...Marie Rivier was born December 19, 1768 in Montpezat, France. When she was two, Marie suffered an accident that left her severely handicapped and unable to walk. Every day Marie’s mother, a woman of great faith, would carry her to the statue of the Pieta in a nearby chapel. Soon little Marie began saying “The Blessed Virgin will cure me!” For four years Marie prayed at Mary’s feet. At the beginning of September in 1774 Marie’s father passed away. On September 8, 1774, the feast of the Birth of Mary, Marie began to walk. Later in the chapel Marie’s mother discovered a hat that she had made for Marie hanging on the statue’s head. Marie had placed the hat there as a votive offering. Marie always had a strong faith. Marie grew up to be the foundress of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary, and throughout her life, she devoted herself to the care and education of needy children. I chose Blessed Marie Rivier as my saint’s name for a couple of reasons. One reason was because I read her story and I was inspired by her strength and determination. Even though she was handicapped her faith taught her and she still believed that the Blessed Virgin would cure her. A second reason I chose Blessed Marie is because I have always loved the name Marie. When I was very young I would always tell people my name was “Sarah Lynn Marie”. My family wondered why I was doing it and found it funny but my aunt still calls me that to this day. Blessed Marie’s feast day is February 3. http://www...
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...Marie Curie Throughout the ages, there have been many notable scientists who have made lasting impressions on society. These scientists made countless discoveries and their contributions advanced scientific theories, concepts, and laws; be it Galileo’s theory of atoms or Newton’s laws of motion. One such scientist is Marie Curie. Known for her discovery of radium and polonium, Marie Curie is a strong representation of a woman who went against the odds and changed the study of physics in a mostly male dominated field. Curie encountered various challenges and hardships in her lifetime, but conquered them vigorously. Her hard work and dedication led to a lifetime of success and she left a lasting impact on society and other scientists around the world. Marie Curie was born in Warsaw, Poland on November 7, 1867. Her father was a mathematics and physics teacher and her mother was the head of a prestigious boarding school. Her parents valued academics and were scholarly, which, without a doubt, was a key factor in Curie’s fascination with academics. Her father often encouraged her studies but was unable to send her to a private school due to financial circumstances. He instead taught her how to read and secretly educated her on certain subjects that were forbidden by the Russians. However, since during this time period Poland was under the command of Russia, Curie’s father was faced with many difficulties. He ended up losing his teaching position because of his loyalty to Poland...
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...Marie Curie I think I am lucky to learn at a school named for famous female scientist of the world. Her name is Marie Sklodowska Curie. She was a physicist, chemist French-Polish, famous worldwide for the study of radioactivity. Marie Curie is the first woman and also the world's only twice been awarded the Nobel Prize in two different fields, is enshrined as the most outstanding female scholars worldwide. Marie Curie's life is a miraculous story, with lots of great achievements. Marie Curie was born on November 17, 1867 in small town near the capital of Poland. When she was a child, she revealed more intelligent than people and not deterred by any difficulty and challenge to the scientific world to the vast, mysterious and exciting. After many years of research, she got many achievements by herself. In 1902, Marie Curie and her husband is Pierre Curie discovered the mysterious element radium. It opened the door to strong changes in the way scientists think about matter and energy. She also led the way to a new era for medical knowledge and the treatment of diseases. Many scientists on the world were very interested in this discovery because her research into a scientific discovery is very great, affecting the future of nuclear physics. Marie Curie has found the application of radioactive material in the chemical industry, in treatment and especially in biology, anatomy and X-ray industry to fight cancer. Nowadays, the radioactive substances and X-rays are used in medicine...
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...who danced while the people starved; who spent extravagantly on clothes and jewels without a thought for her subjects’ plight. Such is the distorted but widespread view of Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France (1755-1793), wife of King Louis XVI. In recent years the Coppola film has further damaged the image of the much-maligned, beautiful and charming Austrian archduchess, sent to France at age fourteen to marry the fifteen-year-old Dauphin. Sadly, the picture many people now have of Marie-Antoinette is of her running through Versailles with a glass of champagne in her hand, eating bonbons all day long, and rolling in the bushes with a lover. In reality, she was a teetotaller who ate frugally. She was notorious for her intense modesty. Even some prominent biographers, who have insisted upon the possibility of an affair with Swedish Count Axel von Fersen, have had to admit that there is no solid evidence. Yes, she had a gambling problem when young. She loved to entertain and had wonderful parties. She liked to dance the night away, but settled down when the children started to come. She had a lively sense of humor. Her clothes, yes, were magnificent; volumes could and have been written about Marie-Antoinette’s style. She did gradually introduce simpler fashions to France, however. It is known that Queen Marie-Antoinette had high moral standards. She did not permit uncouth or off-color remarks in her presence. She exercised a special vigilance over anyone in her care, especially...
