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Matt Hughes

2013-02-08T08:03:59Z

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'''Matt Hughes''' is the former welterweight champion (170 lbs) in the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] mixed martial arts. He is considered to be one of the greatest champions based upon the number of opponents he fought and the length of his reign. Hughes is hoping to recapture his title when he fights for the belt in December. He lost once before only to become champion again.

In one of his most famous fights, he defeated UFC pioneer and former champion Helio Grace, who hadn't fought in the UFC in several years, by ground and pound. No one had ever so dominated Gracie in the UFC.<ref>http://ezinearticles.com/?Matt-Hughes-Defeats-Royce-Gracie.-Was-It-Fair?&id=207655</ref>

Hughes is known for his great wrestling skills, his great strength at his weight, and his extreme self confidence. A farm boy at heart, while he is dedicated to his mixed martial arts career, he is more dedicated to his wife and children and is considering retiring to spend more time with his family even though he could have many years of fighting left. Hughes is a [[Christian]] and as a recent coach on the Ultimate Fighter TV series gave all of his team [[Bible]]s to read if they wished to do so. [[Wikipedia]] does by highlight his religiosity.

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Mother Teresa

2013-02-08T08:02:12Z

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'''Blessed Mother Teresa''' born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (b. August 26, 1910; d. September 5, 1997) was a remarkable [[Roman Catholic]] [[nun]] from [[Albania]] who founded the world renowned [[Missionaries of Charity]] in [[Calcutta]], [[India]]. She remarked, ''"By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus.”'' Her mission and for the organization was to care for the homeless, the needy, abandoned and diseased people who felt that they had become a burden to society. Over 600 missionaries around the globe continue to care for anybody in need. The [[Vatican]] began the [[beatification]] process for Mother Teresa in 1997. Teresa's widespread reputation of holiness and the favours being reported, Pope [[John Paul II]] permitted the opening of her ''Cause of Canonization'' December 20 2002 as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. <ref>[http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20031019_madre-teresa_en.html Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997), Vatican.va]</ref> <ref>http://www.motherteresa.org/layout.html</ref> This process will ultimately lead to Sainthood. Celebration in honor of her 100th birthday is planned for by the Vatican.

The [[Nobel Peace Prize]] was awarded to Mother Teresa in 1979 for everything that she had done to help those in need. <ref>http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1979/press.html</ref> She was a staunch critic of the [[United Nations]]' pro-abortion agenda who abhorred injustice to the unborn. "The fruit of abortion is nuclear war. What you do to the unborn child, you do to Jesus." <ref>[http://www.tldm.org/directives/d23.htm #23- Abortion, Our Lady of the Rosary Shrine]</ref>

==Early Life==
Agnes Bojaxhiu was born in Skopje, Macedonia, a Balkan city during the [[Ottoman Empire]]. Teresa was the youngest child born to Nikola and Drane Bojaxhiu. She was baptised Gonxha (Rosebud) Agnes and received her First Communion at the age of five and a half. At the age of eight her father died and the family would struggle financially with Drane. Her mother was firm and loving, greatly influencing Teresa's character and vocation.

==Clinton usurps a Catholic icon==
In May 2007, U.S. Senator [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]'s presidential election committee released a video targeted to manipulate [[Roman Catholic]] voter sentiment; the video is narrated by her husband, former U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]]. A Catholic spokesman has responded to what has been viewed as cynical manipulation by the [[Democratic]] candidate:

{{Cquote|It is wholly inappropriate, disrespectful and disturbing that Hillary Clinton is using an image of blessed Mother Teresa as a political tool, especially given their radically different views on [[abortion]].

