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Jean Vanier as born on September 10th 1928 in Geneva Switzerland.
Over the years, he has authored 30 books on religion, disability, normality, success and tolerance. Among the honors he has received are the Companion of the Order of Canada, Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec, French Legion of Honour , Community of Christ International Peace Award, the Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award  and the Templeton Prize.

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Pierre Trudeau was a Canadian politician who was born on October 18, 1919 in Montreal and died on September 28, 2000 in Montreal.
He was a leader because he was Canada's 15th prime minister. As soon as he got in office, he started fighting for universal health care. That shows how determined he was to get what he wanted done. While in office, he also fought to keep Quebec a part of Canada.

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Princess Diana                                Brian Sital

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Princess Diana                                Brian Sital

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Princess Diana was apart of the Great Britain's royal family.  She was born on July 1/1961 and died in a car crash on August 31 /1997.  Princess Diana was a leader because completely changed the way people viewed the royal family. At the time people didn't think the royals had a interest in international affairs and sat in comfort. Princess Diana is a leader because she spearheaded the movement to change views on the royal family. She brought world attention on Aids research, when everyone thought it could be contracted by contact she went out and proved it couldn't; holding hands with a man dying of aids etc.... Her leadership qualities are: Confidence, Integrity, Passion, Patience, and Kindness.

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St. John Paul II was a leader because he was the pope of the Catholic religion. He was born on May 18, 1920, in Wadowice, Poland

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Who is she?
American television host, actress, producer, philanthropist and entrepreneur Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi

Why is this person a leader?Describe his or her leadership characteristics
Oprah Winfrey is a leader because She is open to new experiences, which is evident in many of the titles and roles that she play. What is even better is that she owns them all.She is conscientious in everything that she does, exercising fairness to others.She cares about others beyond her circle, which is why she set up charitable organizations that garnered here the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civil honor in America.

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This person is a leader, because he is the co-founder of Canadian Food For Children, you need leadership skills to do this. Dr. Andrew Simone is also a leader, because he started things that not anyone could do. Dr. Andrew Simone is:

-Peaceful
-Respected
-Patient
-Humble
-smart
- he is passionate about his charity.
-makes the most out of his business

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October 2, 1869, Porbandar, India. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. He is a leader because he provided inspiration and  led India's independence movement in the 1930s and 40s by speaking softly without carrying much of a big stick, facing down the British colonialists with stirring speeches and non-violent protest.
Character traits:
-wise
-responsible
-respectful
-honest
-sincere
-brave
-patient
-friendly

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St. Augustine was a philosopher and theologian. His writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. He is one of the most important early figures in the development of Western Christianity, and was a major figure in bringing Christianity to dominance in the previously pagan Roman Empire.

He is a leader because he gave up a life of sin and partying.  His complete turnaround and conversion has been an inspiration to many who struggle with a particular habit they long to break. He leads people to help and freedom of sin and hard to break habits.

His leadership characteristics include: bravery, humble, generous, intelligent and hard-working

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Jackie Robinson was an African american base ball player who was the first African american person to play in the notional base ball league.
This person was a leader because he stood up to racism and played despite not a lot of people wanting him to. He was a good leader because he never hated anyone not even the people who hated him. Leadership characteristics
Bravery
respect

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Rosa Parks is a leader because she was the leader of millions of people who had enough of bus segregation. It all started when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white male. The situation ended getting citywide, nationwide and even worldwide attention. This forced Montgomery bus company to lift the law of bus segregation. Rosa Parks was one of the pioneers of civil rights and was on e of the major influences that stopped racism.

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St. Thomas was a Catholic priest, as well as a doctor of the church. He is

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Who is this leader?
Pier Giorgio Frassatti was an Italian social activist, and was a member of the Third order of Saint Dominic.
Why is this person a Leader?
This person is a leader for many reasons. He helped many people in many ways and helped with peoples dignity. He also was an ambassador for Germany. He also served the poor and paid for the poor, he did not discriminate.
Leadership Characteristics
He was very loving and compassionate man who loved to help people in any way possible.

