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    the Puritans. Then you have the Quakers-they weren’t just men appearing on labels of oatmeal bins; they were chosen to be on the label because the Quaker faith projected the values of honesty, integrity, purity, and strength. However, the Puritans and Quakers both traveled to the New World to escape religious prosecutions. John Winthrop, leading the Puritans, wanted a more “purified” state and society, giving them the name, Puritans. William Penn, leading the Quakers, wanted to spread their beliefs

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    Another area of migration was also slaves to go work the land. Many groups migrated to the New World from many different places, for many different reasons, and had many effects on the New World. Two groups of migration are the Pilgrims, and the Quakers. Both groups came to the New World mainly for god, although they were probably motivated by other things. The Pilgrims came to the New World because they wanted to worship freely, something they could not do in England. In England, there was no religious

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    house where you will explore the many wonder wonders of a Quaker home. built between 1803 and 1804, Quakers would gather for weekly,monthly, and yearly meetings to worship and speak with each other. Originally part of a loan from the King,(loan was originally to Penn’s father but, his father died before the King could give the loan to him) he gave William Penn land who founded Pennsylvania with the land. William penn deeded land to the Quakers in 1693 on which the building sits today. William Penn was

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    Church Views on Abortion Roman Catholics believe abortion is always wrong as it goes against the natural process of childbirth (and therefore against the will of God). The strongest biblical evidence used against abortion is the prohibition to commit murder (Exodus 20:13) and the teaching that it is God alone who should be the giver and taker of life ('... because he himself gives all [people] life and breath and everything else' (Acts 17:25 NIV)). Christians

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    changes that were made in each of the 4 P’s and explain how they were directly responsible for the decrease in Snapple’s brand value under Quakers stewardship. • Product: Quaker’s primary change to the Snapple product was to manufacture Snapple in much larger value sizes such as 32- and 64-ounce bottles (instead of Snapple’s original single-serve 16-ounce ones). Quaker had had previous success in launching their Gatorade jucies in larger sizes as consumers usually drank it after practice or a work out

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    to their religion. Religion can also be based on what kinds of celebrations you do with family and friends. Religion can be based on how your culture views the world. My cultural identity reflects from way back during the 17th century, a group of Quakers decided it was high time to go to the new world to start a new life and find who they believed that god was to them. Characteristics of Cultural Identity is clothing, what kind of church you attend, holidays that you celebrate. And how you view the

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    was the world’s largest snack and beverage company, with 2013 net revenues of approximately $66.4 billion. The company’s portfolio of businesses in 2014 included Frito-Lay salty snacks, Quaker Chewy granola bars, Pepsi soft-drink products, Tropicana orange juice, Lipton Brisk tea, Gatorade, Propel, SoBe, Quaker Oatmeal, Cap’n Crunch, Aquafina, Rice-A-Roni, Aunt Jemima pancake mix, and many other regularly consumed products. The company viewed the lineup as highly complementary since most of its

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    Jobs and Freedom––one of the largest protests and most important protests in United States history. But his legacy goes far beyond organizing one event: Rustin brought a heightened sense of pacifism to the civil rights movement. Through enacting his Quaker values, Rustin infused his

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    reading chapter two it seemingly became clear that the colony I would have preferred to live in is the middle colonies specifically, Philadelphia established from Quaker Pennsylvania. The middle colonies were known to be unique due to being vastly diverse and tolerant of others. Pennsylvania, largely consisted of a group known as, Quakers, Shi & Tindall noted that “…they became the most influential of many radical religious groups that emerged from the turbulence of the English Civil War” (p. 58).

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    home. Even though there were many questions to be asked before some could marry, Quakers did believe in love before marriage. They believed that love should be “pure” and not tainted by the craving of flesh. To marry, couples needed permission from their families and community. Unlike in Virginia, Quakers forbade first cousin marriages, and discouraged marriages between second cousins. In Quaker households, it was more of a partnership between the husband and wife than in those of Massachusetts

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