rogerbaines@outlook.com 17th September 2014 Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones 469 Jones Ave. New York‚ United States of America luellajones@outlook.com Dear Mrs. Jones‚ I know I never got the chance to say it‚ but I just wanted to thank you for giving me the ten dollars for the blue suede shoes. At that moment‚ I was just too shocked to say it because I really thought
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and leader Jim Jones. On November 18 1978 all members were forced into a mass suicide called a “ White night.” During the “White Night” all members except those who escaped drank a lethal beverage of drugs‚ and were forced to drink the concoction if they did not willingly
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Reverend Jim Jones‚ leader of the Peoples Temple‚ enacted a psychological-based massacre of many of his devout followers. Jones’ congregation became known as a cult whose members were unable to leave and cut off from the rest of society that did not have the same beliefs as them. Jones moved his congregation to Guyana and called it Jonestown‚ where he eventually persuaded his followers to drink a mixture of Kool-Aid and cyanide that would kill them (The Psychological Massacre: Jim Jones and Peoples
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manipulate those lower than them in social status. An example of a power-abusing "religious" leader is Reverend Jim Jones who initiated a ritual suicide to protest racism and fascism. Although in his own mind he had food intentions‚ to save the world from the Armageddon‚ he was insane and in the overabundance of power‚ he was able to kill more than 900 people. It is unclear whether Jim Jones had committed suicide at the ritual or was shot by another‚ so it is uncertain to say that he had any intentions
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Cited: “Jones‚ Marion.” Wikipedia. 2012 Petrocelli‚ Matther‚ and Oberweis‚ Trish‚ and Petrocelli‚ Joseph “Getting Huge‚ Getting Ripped: A Qualitative Exploration of Recreational Steroid Use” Petrocelli 756‚ 753. From Inquiry to Academic Writing. 2nd ed. Stuart
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strategies he used‚ and an evaluation of its effectiveness shall all be studied. The Monica Lewinsky scandal was the result of an investigation initiated from a lawsuit filed by Paula Jones. Paula Jones was a former Arkansas state worker who claimed that Clinton had sexually harassed her in a hotel in 1991 (Baker). Jones ’ lawyers‚ seeking to establish a pattern of behavior‚ questioned several women believed to have had a connection with Clinton. One of the women questioned‚ Monica Lewinsky‚ was believed
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knowledge? The answer can be found in a matter of a second - Internet. Indeed‚ what can be better than a siesta on a bed with your laptop reading about countries you have never been to? Pretty much anything‚ unless you are the Indiana Jones kind of a person like me. Moreover‚ reading. Reading‚ reading‚ reading. So many of us have forgotten how important it is to read. Most teenagers will prefer to play video games‚ watch a movie‚ go out with friends‚ go out with friends to watch or a
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Professor Gary Maynard (2013) points out that Jones had Narcissistic Personality Disorder. He says there is ample evidence of his grandiose sense of self-importance. Jones would tell his congregation that he was God and they would not dare challenge him. In the early stages of Peoples Temple‚ he charismatic and caring‚ but soon he started showing his real narcissistic self. Jones saw himself as superior hanging with politicians and high-range figures‚ while he
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LOOKING FOR A WIN-WIN SITUATION This past weekend marks the largest contract signing in Major League Baseball history. On the 12th of February 2000‚ Ken Griffey Jr. (formerly of the Seattle Mariners)‚ signed a nine-year $116.5 million contract with his hometown Cincinnati Reds. The city’s fans were ecstatic to bring Griffey back‚ and considering he turned down an eight-year $148 million deal to re-sign with Seattle‚ they feel that the acquisition was a real bargain. It really is amazing when
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15). There are somewhere around 3‚000 to 5‚000 of these cults throughout the United States‚ but only 75 to 100 are documented (Miller‚ 1991‚ p. 15-16). Satanism is the oldest form of such cults. A few other commonly known cults are Reverend Jim Jones and the People Temple‚ Heavens Gate‚ and Charles Manson and the Family. In the early 20th century‚ Allistar Crowly‚ AKA "The Black Pope"‚ started modern Satanism. It is said that Anton Lavey brought Satanism to the United States. Anton believed
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