There are many Christian Saints in the world, too many to remember. The Saint I chose to post on Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, other names include Cathrine Tekaktwitha and Lily of the Mohawks, which was given to her because her symbol is the flower, and the clan she was born in was called the Mohawk.. She was born on April 17th, 1656 till she died in 1680, after confessing her vow to virginity when she was only 24. She started life in New France as a Iroquios Native American and an Aglonquin. She became a Roman Catholic at an early age and was exiled from her tribe. She is the first Native American woman to be held in respect and honor in a Roman Catholic Church, and she practiced something called the mortification of the flesh, which means that she induced pain on herself that imitates Jesus' pain. She is told to have slept on thorns and walk over rocks. She is the patron saint for environmentalists.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Monday, February 20, 2012
Female Politicians
Angela Merkel
She is the number 1 most powerful woman in the world, she is the Chancellor of Germany, at the age of 58 this year she controls 2.9 trillion dollars of Germany's GDP, and influences another 14.8 trillion dollars in the European Union. She is the 4th most powerful person in the world. She is not as recognized as Hillary Clinton but she controls much more. Where ever she goes for conferences she is greeted at the airport by very important people. When she arrived at the airport in Israel she was greeted by the president himself, the only other person to receive the honor was George Bush.
Angela Merkel was born on the 17th of July in 1954. She is the first female Chancellor of Germany and very popular, the French put more trust in her than in their own president. I chose to do a bibliography on Angela Merkel because she is one of the most influential and powerful people in the world.
She is the number 1 most powerful woman in the world, she is the Chancellor of Germany, at the age of 58 this year she controls 2.9 trillion dollars of Germany's GDP, and influences another 14.8 trillion dollars in the European Union. She is the 4th most powerful person in the world. She is not as recognized as Hillary Clinton but she controls much more. Where ever she goes for conferences she is greeted at the airport by very important people. When she arrived at the airport in Israel she was greeted by the president himself, the only other person to receive the honor was George Bush.
Angela Merkel was born on the 17th of July in 1954. She is the first female Chancellor of Germany and very popular, the French put more trust in her than in their own president. I chose to do a bibliography on Angela Merkel because she is one of the most influential and powerful people in the world.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
The Fall of Rome
Summarize the reasons for the fall of Rome. In your opinion, which reason(s) was
the most important and why?
The are many reasons for why Rome fell, the Pax Romana ended, and military commanders started to fight for power, and then Rome went through some very bad emperors. Another reason that Rome fell was because it was getting too big, it was becoming more difficult to control its borders and they needed more soldiers, this made people want to take the Roman cities for its riches and fertile lands. This was one of the main reasons the barbarian tribes, as the Romans called them attacked Rome in 410 AD. It lasted many years but soon the last emperor was forced out of western Rome by the barbarians in 476 AD. The Romans blamed the attacks on Christianity, but I think the fall of Rome was due to the enormous size and how unorganized it had become.
the most important and why?
The are many reasons for why Rome fell, the Pax Romana ended, and military commanders started to fight for power, and then Rome went through some very bad emperors. Another reason that Rome fell was because it was getting too big, it was becoming more difficult to control its borders and they needed more soldiers, this made people want to take the Roman cities for its riches and fertile lands. This was one of the main reasons the barbarian tribes, as the Romans called them attacked Rome in 410 AD. It lasted many years but soon the last emperor was forced out of western Rome by the barbarians in 476 AD. The Romans blamed the attacks on Christianity, but I think the fall of Rome was due to the enormous size and how unorganized it had become.
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