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JFK was an American politician from January 1961 to November 1963 when he was assassinated. He was a great leader by having charisma, energy, enthusiasm and confidence, which helped him secure the position of 35th president of the United States . Bringing The United States to justice and greatness.  JFK's leadership characteristics were he was very positive, charismatic and was very passionate about making the world a better place which drived him to do great and astonishing things. John F. Kennedy received strong, perhaps decisive, support from black voters. The most important, and most famous, was his adept management of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, widely considered the most perilous moment since World War II. In his three short years in the White house he did outstanding things and inspired many things. He was a brilliant human being lost to problems of unity in the United states of America

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Who is this Leader?
John Francis "Jack" Welch, Jr. is a retired American business executive, author, and chemical engineer. He was chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001. During his tenure at GE, the company's value rose 4,000%. In 2006, Welch's net worth was estimated at $720 million. When he retired from GE he received a severance payment of $417 million, the largest such payment in history.

Why is this person a Leader?
Jack is a leader because he is a Democratic leader, and wanted to make change within the his office. He made changes because he saw the reality of what was happening in the work place, and knew change was a good thing instead of a bad thing.

Leadership Characteristics
* he listened to the employees
* he had a positive energy
* he had a strong relationship with his employees
* he had the ability to make the tough calls within the workplace
* he got things done, and didn't delay the flow of his work
* he was very passionate about his job
* he became one of the youngest CEO's because he knew what to do and how to lead

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Anne Frank                                                

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Who is Anne Frank

Anne frank was a victim of the holocaust. Anne Frank kept a diary of all her experiences while the holocaust was taking place She became famous when her diary was discovered.

Why is she considered a leader

Anne Frank is a leader because she shows leadership characteristics. She kept organized when under distress, we know this because in hard times she managed to keep a detailed diary. With Anne Frank's diary it helped show the world the horrors from a little girl's perspective.

What are leadership characteristics

-Inspiring -strong -independent -empowering

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Who is the Leader?
Nelson Mandela was a south African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist, who served as President of south Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.  His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalized racism and fostering racial reconciliation. Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist, he served as president of the African National Congress (ANC) party from 1991 to 1997.

Why is this Person a Leader?
Nelson Mandela was an amazing leader because of his dedication, inspiration, and his vision of change. He was one of the leaders to put an end to segregation/apartheid rule of Africa and the first black president of the country. As president, his main goal was to unify Africa. He made sure that everyone clearly knew and understood his goal of equality, and took all the steps possible in order to reach that goal. He encouraged the actions of others, and motivated others towards acceptance of people that are different. From integrating his own staff, to the desire for the rest of Africa to also get along with people of a different race, Nelson Mandela made sure he accomplished his goal as much as possible. So basically he modeled the way, inspired a shared vision, enabled others to act, challenged the process, and encouraged the heart, which are all 5 parts of leadership. All these qualities, and his peaceful tactics for dealing with the issue, are some of the many reasons why Nelson Mandela was such a great leader.

Describe his or her leadership characteristics.

He was a man of peace.

He had a powerful presence and disarmed enemies with his smile.

He showed the world what forgiveness looks like.

He was positive, thinking about what could be.

He was a visionary and could see the big picture.

He was focused on goals and a mission beyond himself.

He had remarkable endurance.

He showed grit and determination.

He was humble.

He was full of hope, not hate.

He was patient.

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He is a rock star, an artist, a poet, an activist He raises hundreds of millions of dollars, for the people that are in poverty. He convinces others that they are the true leaders of change, and not him. He made distinct changes in they way leaders think. His characteristics are, he thinks of others before himself, focused, passionate about what he does, confident and much more.

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Terry Fox was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated, he embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research.
He is a leader because he ran across Canada with only one leg to raise awareness for Canada.  His leadership characteristics is courage because he ran across the country with one leg and cancer.

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Steve jobs is a leader because he was the co-founder, chairman and chief executive, officer of one of the biggest electronic company. He graduated from Reed college. He was also a member of the Walt Disney Company's board of directors. His nationality is American. His leadership ended in 2011 when he died from Cancer.

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Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs.King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957.

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Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs.King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957.

