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    The Saint I admire is Saint John Paul The II. Saint John Paul was a special man in many of ways. Saint John Paul grew up without any family members around because they all passed away at an, early age. He turned to Mary the Mother of God for his mother in his life, which results to be the best decision in his life. He also survived the times of Hitler and the concentration camps by hiding, and lying about his identification. Saint John Paul was a hard working guy, as he would work extra time for

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    St. Paul the Apostle Choosing a confirmation saint is important to the Catholic faith. I didn’t want the prettiest saint or the one closest to my age. I looked for someone who spoke to me through their words. Someone who helped me through my toughest times. Which is why I chose Saint Paul the Apostle. Paul was not always a preacher or strong in the Catholic/Christian faith. He was originally a jewish man named Saul and hated the christians demonstrated through the actions of prosecuting them. Later

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    St. Paul 's Cathedral

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    architecture. One of the most influential buildings in this time is one that dominated the London skyline as a reference point for 300 years up until the 1960’s, and that is Wren’s St. Paul’s Cathedral. This building has been recorded to be in existence on its site as early as the 604, but it could have been around as early as the 400’s. St. Paul’s has endured many things throughout its time, but none as disastrous as the Great Fire in 1666. This event, which almost destroyed the whole town of London, but the

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    St. Paul Great Gatsby

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    F.Scott Fitzgerald F.Scott Fitzgerald from St.Paul,Minnesota born September 24 ,1896 was the greatest American writer of the 20th century. Fitzgerald had a midwestern background and was not born into wealth, he worked hard to get to the top. He lived out the American Dream and wrote of it in his many great novels, especially his most prominent novel The Great Gatsby. F.Scott Fitzgerald was born to the name Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald’s parent were not ones of wealth, his mom worked as

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    ancestors He has brought to fulfillment for us, (their) children, by raising up Jesus.” (Acts 13:32-33a) Saint Paul the Apostle preached these powerful words as he addressed his fellow Israelites and others in the Synagogue at Antioch. He speech was passionate, his faith was robust, and his surrender was inspiring. Jesus is risen and his conviction in Christ 's resurrection was unshakable. Saint Paul 's encounter with the Risen Christ on his way to Damascus formed an integral part of his conviction in Jesus

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    Saint Pauls Questions My hometown is known as the “Harbor of Hospitality” and personally, I believe there are no better words to describe this hidden gem. In a place where half the town shows up for a musical put on by the local theatre company and one sees practically everyone they know at the local high school’s football game, Elizabeth City is truly a one of a kind community. Generosity and kindness is not only expected around town, it overflows from almost everyone you meet. The barista at

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    Before entering the field, the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport, I expected an intense underground web of crime underneath the painfully safe, intense monotony of the airport I experienced as a passenger. What I found rather a sociological perspective fueled by the analyzation of seemingly mundane events—the seeming monotony I dreaded has the same complexity of such things like a Hollywood style drug bust when looked through the sociological thinking lens. I gained access to the site through

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    St Vincent De Paul The St Vincent De Paul society aspires to live the gospel message by serving Christ in the poor with love, respect, justice, hope and joy by working to shape a more compassionate society.The St Vincent De Paul Society was founded in 1833 by a man called Frédéric Ozanam. It serves to 140 countries around the world and is believed to have an estimated 800 000 members. St Vincent De Paul also known as St Vinnies was founded by a young student, Frederic Ozanam. Who walked through

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    If St. Paul were to switch from our conventional (separate) heating and power systems to a CHP (combined heat and power) system, immense amounts of energy could be saved and repurposed (1). A conventional system is roughly 49% efficient (lost energy due to transport, heat loss) and that a CHP system would be between 75-80% efficient (1). An improvement of 30% in our energy production would reduce emissions, costs, and the need to purchase power. This idea of a CHP is great for the large scale

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    St. Vincent de Paul is a great model of faith because he does the job of following in Jesus' footsteps. St. Vincent de Paul gave to the less fortunate in his community and taught others to follow his footsteps. St. Vincent de Paul is a model of faith, service, generosity, and good will. St. Vincent de Paul came from humble beginnings and was born in the town of Pouy, a small village in the Gascony province in France, in April 24 1580. His mother and father were both peasants farmers. When he was

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