measured 21 inches long at birth. The couple has been married for 8 years in July. Adorable, little Priscilla has three siblings; Ashton, Jude and Vivienne who are in love with their new little sister. The two brothers, Ashton and Jude, are 7 and 4 years old while Priscilla's older sister is 2 years old. The new baby girl rounds out the family beautifully. The baby's nursery was done in light pink, creams and white in a shabby chic style that the parents love. They wanted a…

Both the positive and the harsh negatives that love can have on people. Macon Dead has a lack of love for his family, and you can see how this harms all those around him. His only love is wealth, and gaining more of it. However, compare that to his sister Pilate, the mirrored view of him. She loves life and family above all else and wealth means little too her, she shows how strong the power of love can have and changes Milkman in the novel from someone who has his father’s views of money to…