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John Lennon was an English singer and songwriter who co founded the Beatles. He was born on the 9th of October, 1940, and died on the 8th of December, 1980. John Lennon is a leader because he changed the culture of music and inspired lots of people to play music and to be like him. His leadership qualities are that he had a passion for what he was doing and he wanted to change the way music was. He was very focused on his goal of changing music, and along with Paul McCartney he was the

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Barrack Obama is the 44th President of the united states of United States of America he is a leader because he believes in change and i quote (Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek)   He was  sworn in January 20, 2009 Obama has promoted domestic policies related to gun control in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, and has called for greater inclusiveness for LGBT Americans, while his administration has filed briefs that urged the Supreme Court to strike down part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act  and state level same-sex marriage  as unconstitutional. In foreign policy, Obama ordered U.S. military intervention in Iraq in response to gains made by ISIL after the 2011 withdrawal from Iraq, continued the process of ending U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan, promoted discussions that led to the 2015 Paris Agreement on global climate change, brokered a nuclear deal with Iran, and normalized U.S. relations with Cuba.

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Canadian politician
first elected in November 1978
longest-serving mayor
Nickname hurricane hazel
keeping the city debt-free throughout her tenure as mayor

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Mother Teresa showed leadership through her kindness, generosity and unfailing commitment to her students' education, she sought to lead them to a life of devotion to Christ.  Christ spoke to her and told her to abandon teaching to work in the slums of Calcutta aiding the city's poorest and sickest people. She helped people according to their situation, for example if they were starving she would provide food for them, if they had no place to stay she would provide a home for them to say at, if they were ill she took her time to practice medicine in order to help heal them. If a situation came, she would find a solution to help them in some way.  Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997, at the age of 87. In 2002, the Vatican recognized a miracle involving an Indian woman named Monica Besra, who said she was cured of an abdominal tumor through Mother Teresa's intercession on the one year anniversary of her death in 1998.

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St. Francis began his life as a soldier and ended it as a saint. Captured in battle, he believed to have visions from God. Returning to Assisi, he moved closer to a religious life, giving away all his possessions and leading others to take up the call to serve the poor. He became a symbol for all Christianity. Francis founded three religious orders and inspired several more by his example of caring for the poor and needy. He was canonized as a saint just two years after his death.

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Francis: A Saint for Our Times

When Cardinal Bergoglio was elected pope in 2013 he took the name Francis and became the first Pope Francis in the history of the Catholic Church. There is a tradition with men elected to the papacy to chose a new name. Often they chose the name of a saint who they would like to emulate in their papacy. This tradition of changing names goes back to Scripture where we find numerous examples of God changing someone's name when He calls them to play a special role. We have Abram who became Abraham, Sarai became Sarah, Jacob became Israel, Simon became Peter, and Saul became Paul, just to name a few of the key figures. When a man is elected pope, by the cardinals, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, he is being singled out for the special role of leading Christ's church, here on Earth, and he choses a new name which is meant to signify the type of pope he will be.

After the election we learned that Cardinal Bergoglio chose the name Francis because he would like to emulate St. Francis of Assisi. I was thinking about this today and decided I would share some insights that I have based on the life of St. Francis of Assisi and how I think St. Francis is a man we should all emulate.

St. Francis was born in Italy in 1181 A.D. In his early life he was known for drinking too much and causing trouble when partying with his friends. He was trained as a knight, and after fighting in a battle between Assisi and Perguia, Francis was captured and held prisoner until his ransom was paid. While he was in prison he began to have visions from God. When he was released from prison he abandoned his life of luxury and lived a life of poverty. One day while praying he heard the voice of Jesus, speaking to him from a crucifix, telling him to "build my church," a message which Francis initially took literally and began to rebuild the church of San Damiano using whatever bricks and stones he could find. After this Francis began to preach the Gospel in Assisi and the surrounding cities and was shortly joined by several other men. This was the beginning of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor, a religious order dedicated to a life of poverty and sharing the Gospel. Later in his life St. Francis received the stigmata of Christ, that is the wounds of Christ, marks on his hands feet and side that resemble the wounds Christ received during his crucifixion. St. Francis was the first person in recorded history to receive the stigmata. St. Francis died on October 3, 1226 and was canonized a saint just two years later on July 16, 1228 by Pope Gregory IX. St. Francis' feast day is October 4th. He is the patron saint of ecologists and merchants.