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...In a letter, written by physicist Albert Einstein, addressing the hate she was receiving for being denied a seat at The French Academy of Sciences. Specifically, Einstein writes, “Marie Curie is, of all celebrated beings, the only one whom fame has not corrupted.”¹As said by Albert Einstein, Marie Curie was devoted to her work and did not let bad publicity affect her. Marie Curie’s dedication to her scientific work, caring nature, and determination to continue her work despite personal struggles, are what makes Curie eligible for a statue in Clayton. Marie Curie was born November 7, 1867 in Warsaw, Poland.Growing up both Curie’s parents were teachers, and they highly encouraged science to her. As a child, Curie attended a boarding...
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...This sketch of Marie Antoinette on her way to the guillotine was done by Jacques-Louis David in 1793. The materials used were pen and paper, due to the drawing being completed in the short time frame that the former monarch was being led to her death. David was a political revolutionary that was in favor of Marie Antoinette’s execution, making him more inclined to depict her negatively. As a result, the drawing portrays Marie Antoinette in a pathetic manner; the queen that was once adorned with the most extravagant gowns was now in an ill-fitting garb. Marie Antoinette’s hair was no longer the envy of France, but merely a few limp strands, meant to show that the queen is nothing without her frivolities. The tone is that Marie Antoinette is...
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...Marie Curie was a Polish chemist and physicist who practiced in France. She became well known for her dedication, passion, and persistence for her work; however, her most well known accomplishments include being the first person to win a Nobel Prize in two sciences and helping to discover radioactivity. Curie acquired her qualification in chemistry at the Chemical Laboratory of the Museum of industry and Agriculture. In 1903, Curie won part of the Nobel Prize in Physics, and in 1911 she won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Marie Curie’s achievements are even more remarkable when one notes that all of them were accomplished in a time when women were not welcomed in the field of science. Curie was liked by her friends and her colleagues, for she...
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...Marie Jean 1906-1969 Marie Jean was born on October 26, 1906 of two French parents, Daniel Jean and Isabelle Jean. She had two younger siblings Franc Jean, born on March 25, 1909 and Rosa Jean, born on July 23, 1907. They lived in a town just outside of Paris, France but in 1905 they moved to Canada just before Marie was born. In Canada, they settled in Montréal, Quebec in a house and farmed the land. Years went by and Marie was eight when her father was recruited and had to fight in the great war. Her mother took good care of Marie and her siblings until they finished school and were old enough to work. Marie was so exited to work in a factory because that was her way of supporting her father on the battlefield. Her younger siblings were still in school when she worked and took care of them with her mother. Soon...
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...Marie Curie: A martyr to Physics As a symbol of the human quest for knowledge and the ability to sacrifice oneself for a higher cause, Marie Curie helped shape the world as we know it with her discoveries and personal interest in the welfare of mankind. Born in 1867, of Polish parents, Marie garnered an early appreciation for education, with her father, a mathematics and physics professor, and mother, a pianist, stressing the importance of diligent study. At eleven, Marie was left with her father as her sole guardian after the tragic death of her mother to tuberculosis. As a result, Marie became increasingly interested in physics, graduating at the top of her high school class at a mere fifteen years of age. Post-graduation, Marie worked for eight years as a private tutor and governess to earn sufficient money to attend the Sorbonne University in Paris, having been denied admittance to the University of Warsaw on account of being a woman. In what little spare time she was left, Marie pursued a study of mathematics and physics, while attending what many dubbed “a poorly organized school” conducted by Polish professors in defiance of the Russian edict banning their organization, composed of “a group of men and women who tried to quench their thirst for knowledge in secret sessions” (Quinn 1). In1891, Marie finally realized the first of her goals, leaving for Paris to attend the Sorbonne. Despite poor living conditions, a distinct lack of food and sleep, which rendered...
