Florence Nightingale laid the foundation of modern nursing by organising it on a scientific basis. She is better known throughout the world as "The Lady with the Lamp". Florence Nightingale was a wonderful personality who rejecting the comforts and luxuries of homely life, dedicated herself to the selfless service of the sick and the Wounded with a missionary zeal. During the Crimean War (1854-1856), she came to British army hospital at Scutari in Turkey from Italy as a member of the nursing team consisting of 40 members. She did a very commendable job at this haspital and improved the condition of the hospital, spending her own money. She cared more about the wounded than about her own comforts. Being busy in the service of others she also had to take much trouble. By her dedication to the service of the patients in the hospital, she brought a new ray of bope to them. While visiting patients at night, she used to bold a lamp in her hand and so she came to be known as "The Lady with the Lamp". She founded a nursing school at London's St. Thomas's Hospital and also encouraged the British women to join the medical profession. Florence Nightingale was born in Florence (Italy) in 1820. Her parents wanted her to lead a happy, comfortable domestic life but she made it known that instead she wanted to serve mankind. Her parents had ultimately to bow before the indomitable will of their daughter. Florence Nightingale received training in nursing in Germany and France. She is known for her reforms in the British hospitals which lacked in even basic facilities. Florence Nightingale died in London in 1910, at the ripe age of 90. Florence Nightingale was an embodiment of sacrifice and compassion and her noble life will always inspire the people of the world for
Find out the words from the passage which mean the same as the following:
i) worthy of praise ii) feeling of pity
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i) worthy of praise - commendable
ii) feeling of pity - compassion
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I have told my age to every army 15 but I am 14 now I am telling truth to everyone and I am unnie/noona
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