Bell SWOT AnalysisDonna Darwin DeVry University Management 303 Professor Katrina Mudd January 25, 2013 Bell SWOT AnalysisHistorically, Bell Canada has been one of Canada's most important and most powerful companies, and in 1975 was listed as the fifth largest in the country. It was named after the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell. (Bell Canada, 2011) Alexander Graham Bell, who was Scottish-born but lived in Canada for much of his life, designed an analogue electrical telecom device that could simultaneously transmit and receive human speech in "real time" and in 1876 successfully patented the device as the "telephone" in the United States (U.S. Patent 174,465). Bell also patented the telephone in Canada and transferred 75% of the Canadian patent rights to his father, Alexander Melville Bell. For a few years, the senior Bell and Thomas Henderson collected royalties from the lease of telephone hardware to customers in the limited late 1870s Canadian market who either operated their own personal network infrastructure or subscribed to a third party telecommunications service provider.
Daniel Inouye By [Insert Student Name here] [teacher name here] English 12 March 27, 2012 Table of Contents Daniel Inouye Page 3 Works Cited Page 6 [student name] [teacher name] English 12 March 27, 2012 Daniel Inouye Mr. Daniel Inouye is known by many names and official titles. He is the senator of Hawaii, Hawaii’s first representative, the longest running senator in history, and also the President Pro Tempore of the US Senate. Although he was not always such a prestigious man; in fact, Daniel had quite humble beginnings. As the eldest of four, Daniel was always a caretaker nearly since birth. It was only natural that he would want to be a doctor.
In 1838 under King George III, 20 merchants and a chaplain founded The Royal Montreal Curling Club, the oldest active athletic club in North America. The first curling championship, The Scotch Cup, was held in Edinburgh in 1959. Canada won the first formal championship. Curling was formally incorporated to the list of Olympic event in 1998. Curling which started as a Scottish game is ipso facto marked by Canadian dominance.
John A. Macdonald: Much More Than Just the First Canadian Prime Minister One hundred and forty years ago, Canada was a territory separated into many British colonies including Upper Canada, Lower Canada, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and British Columbia. Joining a region like Canada into a single country was a challenge. However, it was achieved by thirty-three Fathers of Confederation. Through their efforts, Canada became a nation. One of the very important members of this group of politicians included John Alexander Macdonald.
Summarize Polk's presidency. Often referred to as the first "dark horse" President, James K. Polk was the last of the Jacksonians to sit in the White House, and the last strong President until the Civil War. He was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, in 1795. Studious and industrious, Polk was graduated with honors in 1818 from the University of North Carolina. As a young lawyer he entered politics, served in the Tennessee legislature, and became a friend of Andrew Jackson.
Summary Conrad Moffat Black, Canadian-born British peer, Baron Black of Crossharbour, media baron, industrialist, journalist, historian and author (born 25 August 1944 in Montréal) was the son of George Montegu Black, Jr, President of Canadian Breweries Ltd who served as assistant deputy minister of National Defence during WWII. Black was educated at Upper Canada College and from there was sent to Trinity College, Thornton School and Osgoode Hall. He received an arts degree from Carleton University in 1965, a law degree from Université Laval in 1970 and a Master's degree in history from McGill in 1973. With his partners Peter White and David Radler he began acquiring a number of rural newspapers starting in 1969 with The Eastern Townships
Since the first president, George Washington, took office on April 30, 1789, there have been forty-two different men chosen by the citizens of our country to lead and govern us as a nation (The White House). Though all of these men have had differences, one common ground they have all shared is their color, they have all been white. But, the 2008 presidential election forever changed our nation’s highest office, when for the first time in our country’s history, a man of color, African-American Barack Obama, was elected President of the United States. This historical induction has made the 2008 presidential election one of the most important in our nation’s history not only in terms of its racial significance, but also for many other implications it has had, and will have. This election has touched on multiple sociological issues ranging from gender, with vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, to the state and direction of our current economy (the “recession” crises), to other such sociological issues as religion, class, and even national security.
Woodrow Wilson was involved in various significant events throughout his lifetime. The three most significant events he was involved in were his [position as the president of Princeton University, the governor of New Jersy and the president of the United States of America. Wilson became the president of Princeton University in 1902, after lecturing there for twelve years. Princeton was an old fashioned, religious university lacking liberal education choices. Wilson sought to change many things about Princeton.
His more famous name, Publicola, meant ‘friend of the people’,” [5] By April 1788 the men had published seventy-seven of The Federalist essays. All three authors drew on their experiences in national politics and the military. The two main authors, Hamilton and Madison, were a key part of the activities leading to the Federal Convention and the drafting of the Constitution. In fact all three of these men went on to great things. James Madison became the fourth President of the United States and is considered the father of the Constitution; Alexander Hamilton was part of George Washington’s cabinet as the first Secretary of the Treasury, in this position he formed economic policy for the United States that is still used today; and John Jay was
The Impeachment Trials of Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton In the history of the United States there have only been three Presidents that have been impeached. One resigned, the other won his impeachment trial, and lastly one was actually impeached but not removed from office. The ensuing essay will discuss in depth the impeachment trials of all three Presidents mentioned as well examine the charges brought against them. Andrew Johnson succeeded to Presidency following the assination of Abraham Lincoln. He was the first of the Presidents to be impeached; his impeachment trial began in 1868.