Mother Teresa tirelessly fought to protect unborn children, while Hillary Clinton staunchly supports [[abortion]] on demand in all nine months of pregnancy, including [[partial birth abortion]] and taxpayer funding of abortion.}}

The video contains an image of Hillary and Mother Teresa and then goes to a clip of the former First Lady’s address at the 1995 Beijing Conference, where a push was made to declare abortion a fundamental “[[human rights|human right]].”<ref>[http://www.fidelis.org/gw3/articles-news/articles.php?CMSArticleID=1456&CMSCategoryID=10 Fidelis Covered by Catholic News Agency on Mother Teresa Video Controversy], ''Catholic News Agency,'' 05-18-2007.</ref>

==Liberal Disdain==
There is a continual obsession by the mainstream media to cast a Catholic in a bad light. Mother Teresa had so many accomplishments and miracles that she may possibly be a canonized saint. The media found a flaw and jumped all over it. They had interpreted her writings as ''she stopped praying'' and ''she lost her faith.'' <ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9071751/Blessed-Mother-Teresa Blessed Mother Teresa, Britannica.com]</ref> <ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/23/eveningnews/main3199062.shtml</ref>

People that met her know differently, says Father Corapi. Not only did she pray with confidence, she never went anywhere without her rosary. She prayed every moment she could. Mother Teresa believed there was no excuse for not praying. She heard many excuses for why one would not pray, such as being "too busy". In the face of such claims, she would remark, "Are you busier than the Pope?", "because he finds time to pray and nobody is busier than the Pope." <ref>[Father Corapi speaking when he met Mother Teresa]</ref>

Some prominent [[New Atheists]] have been trying to ruin her reputation by writing false books, despite their being no reason to write such crude works of hatred; however, her name remains untarnished. This is a key example of the unreasonable hatred most atheists have towards the peaceful and consequently religious: see [[atheism and mass murder]]. Thankfully, most Americans are not deluded by the [[atheist deceit]].

==Quotes==
* "God has not called us to be successful. He has called us to be faithful." <ref>[http://www.suffering.net/servmo-t.htm Suffering.net]</ref>
* "How can there be too many children? That is like saying there are too many flowers."
* "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart."

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Steve Redgrave

2013-02-08T07:56:18Z

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Sir '''Steve Redgrave''' is a retired British rower. He is best known for winning rowing gold medals in five consecutive [[Olympic Games]] - the only competitor to do this in an endurance sport. This record began with the [[Los Angeles]] games in 1984, and ended at the [[Sydney]] games in 2000. After the [[Atlanta]] games in 1996, Redgrave jokingly requested that somebody shoot him if he ever went near a [[boat]] again. Nevertheless, he returned to win a fifth gold medal, in a boat, four years later. He is religious.
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James E. Nugent

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'''James Edward Nugent''', known as '''Jim Nugent''' (born June 24, 1922), is a retired [[liberal]] politician from the U.S. state of [[Texas]]. His most recent political position was from 1979 to 1995 as a member of the [[Texas Railroad Commission]], which regulates his state's energy industries.<ref name=nugent>{{cite web|url=http://www.schreiner.edu/formerstudents/sfsa/past_distinguished.html|title=Schreiner University: Former Students|publisher=schreiner.edu|accessdate=May 11, 2012}}</ref> After attending the private Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas, From 1946 to 1949, Nugent attended law school at the [[University of Texas]] in [[Austin]], from which he received his [[Juris Doctor]] degree. That same year, he became the county attorney in his native Kerr County, a position that he retained until 1954.<ref name=nugent/> From 1961 to 1979, he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 56, previously designated by several other numbers. Nugent served as Speaker Pro Tem in his last legislative term from 1977 to 1979.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=653&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=James~gender=~last=Nugent~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=#bio|title=James E. Nugent|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=May 11, 2012}}</ref>

