FLORA SINJARI
ESL INTEGRATED 098
November 12, 2007
Narrative Writing Assignment 1,Second Draft.
Mother Teresa dedicated all her life to take care of the poor and Missionaries of Charity. She was born in Albania and, her real name was Agne Gonxhe Bojaxhiu. Then, in 1928 she went to the Indian’s convent school in Calcutta and there, she took the name Teresa. After nine years she took her final vows (this is a serious promise or swear). When she was 38 years old she left the convent to work alone in the slums (an area with very old buildings in bad condition, where poor people live) then, she received medical training and education in Paris. In 1950 she became a citizen of India. Also, in this year she started the Missionaries of Charity. So, after two years she opened the House for the dying then, in 1957 she started work with lepers (a serious infections disease) in many disaster areas of the world. For her humanitarian work, after 5 years she won her first prize, “ Padma Shri award for distinguished service.” After that, in 1971 Pope Paul VI honors her by awarding her with the first “ Pope John XXIII Peace Prize.” Then eight years later, she received the “Nobel Peace Prize” on behalf of the poor. In 1993 first, she fell down in Rome and broke three ribs, second, hospitalized from malaria in New Delhi and third, she got surgery to clean blocked blood vessels in Calcutta. Then finally she died in Calcutta, India, when she was 87 years old.
ESL INTEGRATED 098
November 12, 2007
Narrative Writing Assignment 1,Second Draft.
Mother Teresa dedicated all her life to take care of the poor and Missionaries of Charity. She was born in Albania and, her real name was Agne Gonxhe Bojaxhiu. Then, in 1928 she went to the Indian’s convent school in Calcutta and there, she took the name Teresa. After nine years she took her final vows (this is a serious promise or swear). When she was 38 years old she left the convent to work alone in the slums (an area with very old buildings in bad condition, where poor people live) then, she received medical training and education in Paris. In 1950 she became a citizen of India. Also, in this year she started the Missionaries of Charity. So, after two years she opened the House for the dying then, in 1957 she started work with lepers (a serious infections disease) in many disaster areas of the world. For her humanitarian work, after 5 years she won her first prize, “ Padma Shri award for distinguished service.” After that, in 1971 Pope Paul VI honors her by awarding her with the first “ Pope John XXIII Peace Prize.” Then eight years later, she received the “Nobel Peace Prize” on behalf of the poor. In 1993 first, she fell down in Rome and broke three ribs, second, hospitalized from malaria in New Delhi and third, she got surgery to clean blocked blood vessels in Calcutta. Then finally she died in Calcutta, India, when she was 87 years old.
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She visited my school in Japan, we studied her works very much. She was really amazing lady.
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