So what can we learn from the life of St. Francis of Assisi?

There are many things we can learn from St. Francis of Assisi but I want to focus in on just a few. First, God calls each one of us to build up his church. This can be done, as we see in the life of St. Francis, both literally and figuratively. We can contribute to the physical building up of the Church through sharing our time, talents and treasure with our local parish. We may chose to volunteer our time at the parish. This will help to ease the burden on the parish staff and priest so that your parish can minister to more people. We have all been blessed with specific talents such as a trade, musical ability, a talent for design, an eye for beauty, an intellectual mind, etc. and we can offer our talents in service to our parish communities. And finally we can build up the Church in a literal sense by donating our hard-earned money to help the parish to cover their expenses.

To build up the Church in a figurative sense is to help people to encounter Christ and to walk with them on the journey of faith, following after Christ, through His passion and death, to the joys of the resurrection in Heaven. In order to understand what this means it may be helpful to look more closely at St. Francis' rebuilding of the church of San Damiano.

When he was rebuilding San Damiano St. Francis began by clearing away the rubble. Anything that was broken or could no longer be used was cleared away in order that the new construction could begin with a good foundation. Likewise when we give our life to Christ we must begin by clearing away the rubble of sin in our lives through the sacrament of penance. By confessing our sins to the priest we confront our weaknesses and brokenness before God, and ask pardon for the times we have turned our backs on Him, so that we can enter into a new relationship with Him. The sacrament of confession gives us the graces we need to begin a new life in Christ.

Next St. Francis went out to the town and asked for stones and bricks to use in rebuilding San Damiano. The stones in our lives which we use to draw closer to God are Scripture and the Tradition of the Church. By reading Scripture and learning more about our faith, we are able to begin building a home for God within our hearts. Scripture and Tradition are the raw materials that become the walls and roof of what St. Paul calls "the temple of the Holy Spirit within you.

Finally, once St. Francis had all the stones and raw materials he needed, he laboured to fit them together, so that they formed a solid and unified wall. We too need to fit the stones of Scripture and Tradition together so that they form a solid wall, and an unshakable faith. We do this through an active prayer life. Frequent reception of the sacraments is the best place to start when attempting to fit Scripture and Tradition together, because in the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, we find Christ who is the fulfillment of all Scripture and Tradition. We can also embrace other practices that help draw us deeper into a relationship with God such as praying the Rosary, fasting, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, reading the lives of the saints, etc. All of these actions are, in a sense, the mortar that holds together the stones of Scripture and Tradition, and they make our faith a solid structure that can be the foundation of our whole lives. Without a good foundation our life can seem meaningless and dull but with the rock of faith we have hope in the saving power of God's grace and He gives direction to our lives and empowers us to live according to His plan.

Like St. Francis we are called to build Christ's Church and we do that by building a solid faith within ourselves so that God has a dwelling place within our soul, then when God calls us to share the Gospel with others they will see not us, but Christ within us, and be more receptive the good news which we proclaim because of the example of our lives. A saying often attributed to St. Francis is "preach the Gospel at all times, if necessary, use words." The idea is that our actions should indicate to those around us our love for God, and that will be a greater testament to the Gospel than any argument or teaching we give. Holiness attracts, so by living a holy life ourselves we will draw others to Christ and his Church.

St. Francis, pray for us!

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The Dalai Lama is a democratic and servant leader for his country of Tibet. He serves his country by trying to resolve the tensions with China for the future of the culture and the heritage of Tibet to become a self-governing democratic country. Tenzin Gyatso is the current Dalai Lama, and he resolves many religious and cultural issues with the Chinese.

He is a leader because he is:

-Compassionate
-Empathetic
-Selfless
-Empowering
-Forgiving
-Peaceful
-Respected
-Patient
-Humble
All of these characteristics make him an excellent leader.

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Who is the leader? Why is this person a leader? Describe his or her leadership characteristics. Along with your answer....feel free to include pictures, audio clips, video clips.....