In 1973, Representative Nugent was the author of the 215-page House Bill 1, designed to establish procedures for transparency in state government. The measure forced candidates to make their incomes public information. They were also require to reveal detailed information on their campaign expenses. The law also allowed greater public access to government meetings and records. It was not a reaction to the 1972 banking fraud scandal known as Sharpstown but had been introduced in several previous sessions. “I didn’t object to money in campaigns. We all needed money to run our campaigns. I just thought the public was better off knowing where everybody was getting their money. I just don’t think the Legislature wanted it passed,” Nugent said.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texaswatchdog.org/2010/07/author-of-sweeping-ethics-bill-jim-nugent-reflects-on/1279035247.column|title=Mark Lisheron, "Author of sweeping ethics bill Jim Nugent reflects on political climate around 1973 ethics legislation and spousal loophole," July 13, 2010|publisher=texaswatchdog.org|accessdate=May 11, 2012}}</ref>

In 1978, Nugent was first elected to an unexpired four-year term on the Railroad Commission to succeed fellow Democrat Jon Newton. He was reelected to full six-year terms in 1982 and 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/commissioners/commlist.php|title=Railroad Commissioners Past through Present|publisher=rrc.state.tx.us|accessdate=May 11, 2012}}</ref> On November 8, 1994, however, Nugent was narrowly unseated by the [[Republican]] [[Charles R. Matthews]], a former mayor of Garland in Dallas County, Texas. Matthews led with 2,046,614 votes (49.8 percent) to Nugent's 1,978,759 (48.1 percent). A third candidate, the [[Libertarian Party]] nominee, Rich Draheim, held the remaining 84,769 (2.1 percent) of the ballots cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe|title=Texas Secretary of State, General election results, November 8, 1994|publisher=elections.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=May 11, 2012}}</ref>

Nugent was married to the former Billie Louise Merritt (1921-2002), who is interred in Austin at the Texas State Cemetery, which is open to state legislators and certain other officials and their spouses. Mrs. Nugent was previously married to Calvin Cocke Trammell, Sr. (1921-1962). In 1956, after a divorce, she married Nugent, and the couple had a daughter in Kerrville, Billie Nan Nugent (born 1959). Nugent's stepson is Calvin "Skip" Trammell, Jr. (born 1943), also a Kerrville native.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/r/a/Nedra-C-Trammell/GENE9-0015.html|title=Descendants of Sherwood Merritt|publisher=familytreemaker.genealogy.com|accessdate=May 11, 2012}}</ref>

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Writing Homework Five Student Answers

