The First Continental Congress The First Continental Congress was held on September 5‚ 1774‚ at Philadelphia’s Carpenter’s Hall to protest the Intolerable Acts. Benjamin Franklin wanted to hold this meeting earlier‚ but because the Boston Port was closed from the Boston Tea Party‚ not many people supported it. When they actually got started‚ twelve out of the thirteen colonies (Georgia did not) sent some representatives. The sessions were held until late October. All the Americans who supported
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WHO IS PRINCE HALL ? Prince Hall is recognized as the Father of Black Masonry in the United States. Historically‚ he made it possible for Negroes to be recognized and enjoy all privileges of free and accepted masonry. Many rumors of the birth of Prince Hall have arisen. A few records and papers have been found of him in Barbados where it was rumored that he was born in 1748‚ but no record of birth by church or by state‚ has been found there‚ and none in Boston. All 11 countries were searched
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structure 8 Key figures on Continental AG 9 Major products and services 9 External analysis - PEST(LE) analysis 10 Demographic segment: 10 Sociocultural segments 10 Political/Legal segment 10 Technological 11 Economical segment 11 Global segment 11 Industry analysis – Porter’s Five forces 11 SWOT analysis 12 Strength 12 Weaknesses 14 Opportunities 15 Threats 17 SWOT Chart 18 Conclusion 20 References 21 Foreword The company being analyzed is Continental AG. Continental is one of the leading automotive
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Accounting Treatment of Leases The accounting treatment of leases has undergone sweeping change over the past three decades. At one time leases were not disclosed in financial statements at all. Gradually lease disclosure was required‚ and appeared first in the footnotes to the financial statements. With only minimal disclosure‚ leasing was attractive to certain firms as an “off-balance-sheet” method of financing. There is‚ however‚ no evidence that such financing had a favorable effect on
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Operating Leases The principal advantages perceived by companies who enter into leases are: • They are able to use the assets in their business without showing the related debt. Companies improve the utilization of their assets via leasing since they can add capacity‚ as needed‚ a lot more easily by leasing rather than committing to own the assets. • They show no interest expense or depreciation in the income statement‚ although both of these are part of the “lease expense” account
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everyone will own or lease one in their lifetime. The biggest problem is the decision whether to buy or lease the automobile. Many people are faced with this question. Buying and leasing a car both have many positive and negative attributes. The beauty of it is that it is your choice! Leasing is one great way to get an automobile. The concept is quite simple. Leasing a car is almost like renting a car for an extended period of time (usually three years)‚ except at the end of the lease there is an option
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The First True Government At a time when the United States was in need of direction‚ the Second Continental Congress took the authority to act as a national government. Through the history of the United States of America‚ it has struggled to create the government that exists today. In order to succeed‚ like many things‚ this government went through several trials. Without these failures‚ the government of the United States wouldn’t have changed. In the type of government that was being worked toward
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Hall of Mirrors The Palace of Versailles was constructed using four building campaigns that started in 1664 and was completed in 1710‚ all of which was during the reign of King Louis XIV in Versailles‚ France. The Hall of Mirrors is the central gallery of the palace and could be known as the most famous room in the world. Construction on the Hall of Mirrors took place in the third building campaign in 1678 and was facilitated by renowned architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart. It had many functions
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whether it be an actor’s spontaneous gesture‚ a sudden reflection of the light‚ or the inexplicable poetry of a single moment in time. Throughout his brilliant career behind the camera‚ Conrad Hall‚ ASC‚ had a keen eye for what he called "the happy accident‚ the magic moment." Like a dowser seeking water‚ Hall used his camera as a divining rod‚ following his instincts toward an existential font of imagery. His willingness to take risks resulted in a rich cornucopia of cinematic triumphs‚ an aesthetic
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Robert Frost? They were great poets just like Donald Hall. Edgar Allan Poe originally influenced Donald Hall. Then later in his life he was also influenced by his return to Eagle Pond Farm and then by the early death of his beloved wife. Donald Hall was born on September 20th‚ 1928 in New Haven Connecticut. He was born to a loving mother by the name of Lucy Wells Hall‚ and a father‚ Donald Andrew Hall Sr. who was a great businessman in his day. Hall Grew up on a little farm by the name of Eagle’s Pond
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