drama film based on the book of "Last Moon" by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger. At the begining‚ Jim (Tom Hanks)‚ Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) and Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise) are the crew assigned to the Appllo 13 spacecraft. Their vision is to walk on the moon. However‚ few days before launching‚ Ken was informed that he could not fly because he had in exposed to the measles a week before. Jack Swigert took his place only with three days of preparation. Jim‚ as the leader of group‚ thought Jack was not
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Preamble Jim Jones was an aspiring leader that promised his followers they could live together in serenity in spite of their differences like race or sex. He promised them a perfect life and his goal was to create that life through Jonestown. His outcome‚ however‚ was the mass suicide of over 900 people‚ including children. In this paper‚ I will explain how Jim Jones qualifies as a charismatic leader‚ his aspirations‚ how he promised his followers deliverance of his goal‚ and the effect of his
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even death. This is a life that God called Jim Elliot to. Jim Elliot was raised in a Christian home. He had two parents that loved the Lord and trained him up in the ways of glorifying God. At the early age of six he recognized his need for Christ and accepted Him into his life. From that day on Jim was determined to live a life dedicated to Christ. He was very passionate about his Lord and shared his faith with everyone he came in contact with. Jim started to really become interested in missions
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Massacre that occurred on November 18th‚ 1978 in Georgetown‚ Guyana. It was the largest loss of civilian life in a non-natural tragedy until the attacks of September 11th‚ 2001. 909 lives were lost under the hand of Jim Jones who had cultivated a following of people over twenty-plus years. Jim Jones started his first church‚ named The Peoples Temple‚ in the mid-1950’s in Indianapolis‚ Indiana (I). From the beginning‚ he preached a message of socialism and communism. Upon scrutiny of his tactics and teachings
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speech‚ incorporating complex‚ effective words that capture the audience’s attention. He ultimately captures their attention when he says‚ “Time is very precious to me… I don’t know how much time I have left and I have some things I would like to say” (Jim Valvano Quotes). He foreshadows his utilization of pathos by exemplifying himself not as a basketball coach but as‚ an emotional and passionate man. This sentence exacerbates the fact that
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Ray Manzarek at the UCLA Graduate School of Film. They were on the beach in Southern California where Morrison recited his poem‚ Moonlight Drive‚ to Manzarek. At which point Manzarek insisted on collaborating to make songs. His brothers‚ Rick and Jim‚ were the original guitarists for a brief amount of time until Ray met Robby Krieger and John Densmore through yoga and meditation class. Ray Manzarek‚ a classically trained pianist‚ with a deep love for the blues and jazz‚ wrote the themes for many
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before the launch. When the flight surgeon Dr.Chuck predicts that Ken Mattingly (one of the three members of the Astronaut team) may get serious illness during their expedition‚ Jim Lovell (captain of the team) disagree the idea of replacement of Ken with Jack Swigert. After listening to the flight surgeon and NASA director‚ Jim finally agrees with their decision as it is best for everyone. Misplaced conflicts: A misplaced conflict is one in which one or both of the parties fail to recognize the
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suicide or what in the words of the founder Jim Jones was termed “revolutionary suicide”. This is because all but one of temple members‚ Christine Miller‚ supported Jones’ suggestion of “revolutionary suicide” (Jonestown Audiotape‚ 1978). Jim McElvane‚ a former therapist‚ assisted Jones by arguing against Miller ’s resistance to suicide‚ stating "Let ’s make it a beautiful day". This statement was followed by applause from Temple members. In addition to Jim McElvane‚ several other temple members gave
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occasions is Stewart clear‚ precise‚ and non-satirical. One such occasion took place during the housing market collapse in 2009. Stewart hosted Jim Cramer from CNBC’s Mad Money to comment on a few remarks a fellow correspondent at CNBC had made recently with respect to the housing market. During this celebrity interview Stewart highlights an ethical issue‚ questions Jim Cramer’s ethical responsibilities‚ and even shows anger toward Cramer for how he handled the situation. In order to fully comprehend
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Huck and Jim Timeline Description Proof/Evidence Acquaintances views as “property” | “Miss Waston’s slave” | Shows respect for Jim’s psychic abilities | Hair ball fortune telling | Huck sees Jim as a slave and is appalled that he had run away however he keep the promise he made | “Well‚ I did. I said I wouldn’t‚ and I’ll stick to it. Honest injun‚ I will” | Sees Jim as company | Jim comes when Huck is very lonely and they stay together in the cave | Huck
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