2013-02-08T07:54:33Z

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“We Pick Rick!” [EXCELLENT TITLE]
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</blockquote>The presidential election of 2012 will certainly be an election to remember. With the republican primaries in full swing there is a tight race between four candidates, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul. These candidates all have something good to offer. However, the candidate who will have the best chance in beating President Obama in the 2012 race is Rick Santorum. With his ultra conservative mind set [ONE WORD, NOT TWO: ["MINDSET"], Santorum will be able to be a stark contrast against Obama. Santorum is pro-life, pro-family and pro-America, everything which President Obama is not [SUPERB WRITING!]. Through his willingness to stick to what he believes in, his level[NEED HYPHEN]headed attitude, and his radically [THE WORD CHOICE OF "RADICALLY" DOES NOT HELP YOUR ARGUMENT HERE; PERHAPS "STRONGLY" OR "SOLIDLY" OR "PRINCIPLED"] conservative mind set, Rick Santorum truly is the best candidate for the republican nomination, and even for President of the United States.
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</blockquote>“Practice what you preach!” is a very famous saying taking its origin from the Bible. Rick Santorum truly believes in practicing what he preaches. Santorum is a homeschooling dad of seven children. So needless to say, he is pro-life and pro-family. He takes time out of his busy schedule to spend time with his family. He knows that family values are something which are lacking in this country and that the dignity of the human person is being diminished. The Santorums truly believe in the dignity of all human life. They have a daughter named Bella who was born with a rare genetic disorder known as Trisomy 18. The Santorums support Bella and thank God for the gift of her life even though it can sometimes be difficult to take care of her. Rick thanks his family every single time he addresses his supporters and he sends a special shout out to his lovely daughter Bella. Rick Santorum does indeed stick to what he says. This is a trait which America is in desperate need of right now. President Obama told Americans that when he became president, he would decrease the deficit which our country is currently encountering. But what has our President done in the past four years he has been in office, he has tripled the deficit, and it is still rising! America needs a President who sticks to his words and who once in office, does exactly what he said he would do. America does not need another phoney who lies just to get elected into office. [NEED NEW PARAGRAPH] Newt Gingrich would be a bad choice primarily because he has had a sketchy past. With the affairs he had with his ex-wife and the statements he now makes about it, portray how untrustworthy he would be as a president [THIS SENTENCE HAS A GRAMMATICAL PROBLEM]. Mitt Romney would also be a poor choice, due to his proposed healthcare plan for Massachusetts. His plan which he tried to push through as legislation when he was the governor, was exactly the same as Obama care. Romney now claims to be a republican [CAPITALIZE "R" IN "Republican"], but the republican party is trying to repel Obama care. Romney does not seem like a good choice, because he does not stick to his word. Once elected into office, Romney could do anything he wanted to. Thus Rick Santorum truly is the best choice, because he sticks to his words, and he practices what he preaches.
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</blockquote>Rick Santorum is a fantastic choice for the presidential nominee, because he is level headed [REPETITIOUS WORD CHOICE] and deals with the problems which are facing our Nation. An example of this can be found in Santorum's ideas for foreign policy. Santorum realizes the crisis which we are in and he knows that if we ignore the Middle East and quickly pull out all of our troops, then there will be chaos and disaster. Ron Paul does not seem to have a very strong foreign policy system. He does not seem to know what is going on in any other part of the world other than the United States. He does not even seem to know about the current war we are in! If he becomes president, then he would blow us off of the face of the earth. Rick Santorum also acknowledges the fact that our Country is presently in a state of financial disaster. Once in office, Newt Gingrich wants to push ahead this great system for social security. While this method of benefits sounds good in theory, our country currently has no money to support it. Gingrich wants to entice people into buying social security by advertising greater benefits. This idea is great, for it would build up the social security business and people would have greater retirement plans. Oh, but wait a minute, did Gingrich forget? [GOOD RHETORICAL STYLE] Our Country is already in a tremendous amount of debt. So obviously this is not going to work. Gingrich needs to get his head out of the clouds and deal with the problem. Santorum believes in cutting spending first, stabilizing the deficit, and then passing out benefits. Our Country cannot think about paying people more money when we are in a tremendous amount of foreign debt. Thus Santorum is the right guy to choose because he is level headed and deals with the problems which are right in front of him.
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</blockquote>One of the most important qualities about Santorum is his extremely conservative way of thinking. Santorum believes in the Republican party, he believes in fighting for the morals of the platform of the Republican party. He believes in us. Never has Santorum signed a bill or stood up for anything which is contrary to the moral views of the Republican Party. Ron Paul, and Mitt Romney have done things in their past which contradict the Republican point of view. Ron Paul, being more of a Libertarian then a Republican, has extremely pacifistic ideas regarding our foreign policy. He does not agree with the war we are currently involved in. he also believes in investigation before killing. When Osama bin Laden was assassinated by our military, Paul thought that we should have questioned Osama bin Laden instead of shooting him. By capturing and questioning him, yes our military would have received much information, but if someone who has led an attack on our country and has killed thousands of American citizens, is not hunted down and exterminated, then our country is in danger. Our people are in danger. We are at war, and we need to do whatever it takes to keep the American people safe. Santorum believes in fighting to keep the American people safe. As president, he will do whatever it takes to end our war on terrorism. As we have briefly discussed earlier, Mitt Romney also has a checkered past when it comes to his views on the Republican platform. Romney's most controversial mistake was his healthcare plan with he pushed for the state of Massachusetts. Romney wanted complete government funding of healthcare. He wanted the government to become totally involved in our medical field. In other words, he wanted the government to control our lives. This sounds vaguely familiar. Oh of course, it sounds like Obama care. Now what Republican in their right mind would want Romney as their new president. For the republican party as been fighting to repel Obama care and now they have a candidate who is running for the 2012 election who has created his own, “Obama Care.” Rick Santorum would never do anything which is contrary to what he believes in. His ideas coincide with the ideas of all Republicans for he would stick to his word, and to his ultra conservative ways.
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</blockquote>Thus through the above examples, it is self-explanatory who should be the republican nominee [THIS SENTENCE COULD BE STRONGER]. With his conservative views, his willingness to hold fast to what he believes in, and his overall moral ethics, Rick Santorum truly is the best choice for the Republican nominee. Our country needs a president, who once in office will do what he advertised he would do. America needs a president who can stand on his own two feet and make a bold change. Rick Santorum is that candidate, he is that man. The Republican party should pick Rick for their nominee and our country should pick him for president. [GOOD, STRONG CONCLUSION]

