Many people know Mother Teresa, but do they know Anjezë Bojaxhiu? Mother Teresa better known in those days as Anjezë Bojaxhiu was born on August 26 1910 in Skopje, Macedonia. She lived there with her family which included her father, mother, and two siblings. Her father, who worked in construction, was believed to be poisoned by public enemies ,and suddenly died when Mother Teresa was eight years old. After his unexpected death, Anjezë and her mother built up a strong relationship. She became inspired by her mother’s works of charity, such as inviting the poor in their community to dine in their home. Anjezë went on her annual Church pilgrimage, and there was called by God to join the Sisters of Loreto where she took on the name Mother Teresa.
Mother Teresa exemplifies the quality of respecting human dignity by serving those who were considered outcasts in her community. Dignity is defined as worthy of esteem or respect because we are made in God’s image. Mother Teresa showed her respect for human dignity by acknowledging the existence of those who were in the class systems lower than her but in God’s eyes her equals. Her dedication is shown through her feeding, healing, and educating the poor who would otherwise not be given help. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, charity is defined as: “An organization that helps people in need”. Mother Teresa formed the Missionaries of Charity so that she could reach more people in need around the world. Her organization continues to provide for the poor in communities around the world through orphanages, aiding refugees, and caring those who are ill who could otherwise not afford their medical care. Another virtue that Mother Teresa lived out was justice. She lived this out through respecting the rights of those who were otherwise not acknowledged in society. A primary example of this virtue is the establishment of the leper colony that Mother Teresa formed. Lepers at the time were often cast away from society and left to die, but Mother Teresa took them in and allowed for them to die with dignity. The ten commandments also
...women, Jews, and Negroes were just some of the many things she believed in and worked for. With more equality between the different kinds of people, there can be more peace and happiness in the world without all the discrimination. Her accomplishments brought about increased unity in people, which was what she did to benefit mankind. All of her experiences and determination motivated her to do what she did, and it was a gift to humanity.
Susan B. Anthony was a prominent women’s rights activist and a social reformer. She dedicated her life to spread awareness of the danger and unfairness of social inequalities and slavery. She helped creating or advocating many US and International organizations. She lobbied the creation of laws to protect the rights of citizens regardless of their ethnicity or gender. She was "one of the most loved and hated women in the country. "Her opponents often described her as "nsexed, an unnatural creature that did not function as a true woman, one who devoted her life to a husband” (Barry). She passed away
St. Teresa was born in Avila, Spain on March 28, 1515. She was baptized as Teresa Sanchez de Cepeda y Ahumada. At a young age she would often give gifts to the poor and pray. Her father and her mother were both Catholics which inspired her to do the same. Her father was a very strict man a demanded her to never lie, while her mother told her to lie and comforted her. This created a ton of turmoil in the family and made St. Teresa end up loving her mother more due to her father’s severe strictness. St. Teresa felt that everything she was doing was wrong. During her teens her mother passed away leaving her to deal with her father by herself and she was relieved of some of the pain by turning to the Virgin Mary for comfort. In her late teen years
Maria Theresa was always a generous, kind-hearted queen who always thought of her subjects needs before herself. She did not start out with much money, so she had to rely on her good judgment and self-discipline. She would often try to help the peasant class in any way possible. This also meant that the people in the wealthy class would be taxed more. She taxed the nobles more to ease the burden off of the struggling...
Mother Teresa was one of the most renowned humanitarians of her time. She dedicated her life to other people never to herself. She had many missions throughout her lifetime and was well known throughout the world. Mother Teresa was a kind-hearted woman whose quest was to make this world a better place.
Mother Teresa was a global icon and loved by millions and millions of people. She was one of the greatest humanitarian in this world; A simple definition of humanitarian is someone who cares for the poor (“Kids”). Mother Teresa was born on August 26, 1910. She was born in Albania in a town named Uskup. During that time the town was under the Ottoman Empire rule. It was not until after many years later that the name was changed and government ruling also. The new name of the town was Skopje and governs under the Republic of Macedonia. The name that was given to her at birth was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (“Mother Teresa-Facts”).
her position and truly valued the fact that she was helping people and at the same time, felt that
Irene Csillag was a survivor at Auschwitz camp born in 1925 in Satu Mare which was in Romania. She had a mother, father, and one sister named Olga which survived with her too. When her father passed, she had to help out with the family. She became a dressmaker. She knew how to speak German because her father knew how to speak it well.