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...Marie Antoinette Fourteen year old Archduchesses Maria Antonia Josephina Johanna of Austria, was obligated to marry Louis the Dauphin of France in order to consolidate an alliance between this country and the dynasty of Habsburg. Marie Antoinette did not have the capacity to rule a nation, she had an unhappy marriage and unfortunately as she became queen she had bad reputation and was blamed the government's financial problems, consequently revolutionaries wanted to end the absolute monarchy. When the Revolution broke out in 1789, Marie Antoinette refused to reach an agreement with the revolutionaries and sought help from her brother, Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor. During the revolution the king and queen tried to flee Paris with their children, but were captured and taken prisoners. The monarchy was overthrown in 1792 and after the execution of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette was separated from her children and sent before the Revolutionary Court, where she was accused her of treason and sentenced to death. She was guillotined on October 16, 1793 in Paris. Marie Antoinette is known to be the last queen of France. To the French Marie Antoinette was not a ruler they could rely on due to her not knowing anything about the people that lived in France. The queen, not having the favor of the French as a foreigner, made it a struggle to rule the country .The young queen would constantly receive letters from her mother Maria Theresa, pressuring her to become...
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...The people of France had also noticed the fabrics that Marie Antoinette used for her clothes: muslin and cotton. Instead of using French silk, Marie favored fabrics that had to be imported, which was deemed “unpatriotic for the French queen to [wear] so openly” (London). Even though the French hated her, she was still very influential in world of fashion. “She was a fashion icon” which gave her power (London). If Marie wore a style, “the rest of the court and the Western world followed suit” (London). She was so powerful that she could make or break an entire industry, by wearing or not wearing something (London). Because of Marie Antoinette, the popularity of muslin and cotton had grown so much producers could not keep up with the demand (London)....
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...Marie Antoinette was the wife of King Louis XVI or France, she was an Austrian princess who was sent to France to marry the dauphin of France at fourteen years old. She spent her time dancing at parties, playing cards and shopping. She was a really good mother and grew quite fond of Louis. Although I would consider Marie Antoinette a villain because she was profligate in her spending, she didn’t know about the people of France’s suffering, she was also a good person. Marie Antoinette was technically a villain but she oblivious to how much debt they were in and how the people were starving. Marie Antoinette was sent to marry Louis-Auguste, the dauphin de France in 1768. She had grey-blue eyes and ash blonde hair. He was introverted, shy and...
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...Hello, my name is Kassie Isbell and my tech essay is on Queen Marie Antoinette. I also mention the French Revolution as she contributed to much of the dissatisfaction. I chose this topic because she was a rather disfavored queen since the beginning of her reign because she was Austrian, whose history with France was not the greatest. Also, the activities she had done throughout her rule brought disparagement and only instigated the people to grow discontent with the aristocracy and monarchy. This is important because the French Revolution divided the people into pro and anti-revolutionary bodies and Marie Antoinette nonchalantly became the narcissistic, apathetic mascot of France. THESIS Life in the beginning Ok, let’s start off from the beginning,...
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...Problem The problem in this case is that Marie did not acquire Jane’s inherited referent power, which is triggering conflict among colleagues resulting in negative side effects. ● The two senior secretaries developed and shared similar values, accepting Marie’s work ethic and job responsibilities was a struggle for them and is leading to strained relationships. ● Jane’s influence was so strong that after a few weeks they actually had an exorcism. Due to Jane being held to such high esteem, Marie’s stature and position are constantly under fire. ● The staff thinks Marie should stay in reading and writing all day instead of attending meetings because that was more in line with Jane’s role. Therefore, conflict surrounding how Marie is spending her time is occurring. ● When Marie wanted to correct an ethical mistake regarding her schooling that Chuck had dictated, because of Theresa’s personal perceptions she became very upset and saw it as burning a bridge. ● Maria unfairly complained to Chuck about Marie because there was a jurisdictional dispute between the two of them about missing a deadline. Solution The solution to the problem we have identified is to eliminate the negative impacts of conflict between Marie and colleagues by restructuring interdependence by clarifying existing relationships. ● By communicating openly about Marie’s position and expectations, a difference between Jane and Marie’s positions can be established and understood by the entire workforce...
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...Marie Curie was the discoverer of multiple elements, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (twice), and so on. Just because her track record looks good, though, doesn’t mean the path behind her was smooth. Her road to greatness was paved in fire and tragedy. Marie’s life was not full of riches and wonder. After Marie’s father was laid off and lost money due to a bad investment, they began lodging boys in their house to supplement for the income. Because of this, food and water tended to be short. Things got worse after the death of her mother a short while later. Because Marie was only ten years old when her mother died of tuberculosis, her father became the one who would be responsible for her upbringing. Not much else is known about her family’s financial matters after this time....
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