Alexa W

:Superb essay! Substance: 9/10. Technical (see capitalized comments above): 9.6/10.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 10:41, 15 March 2012 (EDT)
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Y-axis

2013-02-08T07:52:53Z

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The '''y-axis''' is the [[vertical]] axis on a two-dimensional [[Cartesian]] [[coordinate plane]], as opposed to the [[horizontal]] axis, or [[x-axis]]. The [[point]] at which a [[line]] crosses the y-axis is referred to as the [[y-intercept]]. Like many concepts, it was invented by a [[Christian]].

==See Also==
*[[X-axis]]
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Georgia Gibbs

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'''Fredda Lipson Gibbons''' was born on August 17, 1920 and spent her early life in a [[Massachusetts]] orphanage where she was given the lead in the annual variety show. Performing professionally at the age of 13, she was recording at just 16 years.

A regular on radio’s original Hit Parade broadcasts, she was also a featured vocalist with the Tommy Dorsey and Artie Shaw orchestra’s.

“If I knew you were coming, I’d have baked a cake” hit the charts in 1950, with “Kiss of Fire” topping the Hit Parade in 1952. "Seven Lonely Days" reached the top five in 1953.

A career with over forty charted songs, including “Tweedle Dee” that topped the charts in 1954 and “Dance With Me Henry” also reaching number one in 1955, she also hit with “Sweet & Gentle” and “I Want You To be My Baby” during that year. “Happiness Street” and “The Hula Hoop Song” also hit in the late 50’s for Georgia. During the 1950's Georgia Gibbs landed on the Hit Parade 30 times. She was also religious.

At 87 years of age, Georgia Gibbs died on December 9, 2006 in [[New York]], of complications from [[leukemia]].

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Fat Man

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'''Fat Man''' was the name given to one of the two types of [[atomic bomb]]s first produced at [[Los Alamos]].

Fat Man had a radioactive core of [[plutonium]]. The bomb ignited through the "implosion method," whereby the explosives surrounding the plutonium exploded, setting off a shock wave that compressed the plutonium so much that it set off a nuclear explosion.

Fat Man bombs were used at [[Trinity (atomic explosion)]] and on the population of [[Nagasaki]], on August 9, 1945, as to potentially save millions of lives by ending [[World War Two]].

==See Also==
*[[Little Boy]]

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Agency capture

2013-02-08T07:48:01Z

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'''Agency capture''' is the defect whereby government agencies established to regulate industries end up being influenced and controlled by the companies the agencies were supposed to regulate. The general cause for this is because of [[liberal]] politics, which have been economically demonstrated to cause large-scale defects, such as agency capture.

The primary reason for this "capture" of the agencies is because the companies offer better jobs to a few of the agency workers. These leads the agency workers to strive to make the companies happy in the dream of later gaining better jobs for themselves by working for the industry.

One example of a government agency captured by industry is the [[Food and Drug Administration]].
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Agency capture

2013-02-08T07:47:28Z

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