He was the leader of an American cult called The People’s Temple that was stationed in Jamestown‚ Guyana. Jones grew up in Crete‚ Indiana during the Great Depression and was a self-proclaimed messiah. As an avid reader growing up‚ and he focused on military leaders during he became obsessed with religion and death. During his young adult years‚ he traveled
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A cult is defined as “a psychological manipulation [people] describe as brainwashing‚ thought reform. or coercive persuasion‚ which is exercised by leaders who are so powerful as to be literally irresistible” ( Cults). A cult is a group of people who intend to do good in society but shown by Jonestown and Heaven’s gate are detrimental to society by systematically stripping people of their ability to think critically. Jonestown was a cult consisting of more than 900 member and leader Jim Jones. On
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Essay In what ways can renewable energy contribute to growth in Caribbean countries? Documentation style: APA High oil prices have negatively affected growth in Caribbean economies and with prices constantly rising‚ the way forward is clear. This is the use of renewable energy instead of oil‚ which will result in many positive effects on the Caribbean and the world at large. Renewable energy is obtained from natural resources‚ such as wind‚ geothermal heats and waves. Unlike oil‚ renewable
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70 years apart‚ which of the writers do you find to be more optimistic about the ability of women to stand up to men and the associated pressures of a patriarchal society. Bernard Shaw Pygmalion was written in 1914 a time which was very patriarchal the women’s rights had not been passed whereas grace Nichol’s fat black women poem had been written after the women’s rights movements‚ grace Nichol’s was living in London where we had a woman prime minister and the independence of woman was very much
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Island Man Essay Island man was written by Grace Nichols‚ her inspiration for the poem came from her own experience. Grace Nichols was born in Georgetown Guyana and in 1977 she imagrated to the UK. She missed the layed back quite life of the Caribbean that was replaced with the bustling noisy city. Much of what she written has been based on what she has: heard‚saw; felt. She used these senses and emotions to create a character that missed his home and felt alien to his new life. Her poetry is
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N.B. These “notes” are by no means exhaustive and should not be used independent of your own reading and study of the poems. (NATE & W.B.S) NOTES ON PRESCRIBED POEMS FOR CSEC LITERATURE Preamble: Please be mindful of the fact that poetry makes up a third of this syllabus and that for the Paper II (the essay-writing paper) students are required to demonstrate their understanding of how the poets’ techniques are used to convey and shape meaning (including the tone and mood) in the respective
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Chapter 7: Fragile environments Ecological footprint: measure of the mark that we humans make on the natural world. It considers how much land and sea are required to provide us with the energy for our lifestyles. Sustainability: actions and forms of progress that meet the needs of the present reducing the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Soil erosion and desertification Soil erosion * The washing or blowing away of top soil. * There are three types:
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Introduction The scrap metal trade is a very controversial topic in Jamaica in recent times. Outside of registered dealers/traders‚ the industry has garnered interests from many others as it has become a way of life for providing quick income for households. Although the trade started out as a livelihood for these persons the paradigm has shifted and now stems more negatives than positives as unscrupulous persons has used it as an avenue to participate in illegal activities that resulted in the
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improvement by the promotion and allocation of more efficient resources and short term stabilization through expenditure reduction. Privatization initiatives are now a current occurrence in most Caribbean countries such as Belize‚ Jamaica‚ and Trinidad & Guyana to name a few. It has shown that most privatization activities took place in Latin America & the Caribbean; between the period 1988 and 1993 this region accounted for more than half the total privatizations in the Third World. Most privatization
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History Revision Resistance and Revolt Slaves resisted enslavement in two ways: Insurrectionary/ Active Resistance Non- insurrectionary/ Passive Resistance Non- Insurrectionary Resistance This form of resistance was subtle and non-violent used by the slaves to convey their rejection to slavery. Methods of passive resistance include: Grand Marronage (Running away for extensive periods) Malingering (Working slowly; effective around harvest time as this would put the planters behind schedule)
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