the Quakers challenged the English class system. After arriving in America‚ they fled New England and migrated to the South and West escaping religious persecution. Quakers in North America were organized into six geographical areas called Yearly Meetings. The largest of these was located in Philadelphia. At the beginning of the American Revolution they were the 4th largest religious group in European colonies of North America. Quaker believed that men and women were equal in the eyes of God. They
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The Stranger by Albert Camus was centered on the character Meursault. He is a very strange character due to the fact that he hated change but then didn’t mind change in the end. “I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world.” The question is‚ does he change at all‚ how does he change to a dynamic character‚ why does he change‚ also when does he change? The question is does he change at all? If so how? Yes in fact Meursault does change at one point in the book. The stranger was split
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However‚ perhaps the most enlightening agenda on the staff meeting list at my first staff meeting was listed as outcomes/paperwork. This agenda was a novel encounter for me‚ because I had never realized before the impact that paperwork‚ and how it is filled out‚ has on everything from funding to projections on future housing requirements. And on that note‚ until now‚ I did not realize how salient the fact is that the YMCA is a non-profit organization‚ and how it relies on the kindness from others
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This week‚ on Tuesday‚ I attended an Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) meeting. The group of people who went to it was very diverse‚ of various ages‚ backgrounds‚ levels of recovery‚ experiences‚ but with one goal in common: to get sober for life (live a life alcohol-free) by realizing that there is something greater than themselves and they are not in control of themselves. Truly‚ the program seems to be a complex one that requires time (to go from step to step) and guidance from a sponsor that each attendee
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The MPO meeting began with a roll call and the pledge of allegiance. A majority of the MPO Governance Board were in attendance including‚ non-voting member FDOT District Six Secretary Gus Pego. Also present was Florida House of Representative Kionne McGhee‚ FDOT Assistant Secretary Brian Blanchard‚ Mayor of Miami-Dade Carlos Gimenez‚ Deputy Mayor of Miami-Dade Russell Benford‚ Director of MDX Louis Martinez‚ Mayor of Palmetto Bay Eugene Flinn‚ Mayor of Cutler Bay Peggy Bell and Mayor of Village of
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"August 2002- Night Meeting"- Central Idea In the touching "Night Meeting‚" a human and a Martian meet on a deserted road only to discover that each is a shadowy image‚ perhaps a ghost of one other. The story revolves around the concept of time and the idea of communication between a human and a Martian. Tomás is a human who migrates to Mars from the planet earth. Stopping for gas on his way to a party‚ he meets another human‚ a gas station owner‚ who praises the unpredictable life on Mars and
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Meeting Vera‚ you are amazed at her energy. She is confident in herself as a young woman‚ as leader‚ and a game changer. Her Afro centric demeanor and her outspokenness are part of the driving force that makes her to decide to paint landscapes with poetry instead of a paintbrush. She was born in Malawi then later moved to Botswana as a young adult‚ youngest of two girls – she was always the outspoken one. Never one to back down from the status quo‚ refusing to confine herself in the boxes provided
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EFFECTIVE MEETINGS FOR MANAGERS ILM Level 3 Certificate in First Line Management From: Maryline Guinard Effective meetings for managers 1. PURPOSE OF AN AGENDA The purpose of an agenda is to communicate important information such as topics for discussion‚ presenter or discussion leader for each topic‚ and time allotment for each topic. The purpose of an agenda is also to provide an outline for the meeting (how long to spend on which topics) and a focus for the meeting (the objective
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are the different types of formal meetings that might be held in a workplace and what purpose do they serve? Depend on the topic involved and the type of the participants we can recognize the following type of meetings: 1. Annual general meeting 2. Board meeting 3. Staff meeting 4. Union meetings 5. Workplace OHS meetings 8. Evaluations of customers surveys‚ employee surveys‚ performance assessments 9. Productivity meetings 10. Cost/profit analysis meetings 11. Shareholders and stakeholder
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and organise meetings 1. Understand the arrangements and actions required for planning and organising meetings 1.1 Explain the role of the person planning and organising a meeting To identify a suitable time and venue. Order refreshments and arrange for equipment as required. To canvas for availability to ensure suitable attendance To circulate agenda and any other papers Point of contact for further information‚ apologies etc. 1.2 Describe the different types of meetings and their main
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