Awards
- Pope John XXIII Peace Prize - 1971
- India's Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding - 1972
- Nobel Peace Prize - 1979
- usage of the money from the awards
Introduction
Conclusion
Source: Schwartz, 2016
Source: Mother Teresa, 1999 and Schwartz, 2016
"Mother Teresa returned the concept of religious service to its most elementary and authentic sphere: that of direct love of others."
3rd Main Point:
Legacy
1st Main Point:
Childhood
Source: Schwartz, 2016 and Zauzmer, 2016
Source: Mother Teresa, 1999
- Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
- born on August 26, 1910 in Skopje, Macedonia
- Nikola and Dranafile Bojaxhiu
- loved praying and church activites
- knew her future at the age of twelve
- miracles because of prayer
- dedication cathedral in Prishtina
- "Mother Teresa is more than the most famous Albanian of the last fifty years; she is also the most beloved representative of the Albanian nation, among Christians and Muslims alike."
- "Even in death, Mother Teresa's example persuades women around the world to begin the 10-year process of becoming a sister in the Missionaries of Charity, and leads lay people to become volunteers, called co-workers."
2nd Main Point:
Career
Source: Mother Teresa, 1999
- joined Sisters of Loreto
- became an official nun - 1929
- "In 1937 she committed herself to her vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and became Sister Teresa."
- St. Mary's High School in Calcutta, India
- "The Missionaries of Charity"
- "Mother Teresa emphasized the importance of giving the deprived and the sick a feeling of dignity through personal contact."
- missions in Beirut
Works Cited
- "Mother Teresa." Humanitarians and Reformers. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 1999. Macmillian Profiles. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 16 Oct. 2016. http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/BiographiesDetailsPage/BiographiesDetailsWindow?disableHighlighting=false&displayGroupName=Biographies&currPage=&scanId=&query=&prodId=OVIC&search_within_results=&p=OVIC&mode=view&catId=&limiter=&display-query=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010500058&windowstate=normal&activityType=&failOverType=&commentary=&source=Bookmark&u=j152907001&jsid=0c0b38b12314cda549a61a8d3187f936
- Schwartz, Stephen. "Mother Teresa's Worlds." First Things: A Monthly Journal Of Religion & Public Life 264 (2016): 17. Points of View Reference Center. Web. 16 Oct. 2016. http://web.a.ebscohost.com/pov/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=1641db7b-f384-43cf-8daf-a665b69ac7d7%40sessionmgr4006&hid=4101&bdata=JnNpdGU9cG92LWxpdmU%3d#AN=115310275&db=pwh
- Zauzmer, Julie. "Mother Teresa's nuns still quietly serve the poor at a Washington convent." Washington Post 2 Sept. 2016. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 16 Oct. 2016. http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/NewsDetailsPage/NewsDetailsWindow?disableHighlighting=false&displayGroupName=News&currPage=&scanId=&query=&prodId=OVIC&search_within_results=&p=OVIC&mode=view&catId=&limiter=&display-query=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CA462272020&windowstate=normal&activityType=&failOverType=&commentary=&source=Bookmark&u=j152907001&jsid=512dbf99ea7401612c76994748e35f12
Mother Teresa
by: Lauren Jimenez