Quakers

The Quaker religion was founded in 1647 by George Fox. He had a realization that members of every religion carried the “inner light of Jesus Christ” (Walton). The first followers of Fox were called “Children of the Light.” They did not believe in violence or war, and this belief caused many Quakers to reject positions in the military which caused them to be imprisoned. Quakers gave women a higher status in society than other communities. Many women were ministers and nearly half of missionaries were

The Quakers are people who called themselves "Friends," or "Children of Light," they felt that God speaks to their hearts, as some sort of inner light. Because they were said to tremble or quake whenever receiving this inner light, they got the name Quakers. In Great Britain Quakers were treated the worst during the, join catholicism or die movement back in England. The prisons were crowded with a lot of them and many actually died there. Like many people back then they came to the one place that

The Friends Church started in 1647 by George Fox founded the movement in England. George Fox became the Charismatic authority of the Quakers. He went to church with his Anglican (the established church of England) Family until he was nineteen year-old. At this age, he left home, seeking for the answers to his questions about religion that he has sought since his childhood. He would travel all over England, going from church to church preaching and seeking for the answers. Talking with many clergymen

When trying to expand ones business it can take a lot of time and effort to grow the company from its core not to mention how much it will cost to accomplish this goal, but there are other ways a business can grow much faster than normal. This faster method is broken up into two different types mergers and acquisitions. A merger is the combining of two or more companies, this decision is usually mutual between both firms, and it works usually by offering the stockholders of one-company securities

Right after Jefferson’s dinner party with Hamilton and Madison on February 1790, a bunch of Quaker delegations from New York and Philadelphia brought petition to the House of Representatives and this petition called for the end of slave trade. They described the Quakers as scared people who did not want to fight for independence and constantly wanted the constitution to prohibit the congress from pressing laws. Benjamin franklin, who had grown in the revolution, signed his initials to a different

o William Penn was a both a proprietor and a Quaker, and was granted land in which he founded Pennsylvania and its capital, Philadelphia, or the “city of brotherly love”. Penn also gave Pennsylvania a strong government in which a governor and his councilmen were supported by an assembly with limited powers. Penn believed in religious tolerance and tolerance for others, which helped avoid intra-colonial conflict and also conflict with the Native Americans in the Delaware Valley. Quakerism was a religious

born a Quaker and considered slavery to be evil. Quakers in her family would not use anything they believed were made by slaves and/or slave owners. -She discovered that men who were teaching in the same place as her were getting payed 3 times as much as the female counter parts and she wanted to get equal pay for men and women. -She is related to Benjamin Franklin due to her relation to Peter Foulger. -She married to James Mott on April 10, 1811 and had 6 children. -In 1821 Mott became a Quaker Minister

PepsiCo Inc. Memo To: Board of Directors, PepsiCo Inc. From: Adil Shenvi Sankow Date: 12/31/2000 Re: Recommendation on PepsiCo’s bid for Quaker Oats Introduction The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the Board of Directors of PepsiCo Inc. with analysis and recommendations on how much PepsiCo should pay per share for the acquisition of Quaker Oats and the best way to carry out the transaction. Overview of PepsiCo Inc. Throughout its history, PepsiCo has developed its business with aggressive

Marketing manager: Interview Firm 1: McDonald's McDonald's is seeking to diversify its product offerings and establish a 'classier' image as a company. It is also seeking to satisfy the needs of a more diverse customer base. To do so, it can expand its southwestern chicken offerings. It already features a sandwich with a southwestern flair and chipotle snack wraps. Offering a new chicken burger with salsa and Monterey Jack cheese and 'special edition' fries with southwestern seasoning and salsa

1. Quaker’s reasons for buying Snapple and their strategy for Snapple Quaker wanted to expand their footprint in the beverage industry and add Snapple to create the most innovative distribution system in the industry. They expected the following benefits: - For consumers: Snapple and Gatorade will be available in many more locations - For trade customers: more merchandising, points of sale, and in-store refrigerators - For Snapple: Quaker’s resources, management skills, packaging experience, supply