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    Benjamin Franklin and William Penn were different in many ways‚ but they both helped to create Philadelphia. William Penn was a Quaker that was born in England‚ and he was the son of an admiral in the navy. The Quakers were not treated very well in England because the king‚ King Charles the second‚ wanted everyone to be Protestant. That is why the king created the church of England that was for Protestants only. King charles even went as far as executing people for their beliefs.  Penn wanted to continue

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    hard task for the settlers were unskilled and didn’t expect to work‚ the Indians also had their own cultures. William Penn envisioned a haven free from persecution and a place where Quakers could live in harmony and a place to perform his political experiments. The colony’s government was made up of 72 councilmen and 500 assemblymen. William Penn was more successful in his quest. Penn was ambitious‚ educated‚ well traveled‚ and already in the social realm. He sought after the industrious workers

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    Business Strategy Report for Quaker Oats Strategic Management (MGT 482) May 23‚ 2002 Abstract Organizations use strategies to impact their performance against competitors in their respective industries. The process by which managers choose a set of strategies for the enterprise is the strategic management process. (Hill & Jones‚ 2001‚ pg. 4) This report will discuss a business strategy report for Quaker Oats Inc. Business Strategy Report for Quaker Oats The Quaker Oats Company was officially

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    EARLY LIFE Seven years later after their wedding‚ William Shakespeare was born in April 26‚ 1564 in Stratford (accepted birth and birth place) to Mr. and Mrs. John Shakespeare. William had eight siblings‚ and although he didn’t get a chance to meet all of them‚ they were still part of his family. Joan (Oldest Sister)‚ the first child brought a huge amount of joy to the young‚ and ambitious couple‚ only to be dealt a dreadful blow shortly after her birth; On September 15‚1558 Joan was baptized

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    Pennsylvania was the last colony to become established in the seventeenth century. The owner‚ William Penn‚ hoped to create it as a place where those who were facing persecution because of their religious beliefs‚ could practice religious freedom. William Penn was a supporter for religious freedom and a dedicated member of the Society of Friends or also known as Quakers. The Quakers followed their inner belief instead of following others. His religious views separated him from other people and he

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    Quaker Oats Morrison reviving Quaker after the Snapple debacle– cost $1.4 B write-off ●Focus on Gatorade. Gatorade -cash cow – potentially could dry up ●Pre-Morrison‚ Quaker mainly riding Gatorade under-investing in food brands ●Morrison comes in and changes PA: Younger manager presidents – oversee individual product lines such as hot cereal‚ cold cereal‚ snacks‚ and domestically sold Gatorade-cost-cutting - reinvested right into their own brands ●SK ●Same representative-move multiple brands of the

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    salespeople responsible for selling extruded titanium products at Quaker Steel and Alloy Corporation. The failure was due to a lack of understanding of the following components: Organization Communication Culture Structure Directives Interpersonal The principle error Maureen made was underestimating how significant company culture could impact decision-making at every responsibility level. Even though Quaker had strict functional reporting lines‚ the organization supported

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    College of New Zealand‚ William Tyndale College (Farmington Hills‚ Michigan)‚ and Tyndale Theological Seminary (Shreveport‚ Louisiana‚ and Fort Worth‚ Texas)‚ the independent Tyndale Theological Seminary in Badhoevedorp‚ near Amsterdam‚ The Netherlands‚ Tyndale Christian School in South Australia and Tyndale Park Christian School in New Zealand. An American Christian publishing house‚ also called Tyndale House‚ was named after Tyndale. A life sized bronze statue of a seated William Tyndale at work on

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    Irving Penn has always strived for the best presentation of his work‚ he has become a master printer‚ revitalizing the platinum-palladium process as well as working with new techniques. The combination of innovative photography and meticulous printing has made Irving Penn one of the most significant photographers of the twentieth century. "Photographing a cake can be art‚" Irving Penn said when he opened his studio in 1953. Before long he was backing up his statement with a series of

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    Synopsis: This paper illustrates and defines the plight of the Quakers and their impact on the American Revolution. Through documented research‚ this paper will also examine the history and existence of the Quakers during this revolutionary period. The Quakers and the American Revolution Like other civil wars‚ the American Revolution asked ordinary people to chose between two extraordinary positions. The Revolution forced competition among colonists ’ allegiances: to England and the King‚ to

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