One of the things I found to be the most astounding about Helen Keller was how many organizations she had a hand in founding. To start, her own organization, Helen Keller International, was founded by Keller and George Kessler in 1915. This organization was focused on Keller's yearning to help others with vision problems, as well as other health issues. (Keller, My Later Life 123)Scarlet fever is now thought to be the culprit that took the young girl's sight and hearing at only 19 months of age (Keller, The Story of My Life 16). In her later years, Keller became a strong political activist, an author, and a lecturer. After overcoming her own impairment, she sought to help others with similar disabilities, concocting speeches and presentations to aid them in their own travels.
Dignity is an inherent characteristic of part of being human. It is made manifest through behaviour that demonstrates respect for self and others and it can be felt as an attribute to oneself (Jacelon, Connelly, Brown, Proulx, & Vo, 2004). Because Joan has dementia and is refusing treatment, it leads to the case proposal of hiding her medication in her food. The act of deception in the case of not telling her about the medication in her food, affects both Joans autonomy and dignity. In a study conducted in Sweden by Randers & Mattiasson (2004), they concluded that integrity and autonomy appeared to be inseparable in maintaining older people's dignity in hospital settings. Randers & Mattiasson (2004) went further to argue that if older patients’
Mother Teresa should have helped the poor for three reason. Mother Teresa was called to minister to the poor by God, she would help the children of the poor, and she would reflect the love of Christ to the outside...
In August 1948, at the age of 38, Mother Teresa decided to adventure into the poorest neighborhoods of Calcutta, India, in order to live out her utopian dream by providing food, care, education, and shelter for the poor. Feeding people the Word of God; clothing them with dignity; educating them with knowledge, peace, truth, justice and love; nursing the mind and spirit; and sheltering them with a heart that understands. ("servants") I believe that a utopian vision is any vision that follows natural law, creates happiness in the community, and is feasible. Mother Teresa's visions are, in fact, effective utopian visions. Mother Teresa's visions included living a simple life, serving the poorest of the poor, treating everyone as equals, suffering cheerfully, and loving all until it hurts. In this paper, the ideas and visions that Mother Teresa cherished will be evaluated and questioned based on my three defined criteria of a utopian vision.
During her travels from Calcutta to the Loreto convent for her annual retreat, Mother Teresa experienced what she described afterward as, “the call within the call” (Mother Teresa, 1946). She stated during this time, "I was to leave the convent and help the poor while living among them. It was an order. To fail would have been to break the faith” (“Mother Teresa,” n.d.). This time period is described as the time when she was not only Saint Teresa but when she became Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta because
What kind of nature is it that allows the thought that human beings are owed some special kind of privileges and kind of treatment? In his essay “ Human dignity” Francis Fukuyama examines what sets humans apart from other species. What Fukuyama believes makes humans special is often referred to as “Factor X”; something that no other species has. Some qualities of Factor X are individual characteristics such as skin color, looks, or social class. Other components of Factor X relate to the mental capacities of humans. The belief that everyone should be treated equally is a thought that many argue; regardless of our social norm, nonhuman species should be treated equally as well. There is really no specific advantage of one species over another.
Evidence from her residence in the Indian village of Calcutta reveals that she sympathized with the poor and the vulnerable people in the society. Although she had conducted other voluntary missions before, the love for human beings was revealed when she decided to live among the poor people in the village of Calcutta. Her compassionate nature was largely derived from the teachings of Jesus Christ. For example, one of the many articles on Mother Teresa observed that Mother Teresa was on several occasions heard quoting the teachings of Jesus Christ. One of the quotes that she referred to was “Whatever you do to the least of my brethren, you do it to me” (Emilie 3). The foregoing reveals that she was ready to treat vulnerable human beings in a manner that upheld their