Our third example with notorious cult leader Jim Jones‚ the force behind the “Jonestown Massacre” that took place in 1978. Using the manipulation of other’s ideals‚ specifically religion and communism‚ Jones was able to convince over 1000 people to join his religious cult (History.com Staff‚ 2010). Jim Jones was a well-known communist during the McCarthyism era which threatened his freedom while also inspiring him to construct a safe place for American communists like himself. He used Christianity
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Words and Their Implied Meanings Would you rather belong to the "Apple Dumpling Gang" or the "Crypts"? The connotation of the word gang reaches "hit an all time low" in the 1990’s. We envision today’s gang members as drug lords who kill each other on street corners. Society rejects and imprisons them. Once members of a "gang" simply shared common interests and enjoyed social acceptance‚ much as members of a club today. Many pairs of words have experienced a similar disagreement in connotation
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For example‚ sales people‚ politicians‚ and leaders in other areas all have different goals and audiences‚ but use persuasion to their benefit. Cult leaders and other extremists in history have used persuasion to immerse followings and gain social loyalty. Over time they have evolved with different religious‚ political‚ and revolutionary motives. A cult by definition is a small religious group that is not part of a larger and more accepted religion and that has beliefs regarded by many people as
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many demographics‚ particularly women. This had created an entirely new ideal for women to follow called the Cult of Domesticity‚ in which they would be bound to domestic life styles and stay out of politics or business. Soon‚ however‚ this sprout of Revivalism had overgrown throughout
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A cult film is described as‚ “strange‚ quirky‚ offbeat‚ eccentric‚ oddball‚ or surreal‚ with outrageous‚ weird‚ unique and cartoony characters or plots‚ and garish sets” (Dirks‚ 1). Furthermore‚ they are usually awry or different in style and are considered controversial because in a sense‚ they are breaking the rules of the narrative and production of film. There are certain elements that make a cult film to be considered one‚ anatomy‚ consumption‚ political economy‚ and cultural status. In Mathijs
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following their leader‚ such as on a sports team‚ to extreme religious cults. Religions itself have different levels of obedience. Depending on how fanatic an environment you’re in‚ the level of obedience is obviously raised. It is my opinion‚ based on personal experience that many people involved in such cult-like religions eventually decide that they don’t want to be there. To some people‚ the structure that these cults provide is very attractive to them. They love the fact that people are
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threatened to obey and respect their new leader. Both of these examples are what makes up the dystopian world of 1984. People can also be persuaded into thinking they are joining their ideal vision of a utopia. This example is much like the Heaven’s Gate Cult. These examples best describe how a utopia can easily become a dystopia. A Utopian society can easily be converted to a dystopian society if power fall into the wrong hands. They could easily manipulate people by playing the nice guy and persuading
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the Romans renamed those gods so they would have Roman names instead of Greek names. Also‚ both the Greeks and the Romans believed in and practiced religious cults. One religious cult that the Greeks followed was The Bacchae. Followers of this cult mainly believed in partying and fornicating. A Roman religious cult was the Cult of Isis. This cult revolved around the deity Isis who was borrowed from the Egyptians. Although they were two different cultures‚ the Romans and the Greeks believed in similar
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A teenager with a death wish and a 79-year-old high on life find love in Hal Ashby’s cult black comedy. Deadpan rich boy Harold (Bud Cort) keeps staging elaborate suicide tableaux to get the attention of his mother (Vivian Pickles)‚ but she keeps planning his brilliant future for him instead. Obsessed with the trappings of death‚ Harold freaks out his blind dates‚ modifies his new sports car to look like a mini-hearse‚ and attends funerals‚ where he meets the spirited Maude (Ruth Gordon). An eccentric
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true basis behind organized religion but‚ there are cults formed and devilish actions made in the name of religion when it is used or interpreted wrong. Take for instance the fact that a mentally impaired person can interpret the words of the bible to mean that they are a chosen angel of GOD sent to cleanse the world of evil and decide to start killing other people. Another instance where religion can fall astray is when it forms a cult. There are instances where they practice polygamy
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